Use of Internet in Rural Areas Increases

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Rural Areas and the Internet

Rural Areas and the Internet 02/19/2004 06:14 AM
Rural Areas and the Internet
http://ww w.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=112

There has been steady penetration of the Internet into rural areas in recent years and more than half of rural
adults -- 52% -- now go online. However, a corresponding rise in the percentage of urban and suburban residents going online has left a persistent gap between rural areas and the rest of the country. Some 67% of urban residents and 66% of suburbanites are online. A new study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds that the gap is probably tied to the fact that rural residents as a group earn less and are older than their urban and suburban counterparts.

100 rural areas in Europe to get
subsidised broadband

100 rural areas in Europe to get
subsidised broadband 02/17/2004 10:18 AM
It's a TWISTER

Columbia Energy to Bring Broadband to
Rural Areas

Columbia Energy to Bring Broadband to
Rural Areas 08/27/2004 01:31 PM
Columbia Energy plans to use Vivato access points to serve rural customers in eastern Washington: The counties currently have no broadband access options. Rural utility companies in Washington State have been very forward thinking in bringing broadband to residents. They can use some infrastructure that they already have such electrical towers and backhaul to build the network. In some cases, the law prevents them from selling the services directly to end users so other service providers lease the access. Broadband access could dramatically affect the way that farmers in the region do business. Update: An InfoWorld article offers additional details on the installment. Columbia Energy hopes that farmers can use the network for remote control and monitoring of irrigation pumps and other farm technology. The price is right for access. For a symmetrical 256 kbps service, customers will pay $39.95....

Phone Switching Delays Likely in U.S.
Rural Areas (Reuters)

Phone Switching Delays Likely in U.S.
Rural Areas (Reuters) 05/11/2004 06:06 PM
Reuters - Phone subscribers in many U.S. rural areas may not be able to keep their old numbers when switching their home phone to a wireless service later this month, because local companies are trying to delay adoption of new rules, a regulatory official said on Tuesday.

Malaysia brings high-tech ICT benefits
to rural areas

Malaysia brings high-tech ICT benefits
to rural areas 07/04/2004 01:04 AM
Channel NewsAsia Jul 4 2004 5:41AM GMT

Malaysia brings high-tech ICT benefits
to rural areas (AFP)

Malaysia brings high-tech ICT benefits
to rural areas (AFP) 07/04/2004 02:34 AM
AFP - Malaysia will create several new "cyber-cities" to expand its rapidly growing Internet technology industry and spread the benefit to all Malaysians, the government announced.

Research And Markets: Fixed-Line
Teledensities In The South Pacific
Island Region Are Still Comparatively
Low, With Large Differences Between
Urban And Rural Areas Where Coverage Is
Usually Poor

Research And Markets: Fixed-Line
Teledensities In The South Pacific
Island Region Are Still Comparatively
Low, With Large Differences Between
Urban And Rural Areas Where Coverage Is
Usually Poor 12/22/2004 01:50 AM
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c11218) has announced the addition of 2005 South Pacific Islands - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband to their offering. [PRWEB Dec 20, 2004]

- Internet for rural

- Internet for rural 09/03/2004 02:29 AM
Xinhua News Agency Sep 3 2004 6:27AM GMT

More areas receive high-speed Internet

More areas receive high-speed Internet 06/04/2004 05:36 AM
Messenger-inquirer.com - Fri Jun 4, 07:16 am GMT

Highway Rest Areas Add Wireless Internet

Highway Rest Areas Add Wireless Internet 07/07/2004 01:14 PM
ABCNEWS.com Jul 7 2004 5:14PM GMT

Rural internet options

Rural internet options 06/05/2005 11:47 PM

There's a possibility that I'm going to be spending some time in a rural area with no DSL or cable over the next few months and I need high speed internet access to work on kottke.org while I'm there. I've investigated various options, but there are so many pros, cons, and unknown factors to weigh that it's hard make a choice. Here's the list:

