The homeless should be given broadband internet access, John Prescott's office has said in a new report.
from: Call to give homeless broadband
The story highlights the support for the ideas in the report from Crisis - a charity dedicated to helping homeless people.
What this brings to mind is the fact that the digiatl boom of the nineties, which is going even faster now, creates a new, wider gap between different social groups, regardless if it is in one country or worldwide. One one side we have people exploiting the new frontier, trying to parcel out knowledge, so they have a big stake in the 'IP real estate' goldrush.
