Rural America Now Able To Access High Speed Internet
Not to oversimplify, but high speed internet in rural areas is hard to come by because cable Internet and DSL infrastructure costs quite a bit of money. Internet service providers have been delivering high speed internet to highly populated areas because of the high demand. Internet Service Providers are able to make a profit because they have enough customers to cover their costs.
What makes DSL and cable Internet so expensive?
It is true that there are extra installation costs and extra equipment costs involved in getting high speed internet but they are not the reason it is so expensive. What makes high speed Internet so expensive are the fiber optic, copper lines that are used to bring the service into your house. Coaxial cables power cable Internet while DSL is powered by the same type of cable employed by the telephone companies.
The longer the cable the slower the speed
It has been tough to get high speed internet in rural areas not only because it is costly to lay cable, but the quality of the cable needed makes it expensive. The longer the cable the slower the Internet download/upload speeds will be. Certainly, adding more servers would help to balance the slower speeds, but powering a server comes with a price and that price is not cheap.
High speed Internet for your neighbor but not for you?
High speed internet in rural areas access is about supply and demand. At least cable Internet and DSL is anyway. When there are only a few households in a five-mile radius and you happen to be at the edge of that radius, the DSL and cable Internet companies don’t make the investment, because they know it will take a long time to pay off.
Rural residents: high speed internet options
Buying a modem and using dial-up Internet is always an option. On the other hand, using that dial-up connection will tie up your telephone line and you will have a slow connection speed.
For high speed Internet in rural areas, many residents are going to satellite Internet. Satellite Internet is always on, and delivers speeds up to 30x faster than what can be delivered by dial-up. This means you won’t have to rely on your phone line to get on the Web. Having a clear view of the southern sky is all that it necessary for rural satellite Internet.

