Bridging The Digital Divide A brief overview of digital divide, highlighting obstacles to advanced telecommunications in rural areas.		Past Issues November 2000 October 2000 September 2000 Published Monthly by NADO and the NADO Research Foundation, 400 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 390 Washington, DC 20001. Melissa Levy, Editor mlevy@nado.org World Wide Web: www.nado.org; Tel: (202) 624-7806; Email: info@nado.org.
	Overview of Broadband Brief synopses of broadband technologies and possible solutions for rural areas.
	Making Connections in Northwestern PA Article explores the success of information technology in Northwestern Pennsylvania.
	Native Solutions to Phone Service Article addresses native solutions to reservation based phone service. Also sidebar about the digital divide from a small business perspective.
	New Hampshire Women Entrepreneurs are AOL Award Finalists Article highlights New Hampshire women entrepreneurs are finalists from America Online (AOL) Rural Telecommunications Leadership Awards program.
	EDA 2001 Excellence in Economic Development Award Announcement of the Economic Development Administration's second annual award for Excellence in Economic Development application process. Deadline: February 16, 2001.
	NTIA’s Technology Opportunities Article highlights Lane Council of Governments (Eugene, OR) Project Right Route. The project was awarded a Technology Opportunities Program grant from the US Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The project increases emergency response time with enhanced technology.
	Economic Development Digestibles Brief synopses of reports about topics ranging from local government GIS tools to competing in the new economy.
	Resources
	Technology Funding Opportunities List of federal agencies and foundations that support technology-based and socio-economic development .
	Digital Divide Facts
	NADO Viewpoint Viewpoint from NADO Executive Director Aliceann Wohlbruck.
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