Limitations around infrastructure, as well as low connection speeds and high cost of services, are hampering connectivity in rural areas in Brazil, according to a new study.
The report released this week by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br) looked at the state of connectivity in the country’s schools in 2018 and found that only 34 percent of institutions located in rural areas have at least one computer equipped with Internet access.
However, connections of rural schools are around 2Mbps, rendering them nearly useless for classroom use. The situation is not that different in urban areas, where only 11 percent of schools have connections above 11Mbps.