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Students

Teachers

Distance Learning

Digital Materials

Individualized,

interactive, affordable

education.

 

Student access to thebest teachers

Quality diagnosticinformation available

to teachers

Individualized learning

programs

EDUCATION

Commercial

Retail

Industrial

More jobs for

Maine.

21% of economicgrowth from 2004 to2009 is attributed to

the internet

Start-up businesses cansave $16,500 annually

Companies growmore quickly

Communication

Entertainment

Online shopping

97% of American

consumers look online

for purchases

and services.

Health Providers

Laboratories

Pharmacies

Tele-medicine

Better and

more affordable

health care.

More individualcontrol of care

Faster access to experts

Lower insurance costs

BUSINESS

Transportation

Public Safety

Emergency Services

e-government

Responsive, affordable

government.

No waiting in line forlicenses and permits

Interactive feedbackto ofcials

Reduced administrative

costsLower cost to taxpayers

GOVERNMENTCONSUMER HEALTHCARE

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%  RI NJ MA NY NH Nation VT ME

Percentage of Connections with Speeds 10Mbps or Greater 

Source: James W. Sewall Company for the ConnectME Authority, Developing Broadband in Maine: Baseline Update 2013, Volume 1, Retrieved from http://www.maine.gov/connectme

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0% Maine US New Canada Sweden South  Hampshire Korea

 Maine Household Broadband Use, 2013

Sources: The Whole Picture: Where America’s Broadband Networks Really Stand, February 12, 2013, by RiBennett, Luke A. Stewart and Robert D. Atkinson, http://www.itif.org/publications/whole-picture-wheamerica-s-broadband-networks-really-stand, and Exploring the Digital Nation: America’s Emerging OnlinExperience, Prepared by National Telecommunications and Information Administration and Economics aStatistics Administration, June 2013, http://www.ntia.doc.gov/report/2013/exploring-digital-nation-americas-emerging-online-experience.

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The Road to Maine’s Future

For the complete broadband report and recommendations, see:

Broadband – The Road to Maine’s Future Report of the Governor’s Broadband Capacity Building Task Forcehttp://www.maine.gov/connectme

WheredoesMaine

stand?