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Submitted: July 19, 2007 - 10:25am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 8:17am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 8:17am
TOWNS LEFT SCRAMBLING FOR TOUCH OF BROADBAND
[SOURCE: Boston Globe, AUTHOR: Carolyn Y. Johnson]
In a high-tech state known for its knowledge economy, residents of Goshen and 31 other Massachusetts towns are living in a telecommunications Third World, relying on the equivalent of a horse and buggy to ride the information superhighway. State officials have yet to develop a comprehensive policy for fixing the telecom time warp. But this fall, three Western Massachusetts towns will participate in an experiment to test wireless networks in rural settings.
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2007/07/18/towns_left_scrambling_for_touch_of_broadband/
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