Rural Americans Want Better Internet Connection
Tuesday, 09 June 2009 17:57
Published by: Switched.com / USA Today
Date: June 9, 2009
Read the entire article at: http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/rural-americans-want-better-internet-connection/
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"...If you tear your hair out after ten minutes of not being able to connect to the Internet, think of farmers like Jeff Roper, who deal with lost connections for days or weeks at a time. Roper told USAToday, "Just because we live in rural America doesn't mean we shouldn't have broadband." He lives on a 2,400-acre farm and expects the same accessibility as any city dweller.
And Congress agrees. The Internet is not only an important source of information, but a major factor in job creation. According to Connected Nation as cited by USA Today, an economic stimulus to support broadband installation in remote areas would cost $7.2 billion, but a mere 7-percent increase in broadband access could stimulate the economy by more than $134 billion. [From: USA Today]"
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