20 Jul 2020

Disconnected: Seven Lessons on Fixing the Digital Divide

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Communities across the country are in an economic race. To compete, they need employers and qualified workers, both of which require a robust information- and knowledge-sharing infrastructure. While some communities are ahead of the pack, others are falling far behind.
Broadband is a critical component in this economic race, allowing businesses large and small to reach customers, farmers to deploy resource-saving technologies, and workers to learn critical job skills.

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20 Jul 2020

Electric Cooperatives Bring High-Speed Communications to Underserved Areas

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This report is an updated and revised edition of NRECA’s 2019 report, “Electric Cooperatives Bring High-Speed Communications to Underserved Areas.” The original report summarized findings from NRECA’s 2018 series of twelve case studies of electric cooperatives that have entered the broadband communications business. This new version of the report summarizes the original 2018 case studies, with updated information,plus another eight case studies completed by NRECA in 2019.

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20 Jul 2020

BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF RURAL BROADBAND IN THE TIPMONT COOPERATIVE IN INDIANA

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The objective of this study is to estimate the costs and benefits of rural broadband for the Tipmont Rural Electric Cooperative service territory. It does so by analyzing the “real world” costs of providing broadband service to households in a targeted multi-county area of Indiana, and estimating the benefits that can accrue to these households and the surrounding economy. This analysis can offer a valuable framework for assessing the net benefit of providing broadband services across rural areas of Indiana.

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20 Jul 2020

TAX CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTION PROGRAM – PROGRAM GUIDELINES

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The Missouri Development Finance Board (the “Board”) is authorized by Section 100.286.6 of the Missouri Statutes (the “Tax Credit Statute”) to grant a tax credit equal to 50% on the value of any eligible contribution to the Board by any taxpayer. To be eligible for the credit, the contribution must be made to one of three funds established by the Board’s statutes: the Industrial Development and Reserve Fund, the Infrastructure Development Fund, or the Export Finance Fund.

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