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Expanding broadband into rural areas remains costly because providers must lay cable over long distances to reach a small number of —scatteredscatteringscatterscatters customers. Satellite internet has narrowed the gap, but many farmers still report signal —disruptiondisruptdisruptingdisruptive during heavy rain. Governments increasingly offer subsidies to —encourageencouragementencouragingencouraged companies willing to extend fibre lines into remote communities.