Co-ops that have historically brought electricity and telephone services to rural America are now providing internet service. Broadband companies don't make a profit when covering a large area with limited households per mile so co-ops have filled the need under the "Smart Grid" program funded by the USDA. Thousands of households have been connected to fiber-optic internet as a result.

The co-ops that electrified Depression-era farms are now building rural internet

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The co-ops that electrified Depression-era farms are now building rural internet

The co-ops that electrified Depression-era farms are now building rural internet