Why do some rural areas not have high speed Internet? - "Disconnected" - A WRAL Documentary

While most people living in the urban areas of North Carolina have broadband service, many rural areas still do not.
Without high-speed Internet some communities are unable to attract new business and even lose businesses that relocate to get broadband access. Some public school students who don’t have access at home rely on their parents to drive them to a library or a fast-food restaurant to access a Wi-Fi connection to do homework.
The WRAL Documentary “Disconnected” examines the reasons behind this digital divide, the challenges it creates for so many people living in rural areas and what can be done to fill the gap and bring high-speed Internet access to everyone in our state.
"Disconnected" premiered on March 19, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. on WRAL-TV. It is hosted by WRAL News reporter and anchor Monica Laliberte.
Writer/Producer Clay Johnson, Photographer/Editor Jay Jennings
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[@valeera5415]

yea i live about 8 miles out of the city limits cant get anything here but dial up or satelite despite having about 25 houses + on our road

[@matthewm3]

RIP Teicher Patterson 5:53

[@MikePowlas]

Has he passed? If so when. Sad if he has.

[@matthewm3]

@@MikePowlas earlier this year. It was in the news as local principal dies of COVID-19

[@MikePowlas]

@@matthewm3 thank you for that information I am from Jacksonville North Carolina up here trying to get better internet to people and that's just one area that I saw a news article about poor internet.

[@matthewm3]

@@MikePowlas I saw the story about a principal who died of COVID then I watched this later and was like I recognize him

[@russs250]

I have a question, why are the taxpayers of North Carolina paying to have internet run in areas that already have high speed internet?

[@jazzybaby2158]

how you suppose to work from home an you dont have what you need to do that this is mad

[@3amDewey]

I live 30 minutes from LA and cant even watch a high quality movie. I'm doing squat during this quarantine. DSL

[@AeryaleThomas]

This is awful. 😓

[@WallyTony]

Everyone was fine without internet years ago. These country bumkins just need to move to the big city.