...In response to the dearth of available information, WindTalk created its own map of Rhode Island broadband connections. But Anderson said not everyone can do that. Hence, a stimulus-funded project by the R.I. Economic Development Corporation to collect and verify the availability, speed and location of broadband across Rhode Island should help fill that void, Anderson said. The Rhode Island Broadband Mapping Program will also provide another tool to economic officials as they attempt to woo companies with big technology needs to the state.

“It’s import to understand what the landscape looks like,” Anderson said. “It’s very important from a standpoint of understanding how to leverage infrastructure and grow an economy.”

Full Story: EDC prepares to map broadband in R.I. Source: Providence Business News, January 11th, 2010 Author: Chris Barrett Added on January 13th, 2010 at 10:10 am, by Matt Mikula