[1st-mile-nm] TechNet State Broadband Index

[Richard Lowenberg]

The annual States Broadband Index has been released by TechNet,
and based on overall measures, New Mexico continues to rank
near the bottom of the list; at 46th among the 50 states.
However, the devil is in the details.    Take a look.
RL


STATE BROADBAND INDEX

http://www.technet.org/technet-state-by-state-broadband-report/

[SOURCE: TechNet, AUTHOR: John Horrigan, Ellen Satterwhite]
States are actively pursuing ways to use broadband to promote economic 
development, build strong communities, improve delivery of government 
services, and upgrade educational systems. The ingredients for meeting 
those goals are fast and ubiquitous broadband networks, a population of 
online users, and an economic structure that helps drive broadband 
innovation and investment in new broadband uses. Not all states have 
these ingredients in equal measure. In this report, the TechNet State 
Broadband Index rates the states on indicators of broadband adoption, 
network quality, and economic structure as a way of taking stock of 
where states stand. The ratings show that the top five states are: 
Washington, Massachusetts, Delaware, Maryland, and California.
(copied from the Benton Foundation email list.)



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