UN Conference Tackles Digital Divide

November 13, 2007 By MICHAEL ASTOR, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Now that more than 1 billion people use the Internet, international policymakers and computing experts are struggling with how to link the world's other 5 billion to the increasingly crucial network.

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