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Digital divide does not just exist within the United States itself but instead internationally. While the United States is facing problems in terms of having full broadband coverage or making sure rural areas have access to technology, there are third-world nations out there who are not even close to having a digital divide problem since they don't even have technology access to begin with.
There are several factors that causes an international gap in technology namely :-
1) Cost
“Unlike in the States, computers are really expensive over in my country. For a medium-ranged computer (2 cores, 2GB ram, no graphics, none or pirated Windows OS, 160 - 320GB HDD), the price could easily rise to as much as roughly to RM 2000 - 2500 or maybe more if shopkeepers want to rip people off ($600 on average in US currency). That's just the hardware part.” ~ Quoted from Jay, Team 1, http://ci2010-team1.blogspot.com/2010/02/digital-divide.html
2) Technology
“Broadband was offered since 5 - 7 years ago, but the speed is mediocre. Speed can get as low as 51kps, depending on the price you pay for the service (This is the service offered by the nation's largest ISP). The amount of time needed to load a YouTube video early in the night would be very annoying. Well, it's been like that for the past few years, but there's been some improvement since WiMAX was introduced in my country.” ! Quoted from Jay, Team 1, http://ci2010-team1.blogspot.com/2010/02/digital-divide.html
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