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  Report says broadband access goals have been met
Call it the “no computer left behind” initiative. Four years ago, President Bush said he wanted all Americans to have affordable access to a high-speed internet service by last year. "Networked Nation: Broadband in America,” a report released today by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, shows the president’s goal has been reached -- to a point. By the close of 2006, nearly 100 percent of all postal zip codes had broadband service. Critics of the report say that its findings aren’t accurate because it uses misleading data from the Federal Communications Commission, pointing out that only one person from a zip code need have broadband to count. The U.S. ranked 15th place worldwide for broadband lines per person in 2006, a drop from No. 4 in 2001. A bill that would take an annual inventory of the country’s broadband services is making its way through Congress.

  'Hannah Montana' movie sets web ticket sales record
Turns out “Hannah Montana” movie tickets may be nearly as popular as a ticket to Miley Ray Cyrus’ “Best of Both Worlds” tour. The Disney Co.’s new concert film staring the 15-year-old singing and acting phenomenon and daughter of country music star Billy Ray Cyrus was already setting online ticket sales records before it opened today. Despite being shown in fewer than 1,000 theaters, the “Hannah Montana” concert film made up 91 percent of Fandango.com sales as of yesterday morning, selling out more than 1,000 showings to become the biggest-selling concert film in the web site’s history. And the 3-D movie featuring a filmed concert by Cyrus ranks eighth on MovieTickets.com’s all-time presale list. The “Hannah Montana” character originated on the Disney Channel show.

  Study: Tweens frequent illegal music download site
Parents be warned: If you have a tween in your house, he or she may be downloading "Hannah Montana" music illegally. While most youngsters say they download music legally from such online music stores as iTunes, the second-most popular site among tweens to get music is the illegal Limewire file-sharing service, which was used by 26 percent of online tweens, a new report by the NPD Group finds. Seventy percent of tweens 9-14 are downloading digital music to their MP3 players and iPods a month. MySpace came in as the third-most-popular online site for music sharing at 16 percent. Two-thirds of the tweens surveyed said they are allowed to access the internet without adult supervision and 59 percent said they download music from the web without their parents’ help.

  In Miami, a meeting of minds to pump up mobile p#$%
Where television can go, porn can follow, and this includes cell phones. But to this point, pornography has not been a big business for the U.S. mobile industry, and porn leaders hope to change this. They’re holding the Mobile Adult Content Congress in Miami this week to discuss opportunities for growth amid potential obstacles like parental concern for minors being exposed to adult material. Last year in Europe, pornography on mobile phones was a $775 million industry, whereas North America last year generated only $26 million. Among some of the proposed ideas include offering mobile users free porn on their phones, alongside paid services like "adult dates" that hook people up via their phones for sex. Meanwhile, Playboy Enterprises may be offering ClubJenna, founded by porn star Jenna Jameson, for free as well.




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