rural broadband
Farm area connectivity
Rural broadband is high-speed internet service delivered to sparsely populated areas, where the cost of infrastructure makes connectivity more difficult and expensive than in cities.
The term often appears in policy discussions about closing the digital divide: The new bill allocates funding for rural broadband expansion.
Delivery methods include fiber, fixed wireless, and satellite.
- fiber opticsLight-carrying cable technology
- wireless networksRadio-linked communication systems
- towerTall slender edifice
- telemedicineRemote medical care delivery
- satellite internetConnectivity via orbiting transmitters
dish · pole · cell tower · last mile · cable · cooperatives · federal funding · remote areas · farm country · LTE · online education · mesh networks · connectivity · internet · wire · megabits · 5G technology · fiber
- internetinternet, websites, web, browsers, web browsers
- telecommunicationscell phone, cellphone, signals, cellular network, telephone calls
- Digital Accessinternet, WiFi, connectivity, network access, remote access
- internet infrastructurefiber optics, ISPs, data centers, undersea cables, connectivity
- rural developmentland reform, farm loans, water access, farm subsidies, regional planning
- broadcastingbroadcasting, TV, radio, television, news
rural broadbanddigital divide
Unequal access to computers/internet
5G connectivity · dial-up internet · offline · disconnected · digital connectivity