• Dialup - Cheap, but way too slow. Not really an option.
• Two-way satellite internet - I've heard bad things about this, but it's been available for awhile now so I'd guess it's not completely useless. The latency sucks, but there's no way to get around it and I'm not a gamer so how bad can it be? Do I go with Direcway or Starband or GroundControl or are there other companies? I've heard stories that some services throttle bandwidth or charge per GB. Also kind of expensive. Gotta sign year+-long contracts. Does it work in bad weather?
• Phone company says that we're out of range for DSL, but get the DSL modem anyway and see if it works. As suggested here. Anyone done this?
• Get the phone company to drop a DSL-ready line from the trunk to the house. This is probably expensive (how much?) and would take time to convince the phone company to do.
• T1 line. Expensive. $600/mo? Probably more.
• Wifi antenna pointed towards a wireless access point somewhere in DSL land. Downsides: don't know anyone in surrounding DSL land, possible line-of-sight issues.
• Run cable coax from nearest cable subscriber's house several miles away. Absurd. Included only for the sake of completeness.

Does anyone have any personal experience with any of this? Any recommendations or helpful pointers? Satellite internet seems like the best option, but looking around at the available services, it seems expensive and just generally like the service they offer is kind of "my way or the highway" and generally makes me uneasy and unclean. Many thanks in advance for anything you can offer.

(with comments)

Texas rolling out wireless Internet at
rest areas

Texas rolling out wireless Internet at
rest areas 06/09/2004 04:30 AM
Wcnc.com - Wed Jun 9, 07:29 am GMT

Rural school's internet landmark

Rural school's internet landmark 11/18/2003 04:49 AM
BBC Nov 18 2003 4:19AM ET

Texas to offer free Internet access at
rest areas

Texas to offer free Internet access at
rest areas 06/10/2004 04:50 AM
Etrucker.com - Thu Jun 10, 05:39 am GMT

Rural Ontario frets over Internet access

Rural Ontario frets over Internet access 08/05/2004 12:14 PM
Sympatico Aug 5 2004 3:48PM GMT

Plan to Connect Rural India to the
Internet

Plan to Connect Rural India to the
Internet 06/17/2005 03:54 PM
An international consortium is planning to establish thousands of rural Internet centers in India to bring services to isolated villages.

Sentech announces new coverage areas for
its broadband wireless Internet services

Sentech announces new coverage areas for
its broadband wireless Internet services 06/03/2004 11:09 PM
Sunday Times South Africa Jun 4 2004 2:36AM GMT

Rural internet usage differs from urban:
new Pew study

Rural internet usage differs from urban:
new Pew study 03/06/2004 01:55 AM

Rural Areas and the Internet , a new research study from the Pew Internet and American Life project , explores emergent similaries and differences between urban and rural internet cultures. Rural internet users tend to be slightly older than their urban counterparts, use machines outside the home and have fewer choices of internet service provider ( ISP ) to connect.

Notably ,

[w]hile the differences are not gaping, rural users are less likely than urban and suburban users to have bought a product online, made a travel reservation, or done their banking online. Even rural users who have been online a few years or more are still less likely to have ever performed transactions over the Web than their urban and suburban counterparts.

100% Of Rural America Now Has Access to
Broadband Internet Service

100% Of Rural America Now Has Access to
Broadband Internet Service 01/04/2005 08:54 AM
Space Daily Jan 4 2005 1:06PM GMT

Affinity Internet Increases Bandwidth

Affinity Internet Increases Bandwidth 01/28/2004 02:33 PM
TopHosts.com Jan 28 2004 6:48PM GMT

Rural North Dakota co-ops challenging
Internet phone company

Rural North Dakota co-ops challenging
Internet phone company 12/10/2003 01:13 AM
AP via New Jersey Online Dec 10 2003 0:36AM ET

Net revolution Women lead the charge of
the internet through rural India

Net revolution Women lead the charge of
the internet through rural India 07/07/2004 06:32 AM
BBC Jul 7 2004 10:34AM GMT

Internet use increases in Vietnam but
remains in straitjacket

Internet use increases in Vietnam but
remains in straitjacket 12/12/2003 05:43 AM
AFP via Yahoo! Dec 12 2003 4:16AM ET

Superb Internet Increases Service Levels

Superb Internet Increases Service Levels 09/22/2004 06:29 PM
TopHosts.com Sep 22 2004 10:27PM GMT

Quicksilver Internet increases
customer's email

Quicksilver Internet increases
customer's email 09/05/2004 07:56 PM
Scoop Sep 5 2004 11:45PM GMT

