Internet in rural homes

[Ray]

Back in the days when “rural” was definitely “the sticks”, the major power and telephone companies didn’t want to invest in infrastructure extending to only a few new customers, so “cooperatives” were formed that had people combine their funds to pay for it and for the services, as the fractional cost was a lot less per-family.

As the population grew, they have just stayed in place and now act more as a local agent with good purchasing power.

Both my electricity and internet/TV (and phone if I wanted a land line) are fed through co-ops.

“On the edge of Pisgah National Forest” suggests out near Asheville, which has turned into a really “happening” town that’s seeing a lot of growth. I suspect that unless you’re really in the boonies, you won’t have too much of a problem, and once you get over the shock of leaving NYC, you’ll love it there.