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Technology is improving – why is rural broadband access still a problem?

  • Written by Brian Whitacre, Associate Professor and Extension Economist, Oklahoma State University
imageGetting internet access to rural areas can be difficult.Tractor laying cables via shutterstock.com

There is a well-documented “digital divide” between rural and urban areas when it comes to broadband access. As of 2015, 74 percent of households in urban areas of the U.S. had residential broadband connections, compared with only 64...

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