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Connected Nation
This is Connected Nation – an award-winning podcast focused on all things broadband. From closing the Digital Divide to simply improving your internet speeds, we talk technology topics that impact all of us, our families, and our communities.
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Farm Fresh Broadband: The politics of rural connectivity
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On this episode of Connected Nation we talk with the author of the book entitled “Farm Fresh Broadband—the politics of rural connectivity.”
Learn why he says US broadband policy is "broken," what many of use are getting wrong about rural America, and how taking a new, more informed approach could finally help close the rural-urban Digital Divide.
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Follow Dr. Ali on Twitter at@Ali_Christopher
Get your copy of Farm Fresh Broadband - https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/farm-fresh-broadband
