The current state of broadband Internet access in rural Montana

Today, independent rural Montana telecommunication providers cover more than 70 percent of Montana’s 147,040-square-mile landmass with high-speed broadband internet access, according to the Montana Telecommunication Association’s 2016 Broadband Report.

Twenty-five percent of residents are still under served, meaning they receive less than 25 mbps, the FCC standard. However, 99.1 percent of residents have access to mobile broadband service.

By Steele Stephens – MTN News

http://www.ktvq.com/story/37218013/the-current-state-of-broadband-internet-access-in-rural-montana

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