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Rural broadband gaps shrinking
A new report shows high-speed broadband reaching more rural Americans.
Shirley Bloomfield, CEO of NTCA—the Rural Broadband Association, says their 2024 survey found more than 76 percent of customers have access to Gigabit downstream speeds, an increase from 67 percent in 2023.
“These community-based providers are continuing to lead the charge, closing the divide (and) deploying these robust networks to the communities that they serve.”
She tells Brownfield upload speeds also improved significantly.
“It’s what allows us to do video conferencing and remote work and online learning and telemedicine.”
Bloomfield says the takeaway is rural Americans on an increasing basis have access to higher broadband speeds and more capacity.
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