April 25, 2002
Bypassing the Carriers, a Burg Goes Broadband
Bypassing the Carriers, a Burg Goes Broadband
The quandary facing Cumberland, population 21,000, and surrounding Allegany County is not unusual in rural America. Businesses and residents here in western Maryland, far from any urban center, are so scattered that upgrading the telephone system's copper wires to offer the high-speed data service known as D.S.L., or Digital Subscriber Line, is prohibitively expensive.
Posted by rshah at April 25, 2002 12:00 PM