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Theme overview: bringing broadband to rural america
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RUS received $2.5 billion specifically dedicated to expand access to broadband services in rural America (U.S. Department of Commerce, 2010a). But will it be enough? as discussed by the authorsAbstract:
RUS received $2.5 billion specifically dedicated to expand access to broadband services in rural America (U.S. Department of Commerce, 2010a). But will it be enough? Will rural America finally, fully participate in the global knowledge economy of the 21 Century as does its urban neighbors? Or, will rural America remain synonymous with “the land of dial-up?” So far, the best answer is: maybe, maybe not.read more
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The Impact of Rural Broadband Development: Lessons From a Natural Field Experiment - TOP THREE PAPER
TL;DR: Public education efforts in a community participating in the ConnectKentucky initiative had an incremental effect on broadband adoption by positively affecting residents' perceptions of broadband service, and impacts on individual economic development activities and community satisfaction were not found.
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A Policy Opportunity: Getting in Touch with Rural America
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a case study of a family farm in Idaho with half its land in the Wetland Reserve Program, which has been used for restoration of wetlands and wildlife habitat.
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Digital development in rural areas: potentials and pitfalls $
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined data for the USA concerning the digital divide and access of residences and businesses, which tend to suggest that all is (or will soon be) well.
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Rural internet connectivity
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated Internet connectivity in rural regions, looking specifically at four states in the US and found that remote and sparsely populated areas typically lack the telecommunications infrastructure for reliable and fast Internet connections.
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Cost comparison between telemonitoring and usual care of heart failure: a systematic review.
TL;DR: Available data from existing studies suggest that although HF telemonitoring will require an initial financial investment, it will substantially reduce costs in the long term, particularly by reducing rehospitalization and travel costs.
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Broadband Internet's Value for Rural America
Peter L. Stenberg,Mitchell J. Morehart,Stephen J. Vogel,John Cromartie,Vincent E. Breneman,Dennis M. Brown +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the social and economic effects of broadband access in rural areas. And they found that rural communities that had greater broadband Internet access had greater economic growth, which conform to supplemental research on the benefits that rural businesses, consumers, and communities ascribe to broadband Internet use.
Next generation connectivity: a review of broadband internet transitions and policy from around the world
Yochai Benkler,Robert Faris,Urs Gasser,Laura Miyakawa,Stephen Schultze,Jerome Baudry,Lee Baker,Eliane Bucher,Anjali Dalal,Gildas de Muizon,Jan Gerlach,Jock Given,Andrew Goodman,Hank Greenberg,Pascal Herzog,James Kwok,Alan Lenarcic,Parina Patel,Debbie Rosenbaum,Tarek Saghir,Olivier Sautel,Marta Stryszowska,Lara Srivastava,Andrea von Kaenel,Asa Wilks +24 more