Using a Consumer Advocacy Outreach Grant from the REALTOR® Party, Land of Sky Association of REALTORS® created a campaign to help find weak spots in the county’s broadband infrastructure. Once identified and mapped, these areas will become priorities as Buncombe County expands access to this now essential utility....
Cool & Connected
a technical assistance program to help rural communities find new economic opportunities by providing planning assistance for sustainable downtown development and investments in reliable, high-speed internet access. Sponsored by the S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service, EPA, and the Appalachian Regional Commission....
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Inadequate broadband access is restraining many rural communities from strengthening their economies as the absence of broadband makes a community a less attractive location for residents, new investment and development. Broadband is no longer a luxury but a necessity as affordable high-speed broadband will soon become almost as important as…...