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\"Fast internet would be really good,\" said Martel, whose community of about 70 was one of the last in Vermont to receive electricity almost 60 years ago. The DSL service she has now works for basic internet, but it can be spotty and it doesn't allow users to access all the benefits of the interconnected world.
About 5 miles (8 kilometers) away as the bird flies in the neighboring community along Miles Pond in the town of Concord, a new fiber optic line is beginning to bring truly high-speed internet to residents of the remote area known as the Northeast Kingdom.
\"I'm looking forward to high-speed internet, streaming TV,\" said Concord resident John Gilchrist, as a crew ran fiber optic cable to his home earlier this year.
The fiber optic cable that is beginning to serve the remote part of Concord and will one day serve Victory is being provided through NEK Broadband<\/a>, a utility of nearly 50 Vermont towns working to bring high speed internet service to the most remote parts of the state.
NEK Broadband<\/a> Executive Director Christa Shute said the group's business plan calls for offering services to all potential customers within five years, but given current supply constraints and the shortage of trained technicians, she's beginning to think that goal isn't achievable.
\"I think our build will take seven to 10 years,\" she said.
Congress has appropriated tens of billions of dollars for a variety of programs to help fill the digital gap exposed by the pandemic when millions of people were locked down in their homes with no way to study, work or get online medical care.
The first of those funds are reaching municipalities, businesses and other groups involved in the effort, but some say supply chain issues, labor shortages and geographic constraints will slow the rollout.
The demand for fiber optic cable goes beyond wired broadband to homes and businesses. The cable will help provide the 5G technology<\/a> now being rolled out by wireless communications providers.
But there's a bottleneck in the supply. Michael Bell, of Corning Optical Communications<\/a> based in Charlotte, North Carolina, said the issue lies with supply of the protective jacket that surrounds the hair-thin strands of glass that carry information on beams of light.
Currently, some working to expand broadband say delays in getting the fiber optic cable they need can exceed a year.
\"Based on the capacity we're adding, and the capacity we see our competitors adding, wait times will start going down dramatically as the year progresses and into next year,\" Bell said. \"And I think as we get into next year, the lead time for most customers is going to be well under a year.\"
Meanwhile, there's a labor shortage for installing the cable. Many in the industry are setting up educational programs to train people to work with the fiber, said Jim Hayes, of the Santa Monica, California-based Fiber Optic Association.
\"It needs to be done now,\" Hayes said. \"We're going to need to train probably ten techs for every tech that we've got who's competent to lead them.\"
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill passed last fall, says areas that receive broadband speeds of less than 25 megabit downloads and 3 megabit uploads are considered unserved. To qualify for different federal grants through the infrastructure bill and other programs, most finished projects must offer speeds of at least 100 megabits per second for downloads. Upload speeds differ, but most federal grants have a minimum of 20 megabit uploads.
For comparison, it takes 80 seconds to download a 1 gigabyte video at the speed of 100 megabits per second. It takes four times as long - 320 seconds, or more than 5 minutes - at 25 megabits per second.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration - a part of the Agency of Commerce, which is funding broadband projects across the country through the infrastructure law - is neutral about about how internet service providers reach the speed requirements. Many providers say the key to bringing true high-speed internet service to the entire country is to install fiber optic cable to every nook and cranny.
Deploying high-speed internet in tribal communities and rural areas across the western United States where distances dwarf those of rural northern New England will be even more challenging.
Broadband access on the Navajo Nation - the largest reservation in the U.S. at 27,000 square miles (69,930 square kilometers) in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah - is a mix of dial-up, satellite service, wireless, fiber and mobile data.
The U.S. Department of the Interior, which has broad oversight of tribal affairs, said federal appraisals, rights-of-way permits, environment reviews and archaeological protection laws can delay progress.
The argument against the wireless options currently being used in some areas is they can't offer speeds needed to qualify for the federal grants.
Mike Wendy of the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association<\/a> said wireless technology is getting faster and more reliable, and wireless connections could be the only way to reach some of the most remote locations.
\"The challenge of all this money is to make sure that the unserved are served,\" said Wendy, whose organization represents about 1,000 fixed wireless internet providers. \"Our guys are in those markets right now and they're growing.\"
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted said $233 million in state dollars will be used in his state to expand broadband to over 43,000 households. Other internet service providers have agreed to expand broadband to another 51,000 households. Ohio is expected to receive an additional $268 million in federal funding to further broadband expansion in the state.
Husted said Ohio is focused on infrastructure while groups and organizations are needed to provide computers and to help people adapt to the fast-growing digital age.
\"We're building the road,\" Husted said. \"Access to broadband is like the highway system. That's where we're focused. It doesn't mean there are people who don't need cars or need driver's licenses.\"
There are still scattered locations across the country that rely on dialup and some people in remote locations use satellite internet services. Some people have no internet options whatsoever.
Martel, the Victory town clerk, said that when the people from NEK Broadband visited, they told residents it would be five to seven years before fiber optic cable would reach the community.
But Shute said her organization hopes to get a grant to connect the most rural areas, which could move the timeline for Victory up to three years.
Back in East Concord, after having the service for several weeks, Gilchrist said he and his daughter Emily, who is 19 and headed to college in a few months, no longer have to go to the local diner to use the internet. He canceled his expensive satellite TV service, his daughter and her friends have been using it to play online video games and in a few months she will be using the connection while doing college studies.
