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Broadband over power lines: New options for rural communities?

Posted  by Ed Morrison.

PublicCategorized as Public and Quality connected places.

Tagged with broadband and rural.

In the absence of a national broadband policy, the US has fallen behind other developed countries in broadband penetration. The biggest challenge comes in bringing broadband to rural communities.

IBM recently announced that it was accelerating investment in technology to provide broadband services over power lines. This new commitment by IBM offers the hope that underserved rural communities might finally get connected to broadband.

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