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Rural families without internet face tough choice on school

August 16, 2020/

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As in other places, parents and officials are concerned about the virus, but dramatically limited internet access here also means kids could fall seriously behind if the pandemic keeps them home again.

 

Piper Hudspeth Blackburn
Associated Press
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Hate your internet provider? Here’s why you might be stuck with them – Rural America is laughably screwed.

Charter and Comcast have an “absolute monopoly” over at least 47 million Americans.


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