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Bridging the Digital Divide: Empowering North Carolina with High-Speed Internet

Join the e-NC Authority in their mission since 2001 to ensure all North Carolina citizens, businesses, and communities have access to affordable high-speed Internet services. Discover the progress made in Internet usage and the steps needed for success. Take part in building collaborations, developing communities, creating demand, and addressing supply issues. Learn more at www.e-nc.org.

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Bridging the Digital Divide: Empowering North Carolina with High-Speed Internet

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  1. FCC WORKSHOP SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 JANE SMITH PATTERSON E-NC AUTHORITY jpatterson@e-nc.org www.e-nc.org

  2. The e-NC Authority is dedicated to ensuring that all North Carolina citizens, businesses and communities are aware of, know how to use and have access to high-speed Internet services at affordable prices, creating local opportunities for technology-based economic development and job creation. Mission Since 2001

  3. Where Are We Now? Internet Usage is Moving Faster than you Think… Table 2, p. 10 of 2008 Citizen Survey During this period above, the proportion of all NC homes subscribing to Internet access has increased from 36 to 70 %. (Note: figures include all access speeds, including dial-up.) Nevertheless, while it is still far from universal, in less than a decade the Internet has become a common part of our everyday lives. e-NC recommends aggressive goals in terms of availability of broadband Internet access.

  4. Comparison of Surveys 100 County Report (Provider Data) – Access to High-Speed Internet Service Citizens Survey* – Computers and Internet Usage

  5. STEPS TO SUCCESS • Step One: Build Collaboration • Step Two: Develop Communities • Step Three: Demand Building Programs • Step Four: Address Supply • Mapping Just One Step

  6. Mapping just one step

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