So, this is pretty cool.
Virginia’s Office of Telework and Broadband Assistance recently released a map to give policy makers, local government leaders, and service providers a more detailed picture of broadband coverage in the state as they work to provide “last-mile” broadband in their communities.
You can zoom in by localities to see who’s got speed…and perhaps more importantly, who doesn’t.
To see more, click the map, below.
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Listen here to Karen Jackson, Virginia’s Deputy Secretary of Technology, discuss bringing broadband to all of the Commonwealth in this podcast.
Call it hi-techriculture.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting grants to bring broadband service to rural areas. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack called Universal access to affordable broadband essential to creating jobs and boosting local economies and create jobs.
“All Americans – regardless of where they live – should be able to benefit from the opportunities available in our digital age,” he said, per the Dairy Herd Management trade journal.
State and local governments, corporations and Indian tribes are eligible to apply for grants from $50,000 to $1 million through USDA’s Community Connect Grant Program, which was created to help rural residents tap into the tremendous potential of the internet.
For more info, check out the full story.
