Getting Internet In A Rural Area Can Be Difficult

Do you live in a rural area and have limited access to high speed internet service?  If so then you are in the right place, as the intent of this blog is to give readers an educational resource to know what type of internet is available to them.

Although there are some wonderful advantages to living in rural areas, it also comes with some disadvantages, mainly of which have to do with getting a good high speed internet connection.  Below is a list of the different types of internet connection as well as the likely hood of them being available to rural areas.

• Fiber-Optics: Very unlikely to be available, as this is primarily only available in Urban Areas.

• Cable-Internet: Somewhat Unlikely to be available in a rural area, due to the expense of creating a network in such densely populated areas.

• DSL: Somewhat Likely to be available, however it is very often not available.  Often what is available to rural areas only offers minimal speeds.

• Satellite Internet: Very Likely to 100% certain to be available anywhere in the continental US.  Satellite technology is continuing to advance and is likely to continue to show promising options to rural households.