The customer and the co-op: Hear from both sides about why and how to better connect rural America

Connected Nation

English - June 26, 2023 14:00 - 11 minutes - 7.66 MB
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On this episode of Connected Nation, we head into America’s Heartland once more as the “Let’s Get Digital: Oklahoma Broadband Tour” makes its final stops.

This time we sit down with a resident of Okmulgee, Oklahoma AND the local provider he came to see. Hear from both sides— the customer and the co-op— about what small towns really need when it comes to broadband access and how rural America can finally get better internet service.

Related link:
Oklahoma Broadband Office website - https://oklahoma.gov/broadband.html