The Connected Nation Blog: States Update and Release Broadband Maps to Prepare for Stimulus Funding

Thursday, July 9, 2009

States Update and Release Broadband Maps to Prepare for Stimulus Funding

As states’ prepare to take advantage of broadband mapping stimulus funds, several states where Connected Nation is active are updating and releasing broadband maps.

In Tennessee, the Chattanooga Times Free-Press
wrote a story on how a newly released Connected Tennessee broadband map could help steer federal broadband stimulus dollars to the state. To read the entire article, click here.

Also, today in Raleigh, N.C., Rep. Bill Faison and other legislative and executive branch leaders joined high-speed Internet service providers, North Carolina Farm Bureau, and Connect North Carolina to announce the release of the state’s first accurate broadband inventory map that illustrates the extent of broadband services available across North Carolina. To view the press release, click
here.

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