Broadband allows people more affordable and efficient access to basic amenities such as education, health care, public safety and government services by:

• Affording people opportunities to participate in online learning and distance education
• Giving entrepreneurs and small- and home-based business owners opportunities to compete with large corporations
• Increasing the productivity and efficiency of businesses that use the internet for their operations
• Connecting patients in remote areas to health care services
• Making government services more readily available to residents
• Saving companies and organizations money by letting employees telework
• Allowing friends and families to stay in touch with one another

What is Broadband?

High-speed Internet access that is always on and has download speeds of 25 Mbps and upload speeds of 3 Mbps. Broadband includes several high-speed transmission technologies such as:

• Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
• Cable Modem
• Fiber
• Wireless
• Satellite
• Broadband over Powerlines (BPL)