Penn State and CellWatch, a collaboration between Georgia Tech, UC Santa Barbara, and Northern Arizona University, to collect accurate data on broadband
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Penn State Extension receives significant support from county governments across Pennsylvania and maintains offices across the commonwealth, providing local educational programs and services. Extension also is supported by state and federal appropriations as part of Penn State’s status as a land-grant university.
As an applied research educator, she collaborates with faculty, staff and undergraduate research assistants to conduct applied research that addresses emerging social and economic issues in communities and regions across the state.
Schmidt also communicates research information to help decision makers and community stakeholders understand, anticipate and respond to the challenges they face. She specializes in secondary data analysis, public policy analysis, geographic information systems, public administration, community and economic development, and community engagement.
Penn State Extension, PUC partnership instrumental in expanding broadband access
An interactive broadband access map created by Penn State Extension, in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, was an important tool for helping internet service providers prepare bids for “reverse auctions” held by the Federal Communications Commission. The blue and purple sections in this image show the areas of the commonwealth that will benefit from the project.Image: Penn State/FCC
Penn State Extension, PUC partnership instrumental in expanding broadband access
Amy Duke
January 22, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. For the thousands of Pennsylvanians who have been left by the wayside on the information superhighway, help in the form of high-speed internet is en route, thanks, in part, to an alliance between Penn State Extension and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.