Rabun County Ranks 2,517th for Internet Speed as Rural Broadband Gaps Persist
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Updated · FOX 5 Atlanta · Aug 11
Rabun County Ranks 2,517th for Internet Speed as Rural Broadband Gaps Persist
3 articles · Updated · FOX 5 Atlanta · Aug 11
Summary
Rabun County placed No. 2,517 in a Faro study of more than 3,000 U.S. counties, putting the northeast Georgia county among the nation's slowest for internet speeds.
Faro said nearly all counties in the bottom 25 are rural, underscoring how geography still limits reliable high-speed broadband and mobile access.
The ranking lands as federal digital-access funding remains contested: the Trump administration moved last year to end Digital Equity Act programs, but a judge in July blocked that effort.
Reliable internet has become central to work, school and health care, leaving rural counties like Rabun exposed as the national broadband gap persists despite broader speed gains.