Rural pockets of Northern California are not hot-beds of Internet use, nor do they want to be, according to a federally funded study recently released.
A surprising number of respondents to a survey are sure they can live without the Internet, and aren’t very interested in enhancing broadband service, especially if they have to pay for it.
On the other hand, those communities that have Internet access don’t know what they’d do without it. Users say they find information on health care and personal safety, and pursue distance learning, as well as buying goods and communicating with friends and family.