Connected Nation Model for Broadband Expansion Recognized by Michigan State University Report

Washington, DC: The work of a Connected Nation non-profit was praised in a recently-released Michigan State University (MSU) telecommunications report, Closing the Rural Broadband Gap. The report wrote that ConnectKentucky, a Connected Nation non-profit, has successfully closed the “digital divides between young and old and better-educated and less-educated residents” in Kentucky. Press Release

Connected Nation Sheds Light on Broadband Stimulus Provisions for State Leaders

Washington, DC: On Friday, Feb. 13, national lawmakers approved more than $7 billion for expanding broadband Internet availability nationwide as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1). That same day, Connected Nation, a national non-profit that helps expand access to and use of broadband, hosted a briefing to help to explain what H.R. 1 can mean for individual states.
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