Have posted this before...I live in a very rural part of the country and for years and years theres been talk of internet in our area. To date large sums of $ have been spent and reports written but no service. Its not surprising since all the grants get sucked up in the studies. Frankly, I would be surprised if it comes until the area has been McMansioned into a ‘burb. Few of my neighbors own a computer or even care to, much less ‘surf’ the web. Those remaining couldn’t generate enough revenue to justify the infrastructure. So, I think we’re in for another decade or so of studying.
Thanks for the insight; (and hopefully a recent college graduate sees this thread and applies for one of those positions doing a study. Anyways...)
I wonder if SmartPhones render the need for rural broadband less vital. People living in an area that can move long distances don’t need a desktop with quick Internet, rather they need mobiles that surf the Web.