News tagged with lifeline pilot

Special News About Broadband Lifeline

Jun 21, 2012

Special edition newsletter including the upcoming Lifeline pilot and an article on Connected Living.

Working to Get Illinois Using Broadband

Drew Clark, Jun 21, 2012

Broadband is about more than wires and fiber, it’s about connecting people to better lives though better opportunities. Observers have long recognized that we must address the needs of those who have not yet migrated to the digital age—If we are not careful, they will be the digital have-nots. While 97 percent of Americans have access to telephone service, adoption of broadband remains at 69 percent. Illinois has kept exactly in line with this nationwide rate, but that means we still fall behind 23 other states.