"Sandra Thornton is eager to generate new business for the sewing plant she
manages just outside Centerville, Tenn. When the machines at Southeastern Pant
are running full tilt, the plant's 55 employees can crank out 2,000 pairs a week
for police officers, firefighters, and security guards all over the U.S. Nestled
among the rolling, ranch-dotted hills of the central part of the Volunteer
State, Thornton's plant has managed to stay open when many clothing companies
are sending work overseas, by focusing on custom orders. "All the police
agencies want their own stripes, their own pocket sizes," she says. "Our
equipment is very easy to change over.""
People of rural areas will benefit from broadband Internet, becuase it will enable them to connect to millions of other people. Also, store owners and other businesses will thrive with broadband Internet.