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Federal stimulus dollars vital for broadband expansion

Senator Mark Warner of Virginia recently gathered 400 business, government and nonprofit leaders at Piedmont Virginia Community College to discuss opportunities for using federal stimulus money for broadband in Virginia. Businesses, individuals, and politicians alike stressed the need and importance of broadband access in communities for all different types of business and educational advancements. In addition to broadband access expansion, part of the federal dollars will be put towards innovation using existing broadband Internet connections.

Federal stimulus dollars vital for broadband expansion

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Connected Nation moves forward in Minnesota, Nevada, Texas, Ohio

Connected Nation continues to expand its broadband initiatives in multiple states, as part of its mission to stimulate deployment and adoption of high-speed Internet to all Americans. They launched interactive broadband mapping tools in Minnesota, were designated the mapping entity in Nevada and Texas, and are making the case for broadband in Ohio.

Connected Nation moves forward in Minnesota, Nevada, Texas, Ohio

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Arkansas libraries addressing connectivity issues

At a recent Arkansas Opportunity Online Broadband Summit in Little Rock, representatives of libraries from across the state met to develop a sustainable plan to "assure that adequate Internet bandwidth is available to all public libraries in Arkansas in the future." Twenty-seven library systems in Arkansas have one or more libraries with Internet connection speeds that don?t meet the demand of patrons.

Arkansas libraries addressing connectivity issues

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Ohio Senator opens doors for broadband

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) recently hosted a seminar with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Connect Ohio, and broadband providers to discuss the benefits of broadband expansion. Sen. Brown and Sen. Tom Harkin, (D-IA) led early debates about and fought to secure funding for broadband access. And now that the $7.2 billon is earmarked, states and service providers are working to coordinate efforts to secure funds.

Ohio Senator opens doors for broadband

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Kansas farm family struggles with limited Internet options

Recently, the Hays Daily News (Hays, Kansas) published an opinion piece written by a Kansas farmer -- Alisa Rath. In her piece, Rath discusses the difficulties that she and her family have experienced in attempting to use the Internet to run and facilitate their farming business. Speed Matters understands the struggles confronting the Rath family. And, unfortunately, there are many other families in similar positions.

Kansas farm family struggles with limited Internet options