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West Virginia has slow start on broadband super highway

By JIM McCONVILLE

The Journal

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia is still a slow turtle in the country’s broadband race.

West Virginia ranks 47th in overall broadband penetration, with 30 percent of residents not having access to broadband service.

According to the Federal Communication Commission’s “2016 Broadband Progress Report” only 61 percent of rural residents nationwide have access to broadband.

Read the entire article: http://www.journal-news.net/news/local-news/2018/01/state-has-slow-start-on-broadband-super-highway/

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