Every state has some sort of broadband initiative, said a new rep...
Every state has some sort of broadband initiative, said a new report. States are stressing wider broadband availability and using broadband in education and health care, it said. The report, by the Alliance for Public Technology and Communications Workers…
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of America, said only 38 percent of rural residents subscribe to broadband, compared to about 59 percent in urban and suburban areas. It said only 25 percent of those earning under $20,000 a year take broadband, compared with over 60 percent for those earning over $40,000. State broadband efforts include state commissions or authorities, public-private partnerships, direct funding programs, state-run open networks with the state as anchor tenant and tax policies that reward broadband investment, the report said. It said at least 30 states have programs aimed at expanding broadband to areas and populations lacking affordable access. The report said 27 state programs help schools, colleges and universities, public libraries and other educational resources. Telemedicine incentives exist in 25 states, said the report. Thirteen states have programs to use broadband to promote economic development, mainly in their rural areas, said the report. The report details each state initiative -- http://www.apt.org or http://www.speedmatters.org/statepolicy.