Fergus Falls Daily Journal: Getting everyone connected: New program to help address areas with little to no internet services
15 Nov 2022
News, Lake Region
If you live in remote parts of the county, sometimes the internet service that’s available is either slow or not compatible with most modern laptops or applications.
In some cases, an address may be just out of the service area of a provider. Industry professionals refer to this as “last mile” service or the final leg where it might be too cost prohibitive to extend service coverage.
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