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Score! for Two Rural Broadband Teams
01/26/2012

Teacher StrohCan the strategy that raised enough money for a new Packers' stadium finance a rural broadband network? Communities in Vermont and rural Lancashire, England, have kicked off efforts.

Broadband and Tech | Main Street Economics
A Contest Gets Vermont Businesses Webby
01/04/2012

northeast kingdom vermontNothing like competition and cash prizes to get businesses people fired up. In rural Vermont, contests for the best new business applications on the web -- plus training and mentoring -- are improving scores of local companies.

Broadband and Tech | Growth and Development
Making the Most of Broadband: Think Small
12/14/2011

three lakes IT fairThree Lakes, Wisconsin, generated competition to get affordable broadband and now is maximizing its economic impact by drawing small businesses to town.

Broadband and Tech | Growth and Development | Main Street Economics
Alchemy in Scottsburg, Indiana
12/07/2011

scottsburg centerSpurred by an insult, led by a strong mayor and grounded in volunteerism, Scottsburg, Indiana, has replenished itself as both a community and a regional economic force.

Broadband and Tech
There's an 'App' for That
10/13/2011

When G. C. Kincer started his own Internet service in Whitesburg, Kentucky, the big telecom moved in to beat him. And after the big company won, it slowed its investment. There's a lesson in that story.

Broadband and Tech | Main Street Economics
Does Broadband Shrink Local Tax Revenue?
10/05/2011

Dewey WEstern HeritageAre extension of broadband Internet and e-commerce drying up local sales tax revenues? A new study in Oklahoma says no -- at least at this point.

Broadband and Tech
Look Homeward for Wireless Providers
09/14/2011

Franklin County wireless systemThe national plan for supplying wireless Internet in rural areas needs to push local partnerships. Franklin County, Virginia, and a small tech company have the customers to prove it.

Broadband and Tech | Politics and Government
Battling for Broadband in the Statehouses
07/20/2011

wisconsin legislatureSince when did community broadband advocates have to be lobbyists, too? Since at least four years ago. Here's why.

Broadband and Tech | Growth and Development
If Phone Giants Merge: A Rural Take
07/18/2011

AT&T is proposing to acquire T-Mobile. What would this mean for phone pricing, customer service, and jobs in rural areas?

Broadband and Tech
Speak Your Piece: Dear FCC...
07/14/2011

Yes, rural America needs broadband. But the best way to do that in many places is through local carriers. Reforms to the Universal Service Fund proposed by the FCC, however, could put these small, rural companies out of business.

Daily Yonder | Keep It Rural
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