\"It's been working great, as far as I'm concerned, all I do is check email,\" Gilchrist said. \"I don't watch TV, but my daughter loves it.\"
(Gillispie reported from Cleveland. AP Correspondent Felicia Fonseca contributed to this report from Flagstaff, Arizona)<\/em><\/strong>
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“快速互联网是很好的,”马特尔说,社区的70是去年在佛蒙特州的一个供电近60年前。DSL服务她现在工作基本的互联网,但它可能不允许用户访问的相互联系的世界的所有利益。
大约5英里(8公里)远的鸟飞在邻近社区英里池塘康科德镇的,开始一个新的光纤线带来真正高速互联网东北部偏远地区的居民称为王国。
“我期待高速互联网流媒体电视、“和谐居民约翰·吉尔说,作为一个船员光缆跑回家的。今年早些时候
的光纤电缆开始服务于康科德的偏远地区,总有一天胜利正在提供服务山峡宽带实用的近50佛蒙特州城镇工作将高速互联网服务最偏远的地区。
山峡宽带执行总监Christa舒特表示,该集团的业务计划要求在五年内所有潜在客户提供服务,但鉴于目前供应约束和训练有素的技术人员的短缺,她开始认为不可以实现的目标。
“我认为我们的构建需要7到10年,”她说。
国会拨款数百亿美元为各种不同的项目,帮助填补数字鸿沟公开的大流行,当数以百万计的人被锁定在家里没有学习方法,或上网医疗护理工作。
第一的基金达到城市、企业和其他组织参与工作,但有人说供应链问题,劳动力短缺和地理限制将缓慢推出。
光纤电缆的需求超越有线宽带为家庭和企业。电缆将帮助提供5 g技术目前推出的无线通讯提供者。
但是有一个供应的瓶颈。迈克尔•贝尔的康宁光通信总部位于夏洛特,北卡罗莱纳说,问题在于供应防护夹克,围绕着稀薄的玻璃线光束携带信息。
目前,一些致力于扩大宽带说延迟获得他们所需要的光纤电缆可以超过一年。
“基于我们的能力增加,我们看到我们的竞争对手的能力增加,等待时间将开始大幅下降随着时间的推移,到明年,”贝尔说。“我认为当我们进入明年,大多数客户的交货时间是一年。”
与此同时,有劳动力短缺安装电缆。许多业内人士都设立教育项目培训人们工作与纤维,吉姆·海耶斯说,总部位于加利福尼亚州的圣莫尼卡光纤协会。
“现在需要做的,”Hayes说。“我们需要训练可能十技术对于每一个技术,我们有谁主管领导他们。”
基础设施投资和就业法案,1.5万亿美元的基础设施法案去年秋天,说领域获得宽带速度小于25 mb下载和3位上传被认为是供水。通过基础设施符合不同的联邦拨款法案和其他项目,大多数完成项目必须提供至少每秒100比特的速度下载。上传速度不同,但大多数联邦拨款至少20 mb上传。
相比之下,需要80秒下载一个1 gb的视频以每秒100比特的速度。需要四倍长- 320秒,或超过5分钟- 25 mbps。
国家电信和信息管理局——一个商业机构的一部分,它是通过基础设施融资全国宽带项目的法律——是中性的互联网服务提供商如何达到速度的要求。很多供应商说将真正的高速互联网服务的关键是整个国家安装光纤电缆到每一个角落和缝隙。
部署高速互联网在部落社区和农村地区在美国西部,距离矮的农村新英格兰北部将更具挑战性。
宽带接入的纳瓦霍语国家——美国最大的预订在27000平方英里(69930平方公里)在亚利桑那州,新墨西哥州和犹他州——是拨号上网、卫星服务,无线、光纤和移动数据。
美国内政部,广泛的部落事务,监督联邦评估说,权利之内许可、环境评价和考古保护法可以延迟进度。
反对当前正在使用无线选项在一些地区是他们不能提供速度需要有资格获得联邦拨款。
迈克的温迪无线互联网服务提供商协会无线技术正变得更快和更可靠的说,和无线连接可能是唯一能到达的一些最偏远的地方。
“这些钱的挑战是确保供水服务,”温迪说,她所在的组织代表约1000固定无线互联网提供商。“我们在这些市场的人现在他们增长。”
俄亥俄州州长Jon hust中尉说2.33亿美元的国家美元将用于国家宽带扩展到超过43000个家庭。其他互联网服务提供商同意扩大宽带到另一个51000户家庭。俄亥俄州预计将得到额外的2.68亿美元的联邦资金进一步扩大宽带。
hust说俄亥俄州是专注于基础设施,团体和组织需要提供电脑和帮助人们适应快速发展的数字化时代。
“我们正在构建的道路hust说。“获得宽带就像高速公路系统。这就是我们关注的。这并不意味着有些人不需要汽车或需要驾照。”
仍然有分散在全国的位置依赖于拨号和一些人在偏远地区使用卫星互联网服务。有些人没有任何互联网选项。
马特尔,胜利镇书记说,当人们从山峡宽带访问,他们告诉居民将是五到七年之前的光纤电缆将达到社区。
但舒特说她的组织连接最希望获得资助的农村地区,这可能将时间表胜利三年。
回到东康科德,服务数周后,吉尔说,他和他的女儿艾米丽,19日,前往大学几个月后,不再需要去当地的餐馆使用互联网。他取消了昂贵的卫星电视服务,他的女儿和她的朋友们已经使用它玩在线视频游戏,几个月后她将使用连接在做大学的研究。
“这是伟大的工作,就我而言,我做的是检查电子邮件,”吉尔说。“我不看电视,但我的女儿喜欢它。”
从克利夫兰(Gillispie报道。美联社记者费利西亚丰贡献从旗杆,亚利桑那州)
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