Hanging Up on Rural Internet Service
October 9, 2020
One of the nation’s largest internet providers is phasing out DSL service in rural areas, cutting this older, slower “digital subscriber line” technology that for hundreds of thousands of people remains their only way to obtain broadband access. The social effects could be substantial. In Issues, an expert on information technology and its impact on society recently explored the numerous beneficial ways that young people use the internet, concluding that lack of broadband access is a greater threat to their well-being than too much access.