Rural Provider Crowdsourcing Broadband Demand
RidgeviewTel, a company that has deployed 54 broadband networks in rural areas, is asking those in underserved areas to put themselves on it’s weneedbroadband.com map. The idea is to funnel federal funds to these areas, and no doubt, to RidgeViewTel.
From the FAQ:
How does it work?
While we can’t tell you how the technology works (it’s our “secret recipe”), we can tell you that the more people that login and get mapped in your area increases your chances that a provider will invest in building out your area and community. It could be RidgeviewTel or it might be another carrier, but the more valid customer locations in a given area will increase the probability that some of those funds in the stimulus page come to you in the form of high speed connectivity.
