Internet consumers and businesses outside that urban areas can face higher costs, Internet delays, and long waits before high speed Internet access becomes available locally at affordable prices. ISPs, in turn route that Internet traffic to an Internet Backbone POP over leased lines.
Internet access is unlikely.
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