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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ASA Public
Information [mailto:pubinfo@asanet.org] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 26, 2010 11:23 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: expert needed for news story on internet connection<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Could you please post this message to the CITASA listserv? Thanks!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear
ASA Communication and Information Technology Section Member,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As
ASA's Communications Director I am writing to request that if you have
expertise on or research-based knowledge about why some Internet users cling to
dial-up (vs higher-speed) connections to the Internet, please contact
Columbia News Service reporter Stephen Shen (917-763-2201, <a
href="mailto:sdc2133@columbia.edu">sdc2133@columbia.edu</a>) immediately, as he
is on deadline for COB today writing a story for the news wire on this topic.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lee</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>American Sociological Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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