April 7, 2017
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Lack of reliable broadband in this small Kentucky community costs people a lot, residents say: jobs, educational opportunities, real estate sales, and even time with their kids. WMMT reports on a meeting at the Campbells Branch Community Center where the Letcher County Broadband Committee came to gather information and gauge interest in a plan to lessen this community’s digital divide.
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Photos courtesy Malcolm J. Wilson/Humans of Central Appalachia & Izzy Broomfield/MTM