Article: Swedish city dwellers interested in fast Internet access, rural areas are not.

Article: Swedish city dwellers interested in fast Internet ...
Internet Business News;  April 1, 2000 ;     422 words ... ... they had 'some interest' in a fast Internet connection while 39% said that ... broadband services for the more rural areas. According to Dagens Nyheter ... very interested' in having a fast Internet connection. ((Comments on ...

Article: REPORT: FAST INTERNET USE GROWS USE IS LOW IN ...
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  November 23, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Americans using fast Internet connections doubled ... and people in rural areas, according to ... said use of fast Internet connections grew ... and people in rural areas. "It shows ... household with fast Internet service, said ...

Article: Nation's Rural Areas Seek Competitive Edge through ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  February 21, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... service as one of the dividends. SBC and Verizon were compelled by regulators to extend their high-speed service in some rural areas last year as a condition for merging with other companies. SBC subsidiary Southwestern Bell's Project Pronto promises to ...

Article: State wants fast Internet service for all ; State ...
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  January 17, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Maine) 01-17-2006 State wants fast Internet service for all ; State House 2006 ... extend high- speed service to more rural areas. Byline: TOM BELL Staff Writer Edition ... extensions of roads and utility lines to rural areas have encouraged sprawl by accommodating ...

Article: Two bills push broadband access.(in rural ...
Network World;  April 3, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... expand broadband services in rural areas. "It is critical to economic ... the technology that enables fast Internet connections to rural areas. Firms are inclined to avoid ... developing the infrastructure in rural areas because the distances between ...

Article: Closing the broadband gap: Rural areas say digital ...
Times Union (Albany, NY);  September 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Sep. 23--Fast Internet service is beginning ... the region's rural areas. Mid-Hudson ... the region's rural areas are to be connected ... Gillibrand said a fast Internet connection is ... broadband to rural areas in the region ...

Article: Closing the broadband gap; Rural areas say digital ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  September 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... WALDMAN - Staff writer F Fast Internet service is beginning to reach the region's rural areas. Mid-Hudson Cablevision ... to make a profit in rural areas because there are fewer ... state if the region's rural areas are to be connected ... Gillibrand said a fast ...