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Provedor de dados: | Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
País: | United States
Título: | Broadband Internet's Value for Rural America
Autores: | Stenberg,   Peter L.; Morehart,   Mitchell J.; Vogel,   Stephen J.; Cromartie,   John; Breneman,   Vincent E.; Brown,   Dennis M.
Data: | 2009-12-22
Ano: | 2009
Palavras-chave: | Internet; Broadband; High-speed Internet; Rural economies; Rural economic growth; Digital economy; Telemedicine; Rural; Urban; Census data; June Agricultural Survey; Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS); ERS; USDA; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Resumo: | As broadband—or high-speed—Internet use has spread, Internet applications requiring high transmission speeds have become an integral part of the “Information Economy,” raising concerns about those who lack broadband access. This report analyzes (1) rural broadband use by consumers, the community-at-large, and businesses; (2) rural broadband availability; and (3) broadband’s social and economic effects on rural areas. It also summarizes results from an ERS-sponsored workshop on rural broadband use, and other ERS-commissioned studies. In general, rural communities have less broadband Internet use than metro communities, with differing degrees of broadband availability across rural communities. Rural communities that had greater broadband Internet access had greater economic growth, which conforms to supplemental research on the benefits that rural businesses, consumers, and communities ascribe to broadband Internet use.
Tipo: | Report
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://purl.umn.edu/55944

Relação:

United States Department of Agriculture&gt;Economic Research Service&gt;Economic Research Report

Economic Research Report

Number 78

Formato: | 62