Widening the Internet Highway to Rural America

[SOURCE: All Things Considered, AUTHOR: Melissa Block]
More and more Americans take high-speed Internet service for granted. But for rural America, getting broadband access can be a major challenge. Cable and phone companies often won't provide it: it would be a huge investment with minimal return. So some communities are figuring out solutions for themselves. About two years ago, Mike Chapman decided to help bring wireless Internet to the community where he grew up in Braxton County (WV). Chapman, 24, is co-founder of West Virginia Broadband, a nonprofit volunteer-run organization that provides Internet service to residents and businesses who were trapped in the slow-moving world of dialup.
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