The Great Digital Divide.(rural Texans out of the fast Net)(Brief Article)

Publication: Texas Monthly

Publication Date: 01-MAR-01

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Why rural Texas got stuck with dead-slow Internet service.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP THEM DOWN ON THE FARM--or on the ranch--when they've seen the high-speed Internet?

That's a question some rural Texans are asking, along with state legislators, state government officials, and academic researchers. That's because rural Texas is lagging behind the state's urban centers in access to high-speed Internet connections, and this disparity is not good news for the state's economy.

Anyone who has used broadband access to the Internet--at a speed of greater than 200,000 bits per second, or at least six times faster than a fast modem--knows that it transforms...

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