Given the finacial and human resources of the nation and the state, coupled with the technical expertise that exists and will continue to emerge with research and application, what is needed to impact on the rural side of the urban/rural debate is the formation (recreation) in Pennsylvania of an agency akin to the Rural Electrification Administration (REA), 1935. It would address, but more importantly PROVIDEfor the elctronic information needs of rural Pennsylvania. We must not allow or tolerate business, industry, or even the government to cite low population density as a reason for them (us, you, me,---society) to deny citizens information and education in places and ways convenient to them. (Sounds like the Morrill Act, 1962, which provided for landgrant colleges). If we deny people, we do not progress as a society and civilization. Please note: when I use the terms "society", "citizens", "civilization", etc., I am not speaking theory , philosophy, platitudes or Ivory Tower doubletalk. What we need are elected public officials who are willing to bite the bullet, truly lead (test of leadership is to look over your shoulder, and if no one or just a few are marching behind you, well you just "ain't" a leader!), and PROVIDE for the common good. I seriously question some elected public officials priorities. In the rural areas of Pennsylvania the smallest unit of government which can provide equal access to what we are discussing in this project is the county level. In Pennsylvania there are nine (9) classes of counties, based on population. In the smaller class counties, it would be advisable for these units to use a regional approach, as is done with regional economic development district boundaries--already in place in the Commonwealth.