6.2.1: Broadband

Endorse and actively support the broadband initiatives of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which are intended to accelerate deployment of Internet services in unserved, underserved, and rural areas and to strategic anchor institutions, such as schools, that are likely to provide significant public benefits.

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These initiatives are the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program of the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Rural Development Broadband Program of the Department of Agriculture, and the interagency National Broadband Plan developed by the Federal Communications Commission.

Stakeholder(s):

• Unserved Areas


• Underserved Areas


• Rural Areas

Indicator(s):

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