NTIA program off to a strong start

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced today that it has received applications representing all 50 states, 5 territories, and the District of Columbia to participate in NTIA’s State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program, which will assist NTIA in creating a national broadband map.

This unprecedented initiative will provide consumers with better information on the broadband Internet services available to them and inform policymakers’ efforts to increase broadband availability nationwide...