Rural Internet is the access to the Internet from rural areas (also referred to as "the country" or "countryside"), which are settled places outside towns and cities. Inhabitants live in villages, hamlets, on farms and in other isolated houses. Mountains and other terrain can impede rural Internet access. Methods for broadband Internet access in rural areas include: * Mobile Internet (broadband if HSPA or higher) * Power-line Internet * Terrestrial Wireless Internet * Satellite Internet * ADSL loop extender * Internet of Things