RD100 - Broadband Activities in the Commonwealth: An Annual Status Report - 2010


Executive Summary:
2010 was a landmark year for broadband in the U.S. and the Commonwealth. For the first time in history, the U.S. has a national broadband plan, a national broadband availability map under development, and approximately $150 million in federal funding invested in broadband infrastructure in the Commonwealth.

Despite the national attention and funding, Virginia continues to have large geographic areas that remain unserved, lacking the (affordable) broadband services needed to participate in the ever-expanding pool of applications such as distance learning, electronic health records, telemedicine, and teleworking. This is unacceptable. We must leverage existing and emerging technologies to their fullest extent so that all of our citizens will have the opportunity to participate in the global economy.

As such, the Commonwealth remains diligent in our pursuit of ubiquitous affordable broadband services for our citizens. The remainder of this report highlights the initiatives and activities that have occurred dung the past year toward the attainment of this goal. For more information, please visit wired.Virginia.gov.