Here is a look at some of the broadband stories in the news across the country:

In Nevada, Gov. Jim Gibbons announced his state’s broadband availability map, which is designed to promote broadband access and adoption throughout the state. “The map and the technology which will follow will create jobs to construct these critical networks, establish employment opportunities where they never existed before, bring a new level of economic competitiveness, allow e-government to be more fully deployed, will lower taxes by lowering the cost of government,  allow healthcare providers and caregivers to deliver world class services in every corner of the state, and most importantly, bring educational opportunities through distance-learning models for our children where such opportunities did not exist,” Gibbons said. Read the full story here.

In West Virginia, the state’s Broadband Council is working to expand high-speed Internet access to underserved and rural parts of the state. "We need to look at how we can stimulate them to go to those communities," said Mike Filoux, a council member and vice president of business development at Citynet. "Are there enough paying customers to make that community a viable community?" About 20 percent of West Virginia’s businesses and homes do not have access to broadband, according to state officials.  Read the full story here.

And in New York, Columbia University will hold the first of the state’s three planned meetings on Community Broadband. The forum will focus on expanding broadband access to underserved parts of New York City, following up on stimulus efforts from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the FCC’s National Broadband Plan. You can read more about the forum’s details here.