5G Can Help Solve America’s Broadband Divide
September 7, 2021
The COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic laid bare just how sorry broadband access is in America: 42.8 million Americans—more than 1 in 8, most in rural areas—have no broadband Internet service where they live. And of those who do have broadband, 25% have only one choice.
Throughout Tennessee, there are over 500k people with only one choice for home broadband, and even worse, nearly 300k people are without any access at all. That lack of choice and competition leads to high prices, poor service, and some of the unhappiest customers in America. Only cable TV customers are less happy than ISP customers.
The digital divide has serious implications for education, telemedicine, agriculture and small business in Tennessee, but it can be bridged.
