Source: SOUTHEAST PRODUCE WEEKLY, 5/13/21


[EDITOR’s NOTE — About three years ago, SPW ran a piece about the potential benefits of leasing land for cell tower use, which proved to be of high interest to our audience — and continues to be. In this guest commentary, Vertical Consultants details how cellphone towers may help alleviate the wireless divide impacting rural Americans.]

Living through a global pandemic has shed a light on issues plaguing communities across America. But one problem that cannot be ignored is the fact that communities need access to high-speed internet. With schools and businesses now running on the web, those without access to high-speed internet could quickly fall behind the rest of modern society.  Right now, 35% of rural Americans do not have access to broadband and wireless services.

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