{"product_id":"broadband-internets-value-for-rural-united-economic-research-service-ers-9781249315711","title":"Broadband Internet's Value for Rural America","description":"As broadband-or high-speed-Internet use has spread, Internet applications requiring high transmission speeds have become an integral part of the \"Information Economy,\" raising concerns about those who lack broadband access. This report analyzes (1) rural broadband use by consumers, the community-at-large, and businesses; (2) rural broadband availability; and (3) broadband's social and economic effects on rural areas. It also summarizes results from an ERS-sponsored workshop on rural broadband use, and other ERS-commissioned studies. In general, rural communities have less broadband Internet use than metro communities, with differing degrees of broadband availability across rural communities. Rural communities that had greater broadband Internet access had greater economic growth, which conforms to supplemental research on the benefits that rural businesses, consumers, and communities ascribe to broadband Internet use.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e United Economic Research Service (Ers),Peter Stenberg,Mitch Morehart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1249315719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781249315711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bibliogov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.15d","brand":"United Economic Research Service (Ers)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48872685338879,"sku":"9781249315711","price":17.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/broadband-internets-value-for-rural-united-economic-research-service-ers-9781249315711","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}