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Econ Focus

Broadband Internet Comes to Rural Areas in the Fifth District
By Michael Steinberger

National Rankings of Fifth District States on Various High-Tech Measures
IT Jobs	Work Force Education	Online Population	Technology in Schools	Broadband Use
VA 3	MD 1	MD 5	SC 10	MD 11
MD 5	VA 3	VA 15	WV 12	VA 25
NC 16	NC 29	SC 44	VA 14	NC 33
SC 43	SC 39	NC 45	MD 42	WV 50
WV 45	WV 50	WV 46	NC 44	WV 50
Source: "The 2002 State New Economy Index," Progressive Policy Institute

Tim Sablik