Saturday, May 19, 2007
We need to be focusing on broadband deployment.
"A recently-released study by the Organization for Economic Development (OECD) shows 2006 ended with the U.S. ranking 25th in broadband penetration worldwide and that it dropped from 13th to 15th in OECD countries. Citizens in the world’s leading broadband countries also pay far less — below $1 per Mbps (megabits per second) of service. In the U.S., rates average almost 10 times that."
Tennesse has launched a new Internet plan. Read more.
Meanwhile experts in North Carolina point out the rural gap in broadband deployment. Read more.
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The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it.
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Background on Ed Morrison
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Rural broadband: The gap persists
