A rural N.C. county went to build its own internet network. Then came telecom pushback.
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — Across the well-manicured homes in this city’s subdivision of Fairfield, Jeff Stanovich never thought that he would be hunched over his router wishing his internet would work. It’s a near daily routine. Unplug the modem, wait 45 seconds, plug it back in, wait for the blue lights to all come back…