Rural Development: Steps Towards Realizing the Potential of Telecommunications Technologies
RCED-96-155
Published: Jun 14, 1996. Publicly Released: Jun 14, 1996.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed rural communities' efforts to develop advanced telecommunications technologies, focusing on: (1) federal programs that fund rural telecommunications projects; (2) lessons learned for developing such projects; and (3) whether changes to these programs are needed.
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Community development programsData transmissionFederal aid to localitiesInternetRural economic developmentStrategic planningTelecommunicationsTelemedicineTelephonesRural roads