Broadband is the Key Instrument
I found 8 members for my band on the Facebook Business Insider article linked below; and, they all have broadband.
If each of my band members wanted to learn or upskill their musical talent, they could use broadband as their instrument to upskill their musical skills by reading and watching online content.
But as Dr. John Gossett references, broadband at home is a resource that could be scarce if multiple individuals needed to connect.
My analogy is that if I wanted to grow my band during COVID, finding students to learn and practice their musical instrument, could be very very hard to facilitate; even if you had broadband.
Broadband internet access contributed [to a decline in attendance at A-B Tech Community College] as did access to internet-capable devices.
Dr. John Gossett, A-B Tech President
No Broadband, No Learning Opportunity
So the thought that I’m trying to communicate is Western North Carolina has a lot of potential musicians or professions that could be upskilled with broadband.
Not having access to high-speed internet or broadband instantly put these community members at a severe disadvantage in life.
What musical talent would you upskill to be considered my band?
- accordion?
- acoustic guitar?
- bagpipes?
- banjo?
- bass guitar?
- bongo drums?
- bugle?
- cello?
Hah. Although I played the oboe in high school, I need to start somewhere to improve my ability to plan to play in a concert.
Broadband would be my instrument of initial choice to facilitate a more knowledge and learnings to make myself a better candidate for a band.
Marc Czarnecki, an Experienced Worker Initiative of WNC Team Member, WNC Broadband Project Team Member, & Digital Literacy Network Community Tech
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http://www.facebook.com/businessnc. (2021, June 30). Round table: Western North Carolina, rising higher. Business North Carolina. https://businessnc.com/round-table-western-north-carolina-rising-higher/