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By 2002, 75 percent of teens (ages 13-17) will use online services and the Internet, far surpassing other age groups.

More than 4 million teens were online in 1997, and that number will more than triple to 15.2 million users in three years. Forty percent of teen users will access the `Net through a school or library, Jupiter predicts. And they'll transfer more and more homework to teachers electronically. No more claiming the dog ate your homework!
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Title Annotation:ST; Internet use of teenagers
Author:Cannell, Michael
Publication:Science World
Date:Feb 8, 1999
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