MuniWireless has updated their report of US wireless cities and counties (pdf). Since the last report (7 June 2006), the number of planned deployments has gone up from 34 to 135.
Here’s the quick summary from MuniWireless:
- 68 city or countywide wireless broadband networks in operation for public access and municipal use
- 43 city hotzones
- 35 city- or county networks for municipal use only
- 135 planned deployments, e.g. where an RFI or RFP has been issued or where a network is being deployed
- 25 cities and counties that are seriously considering wide-area networks
If you add all these catagories, you come up with 306 cities and counties, up from 264 in June 2006. The number of municipal-only wireless networks has not increased because most cities and regions want multiple-use networks.
In related news, GovTech reports the the Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties (NACo) has created the 2006 Digital Counties Survey, an annual review of county-wide telecommunications.
In April, all counties in the United States were invited to participate in the 2006 Digital Counties Survey. County officials responded to questions that included more than 100 measurements and data points about online service delivery, infrastructure, architecture and governance models.
NACo recognizes the survey’s top digital counties and will honor them at a national awards ceremony which will coincide with NACo’s national conference in Chicago next month.
2006 Digital Counties Survey Winners
500,000 or more population:
1st: Orange County, Florida
2nd: Fairfax County, Virginia (tie)
2nd: King County, Washington (tie)
3rd: Montgomery County, Maryland (tie)
3rd: Tulsa County, Oklahoma (tie)
4th: Oakland County, Michigan
5th: San Diego County, California
6th: Fulton County, Georgia
7th: Sacramento County, California (tie)
7th: Westchester County, New York (tie)
8th: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
9th: Snohomish County, Washington
10th: Miami-Dade County, Florida250,000-499,999 population:
1st: Richland County, South Carolina
2nd: Prince William County, Virginia (tie)
2nd: Washtenaw County, Michigan (tie)
3rd: Dakota County, Minnesota (tie)
3rd: Douglas County, Colorado (tie)
4th: Loudoun County, Virginia
5th: Marin County, California
6th: Seminole County, Florida
7th: Utah County, Utah
8th: Dutchess County, New York
9th: Howard County, Maryland (tie)
9th: Placer County, California (tie)
10th: Marion County, Florida150,000-249,999 population:
1st: Roanoke County, Virginia
2nd: Hamilton County, Indiana
3rd: Merced County, California
4th: Scott County, Iowa
5th: Racine County, Wisconsin
6th: Clermont County, Ohio
7th: Horry County, South Carolina
8th: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (tie)
8th: Frederick County, Maryland (tie)
9th: Dona Ana County, New Mexico
10th: Yuma County, ArizonaLess than 150,000 population:
1st: Charles County, Maryland
2nd: Nevada County, California
3rd: Olmsted County, Minnesota
4th: Boone County, Missouri
5th: Napa County, California
6th: Stearns County, Minnesota
7th: Sutter County, California
8th: Delaware County, Ohio
9th: Albemarle County, Virginia
10th: Randolph County, North Carolina
