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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

 

Denver Colorado Jobs Supported by Broadband Funding

A new round of federal funding will help increase Internet access and support many Denver Colorado jobs (Click here).

The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunication and Information Administration recently awarded $15.4 million in broadband grants from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to the Adams County Communications Center and the Governor's Office of Information Technology.

The Adams County Communications Center will receive $12.1 million to provide wireless high-speed Internet access to 2,000 first responders - including police officers, firefighters, and paramedics - throughout the county, at Denver International Airport, and in neighboring towns.

The funding will be sued to build a wireless Long Term Evolution or 4G cellular data network to meet the mobile data needs of emergency responders. It also will connect local 911 call centers, municipal governments, and school districts.

The Adams County E-911 Emergency Telephone Service Authority and Denver International Airport will provide matching funds of $5.9 million to provide pre-existing fiber optic cable, broadcast towers, and staffing.
The Governor's Office of Information Technology will get $3.3 million to continue a broadband mapping and planning project it started at the end of last year. The funding will extend the project for three years and increase public access to high-speed Internet throughout the State of Colorado.


OIT will provide another $1 million to improve interactive distance learning in schools, $300,000 more to create a Web-based portal that will make state data more widely available, and additional funding to create a statewide database of addresses needed for broadband mapping.

"The Recovery Act is helping emergency responders to use advanced communications technology to improve response times and overall public safety across Adams County, nearby communities and at DIA," Gov. Bill Ritter said. "These are the latest of a series of significant grants that will accelerate the expansion of the state's high-speed Internet network, which is critical to reaching our educational and economic goals."

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