SPRINGFIELD, Mass., September 16, 2014 – Below are several links of interest to professionals involved in broadband planning:
- PLANNING RESOURCES
- “Partnership for a Connected Illinois and Internet Expansion in Illinois 1996 to 2011,” By Drew Clark and Layton Olson, Spring 2012, American Planning Association, Spring 2012, or APA Resource Page
- “Broadband Infrastructure: Should Local Government Be Involved in Expanding Infrastructure?” By John M. Janson AICP.
http://utah-apa.org/uploads/files/285_Utah_Planner_2014-4.pdf
- CASE STUDIES
- “Onlight Aurora, Most Advanced Illinois Gigabit Communities Awardee, Shows How to Leverage Its Fiber Network,” BroadbandBreakfast.com, November 5, 2013
- “Illinois Announces Fourth Major Gigabit Network, to Frontier Communications Serving Southern Illinois University Area,” BroadbandBreakfast.com, August 26, 2013
- STATE BROADBAND INITIATIVES
- OTHER RESOURCES
- “Rural Telecommunications Congress Members Release Report on 50 State Broadband Initiative Entities,” BroadbandBreakfast.com, April 10, 2014
- Rural Telecommunications Congress Report on “Successful State Broadband Program,” BroadbandBreakfast.com, April 2013 (PDF)