Rural PC Project Releases Survey Results
Posted by Jesse Ward on Monday, September 21, 2009 · 
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The Rural PC Project, a joint partnership between NTCA, CSSA, and Microsoft, is attempting to increase broadband adoption by providing affordable and reliable laptops to rural consumers.
NTCA and CSSA are acting as program administrators, aggregating computer purchases to achieve lower per unit cost, while Microsoft has assisted with strategic planning support. Participating member telcos are able to offer the computers to their customer base on their own individual terms.
The Rural PC Project is currently conducting a pilot program with a handful of rural telcos. To date, more than 150 laptops have been shipped, including 25 netbooks. Read more