Source: SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 2/23/21

Only 40 percent of North Carolina farmers have a fixed internet connection with others relying on satellite, according to a survey just released. Sixty percent of farmers surveyed also said their internet was slow, even though 90 percent indicated that internet was important to their business. In January 2020, in partnership with the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University, the Broadband Infrastructure Office launched the Internet Connectivity for Farmers Survey to gauge the caliber of internet service at farms and farm offices across North Carolina.

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