NTIA has developed a new, interactive map that displays how BTOP investments across the US are connecting people, communities, and institutions. The Map allows users to locate BTOP-funded infrastructure investments and community institutions connected in their region, find new and improved public computer centers and identify locations where broadband training and adoption programs are available.
I think the main purpose of the map is to connect the user to information about their community. You can do a search by zip and find out what’s happening in your area. You can also track information by state, which provides a sort of nice report card on the impact of CTIP in MN. The quick take on info for MN:
- Broadband adoption percentage in MN: 70.6 percent (National average 68%)
- Communities connected via BTOP funding: 3
- Communities planning to be connected via BTOP funding: 12
- Institutions connected via BTOP funding: 1
- Institutions planning to be connected via BTOP funding: 148
Adoption progress in MN due to BTOP funding:
- 14 new public computer centers
- 143 new or improved workstations
- 121 total broadband adoption programs
- 31.2K total new household subscribers
- 22.9K total training hours delivered
