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>>> ONE PLACE YOU MAY NOT
CONSIDER IS THE SPEED OF THE
INTERNET CONNECTION.
AS THE WIRELESS WORLD MOVES
FASTER BY THE MINUTE, MANY
AMERICANS ARE LEFT BEHIND.
>> OVER HERE INFORMATION COMING
OUT OF MY MONITOR TO MY iPAD.
>> Reporter: PETE CRAMER IS A
CONSULTANT IN RURAL MINNESOTA,
HIS JOB IS TO COLLECT DATA FROM
HIS FARM AND DELIVER TO CLIENTS.
>> EVERY EQUIPMENT HAS A
COMPUTER HOOKED IN.
THE PROBLEM IS THE INTERNET IS
KIND OF NEW AROUND HERE.
>> Reporter: TWO YEARS AGO, PETE
CAN BARELY SEND AN E-MAIL.
>> SOMETIMES I DRIVE UP THE 60
MILES TO DROP OFF SOME
INFORMATION OR SOME DATA.
>> Reporter: THAT'S LIKE THE
HORSE AND BUGGY DAY.
HIS STORY MAY SOUND EXTREME BUT
A THIRD OF U.S. HOMES DON'T HAVE
HIGH SPEED INTERNET.
IT COULD GET WORSE BECAUSE OF
THIS.
>> 5-G IS THE FUTURE.
>> ULTRAHIGH SPEED AND
RELIABILITY.
>> THAT'LL NOT ONLY ALLOW FOR
PHONES TO BE CONNECTED BUT
ALMOST EVERYTHING.
>> 5-G IS THE WIRELESS NETWORK
THAT'LL TAKE OVER 4-G.
IT IS SO FAST THAT IT WILL
REPLACE YOUR HOME INTERNET EVEN
WITH POWERLESS AND IN YOUR CAR.
HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT WILL
HAPPEN AS 5-G GETS DEPLOYED?
>> THERE IS AREA THAT'LL BE LEFT
BEHIND FOR A WHILE.
>> 4-G RELIES ON CELL TOWERS
THAT SERVICE MANY MILES.
5-G'S RANGE IS ONLY SEVERAL
HUNDRED FEET.
FOR 5-G TO WORK IN A RURAL AREA,
YOU ARE LOOKING AT A LOT OF
SMALL CELLS THAT COST A LOT OF
MONEY.
PLUS, THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IS NOT
JUST A RURAL PROBLEM.
>> OVER THE COURSE OF YOUR FOUR
YEARS IN HIGH SCHOOL, I AM SURE
YOU HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED A LOT OF
WORK AND THAT RELIES ON AN
INTERNET CONNECTION.
>> IT IS FRUSTRATING, YOU WANT
TO DO HOMEWORK BUT YOU CAN'T DO
IT BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE
INTERNET.
>> Reporter: HE'S IN NEW JERSEY,
OVER 40% OF HOMES HERE DON'T
HAVE HIGH SPEED INTERNET.
>> ARE YOU WORRIED OF MISSING
OUT ON OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE OF
THAT?
>> YES, FINANCIALLY I AM NOT
WHERE I SHOULD BE YET.
>> Reporter: IN RURAL YAREAS, TE
DIGI
DIG
DIGITAL DIVIDE IS ABOUT ACCESS.
THAT'S NOT IN LOW POPULATION OR
LOW INCOME AREA.
THEY ARE LEFT SCRAMBLING FOR
ALTERNATIVES.
TO GET ONLINE, ERIC TAKES THE
BUS TO SCHOOL.
>> WE DON'T WANT THE LACK OF
INTERNET ACCESS TO GET IN THE
WAY OF HIS SUCCESS.
>> Reporter: BACK IN RURAL
MINNESOTA, LOCALS BANNED
TOGETHER TO CREATE THEIR OWN
NETWORK, AN INTERNET CO-OP C
CALLED INTERNET FIBER.
>> WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT HERE?
>> Reporter: WE HAVE OVER 2,000
SUB D
SUBSCRIBERS, IT IS ALL THE TOWN
WORKING TOGETHER.
>> THE RURAL AREAS UP UNTIL A
COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THEY DID
NOT HAVE 4-G.
SO IF 5-G IS AVAILABLE TOMORROW
MANY MI
IN MINNEAPOLIS, HOW LONG IT IS
AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE?
>> Reporter: IF THE PATTERN
CONTINUES, A BIG LEAP FORWARD
FOR SOME COULD LEAVE OTHERS
BEHIND.
FROM "SUNDAY TODAY," MINNESOTA.
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