Regional Broadband

A group of Peoria-area business and community leaders recently held a panel discussion about how the government funding can best be used to foster digital equity and expand broadband access across Peoria and Tazewell Counties.

Preliminary findings from a survey and feasibility study on broadband access in Peoria County confirm a substantial need in rural and economically depressed areas. The goal of the study commissioned by Peoria County and the Greater Peoria Economic Development Council is to identify the service needs and develop a plan for seeking government funding to address those needs.

Governor Pat Quinn is hailing the completion of a regional broadband network anchored at Illinois State University as a major technological and economic…