Take Our Survey!

All households in St. Lawrence County are asked to participate in a brief, confidential survey that will gather data on the availability of high speed Internet services like DSL, cable modem, and wireless service to residential households. The survey, sponsored by the County’s legislative committee on Information Technology, will result in a map depicting areas throughout the County that are and are not served by high speed Internet service.

Surveys are available on the web at http://www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/HotNews.htm

For more complete information about this project, read the following:

"Input Sought from St. Lawrence County Households Committee seeks high speed Internet availability information"

Canton, NY, March 3, 2008: Households in St. Lawrence County are asked to participate in a brief, confidential survey that will gather data on the availability of high speed Internet services like DSL, cable modem, and wireless service to residential households. The survey, sponsored by the County’s legislative committee on Information Technology, will result in a map depicting areas throughout the County that are and are not served by high speed Internet service.

Modeled after similar projects in Kentucky, survey results will produce a map designed to fill a gap in data that currently exists. Neither the Federal Communications Commission nor the New York State Public Service Commission reports service availability beyond the zip code level. Drawbacks are that large segments of the community are unrepresented when it comes to accurately reporting service availability. The committee seeks to report service availability to the street address level and is asking for household participation from every corner of the County.

Matched with population data, the map will then be used to identify areas of greatest need for public and private investment to improve service availability. “This survey will create a baseline that will help us determine service availability with a level of accuracy we’ve never had access to before,” shares committee chair and legislator Laura Perry. “The committee suspects there is pent up demand from households throughout St. Lawrence County interested in subscribing to a high speed Internet service but can’t because it isn’t available or it’s too costly. This survey offers an opportunity for those folks to get involved in the process.” Individual survey data will remain confidential. Results will be reported by street address in map format, and in aggregate.

Survey Deadline: April 30, 2008

· Surveys are available on the web at http://www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/HotNews.htm
· Paper copies are available at any NYS Dept of Motor Vehicle Office or local library in St. Lawrence County.

Return completed paper survey:
by mail to County Clerk’s Office, 48 Court St., Canton, NY 13617 (postage paid envelopes available at any pick up site)
by fax to 315-379-2302
by person at any NYS Dept of Motor Vehicle Office or local library in St. Lawrence County.

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