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We welcome your suggestions to cover issues related to the following topics. On July 18, the U.S. Congress played host to an announcement of a new educational Internet service that pledges to help bridge the digital divide. WISH TV, which stands for WorldGate Internet School to Home Television, is a set-top box that allows users to connect to the Internet by means of their television and cable service. Starting this fall, WISH TV will be provided for free to over 1,500 fourth grade students and their schools in Ohio, Louisiana, Connecticut and Illinois. Now these fourth-grade students, regardless of their economic level, will have the opportunity to access the power and information of the Internet in their homes and their schools.