Waiting is a way of experiencing the effects of power. This article finds those waiting for fixed broadband connection are powerless to end the waiting and increasingly frustrated with the powerful—the governmental officials, policy makers, and broadband providers—who control their waiting. This article, built on 19 interviews with residents of a rural county in the United States, details the lived experiences of those waiting for a fixed broadband connection and shines a critical light on the unequal power dynamics of digital inequality and waiting. The findings demonstrate residents suffer from “chronic waiting” for a connection. They also wait while using the internet, via inferior mobile connections, laboring through issues such as buffering. Finally, the findings illustrate the only way to avoid “technology-induced waiting” is to wait in alternative ways, including turning into a “second-shift” family to enjoy internet service in the middle of the night.

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“来吧——呃，加载！” 无力、等待、没有宽带的生活

等待是体验权力影响的一种方式。本文发现那些等待固定宽带连接的人无力结束等待，并且对控制他们等待的有权势——政府官员、政策制定者和宽带提供商——越来越感到沮丧。这篇文章基于对美国一个农村县的居民的 19 次采访，详细描述了那些等待固定宽带连接的人的生活经历，并对数字不平等和等待的不平等权力动态进行了批判性的阐述。调查结果表明，居民患有“长期等待”连接。他们还在使用互联网时等待，通过劣质的移动连接，努力解决缓冲等问题。最后，