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This book offers a practice-based approach to developing strategies for utilizing broadband telecommunications for rural economic development. Edwards addresses four key questions in the publication: 1) How important is broadband telecommunications in the achievement of rural economic development success in the information-based economy? 2) What are the critical factors in assessing the potential of rural communities to utilize broadband telecommunications for economic development? 3) What policy trends are proposed to assist communities in the advancement of telecommunication-based economic development strategies? And 4) How can local leadership assist in the implementation of broadband for economic development success? By answering these important questions, Edwards provides the reader a step-by-step, practice-oriented framework for implementing a rural economic development planning strategy through the implementation of broadband telecommunications. Broadband connectivity is vital for rural communities to be actively engaged in the global information economy, but being connected is not enough. Utilization of technology is required if communities want to increase their potential for economic development success.
Contents
Chapter 1 List of Figures
Chapter 2 List of Tables
Chapter 3 Foreword
Chapter 4 Preface
Chapter 5 I. Introduction
Chapter 6 II. Broadband Telecommunications: The Interstate Highway of the 21st Century
Chapter 7 III. Federal and State Broadband Policies: Shaping the Prospect of Economic Development in Rural America
Chapter 8 IV. Beyond Access: A Cluster Approach to Broadband Telecommunications-Based Rural Economic Development Planning
Chapter 9 V. Local Leadership and Policy in Broadband Telecommunications-Based Rural Economic Development Planning
Chapter 10 VI. Conclusion
Chapter 11 Appendices
Chapter 12 References
