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FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski called for all 50 states to be outfitted with at least one gigabit-speed community by 2015

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski called for all 50 states to be outfitted with at least one gigabit-speed community by 2015 in an op ed piece run by Forbes earlier this month. Approximately 42 communities in 14 different states already fit the bill and more are joining the effort in what Genachowski termed the "Gigabit City Challenge."

The chairman’s article coincided with Illinois Governor Pat Quinn’s announcement that his state is investing $1 million in an Illinois Gigabit Community that will bring ultra-high speed internet service to Evanston, IL, home to over 160 tech startups and Northwestern University. Since the announcement, a team of universities and municipalities in North Carolina’s Research Triangle also have published a request for proposals for broadband providers interested in partnering with them to deploy an ultra-fast broadband network.

Full Story: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/digest.php?page=2013/013013#story6

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