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Rural Surveys Help Identify Need For Broadband

Federal data shows almost 20 percent of North Carolina’s rural residents lack access to high-speed internet. And that number could be even higher. P-R-E’s Valerie Crowder reports state and local leaders are trying to get more precise data in eastern counties to begin closing the rural broadband gap.