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Basic e-business tools are widespread; advanced technology not the norm

Businesses in rural areas have a higher adoption rate of basic commercial Internet technologies, such as e-mail, Web browsing and passive document sharing, than small and mid-sized metropolitan areas, according to an economic report prepared for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

The report, prepared by researchers for the Center for the Study of Innovation and Productivity, a part of the bank's Economic Research Department, found that 85.1 percent of businesses in rural areas h

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