Advanced Telecommunications in Rural America The Challenge of Bringing Broadband Service to All Americans

Advanced telecomm. services are just beginning to be deployed on a broader basis, although they are still primarily avail. only for bus. & urban users. Most Amer. with access to the Internet still connect through a telephone voice circuit. This report is intended to provide an initial assessment of the availability & rate of deployment for rural & non-rural areas to help gauge whether all Amer. are benefiting from advanced capabilities. Discusses: capability & avail. of advanced telecomm. facilities; rates of deploy.; capability of enhancements & feasibility of alternatives for rural broadband; & effectiveness of existing mechanisms in promoting rural deployment.Rohde, Gregory L. is the author of 'Advanced Telecommunications in Rural America The Challenge of Bringing Broadband Service to All Americans' with ISBN 9780756701192 and ISBN 0756701198.