Putting policies in place does not mean that every citizen in the USA currently has access
to the internet. There is a major digital divide across the whole country. The digital divide means
that there is a lot of inequality when it comes to access to information technology. Of course, the
rate o digital divide ranges from state to state, race to race, gender to gender and even age to age.
The unlucky digital have nots, of course, do not have any access to the internet and others even
do not have the knowledge to use broadband connections. What is happening is that in some
states like Washington or even California the number of internet subscribers is high while in
others it is low in percentage. This is also the case with some races like Africans and Hispanics
having a lower subscription to the internet. Females and youngsters also have a higher
percentage of the subscription to the internet. The government, of course, has put in place
legislations to ensure that all citizens have access and enough knowledge to use broadband
connections which have already started being implemented.
Countries with lowest broadband and internet access
There are some countries however that have minimal and very low rates of access to the
internet. These countries are mostly developing countries located in Africa and some parts of
Asia. Most of these countries have a very poor infrastructure and very poor economies. They
mostly cannot afford to put up information technology infrastructure for research and use. The
countries with the least like Eritrea are also characterized by being led by dictators who don’t
care about technological advancement. Other countries include Somalia, Burundi, Ethiopia and
Congo. Somalia does not have a stable government to put up programs for broadband
connections while a country like Congo is always experiencing political instability since
independence. Burundi is economically lagging behind. These just show that mostly determines
