As of 2016, 31 percent of Americans in rural areas were not able to access broadband compared to just 2 percent of Americans in urban areas.
2 This can have a significant business impact on ag producers—for example, limiting access to internet-based cattle auctions or inhibiting the ability of dairies to leverage technology to remotely access animal nutritionists to formulate feed to maximize milk production. 1/3  BIS central bankers' speeches  Many rural schools struggle to attract and keep qualified teachers who can teach STEM and advanced math classes.