American broadband is lame, the rural version

While American broadband disappoints, the rural experience continues to be especially lame.

Today, just 17% of rural U.S. households subscribe to broadband service, according to the Government Accountability Office. ...
21% of Americans — the nearly 60 million people who live in rural areas — are often underserved.

This is why our town has to resort to a bootstrapped coop.  And why my home office relies on satellite connectivity.

(via Slashdot)