It is true that universally accessible broadband can be a useful tool for lower-income residents, for education, research, accessing government services, and job search. According to Graham Longford and Andrew Clement, while over half of Toronto residents can take advantage of high-speed Internet access, about a quarter of the residents in Toronto have no Internet [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Internet Governance’
March 28, 2003
Shopping for a car online – is it cheaper?
Much has been written on the effects of the Internet on the relative bargaining power of consumers vis-à-vis that of corporations. The initial expectation was that the Internet would empower individual consumers by expanding the range of consumption choices and by reducing information or product search costs. There were also predictions that the growth of [...]
