(The Center Square) – Now that the federal government included billions of tax dollars in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to improve internet access to more areas, the task of broadband mapping in Illinois is underway. .
The COVID-19 pandemic forced millions of Americans to switch to online work environments and virtual learning, and many learned quickly that sharing internet access with multiple devices was a challenge.Seeing that this problem will not go away anytime soon without action, Peoria and Woodford Counties are joining the Accelerate Illinois Broadband Infrastructure Planning Program to improve broadband.
Whiteside County, Ill., is taking the first step in providing the entire county with reliable and affordable fiber broadband Internet access, joining a regional planning program with a number of its neighbors.