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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.
The main purpose of Broadband.gov is to give the public insight into the National Broadband Plan, and the FCC's plans on how to spread the advancements in broadband technology to the nation. The website details how expanding broadband across the nation will improve health care , [ 2 ] education, [ 3 ] the environment, [ 4 ] government ...
A national broadband plan is a national ... 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.
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]
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.
The Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration are also involved in coordinating the broadband system. [ 10 ] At a U.S. Senate hearing in July 2016, Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) expressed concern to FirstNet's CEO, who was testifying at the hearing ...
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.