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I hate to resurrect old posts but I’ll make an exception here. This week the Wall Street Journal wrote a very flattering article about ConnectKentucky’s existing plan to bring broadband to Kentucky. While the ConnectKentucky model has its merits, it falls short in so many other ways and is NOT the best model for bringing 21st century broadband to the United States. Here’s an excerpt from an article written by Jim Baller several months ago arguing why ConnectKentucky does not…

ConnectKentucky, a non-profit in Kentucky whose goal is to expand the availability of broadband in the state, got a write-up in the Wall Street Journal about its efforts to bring high-speed connections to businesses and people who work from home. The WSJ article mentions, but does not expand upon, people using broadband to work from their homes. With the rising price of petrol, more people should work from home, but without affordable broadband service, that’s impossible.

I am surprised that improving…

A new report from Connected Nation predicts that the current legislation promoting broadband development in the U.S. could provide an economic stimulus of as much as $134 billion annually. According to a press release that accompanied the report, a “modest increase” in broadband adoptions nationally would produce the result.

The report. re;eased today, was an obvious pitch for Congress to get behind the model, patterned after ConnectKentucky, that Connected Nation has been pushing at the national level. Nevertheless, it comes at a…

The latest report affirming that high-speed Internet access is an impetus for economic growth comes from Kentucky. According the Bureau of Labor Statistics, IT jobs there grew by 3.1 percent compared to .1 percent nationally in 2005.The latest report affirming that high-speed Internet access is an impetus for economic growth comes from Kentucky. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, IT jobs grew by 3.1 percent compared to .1 percent nationally in 2005. A story on the Government…