Nevada’s Broadband Taskforce and the Connect Nevada initiative have released a new report assessing the state of high-speed Internet deployment and adoption in the state.

“This report gives us the information we need to build a sensible and immediate broadband action plan in Nevada,” said Brian Mefford, CEO of Connect Nevada’s nonprofit parent organization, Connected Nation. “The report shows us where and how high-speed Internet is and is not currently being used in the state and pinpoints the specific technical and adoption challenges that are keeping some Nevadans from the life-improving benefits that broadband brings.”

The report found that state residents are increasingly relying on broadband for their healthcare needs, including 69 percent who search for medical information online, 37 percent who use the Internet to interact with their healthcare provider and 30 percent who go online to directly communicate with their doctors and physicians.

“The Recovery Act broadband awards, exciting as they are, are just the beginning.  For their value to be maximized to Nevada there is much need for coordination, information sharing, and training on how to utilize the capacity they will enable in our state. I am really pleased that Connect Nevada will be a lynchpin for us all in those efforts,” said Sarah Adler, state director, USDA Rural Development.

You can read the report here and learn more about the report at Connect Nevada here.