Super Network on the Prairie: The Discursive Framing of Broadband Connectivity by Policy Planners and Rural Residents in Alberta, Canada

Maria Bakardjieva, Amanda Williams · 2010 · Culture Unbound Journal of Current Cultural Research

Summary. This study examines Alberta's SuperNet broadband infrastructure project by comparing how government planners and rural residents differently understood and valued broadband connectivity. Through interviews, focus groups, and town halls, the researchers found that policy makers and rural communities held distinct visions of broadband's purpose. Rural residents themselves interpreted broadband differently based on their specific circumstances. Rather than simply equalizing access, broadband functioned as a complex mediator affecting opportunity, participation, and identity in rural communities.

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  author  = {Maria Bakardjieva and Amanda Williams},
  journal = {Culture Unbound Journal of Current Cultural Research},
  year    = {2010},
  doi     = {10.3384/cu.2000.1525.10210153},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.3384/cu.2000.1525.10210153}
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DOI

10.3384/cu.2000.1525.10210153

Countries

Canada

Regions

North America

Categories

broadband-and-digital, policy, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28