As I have demonstrated, the Doctrine did not work the way you think it did. Further, as I explained, it’s very likely that with the expansion of multiple avenues of viewpoints (especially podcasts) destroying the scarcity identified in 1969 by SCOTUS, the Doctrine would likely be held …
unconstitutional by SCOTUS like it has held for other mediums, including social media That day has passed long ago.
And those areas have high speed internet, just not in the manner the Dems wished to bring. I'm originally from a very, VERY rural town in central Minnesota. They have had internet access there which they have used to post Trump BS on Facebook and the like for 15 years or more.
They also have cable channels and satellite radio, all of which increased the number avenues for people to express, hear, or watch varying viewpoints. If they have access to Fox News, they certainly have access to MSNBC, C-SPAN, CNN, etc.