"A modern business enterprise simply cannot function today without fast, reliable broadband internet service. Cities have it. Rural America by and large does not, at least not without significant expense. If the countryside can be wired as effectively as the city is, then arbitrage in land values and labor costs will quickly improve things for us folks out here in the sticks."
-Stephen Smith
From the NYT opinion article "Solving the Problems of Rural America"
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/opinion/letters/rural-america.html
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I think Stephen hit this one on the head (by the way, there are a lot of good opinions in this piece which show the "true colors" of rural poverty). High speed internet access is one great hope for rural America. Access to this opens the world to both online learning and online work to those who live out "in the sticks". As virtual and at distance jobs continue to permeate society, there is a glimmer of hope for rural areas who seize the opportunity to give their communities access to this precious resource.
SGAF
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