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Frequently Asked Questions
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Here are some of the questions we're often asked about Virtual Town Hall®.
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A town hall found on the Internet, available 24/7, to anyone with a computer and an Internet connection.
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Take a look at our top ten reasons to build a Website. They might help you sell the idea in your town.
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Depending on where you live, between 60% and 80% of Americans have access to the Internet at home. The factors that increase the chance of Internet access are income, school-age kids in the house, having a professional or managerial job, being retired.
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A "virtual" town hall is not meant to replace the physical one. Having a website allows you to do more with less. Some people, and some problems, will always need face-to-face contact.
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No one knows for sure because there are so many towns and Websites are being built every day. Almost all cities and towns over 10,000 residents have sites. This is up dramatically in just a few years.
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ASP's are third-party entities that manage and distribute software-based services and solutions to customers across a wide area network from a central data center. This typically means you do not need to purchase expensive hardware and software, and are not responsible for managing a 24 hour a day service bureau.
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Municipalities do not have to buy Web development software, a Web server, and connect the server to the Internet, back it up at night, and protect it from hackers. VTH takes care of all that.
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