Rural, remote high-speed Internet back
on front burner

Rural, remote high-speed Internet back
on front burner 04/04/2005 04:33 AM
Globe and Mail Apr 4 2005 8:18AM GMT

Profile of the Internet user in Belgium
- Part 2: attitudes and experiences.
Motivations, interest areas, shif

Profile of the Internet user in Belgium
- Part 2: attitudes and experiences.
Motivations, interest areas, shif 09/24/2004 05:34 PM
Grid Sep 24 2004 9:10PM GMT

The challenge of getting online -
Fantsuam brings satellite internet to
villages in rural Nigeria

The challenge of getting online -
Fantsuam brings satellite internet to
villages in rural Nigeria 07/31/2004 07:22 AM
Asian Age Jul 31 2004 11:43AM GMT

Aernet Wireless Announces Availability
of Rural Broadband Internet to Nackawic,
New Brunswick

Aernet Wireless Announces Availability
of Rural Broadband Internet to Nackawic,
New Brunswick 03/08/2004 11:21 PM
CanadaIT.com Mar 9 2004 0:21AM GMT

Bell proposes plan to spread high-speed
Internet to rural Ontario, Quebec

Bell proposes plan to spread high-speed
Internet to rural Ontario, Quebec 12/06/2003 09:45 AM
Canadian Press Dec 6 2003 9:11AM ET

Wheatland Broadband Brings High Speed
Internet to Rural Northern Seward County

Wheatland Broadband Brings High Speed
Internet to Rural Northern Seward County 08/22/2004 04:23 AM
Scott City, KS, August 20, 2004 – Wheatland Broadband Services announced today the expansion of their fixed wireless high speed Internet service to northern Seward County Kansas effective September 1, 2004. [PRWEB Aug 22, 2004]

Web Hosting News: Superb Internet
Increases Service Levels Up To 1000%

Web Hosting News: Superb Internet
Increases Service Levels Up To 1000% 09/22/2004 06:29 PM
Web Host Directory Sep 22 2004 10:48PM GMT

ITU and Inmarsat sign 'Distance
E-learning Initiative' to bring
satellite-based Internet education to
rural sc

ITU and Inmarsat sign 'Distance
E-learning Initiative' to bring
satellite-based Internet education to
rural sc 12/13/2003 02:37 AM
AME Info Dec 13 2003 1:10AM ET

Tech News: satellite Internet for rural
users, Microsoft has a new online music
store, 150 cybercriminals arre

Tech News: satellite Internet for rural
users, Microsoft has a new online music
store, 150 cybercriminals arre 09/01/2004 12:27 AM
About Sep 1 2004 4:01AM GMT

Hilton Atlanta Connects With Guest2Net™
From PossibleNOW; Hotel Guests Enjoy
High Speed Internet Access In All Guest
Rooms & Public Areas

Hilton Atlanta Connects With Guest2Net™
From PossibleNOW; Hotel Guests Enjoy
High Speed Internet Access In All Guest
Rooms & Public Areas 08/05/2004 03:15 AM
PossibleNOW, the provider of Guest2Net high speed Internet access solutions for the hospitality industry, announces that Hilton Atlanta has implemented the Guest2Net service at its property. Hilton Atlanta, a premier convention hotel, now offers high speed wireless Internet access in all of its 1,224 guest rooms as well as in its public areas, lounges and restaurants. [PRWEB Aug 5, 2004]

NYC Parks BBQ areas

NYC Parks BBQ areas 06/01/2004 12:52 AM
just for future reference

Olympics to go on-line - in some areas

Olympics to go on-line - in some areas 08/06/2004 08:03 PM
globetechnology.com Aug 7 2004 0:49AM GMT

Is the world doing enough for quake
areas?

Is the world doing enough for quake
areas? 01/04/2005 09:07 AM
Relief agencies are continuing attempts to send supplies to areas affected by the tsunami disaster. Is the aid getting through? Have you contributed to the appeals?

U.S. Jets Hit Insurgent Areas in
Fallujah (AP)

U.S. Jets Hit Insurgent Areas in
Fallujah (AP) 09/08/2004 08:29 PM
AP - U.S. jets pounded insurgent positions in Fallujah for a second straight day Wednesday, raising plumes of smoke but leaving no extensive damage or signs of weakening the Sunni militants who have steadily expanded their control of this city about 30 miles west of Baghdad.
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