Why Better Mapping Matters

Unique challenges to providing high-speed broadband in rural territories include the role broadband mapping plays in the distribution of resources needed to build and sustain broadband in rural America. Many proposals are being presented to the FCC, but these principles are critical in any solution...

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Published inRural Telecommunications Vol. 38; no. 4; p. 13
Main Author Bloomfield, Shirley
Format Journal Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington National Telephone Cooperative Association 22.09.2019
National Telephone Cooperative
Subjects
Broadband
Broadband transmission
Community
Cones
Distance learning
High speed
Mapping
Rural areas
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ISSN0744-2548

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Summary:Unique challenges to providing high-speed broadband in rural territories include the role broadband mapping plays in the distribution of resources needed to build and sustain broadband in rural America. Many proposals are being presented to the FCC, but these principles are critical in any solution to ensure better broadband availability data and, ultimately, a better map. Because when push cones to shove, the greatest reason to ensure better broadband naps is so that every American is afforded access to the opportunities high-speed internet provides! THE NEXT GENERATION OF AMERICAN JOBS The opportunities created by access to broadband service are almost too many to count. [...]broadband-enabled distance education and training programs can play a vital role in helping to prepare our students for careers that demand both computer skills and critical thinking, no matter where they live.
ISSN:0744-2548