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INTERNET QUICK FACTS
One minute on the internet ...
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640 TB
DATA TRANSFERRED
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$ 203,596
SALES ON AMAZON
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SMART COMMUNITIES POLK
Vision All of Polk County will have high speed , affordable internet access by 2030 .
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1.7 MILLION |
38,052 |
2.78 MILLION |
Tina Barrios , Polk County Public Schools
Cliff Bennett , Polk State College
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PHOTOS LIKED ON INSTAGRAM |
HOURS OF MUSIC LISTENED TO ON PANDORA |
VIDEO CLIPS VIEWED ON YOUTUBE |
Naomi Boyer , Ph . D ., Polk State College |
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Terry Brigman , City of Lakeland |
There are 3.26 billion internet users as of December 2015 ; that ’ s over 40 % of the world population .
By 2017 , there will be more internet traffic than all prior internet years combined .
Source : http :// www . visualcapitalist . com / what-happens-internet-minute-2016 /
As of now , there are 13.4 billion “ things ” or devices connected to the Internet . By 2020 , this is expected to go up to a massive 38.5 billion .
Frank Canovaca , City of Bartow
Teri-Anne Crawford , Polk County Tax Collector ’ s Office
William DeWitt , Polk State College
Tom Hull , Florida Polytechnic University
Shauna Jones , Polk County Sherriff ’ s Office
Smart Communities Broadband Summit , February 2016
SMART COMMUNITIES POLK LEAD TEAM
Broadband is high speed internet access that facilitates many critical activities , from online classes and research for students to managing household finances . It allows for small businesses to compete in a global marketplace and supports research and training opportunities at our schools , colleges and universities . Broadband means better , faster , and more effective healthcare and safer streets and communities .
A Broadband Advisory Team , convened by Polk Vision and the Central Florida Regional Planning Council , produced a comprehensive Broadband Plan in 2013 that identified current areas of need and projected areas of broadband demand up to the year 2020 . The Broadband Team , recently renamed Smart Communities Polk , continues its work in educating and building community consensus around the vital importance of a robust broadband network to support Polk County ’ s economic growth and prosperity .
Elizabeth Kerns , Lakeland Regional Health
Eric Labbe , City of Winter Haven Keith Merritt , City of Lakeland
Theresa Nelson , Polk County Sherriff ’ s Office
Hiep Nguyen , City of Winter Haven
Nick Nicholas , DSM
Gladys Roberts , Polk County Library Cooperative
David Robinson , DSM
Tom Rowles , Polk County Sherriff ’ s Office
Chris Rudolph , Polk County Tax Collector ’ s Office
Steve Sowards , Inland Fiber
Pat Steed , Central Florida Regional Planning Council
Abdu Taguri , NAPC
Bill Ward , Polk County Sherriff ’ s Office
Jason Willey , City of Lakeland Ed Wolf , Polk County BoCC
“ Sustainable economic development , growth , opportunity and innovation are dependent on affordable high speed internet access . And nothing is more important to sustainability than the public education of our future leaders .”
– Terry Brigman , CIO , City of Lakeland
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