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Why Broadband for Agriculture? Just because... |
Just because...
- We care that the American farmer has been disenfranchised from the internet.
- We care that in terms of internet years connectivity speeds for the rural population is stuck on 1999
- We care that economically viable companies are leaving rural areas because of the poor access to broadband
- We care that most broadband companies can't afford to build anything where the population per square mile is less than 2,000
- We care that the US ranks 25th in the world in percentage of population on high speed internet connections. See Graph below.
- We care that rural connectivity is 1/2 of the US Household Average.
- We care that the Japanese broadband is 17 times faster than the US broadband at 1/2 the price.
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The Broadband Alliance is a non-profit organization that develops education and advocacy programs to make affordable internet broadband available. While we believe that everyone globally should have high speed internet access, our focus initially is on the United States and more specifically American agriculture.
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Task Force Final Report Issued |
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Anne Neville - Manager of the California Broadband Initiative said today - "I am excited to announce the release of the Task Force’s final report, 'The State of Connectivity – Building Innovation Through Broadband.' This report represents the culmination of more than a year of work by the Task Force, and includes maps of current broadband availability and speed, recommendations to increase broadband access and use, and a timeframe in which to meet these critical goals. The report is available online at www.calink.ca.gov/taskforcereport. |
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Let's not close the door on innovation. |
WiFi is a step in the right direction, but it is only the first step. Let's not close the door on innovation before the process has begun. "Tarkus" Michael Murphy
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Broadband Alliance for Agriculture names Paarlberg Executive Director. |
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