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# Broadband/Connection
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/life-heart-land/episode/broadbandconnection-comgh2/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:19:10.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-08T20:30:52.000Z
- Description: In rural Virginia, residents lack access to high-speed Internet but there are solutions.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Life In The Heart Land, Season 1, Episode 108, #ZZZ_Episode_7a83f951-adb8-4f5b-bd86-cfec5f273133, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_54fb63ef-da75-4b1a-8ced-f3de36413496, #v1.16

In rural parts of America, many residents lack access to high-speed Internet. Major carriers can’t make it cost-effective to serve low-density areas, and government funding for broadband infrastructure has been minimal. “Life in the Heart Land” explores how Virginia electric co-ops are bringing broadband to Virginia's rural communities.