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Texas State Library and Archives Commission Broadband Report

Posted Tue, 2011-03-15 16:46

Texas organizations received several broadband grants to promote increased access to broadband and better access to resources that support education, employment and self-sufficiency. The Texas State Library and Archives Commission prepared the attached report to identify all libraries and educational and community service institutions in Texas that benefited from federal broadband stimulus funds, to describe the scope of each broadband project and to gauge the total benefit for Texans.
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/pubs/docs/TLSAC-LegReport_BroadbandStimulus-2...

Maine: "High-speed Internet Upgrade Begins" Oct. 10, 2010

Posted Thu, 2010-10-14 12:37

from WLBZ2.com:

Don Carrigan, Midcoast Bureau Chief

BRUNSWICK, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- After two years of planning, construction is starting on a big upgrade to Maine's high-speed internet system. It's called the Three Ring Binder, and supporters say it will help grow Maine's economy and improve everything from education to health care.

Merit Network wins broadband grant

Posted Mon, 2009-11-23 15:25

Article reprinted from Gladwin County Record

January 26, 2010

ANN ARBOR — Merit Network, Inc. has announced the award of federal stimulus funding to build a 1,017-mile extension of the research and education provider's fiber-optic backbone. The fiber will extend critical broadband service to rural and underserved communities across 32 Michigan counties, including Gladwin.