RURAL BROADBAND: WHERE THE BLACKTOP ENDS AND THE LAST MILE

Authors

  • Randall McCoy Morehead State University
  • Susan D. Peters University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Keywords:

telecommunications, broadband

Abstract

Broadband commonly refers to high-speed internet access that is always on and faster than the traditional dial-up access. Most urban areas in the United States have broadband services abundantly provided, but adequate broadband in rural areas in Kentucky and other parts of the country still do not have enough internet service needed to perform and compete in modern markets and complete necessary tasks in communications for education, businesses, health care, and farming communities.

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Published

2020-04-13

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2019)

Section

Cases

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