From the KPA news Content Service
Two state agencies are asking businesses and citizens to
participate in a survey that will collect information on broadband use
as part of the Broadband KY initiative to help increase internet
utilization in the daily lives of Kentuckians.
“Broadband services are critical to the advancement of our state in
education, economic development and job creation,” Lori H. Flanery,
secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, said in a press
release. “The Broadband KY initiative is working to help businesses and
citizens take full advantage of existing broadband capabilities and
identify areas of greatest need for broadband expansion in homes,
schools and commerce.”
The public survey will be available online through March 8 at
http://broadband.ky.gov. More than 100,000 businesses, non-profit and
health organizations, local governments and households in Kentucky will
receive email messages this week requesting their participation.
The survey is designed to identify where internet access is not being
fully utilized as an educational or business tool, and to target areas
with limited or no broadband availability in the state. The results will
help build a strategic plan to promote the internet as an economic
development asset in all aspects of daily life.
The state has received more than $5.3 million in grants for broadband mapping and outreach programs.
