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The mapping project was part of a much larger project perhaps involving seven billion dollars [6] for a National Broadband Plan that had, among other goals, bringing high speed Internet service to rural areas. [5] [7] State governments such as New Hampshire, [8] North Carolina, and Minnesota attempted broadband maps, as did nations in Africa.
Broadband.gov offers resources for consumers to see the local effects of the National Broadband Plan, and broadband as a whole. Featured is a Consumer Broadband Test that reports a user's internet download and upload speeds, latency and jitter. The government then uses these resources to analyze the nation's broadband quality, and to plan ...
Company Region(s) Notes Allband Multimedia: Curran, Michigan: Serves certain rural areas of Alcona, Alpena, and Montmorency counties in Michigan with the first all fiber to the home (FTTH) system in the state of Michigan, [1] however the top speed offered is only 30/10 Mbit/s for residential customers and 30/30 Mbit/s for business customers.
Wireline broadband availability showing locations where the maximum advertised download speed is 3 Mbit/s or more (December 2012). [7] In 2019, Microsoft criticized the FCC for relying on ISPs to self-report availability, and said internal usage data indicated the FCC maps overstate actual availability. [8]
"The Government is committed to closing the broadband gap in Canada by encouraging the private development of rural broadband infrastructure. Budget 2009 provides $225 million over three years to Industry Canada to develop and implement a strategy on extending broadband coverage to all currently unserved communities beginning in 2009–10."
Connecting America: The National Broadband Plan is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plan to improve Internet access in the United States. The FCC was directed to create the plan by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and unveiled its plan on March 16, 2010. [1]
Marina Park in Spring Creek, Nevada. The community was developed in the 1970s by C. V. Wood, president of McCulloch Oil, as three large housing sections. [5] The western section, at the base of the Elko Hills, is located near the post office (zip 89815), a shopping center, and a supermarket.
FirstNet officials met with federal and local security officials to discuss problems with communications networks and updates on FirstNet's deployment of the national broadband wireless network. FirstNet's representatives said that LTE technology (the data and apps that people have on their smart phones) will help emergency responders during ...