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>Officials celebrate broadband network milestone

>Project will link schools, hospitals and more across state
by Alan Brody, Staff Writer

ELKRIDGE Declaring broadband Internet access essential for private sector growth and to link schools, hospitals and other institutions across Maryland, federal, state and local elected officials gathered at a Howard County warehouse this week to formally celebrate a milestone in the years-long effort to extend high-speed service to rural communities….

…In addition to the federal money, Maryland has pledged to chip in $32 million to the effort.

Once it is completed, the fiber-optic network will link more than 1,000 schools, libraries, public safety agencies and other facilities, spanning 4,200 square miles across Maryland, and linking the Wallops Island (Va.) NASA facility on the Delmarva Peninsula to the far reaches of Garrett County in Western Maryland. The alliance includes 715 of the to-be-connected institutions.

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>Commissioners Hear Update On Broadband Project

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Mar. 3, 2011

Assistant director Frank Shap, Garrett County Department of Economic Development, presented an update report to the county commissioners on Tuesday about the status of a statewide Internet broadband initiative.
As part of the federal economic stimulus program, Shap said, Maryland recently received $115 million to create a “fiber backbone” throughout the state, from the lower Eastern Shore to Oakland. The state will match that grant with about $40 million of its own money.

A fiber optic route is to be developed through each county and the city of Baltimore. Qualified Internet service providers will be able to connect to the routes and extend coverage to customers and the “critical community facilities” in the various counties. These facilities, Shap explained, are typically schools, health departments, governments, colleges, and public safety offices.

Locally, a fiber optic line already runs from along I-68 from Frostburg to Friendsville and is currently available only for public users. That line, however, will soon be accessible to private users. In addition, splice points at Grantsville, Keyser’s Ridge, and Friendsville will enable broadband service to extend to other portions of the county.

“The state will construct approximately 50 miles of fiber in the county, starting at Keyser’s Ridge and going down Rt. 219 to McHenry, through the Deep Creek Lake area, and through Oakland,” Shap said.

From Oakland the proposed line will follow Rt. 135 through Mtn. Lake Park and into Allegany County.

Also proposed are lines running off the loop to the McHenry Business Park, along Memorial Drive in Oakland to Southern Middle and Broad Ford elementary schools, and along Rt. 39 out of Oakland to Crellin. Friendsville will receive service via the I-68 line.

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More Google for Garrett County

I got my 3 seconds of fame in this Google video 🙂 Great job Brian Oxford on the video!

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Google and Garrett County, Deep Creek Lake

When Brian Oxford called to tell me that this project was taking shape, I was incredibly excited to help spread the movement. Let’s help put Garrett County on the map with the power of Google. Check out the main page and sign the petition!

Also, the Facebook group. Get your ideas out there!

From Google’s website:
“Google is planning to launch an experiment that we hope will make Internet access better and faster for everyone. We plan to test ultra-high speed broadband networks in one or more trial locations across the country. Our networks will deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today, over 1 gigabit per second, fiber-to-the-home connections. We’ll offer service at a competitive price to at least 50,000 and potentially up to 500,000 people.”

My Reasons why Garrett County should win:
1) There’s already fiber infrastructure in place here, saving time, resources and money.
2) Google can flex its muscle by putting a RURAL area on the MAP.
3) We are a resort area within a 5 hour driving radius of 10% of the US Population, more people can enjoy it via ‘smart’ vacation homes, as well as full time residents.
4) Garrett County is GREEN…(really, look out your window and I guarantee you see a tree)
5) Our schools are ranked amongst the highest in the state – imagine what equipping our children and teachers with the ability to learn/teach at the speed of Google would do for the future of Garrett County, Maryland, the United States of America and the World.
6)In the event of nuclear fallout, Garrett County is strategically safe – think about it.
7)That kind of speed would make Garrett County a hub for more businesses and workers to telecommute (DC, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Northern Virginia) reducing traffic, saving gas and other natural resources, and creating more jobs (without bailouts or stimulus money).

Spread the word. Google + Garrett County & Deep Creek Lake = Everybody Wins

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