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Iowa
Launches
of Broadband Availability Map
Posted 20 June
2010
Iowa’s first
statewide broadband availability map has been launched. The web-based
map is fully interactive and puts powerful tools and information
directly into the hands of anyone interested in improving the
technological landscape in Iowa.
“This newly completed map paves the way for technology to follow, which
will create new jobs, increase Iowa’s economic competitiveness, and
deliver services that have been previously unavailable to rural areas
of the state,” Governor Culver said. “Iowa has made great strides in
spreading broadband across the state. In fact, 177 broadband providers
offered data showing that the vast majority of our citizens can access
broadband. However, only 66 percent of residents report using broadband
at home. Through this effort we will continue the progress of getting
our citizens online and accessing the unlimited benefits associated
with broadband.”
Much like the revolutionary impact of harnessing electricity or the
telephone, high-speed Internet connection is Iowa’s lifeline to future
prosperity. The development of Iowa’s map is funded by a federal
stimulus grant and is guided by the Connect Iowa initiative, in
partnership with the Iowa Utilities Board. Connect Iowa is a subsidiary
of the national nonprofit Connected Nation and is Iowa’s designated
entity under the grant award.
Full access to Iowa’s interactive map is available now through the
Connect Iowa website at www.connectiowa.org.
“The completed Iowa state map shows what broadband services are
currently available down to the Census Block level. Connect Iowa, in
collaboration with the state’s broadband providers, will update the map
on a routine basis to reflect real-time broadband availability so that
policy makers, Internet providers, and the general public can use the
maps to make informed decisions about broadband investment and
expansion,” explains Brian Mefford, CEO of Connect Iowa’s parent
company, Connected Nation. “The goal of our nonprofit organization is
to expand broadband access to areas where it doesn’t exist and improve
the quality of service in areas that are already served. Iowa’s newly
completed map is the first major step in this process.”
Iowa’s BroadbandStat map will be explained in detail Tuesday, June 22,
2010 by Connect Iowa staff. The public demonstration will take place
via webinar at 10 a.m. CDT. Media, broadband providers, and the general
public are invited to attend by signing up through the Connect Iowa
website, www.connectiowa.org.
All Iowa residents are encouraged to visit www.connectiowa.org to join in
this important initiative and offer feedback. The website gives
residents a one-stop-shopping portal where they can find providers at
their address, check their current Internet speeds, request broadband
service in their area, and share stories of how high-speed Internet has
impacted their lives.
Connect Iowa is funded through a $2.2 million award by the U.S.
Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) to launch the initiative in the state and carry
out the work over a five-year period. Under the NTIA State Broadband
Data and Development grant program, Connect Iowa is charged with
creating statewide awareness, mapping, and maintaining the state
broadband inventory for two years, and conduct planning efforts for a
period of five years. These funds are part of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009. NTIA, as required by the ARRA, will make a
national broadband map publicly available by Feb. 17, 2011.
By increasing broadband access and use across the state, Iowa is facing
a bright future, with greater opportunities, and a new throughway to
economic empowerment.
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