Advanced Telecommunications in Rural America: The Challenge of Bringing Broadband Service to All Americans

by Gregory L. Rohde, Christopher A. McLean

Advanced telecomm. services are just beginning to be deployed on a broader basis, although they are still primarily avail. only for bus. & urban users. Most Amer. with access to the Internet still connect through a telephone voice circuit. This report is intended to provide an initial assessment of the availability & rate of deployment for rural & non-rural areas to help gauge whether all Amer. are benefiting from advanced capabilities. capability & avail. of advanced telecomm. facilities; rates of deploy.; capability of enhancements & feasibility of alternatives for rural broadband; & effectiveness of existing mechanisms in promoting rural deployment.

80 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2000