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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.
These programs collected data used by the NTIA to refurbish a public interactive National Broadband Map that was released in February 2011. [14] The map was authorized by Congress with the 2008 Broadband Data Improvement Act [ 15 ] and was funded through the 2009 economic stimulus bill. [ 16 ]
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 ...
The discussion focused on future broadband accessibility, more specifically for those in the outlying areas of Bladen County where internet connection has been spotty at best. According to Kyle ...
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.
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]
A national broadband plan is a national plan to deploy broadband Internet access. Broadband is a term normally considered to be synonymous with a high-speed connection to the internet. Suitability for certain applications, or technically a certain quality of service , is often assumed.
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.