With millions more dollars in government grant money becoming available this year, Nevada County wants a more precise assessment of its broadband needs. All residents and businesses are being asked to participate in the first-ever countywide survey to better determine high-speed internet availability and reliability. County Chief Information Officer, Steve Monaghan, says other surveys have only been conducted by providers for their specific project areas…

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You can find the survey on “My Nevada County dot-com”. Monaghan says it takes less than five minutes to fill out. And respondents who have internet access will also be prompted to test their speeds and provide the results…

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Monaghan says the county is setting a goal of at least three-thousand survey responses. Late last year, he told the Board of Supervisors that the state had set aside around one-billion dollars for rural counties to expand broadband infrastructure. The Federal Infrastructure Bill also includes 36-billion dollars, with rural areas a priority.