New maps of state broadband coverage — pretty cool!
I thought I'd blow the dust off this Urban Users blog and write a quick post about the new broadband coverage maps that have just been published. In a nutshell -- they're way better this time around. Pretty cool, as a matter of fact. The thing I like the best is how granular they are.
Click HERE to drop right into the mapping system.
If you're an economic-development type person, or a community leader type person, these maps will help you figure out where you're at when it comes to broadband. If you're a policy-maker type person, the maps will show you where we've still got a lot of work to do (and if you're an ISP type person that same map will show you where to put some facilities).
Darn nifty.
May 23rd, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Hey Mike,
I looked at the DSL maps. Qwest showed that they offer DSL to my home three blocks from White Bear Lake in Mahtomedi. Went to the Qwest web site and tried to order...no broadband available!
Makes me doubt the accuracy of the maps again.
In addition, while a slow speed DSL connection make help small home businesses, the phone companies would still sell businesses a $300 - $1,000 T1 than a 10 Mb connection. I am helping a large but unsophisticated customer move their 50 node network from T1s to 25 Mb connections and saving money to boot. Their existing providers have been abusing them for years.