INFORMATION RESOURCES

• Broadband toolkit compiled by a committee of the Rural Telecommunications Congress. www.ruraltelecon.org/pdf/rtc_toolkit.pdf
• Broadband resource toolkit developed by a program of the Maine Development Foundation: http://sigmaclassyellowteam.wordpress.com/
• All about the ConnectME Authority - five page synopsis
• Broadband Availability Maps. A dynamic mapping interface and static map gallery show broadband availability for Maine.
• FCC Staff Presentation 11/30/2011 - statitistics and other useful information about broadband.
• Ratewatcher Telecom Guide
• Maine Developmet Foundation/Maine Chamber of Commerce  Making Maine Work, Maine's Investment Imperative II: Unleashing the Potential, Maine's Investment Imperative II: Survey with 1,000 Maine Businesses
• 2010 Science and Technology Action Plan - Jan 27, 2010 - Strategy 2.3.1
• Broadband Availability Map -- No longer available. A dynamic mapping interface and static map gallery have taken its place.
• Internet Access Providers in Maine: These are unaudited lists, for details contact the providers directly. Please contact connect.me@maine.gov for additions, deletions, or changes. For information purposes only, no endorsement is expressed or implied.
  • View providers or download theService Provider List (PDF 13KB)- August 26, 2010, developed by ConnectME Authority
  • Maine State Library List
• Maine Public Libraries with Wireless Access by Town
• FCC Website: Broadband Opportunities for Rural America - Large quantity of Federal information (FCC and USDA) in one place: descriptions of types of service, sources of funding, reports, etc.
• Broadband Access Infrastructure Board Report, Revised 11/28/05
• Report on Municipal Capabilities to become Internet Service Providers, September 2006 Prepared by the State Planning Office.
• Sales and Use Tax Reimbursement Information (expires 1/31/09).
• Maine Model Cable TV Franchise Agreement