Rural Broadband Access: There's an 'APPalachian' for that
Public News Service, October 14, 2011
By Renee Shaw
In rural areas, consumers sum up their broadband service needs in three words: access, affordability and choice. Rural advocates from five states gathered in Whitesburg, Ky. this week for the first Rural Broadband Summit and Hearing, which was organized by the Center for Media Justice, the Center for Rural Strategies and Free Press. They discussed ways to get more under-served communities logged onto high-speed Internet at a cost they can afford.
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