Byrum: Broadband can help grow ag economy
Lansing State Journal
Op-Ed
(July 6, 2011) - Expanding high-speed broadband access presents a real opportunity for Michigan to grow our economy, especially in rural areas.
For Michigan agriculture, broadband access can help rural businesses, farms and communities truly compete in a 21st century global economy, by accessing information faster, attracting investments and creating new jobs in areas of our state that typically struggle to get access to new technology. That's why Michigan agri-businesses are excited about the potential broadband expansions into rural areas that the AT&T-T-Mobile merger would create.
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Op-Ed
(July 6, 2011) - Expanding high-speed broadband access presents a real opportunity for Michigan to grow our economy, especially in rural areas.
For Michigan agriculture, broadband access can help rural businesses, farms and communities truly compete in a 21st century global economy, by accessing information faster, attracting investments and creating new jobs in areas of our state that typically struggle to get access to new technology. That's why Michigan agri-businesses are excited about the potential broadband expansions into rural areas that the AT&T-T-Mobile merger would create.
To read more click here.