Rural Broadband Still A ‘Pipe’ dream

And if the large ISP carriers(ATT and Verizon) have their way, it will remain just that, a pipedream. Efforts are underway to have wireless networks classified as “broadband” in an attempt to get a bigger slice of the  Stimulus pie.  And we all know that wireless networks are very far from “broadband”, and especially so [...]

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Rural Broadband challenges U.S.

The USDA has released it’s “Rural Broadband Report” for the current year.  As has always been the case, the rural south is the most “broadband challenged” area of the country. “The size and growth of U.S. Internet use is impressive as it becomesmore embedded in national and rural economies. Three-quartersof U.S. residents used the Internet [...]

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Internet can save some ‘$721 a year’ on fuel

From a New Zealand web site, a good story about one of the benefits of the Internet to rural areas.  Some good lessons to be learned from those New Zealanders who have been dealing with high fuel prices for quite some time. “The price of petrol is driving people in rural areas to use the [...]

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