FC Is Talking About WNC
Yes Fast Company is talking about Western North Carolina.
What is the Fast Company? They are a leading business media brand, with an editorial focus on innovation in technology, leadership, world changing ideas, creativity, and design.
And Western North Carolina, is rural America; attractive for technology, leadership, changing ideas, creativity, and design.
But, WNC lacks a dependable and fast internet infrastructure for the future for everybody.
WNC – Lifestyle
If broadband can be increased in rural areas, it would have a dramatic impact, both for people currently living in those areas and for people who are looking to shift their lifestyle away from the cities or the suburbs and move to a more rural location.
Brie Reynolds, the Senior Career Specialist at FlexJobs
WNC – More Living Space at a Lower Cost of Living
Two-thirds of remote workers are interested in moving out of the city in order to enjoy more living space and a lower cost of living. However, 67% indicate that internet availability affects their decision, and 36% said a lack of access to broadband internet is preventing them from making the move.
Study by SatelliteInternet.com
More About Our Nation’s $80 Billion Problem
https://www.fastcompany.com/90578964/rural-internet-broadband-access
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