On July 19th the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) released a comprehensive report penned by NEO Connect examining statewide broadband.

Tennessee recognized their issues with sufficient broadband, especially in rural areas and commissioned NEO and SNG to uncover:

• What should the state’s definition of broadband be?
• How many Tennesseans do not have access to broadband?
• What is the cost of bringing broadband to Tennesseans that do not have it?
• What are best practices and lessons learned for promulgating broadband from around the country?

This report is the first time that both broadband supply and demand have been assessed at a state level.