{"id":27519,"date":"2024-01-04T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=27519"},"modified":"2024-01-04T13:16:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T17:16:57","slug":"purdue-extension-empowering-communities-with-broadband-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/purdue-extension-empowering-communities-with-broadband-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Purdue Extension Empowering Communities With Broadband Access"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Aerial<\/a>Purdue Extension is launching the Purdue Broadband Team<\/a> (PBT) to harness the power of Indiana\u2019s land-grant institution to help expand broadband access, adoption, and use as an essential catalyst for economic growth in the state. The Purdue Extension PBT is part a collaborative effort between Purdue, the Indiana Broadband Office, and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. Coordinated by Purdue\u2019s Office of Engagement, the Purdue Broadband Team will include Purdue Extension, 4-H, the Purdue Center for Regional Development and the Purdue for Life Foundation. View Purdue News – Purdue launches broadband team, effort to increase high-speed internet access, adoption and use throughout Indiana<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lack of affordable high-speed broadband affects economic development and quality of life in various communities in our state,\u201d Purdue President Mung Chiang said. \u201cContinuing our long-standing tradition as Indiana\u2019s land-grant institution, Purdue is honored to play a small and hopefully useful role as the state government plans the next-level broadband deployment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Why PBT?<\/em>
\nThe federal government, in partnership with states, is deploying broadband funds through the Broadband Equity, Adoption, and Deployment program, also known as BEAD. Indiana is receiving close to $870 million starting mid to late 2024. A map put together by the Federal Communications Commission or FCC, the government entity that regulates telecommunications, will dictate where these funds go.<\/p>\n

So, PBT needs to make sure Indiana\u2019s broadband map is as accurate as possible.<\/p>\n

The PBT will help by spreading the word on resources that will make Indiana\u2019s broadband map more accurate and help with broadband adoption which includes:<\/p>\n