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Digital divide may hang up on rustic phones

Posted by  Futurity to Holy Kaw!

Deregulating the communications industry may leave rural customers on the wrong side of the digital divide, according to a telecommunications expert.

“Cell phone companies have these colorful maps that show how well they cover areas,” says Rob Frieden, professor of telecommunications and law at Penn State.

“But there are lots of places—including places in rural Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and New York—that do not have cell phone service, or offer limited services not suitable for broadband, Internet access.”

Full story at Futurity.

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