Lack of broadband creates digital divide – Part 1 | Internet Provider Directory

For students at Ohio University, high-speed Internet access seems ubiquitous. From the dorms to computer labs and even through wireless access on College Green, students are able to connect wherever and whenever they want.

But in reality, there is a gap — the digital divide — between people who have access to the Internet and people who do not. Just as cell phone service gets spotty as one drives into the hills around Athens, so does Internet access. And without Internet access, people in rural Athens County are isolated not only from the rest of region, but also from educational and business opportunities...