Rural Areas Left in Slow Lane of High-Speed Data Highway
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Big phone and cable companies are reluctant to expand in rural areas, leaving millions without high-speed access.
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Fiber-optic networks transmit massive amounts of information quickly, but the signals weaken as the data-carrying light travels long distances.
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A satellite due to launch in three years promises to expand high-speed Internet services to rural Americans who cannot get access through cable or phone companies.
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Study warns that investment in network capacity may not keep up with increasing demands for bandwidth.
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US broadband deployment is accelerating as underserved rural and inner city areas gain greater access to new services, according to a government report.
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By The Tribune, Seymour, Ind.  Mar. 5--Motorists traveling Jackson County's low areas likely found themselves detoured this morning.
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Networks of low-res cameras and sensors could monitor urban environments for diverse data -- traffic flow, pollutants, structural integrity -- online. By the Associated Press.
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By Dan Buglass rural affairs editor  THE days when farmers paid scant regard to the environment and their custody of the countryside are long gone.
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Cut cables in the Mediterranean Sea have slowed Internet traffic from India to the U.S. and the UK.
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By JORDAN ROBERTSON SAN JOSE, Calif. - Fiber-optic networks transmit massive amounts of information quickly, but the signals weaken as the data-carrying light travels long distances.
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The U.S. lags behind other industrialized nations in the availability and use of high-speed broadband connections, according to a report released today.
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Outsourcing has yet to really penetrate the travel industry. Local needs and travel infrastructure tends to require local people on the ground.
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By DANIEL PIKE STAFF WRITER  The economic future of many rural Illinois towns might hinge on the availability of high-speed Internet access, according to U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin.
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&quot;Country&quot; and &quot;Western&quot; a killer combination behind the wheel. Rural states have higher death rates. By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN/Money staff writer.
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A recent survey of 201 telecom decision managers working in government indicates that while there's quite a bit of interest in communications systems that unify voice, video and data over the Net, budgets and security constraints are likely to make that a very slow process.
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Mobile coverage in rural areas could get worse before it gets better, leaving vulnerable many who rely on cell phones during emergencies.
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An unexpected $10 million congressional earmark might seem like money from heaven for a fast-growing county needing billions for transportation improvements. Not when it comes to Coconut Road.