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           The Verge Mapped Broadband Access Across the United States

   Josh Centers

   The Verge has used data compiled from Microsoft to [1]map broadband
   access in the United States, and it paints a much darker picture than
   the [2]US Federal Communications Commission broadband map with
   self-reported ISP numbers. The Verge's map lets you mouse over each
   county in the United States to see the percentage of people using the
   Internet at speeds of 25 Mbps or more. Blue areas indicate areas in
   which less than 15% of the population has access to those speeds.

   The past year of remote work and school has highlighted the need for
   greater broadband access throughout the country. Broadband is no longer
   a luxury and hasn't been for a long time'it's a basic utility.

   (That said, this data may not demonstrate quite what it purports to
   show. It claims that only 36% of households in Macon County in
   Tennessee, where managing editor Josh Centers lives use broadband
   speed, but nearly everyone in the county has access to [3]fiber-optic
   broadband with no installation costs and reasonable monthly fees. If
   people aren't buying that level of Internet access, it's either due to
   poverty, which is a much bigger problem, or them just not wanting the
   service, which may or may not be a problem. Also, [4]the local power
   company has been rolling out fiber in neighboring counties.)

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   1. https://www.theverge.com/22418074/broadband-gap-america-map-county-microsoft-data
   2. https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov/
   3. https://nctc.com/fiber-internet/
   4. https://www.tcemc.org/fiber/
   5. https://www.theverge.com/22418074/broadband-gap-america-map-county-microsoft-data

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