NTIA Says 8 States Collaborating to Update US Broadband Map
NTIA said it's working with eight states to improve a national broadband map: California, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia. The states will provide data and other inputs. The updated map "will help policymakers around the…
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country make better decisions as they devise broadband expansion plans,” said NTIA Administrator David Redl Tuesday. A 2018 appropriations act mandated NTIA update the map by working with state partners. The initial eight states are geographically diverse, participate in an NTIA state network and have active broadband initiatives, said the agency, which expects to seek further input from other states and jurisdictions. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., called this "another positive step" and said her state will "benefit from being a key player" in broadband expansion efforts.