The Four Corners rural area faces many problems with existing capacity and services as well as obstacles to attracting new investment in expanded and improved telecommunications infrastructure. Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado advocates improved telecommunications infrastructure and helps create solutions in partnership with other regional agencies. Region 9 EDD works with local governments, Chambers of Commerce, Economic Development groups, and Businesses. Region 9 EDD provides technical and financial resources for the development of regional telecommunications systems and services.
Definitions always help.
In the interest of promoting understanding and communication between telecommunications users, vendors, entrepreneurs, and other agencies we offer these telecommunications terminology resources. In the most populated parts of the world optical fibers are rapidly replacing wires, but those old, technical capacities still define the available services. This route collects all traffic from SW Colorado to Cortez and then via micro-wave to Grand Junction and Denver. Historical performance of US West in projecting the growth of demand and installing required plant and equipment to meet demand in SW Colorado has been less than satisfactory. There is concern that without immediate action to begin planning an upgrade to the infrastructure that the quality of telecommunications capacity will deteriorate at an accelerated rate.