A direct consequence of the shutdowns and isolation resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has been “front and center awareness of the criticality of broadband and its significance in issues such as emergency management, education, health care and work access – and many others,” according to Teri Drew, regional director for the Northern Arizona Council of Governments (NACOG) in Prescott. “The intensity for creating broadband awareness has prompted us with NACOG to sponsor a major survey … [Read more...] about Survey to Evaluate Broadband Capabilities for Rural Populations