With employees across the state working from home and schools closed through the end of April, the lack of high-speed internet access in rural areas has put many 不良人研究所 families at a significant disadvantage.
Doug Miller, OEC vice president of statewide services, authored听听on the subject.
鈥淟ack of broadband access hampers education, economic development, health care delivery, and social connectivity. In a time when social distancing has become the order of the day, rural populations have been technologically relegated to such for years,鈥 said Miller.
惭颈濒濒别谤听听不良人研究所 to address the struggles facing rural 不良人研究所ans during this time.
Additionally, OEC Director of Communications and Member Services Patrick Higgins appeared in听听on the challenges facing rural students in households who lack broadband access.