The prediction, in brief:

The bandwidth-disadvantaged are the new have-nots. It’s simple; if you cannot get bits on and off in sufficient quantity, you cannot directly benefit from the Net.

Predictor: Mitchell, William J.

Prediction, in context:

In his 1994 book “City of Bits,” MIT computer scientist William J. Mitchell writes:”The bandwidth-disadvantaged are the new have-nots. It’s simple; if you cannot get bits on and off in sufficient quantity, you cannot directly benefit from the Net.”

Biography:

William J. Mitchell was a professor and dean of architecture at MIT and the author of the predictive book “City of Bits: Space, Place and the Infobahn” (1994). He also taught at Harvard, Yale, Carnegie-Mellon and Cambridge Universities. (Research Scientist/Illuminator.)

Date of prediction: January 1, 1994

Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues

Subtopic: Digital Divide

Name of publication: City of Bits

Title, headline, chapter name: Narrowband/Broadband

Quote Type: Direct quote

Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-books/City_of_Bits/Electronic_Agoras/NarrowbandBroadband.html

This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Allen, Crystal N.