Imagine that you live in a rural part of the country, but need access to the internet in order to get the latest forecast for your crops or to do some online shopping.  In many cases, getting this access isn’t as easy as it should be, for the United States lags far behind other countries in how well it provides internet access to the population.  In fact, as of three years ago, only 38% of rural areas could get high speed internet.  Compare those numbers to the numerous Wi-Fi hot spots and numerous DSL lines that are found in the nation’s cities.