Rural Broadband At A Glance, 2009 Edition

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英文名称：

Rural Broadband At A Glance, 2009 Edition

作者：

Peter Stenberg; Sarah A. Low

工作单位：

USDA's Economic Research Service

来源地址：

https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=44324

关键词：

Internet;  broadband;  high-speed internet;  telemedicine;  rural;  urban;  Census data;  Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS); 

年份：

2009

出版地：

Washington, DC, USA

总页数：

2 pp

语种：

English

摘要：

Three-quarters of U.S. residents used the Internet to access information, education, and services in 2007. Broadband Internet access is becoming essential for both businesses and households; many compare its evolution to other technologies now considered common necessities-such as cars, electricity, televisions, microwave ovens, and cell phones. Although rural residents enjoy widespread access to the Internet, they are less likely to have high-speed, or broadband, Internet access than their urban counterparts. Circumstantial evidence suggests that the difference in access may lie in the higher cost and limited availability of broadband Internet in rural areas. As a result, rural residents depend more on Internet use outside of the home, in places like the library, school, and work, where broadband Internet access is available.