DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Vice President Joe Biden is expected to announce during a visit to Georgia that the government will provide stimulus grants and loans to bring broadband to communities that have little access to the technology.
Biden was to appear at Impulse Manufacturing in Dawsonville on Thursday to announce an initial $182 million investment in 18 projects in 17 states.
The White House says the federal money has already been matched with $46 million in private capital, and that the projects will provide job opportunities in addition to helping communities held back by the lack of broadband technology.
Good. Helping to build cyber infrastructure is a wise, forward thinking move by the federal government. Can't help but contrast how connected with high-speed internet South Korea is, compared to the U.S. Sure, it helps that Korea is much smaller, with less population to wire together, but they are nonetheless streets ahead of us in internet technology. A lot of other technology, too. When you think of "clever electronic gadgets", you don't think "made in USA", do you?
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ReplyDeleteNuggets man, nuggets! This is a blogpost, not a broadsheet.
ReplyDeleteThere was a report out just recently by Insight Research that underlined the need for wider access to broadband. 38% of American households don’t have access to the Internet. 58 million American households either have no access at home, or only dial-up.
ReplyDeleteIn this day and age, computer illiteracy, or no access to the internet, puts kids at a real disadvantage - in school and later in the workforce. Thanks for writing on this.
Here's the link to the Insight report, if you're interested: http://www.insight-corp.com/%5CExecSummaries%5Crural09ExecSum.pdf
Thanks!
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