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How Broadband Can Complicate Working From Home

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Work from home, we're told.  You can tele-commute with your computer.  True, but only up to a point. 

If you lack a speedy Internet connection--broadband--there could be a lot of time waiting for documents and messages to flow back and forth.  Vice reporter Karl Bode recently pointed this out in an article, "The Coronavirus Will Shine a Bright Light On Crappy US Broadband."  He visits with a synopsis of the current state of the digital divide, which he says is not just an urban-rural split.

Link: to the FCC National Broadband Map.
 

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The Jefferson Exchange is Jefferson Public Radio's daily news program focused on issues, people and events across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Angela Decker is the program's senior producer, Charlie Zimmermann is the assistant producer, and Geoffrey Riley hosts the show.