The County Executives of American (with 700 county members) has applied for “$122 million in broadband stimulus bucks to launch the network in a dozen counties to start with, with Silicon Valley-based M2Z Networks building out the plant in each county.

The counties where ISPs could be facing new competition from the network first are Allegheny County, Pa.; Bronx County, N.Y.; Chambers and Kaufmann Counties, Texas; DeKalb County, Ga.; Kenosha County, Wis.; New Castle County, Del.; Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties, Md.

CEA says that the biggest obstacle to adoption is cost, and that equal access to broadband by those who can’t afford it is a “right of every American.”"

Way to Go County Executives!  This is another step towards closing the digital divide.  For more information, click here.

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