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Broadband Internet:
It’s Essential

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Promoting Your New Business

Broadband is integral to New Hampshire’s capacity to improve its economic future and quality of life!

Better Jobs

  • 11,000 New Jobs

  • $634 Mil. In Impact

  • 3X Revenue For Business

Sources:
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics cited in The National Broadband Plan
  • Crandall, R., Singer, H. 2010. The Economic Impact of Broadband Investment. National Cable & Telecommunications Association.
Enhanced Education

Digital Technologies

Career Opportunities

Sources:
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics cited in The National Broadband Plan
  • Crandall, R., Singer, H. 2010. The Economic Impact of Broadband Investment. National Cable & Telecommunications Association.
Accessible Healthcare

$927 Bil. in Cost-Savings over 25 years For people age 65+

Sources:
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics cited in The National Broadband Plan
  • Crandall, R., Singer, H. 2010. The Economic Impact of Broadband Investment. National Cable & Telecommunications Association.

The Broadband Advantage

A necessity to get ahead!

Broadband enables patients to connect with their doctor via video to get consultation or diagnosis. This wouldn’t be possible without Broadband.

– George Fryburg, ConnectNH

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We have to think to the future and what sort of Internet demands we will have in ten or twenty years.

– Brian Foucher, owner, Wi-Valley, Keene, NH

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We need a high speed system to help track our product from net to market and get NH seafood on the map locally.

– Bob Campbell, Former Manager, Yankee Fishermen’s Co-op

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Broadband Access

Across New Hampshire

How do you get access to the internet at home?

  • Cable/DSL/Other Broadband (73%)
  • Satellite (26%)
  • Dial-up (15%)
  • Don’t know (2%)
Sources:
  • Granite State Poll conducted by UNH Survey Center, 2013.

Access by Geography

Explore Your Town

Broadband:

How do you compare with fellow Granite Staters?

Get Involved

Learn more and take action to bring broadband to your area

How fast is your broadband?

Take a Speed Test

This speed test measures how fast data is downloaded from a network of servers to your computer via the internet, as well as how fast data is uploaded from your computer to the internet.

Is broadband available?

Review the Map

By clicking here, you can view what broadband services are available in your town or region in New Hampshire. The data for the map was collected from broadband service providers, anchor institutions, and residents of New Hampshire.

Are you ready?

ereadiness Survey

The e-readiness survey is designed to help you assess your community's or your business’s readiness to gain the most out of broadband internet, as well as consider what information and support structure your community or business may need to enhance broadband access.

Resources and Links

Download the Presentation for this Course

  • NH Broadband Mapping and Planning Program: This link provides information on where broadband is currently available in NH, how it can be made more widely available in the future, and how to encourage increased levels of broadband adoption and usage.