Broadband in Education is a major concern today
Internet Statistics for bandwidth:
Bandwidth report http://www.websiteoptimization.com/bw/
http://www.websiteoptimization.com/bw/0511/
http://www.becta.org.uk/page_documents/research/broadband_literature_review_summary.pdf
http://www.becta.org.uk/page_documents/research/wtrs_network.pdf
http://www.broadbanduk.org/reports/BSG_Report1.pdf UK's plan to take international leadership in broadband by 2005.
http://www.theworkfoundation.com/pdf/fat_pipes.pdf
http://www.broadbanduk.org/reports/BSG_%20Education_%20Report_03.pdf
http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/BC2BAE32-D131-40AF-B930-3CBE836338BF/1912/BroadbandinEducation.pdf Australia's use of broadband in schools.
http://www.barrierfree.ca/0203treviranus.html uses for the disabled.
Singapore the first: http://www.pearson.com/about/ped/press_release.cfm?itemid=186&mediaid=198
Broadband and the Quality of Life Issue http://broadband.gc.ca/pub/program/NBTF/chapter2.html
Broadband improves the quality of life (medical) http://www.hoise.com/vmw/03/articles/vmw/LV-VM-12-03-29.html
One Gagabit or Bust http://www.cenic.org/gb/pubs/gartner/Gartner_Short.pdf --California
Proving the Need for Gagabit http://www.cenic.org/gb/pubs/KillerApps.pdf
http://www.cenic.org/gb/pubs/firstmile/fm_063004.htm First Mile Magazine
New Horizons http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/reshor/rh-win00/main.html
Europe http://europa.eu.int/information_society/eeurope/2005/all_about/broadband/index_en.htm
Korea
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/cs/korea/material/CS_KOR.pdf
http://news.com.com/South+Korea+leads+the+way/2009-1034_3-5261393.html
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,2123740,00.htm
China
http://www.cnnic.net.cn/html/Dir/2004/07/22/2406.htm
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2004/08/china_passes_us.php China passes US
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3699820.stm
USA
http://www.leichtmanresearch.com/press/051104release.html
Texas Recognizes the Need
http://www.window.state.tx.us/tpr/tpr5/4gg/gg13.html
Internet two http://www.utexas.edu/its/news/features/102003/internet2_10102003.html