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light blue logo. Move all else down on the page.] Many communities in Illinois are missing economic, educational, and other

opportunities because they lack access to fast, affordable broadband internet service. Broadband is not a luxury, it is essential. It enables:
Job creationbusinesses grow by locating in areas with broadband. Healthcarerural residents consult with doctors and specialists via internet video. Educationstudents do homework and take courses online. Agriculturefarmers sell and manage their crops and watch the weather. Public safetyfaster and more efcient re and police response relies on better broadband . Familyvideo and audio conference with friends and relatives in distant places. Energythe smart grid improve sreliability and provides savings. Governmentit provides better services to constituents while saving money.

The Partnership for a Connected Illinois (PCI) collects data about broadband availability and works with local communities in Illinois to make broadband available throughout the state. At PCIs BroadbandIllinois.org, you can nd: ...website, broadbandillinois.org, ... (set apart with commas, or blue bold it) Service providers with internet availability in your area. Community centers near you that may offer broadband access to the public (such as libraries and senior centers). Maps, data, and research related to broadband coverage. Latest news and reports about broadband. Stories about how broadband, or the lack of it, affects the lives of people like you. (Contribute your own story.)

Get involved

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Broadband affects you and your community. You can help by contacting local ofcials, businesses, schools, and other institutions, or just by attending a meeting in your area. Turn over to learn about strategies for bringing broadband to your community and how PCI can help.

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How The Partnership for a Connected Illinois can help you get better broadband for your community
PCI can help you identify and organize local people and institutions who will benet from better broadband, help build an organization to communicate with public and private parties, and offer advice based on successful efforts in other parts of Illinois. Bringing better broadband to your community typically involves three steps:

Convening local interested parties

Identify those who can benet from getting new broadband access, current users who need faster speeds, and those who can supply and manage broadband systems (existing providers or newcomers). Pull together people who need to be involved, including those working in economic and job development, local government, education, healthcare, and business.

Connecting people to work together

Form a local coalition. Facilitate meetings and share successes in other parts of Illinois, from communities like yours. Establish effective partnerships within the broader community. Draft a community plan with realizable technical and nancing goals.

Collaborating to achieve plan goals

Learn about, and get access to an array of nancing options. Provide training and advice on broadband technology and implementation. Pool resources with other communities near you.

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Want Better Broadband, Better Lives?

To get started, email Outreach@broadbandillinois.org or visit BroadbandIllinois.org/outreach
413 West Monroe Street Springeld, Illinois 62704

Use our eTeams Hotline number 217-886-4029 to contact PCI if you do not yet have access to the internet.

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The Partnership for a Connected Illinois, Inc. (PCI), is a 501(c)(3) non-prot organization based in Springeld, Illinois. Its missions are to ensure broadband access throughout the State of Illinois, maximize broadbands impact and use, and collect and publish broadband-related data.
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