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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
 
Connected Nation is Minnesota's designated broadband mapping entity. Not good.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced today that it has awarded 15 grants to fund broadband mapping and planning activities. Minnesota is on the list with Connected Nation as the designated entity to receive a total of $1.7 million. Connected Nation is an organization sponsored by telephone and cable companies. It represents their interests in deciding what data to collect and how information should be displayed. So much for transparency.

Several other states are also aligned with Connected Nation or a Connected subsidiary. This doesn't bode well for finding out exactly who is not being served in terms of high-speed internet access.

For more information on Connected Nation's conflicts of interest and problematic mapping, check the Public Knowledge site.

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