Poor Representation of Rural Counties of the United States in Some Measures of Consumer Broadband

Cari A. Bogulski, Maysam Rabbani, Corey J. Hayes, Aysenur Betul Cengil, Catherine C. Shoults, Hari Eswaran · 2024 · Telemedicine Reports

Summary. Rural counties in the United States are significantly underrepresented in major broadband speed test datasets. The researchers analyzed data from Measurement Labs and Ookla across 2020-2021, finding that very rural counties had far fewer fixed broadband speed tests per capita than urban counties, while mobile test patterns showed no rural-urban difference. This data gap undermines efforts to identify and address broadband gaps in rural communities that need telehealth access.

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Bogulski, C. A., Rabbani, M., Hayes, C. J., Cengil, A. B., Shoults, C. C., & Eswaran, H.. (2024). Poor Representation of Rural Counties of the United States in Some Measures of Consumer Broadband. Telemedicine Reports. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmr.2024.0048

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DOI: 10.1089/tmr.2024.0048
Countries: United States
Regions: North America
Categories: broadband-and-digital, rural-healthcare, rural-data-and-definitions
Added: 2026-04-28