WHIN's State of Broadband Report identifies low adoption rates, lack of density

Savings of $24 million if underserved households had broadband access

Approximately 23.4 percent or 88,142 residents in the Wabash Heartland Innovation Network (WHIN)'s 10-county region (Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Warren and White counties) lack access to residential broadband service, according to WHIN's State of Broadband Report released today.

According to Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD) Assistant Director and Purdue Extension Community & Regional Economics Specialist Roberto Gallardo, Ph.D. who spearheaded the report, households in the region would have saved $27 million if all unserved homes had access and subscribed to broadband service.