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Flawed federal programs maroon rural Americans in telehealth blackouts

The latest broadband program to connect rural Americans is ensnared in Trump administration policy shifts.

Ada Carol Adkins points to a copper wire on the ground in March. The wire, which she says was stolen in April, provided phone service. Adkins says Frontier replaced the line and“ tied it up higher in some places.” Before, a deer stepping on the line could cut off her service, Adkins says. (Owen Hornstein/InvestigateTV/TNS)
Ada Carol Adkins points to a copper wire on the ground in March. The wire, which she says was stolen in April, provided phone service. Adkins says Frontier replaced the line and“ tied it up higher in some places.” Before, a deer stepping on the line could cut off her service, Adkins says. (Owen Hornstein/InvestigateTV/TNS)
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Programs to connect rural Americans are ensnared in Trump administration policy shifts.

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