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BRACK: Rural Georgia needs speedy expansion of broadband internet

By Elliott Brack  |  Rural broadband in Georgia got a boost—a slight one—this week when Gov. Brian Kemp announced that two rural electric co-ops in Middle Georgia will be offering high speed Internet service to their 80,000 customers. With the General Assembly now in session, providing broadband to these areas ought to be the Number One priority for rural legislators, who must convince the rest of the General Assembly that their areas suffer dramatically without this high-speed Internet service. 

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by · February 12, 2021 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
BRACK: Rural broadband shows another way that there are two Georgias

BRACK: Rural broadband shows another way that there are two Georgias

By Elliott Brack  | Back in the 70s, Gov. Joe Frank Harris’ claiming that there were “two Georgias” astounded some for a while. Then people began realizing that indeed, Atlanta was different, and had far more opportunities, than communities in other parts of the state. Joe Frank’s idea was basically an economic one. Yet today we have a far greater problem for the rural areas of Georgia: broadband access.

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by · June 11, 2019 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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