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Wednesday, July 28, 2004

South Korea leads the Broadband wave via News.com

South Korea has made significant progress with many forms of digital technology. Citizens can get "video on demand" online, often even with high-definition video, for less than Americans pay to rent a DVD. Low-income students use high-speed Net connections to take free tutorials for the national aptitude test, an SAT-like exam that can determine college admissions and future job paths.Online gaming is a massive cultural phenomenon, with three TV channels dedicated to the subject and good players attaining the fame of American sports stars. In addition, South Koreans spent more than $1.6 billion shopping online in the first quarter of 2004, or about twice as much per capita as U.S. residents .South Korea has launched the equivalent of a space program in technology, with an aggressive strategy in broadband and online industry.South Korea is the global role model for deploying broadband technology.
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