Da-Chief
07-20-2008, 23:30
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A company called RuralNet is working (http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/248990) to bring faster Internet speeds to the rural areas of Southern Arizona that aren t serviced by traditional providers. These areas have been underserved due to problems with both infrastructure and technology in the area. The mountainous terrain has deterred major service providers from bothering to offer service to the few potential customers who live in these areas; Sprint Broadband Direct started service for awhile but didn t find it lucrative enough to keep it going. This local company is harnessing the power of the terrain by avoiding the use of cables and instead broadcasting their signals from mountaintops. This is a small company with a current subscriber base of only 150 people but they have high hopes of competing with the Southwest s major service providers by appealing specifically to the underserved rural market here.
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A company called RuralNet is working (http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/248990) to bring faster Internet speeds to the rural areas of Southern Arizona that aren t serviced by traditional providers. These areas have been underserved due to problems with both infrastructure and technology in the area. The mountainous terrain has deterred major service providers from bothering to offer service to the few potential customers who live in these areas; Sprint Broadband Direct started service for awhile but didn t find it lucrative enough to keep it going. This local company is harnessing the power of the terrain by avoiding the use of cables and instead broadcasting their signals from mountaintops. This is a small company with a current subscriber base of only 150 people but they have high hopes of competing with the Southwest s major service providers by appealing specifically to the underserved rural market here.
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Startup-Brings-Faster-Speeds-to-Rural-Southwest-96245)
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