There is disparity when comparing broadband access in urban and rural America. The gap gets even bigger when it comes to access on the farm reports Choices Magazine.
Data suggests 100 percent of urban residents have access to at least one broadband provider… compared to 78 percent of rural residents.
Take it a step further. On the farm 70 percent of farms in 2012 had internet access, but it’s the level of service that varies. Seven percent of farmers use dial-up, 13 percent satellite, and 13 percent mobile broadband.