{"id":8420,"date":"2021-11-23T12:12:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T16:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=8420"},"modified":"2021-11-23T12:12:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T16:12:46","slug":"2021-semcog-pulse-of-the-region-survey-on-regional-broadband-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2021\/11\/23\/2021-semcog-pulse-of-the-region-survey-on-regional-broadband-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 SEMCOG Pulse of the Region Survey on Regional Broadband Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, and its partner organization, the Metropolitan Affairs Coalition (MAC), have launched a study to gather residents\u2019 perceptions on broadband. Responses will help guide future planning efforts. This evaluation will take only a few minutes to complete.<\/p>\n<p>The survey is intended to collect perceptions on access to fast, reliable internet service as well as its importance in daily life. The aggregated responses to this survey will help to guide SEMCOG\u2019s planning efforts as they finalize a regional framework on Broadband. Responses are encouraged from communities across the state as there are some demographic questions in the survey, zip code, for instance, that would help inform decisions beyond southeast Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>This is valuable information as the League works with other organizations to ensure equitable access to broadband in all corners of Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>Your participation and response will be anonymous.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wh1.snapsurveys.com\/s.asp?k=163485100691\">Start Here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>John LaMacchia is the Assistant Director of State and Federal Affairs for the League handling transportation, infrastructure, energy and environment issues. He can be reached at jlamacchia@mml.org or 517-908-0303.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, and its partner organization, the Metropolitan Affairs Coalition (MAC), have launched a study to gather residents\u2019 perceptions on broadband. 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