[1st-mile-nm] ConnectED program

[David Breecker (dba)]

I'd be interested in anyone's thoughts on whether this could be used to "pull" better general connectivity for New Mexico's under-wired regions, and if so, how:

http://www.ssti.org/Digest/digest.php?page=2013/061913&utm_source=SSTI+Weekly+Digest&utm_campaign=788999331a-SSTI_Weekly_Digest_June_19_20136_20_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ecf5992d4c-788999331a-212409789#story4

Obama Administration's Wireless, Broadband Agenda Targets Economic Growth 
Earlier this month, President Obama announced plans to expand broadband and wireless Internet access to every school and library in the U.S. The new initiative, ConnectEd, has a goal of connecting 99 percent of students to the Internet within five years by having the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) modernize and leverage its existing E-Rate program. The president claimed that millions of students lack access to high-speed broadband and fewer than 20 percent of educators say that their school's internet connection meets their needs, particularly those in rural America. Read more about the ConnectEd initiative...  

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