summarize: In 2018, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs launched the Georgia Broadband Deployment Initiative (GDBI) to coordinate and establish broadband programs to increase economic, educational, and social opportunities for Georgia citizens and businesses. The initiative provides for the expansion of broadband infrastructure and services through new state and local broadband planning policies. The Georgia Department of Community Affairs considers 98.7% of populated areas in the City of Covington, to be "served" by broadband (Figure 10). While the DCA map provides greater detail than federal service maps, DCA utilizes the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) definition of "served" as a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 3 Mbps. This standard may be sufficient for certain kinds of digital needs, but it may not meet the speeds or bandwidth necessary for remote work, streaming content, or virtual learning. The remaining 1.3% of populated areas in the city do not meet this state threshold of broadband availability. Survey respondents stated that there is a need to improve broadband speeds. 21% of survey respondents rated Internet services as "Poor," while 23.4% rated the service as "Average." Surveys also indicated broadband improvements should be a project the city accomplishes in the