A broadband stimulus grant increased the use of broadband by...
A broadband stimulus grant increased the use of broadband by 15 percent in nine Chicago neighborhoods from 2008 to 2011, a Broadband Illinois study showed (http://xrl.us/boffkb). Fellow stimulus grantee Partnership for a Connected Illinois helped support the study of how…
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nine neighborhoods, designated as Smart Communities, responded to a $7 million grant as part of NTIA’s Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. But Smart Communities’ broadband adoption rates in the home didn’t differ from those in other Chicago neighborhoods, it said in the report released Thursday. Internet use included access on smartphones, in other people’s homes and at public sites, according to the study. The study attempted to limit its look specifically to the effect of the stimulus effort: “The statistical controls used here are useful for eliminating known challenges such as demographic change.” The “substantial increase in Internet use is a step toward creating the culture of digital excellence that is the goal of the Smart Communities” but “falls short of full access and participation in society online,” the researchers said. They explained that their citywide broadband surveys are an ongoing effort that will be repeated this year.