Do you have broadband yet?
Residents and businesses in communities under-served by broadband internet access can let the federal government know by visiting and recording their geographical location at weneedbroadband.com, an online campaign launched for rural America.
The more locations mapped in a community, the more attractive it becomes for the $7.2 billion in grant dollars for broadband in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It is expected that large telecommunications companies will vie for those dollars, and communities that have already been mapped for service will also be more attractive to them too.
“Everyone deserves access to broadband Internet services and the opportunites it provides, so we developed and launched the We Need Broadband project to accelerate network deployments to underserved communities,” says Vince Jordan, CEO of RidgeviewTel, which operates the site. “We encourage those under-served by broadband to enter their location and rally their neighbors and community to do the same.
You can provide your location at we need broadband.com.
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