Broadband stimulus could save lives and cash - News
St. Louis — September 3, 2009 — ShowMe Broadband, a project of St. Louis Broadband, is applying for $37 Million in stimulus funds, not only bring broadband to 13 rural counties, but to build a “ride for free” Public Safety network as well.
The ShowMe Broadband project is located in Southeast Missouri, within the New Madrid fault zone.
In a report filed in November 2008, The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency warned that a serious earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone could result in "the highest economic losses due to a natural disaster in the United States," further predicting "widespread and catastrophic" damage across Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and particularly Tennessee, where a 7.7 magnitude quake or greater would cause damage to tens of thousands of structures affecting water distribution, transportation systems, and other vital infrastructure...
The ShowMe Broadband project is located in Southeast Missouri, within the New Madrid fault zone.
In a report filed in November 2008, The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency warned that a serious earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone could result in "the highest economic losses due to a natural disaster in the United States," further predicting "widespread and catastrophic" damage across Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and particularly Tennessee, where a 7.7 magnitude quake or greater would cause damage to tens of thousands of structures affecting water distribution, transportation systems, and other vital infrastructure...
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