PROVIDENCE – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration launched its National Broadband Map on Thursday, revealing that Rhode Island has 91 percent coverage, excluding satellite and wireless service.
The map, which shows data on broadband coverage by state, county, city or town – down to the census block level – identified 16 broadband carriers in the Ocean State.
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The 50 states, five U.S. territories and the District of Columbia received federal funding in 2009 to collect broadband data from local Internet service providers for the broadband map.
Broadband Rhode Island received additional funds in 2010, totaling $4.52 million, to help the state to identify and address obstacles in areas with low levels of usage.
“Understanding our current service availability is a key step in the larger effort to close the digital divide, which will ultimately increase economic opportunity and improve our quality of life in the state and across the nation,” said Stuart Freiman, BBRI program manager.
BBRI said it will work with service providers, information-technology companies, libraries, schools, hospitals and police and fire departments to put sustainable programs in place to expand broadband connectivity and digital literacy throughout Rhode Island.
