They don't mention the standard that they are using to judge "unserved".
Jeff Broadwick ConVergence Technologies, Inc. 312-205-2519 Office 574-220-7826 Cell [email protected] > On Feb 7, 2015, at 7:34 AM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sounds good if you're Telrad or Runcom. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > From: "CBB - Jay Fuller" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2015 12:15:58 AM > Subject: [AFMUG] local news article.....hmmmmmm!!!! > > > > http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/01/more_than_one-third_of_alabami.html > > Thank you associated press!! Now I have to go read all 79 comments.... > > The federal government says more than one-third of Alabama residents lack > broadband internet service. > > A new report by the Federal Communications Commission says almost 35 percent > of the state's residents don't have the high-speed service needed for today's > digital offerings. That means nearly 1.7 million people statewide lack a > fixed broadband connection. > > Nationally, about 17 percent of Americans don't have such service. > > The situation is worst in rural Alabama. About 56 percent of state residents > living outside cities lack broadband service. > > The FCC report says people living in states with the lowest population > density are 10 times more likely to lack broadband service than people in > high-density states. > >
