Thursday, May 25, 2006
Rural Nebraska Broadband
http://tinyurl.com/s8gyy
If Nebraska wants to avoid "brain drain" and other perils of being a largely rural state, it desperately needs to provide affordable broadband Internet service to all 93 counties.
I live inside the Lincoln city limits because of two things: my child's education needs (Lincoln Public Schools has a terrific Autism program) and Roadrunner cable modem service. So, even if the first were not a factor, the second keeps me in town - my dream of living in the country with that porch swing has to remain out of reach because my life demands constant Internet connectivity.
Frankly, I think the entire state should be on wireless broadband. Internet access is a need as much as electricity and the telephone are.
If Nebraska wants to avoid "brain drain" and other perils of being a largely rural state, it desperately needs to provide affordable broadband Internet service to all 93 counties.
I live inside the Lincoln city limits because of two things: my child's education needs (Lincoln Public Schools has a terrific Autism program) and Roadrunner cable modem service. So, even if the first were not a factor, the second keeps me in town - my dream of living in the country with that porch swing has to remain out of reach because my life demands constant Internet connectivity.
Frankly, I think the entire state should be on wireless broadband. Internet access is a need as much as electricity and the telephone are.
