Four more states have announced plans to bring broadband access to underserved areas. The projects are designed to create new jobs, improve educational opportunities and close the digital divide. Here is a look at some of the projects getting underway:

In Georgia: The state has received $15 million to expand high-speed Internet access to underserved areas between Atlanta and Savannah. “Georgia has long recognized that broadband is the dial tone of the 21st century,” Gov. Sonny Perdue said in a statement. “These projects will help our state grow economically and compete on the global market.”

In Idaho: The state will receive nearly $12 million in grants and loans to expand broadband access to 3,770 underserved homes across the state.

In Louisiana: An $80 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce will provide high-speed Internet access for 100,000 households, 15,000 businesses and 1,200 “anchor institutions,” including public libraries. “What we’re doing is almost like building a highway,” said Commerce Secretary Gary Locke. “The private sector can tap into it or connect to it and directly provide internet service to hundreds of thousand of homes.”

In Massachusetts: A new U.S. Department of Commerce grant will invest $700,000 dollars to increase broadband access in Cambridge public housing. “What we’re looking to do … is to give people access to the skills and the experience that they need to join the economic and social mainstream,” said Steven Swanger, director of resident services at the Cambridge Housing Authority.