We're working on a comprehensive Economic TeleDevelopment Resource Guide template, to be published at a later date on this page. In the meantime, we invite you to use the following survey as a tool to evaluate your community's progress towards fully competing in the global networked economy.

1. Does your municipal leadership currently have a "Smart Community" vision, and associated action plans, based on a collaborative program that engages a cross-section of your local citizens, businesses, academia and government?
   

2. Does your municipal or county government currently provide public access to the internet at libraries, schools or other publicly accessible facilities?
   

3. What incentives or support does your municipal or county government provide for public and/or private Telework programs within your community?
   

4. What financial or other targeted incentives does your municipal or county government provide to attract or retain communication-centric businesses in your community?
   

5. What support services (technology-related consulting, training, employee recruitment, business development, etc.) are available within your community to assist growing communication-centric businesses?
   

6. How many internally "pre-wired" commercial buildings are available in your community that are specifically equipped to facilitate the needs of communication-centric businesses?
   

7. How many commercial buildings are available in your community that support voice and or data communication services directly into the property via fiber optic communication facilities (i.e. SONET ring services)?
   

8. How many facilities-based commercial communication carriers offer services within your community, and do you openly encourage new entrants to your local market?
   

9. Does your community have a local Cable TV service provider, and if so does this provider currently offer, or plan to offer, communications services over their infrastructure (VoIP, VPN, etc.)?
   

10. What types of commercial wireless communication services (i.e. analog cellular, digital PCS, paging, Wi-Fi, WiMAX internet access, etc.) are available in your community?
    

11. Are there residential developments in your community that are "pre-wired" with infrastructure for high-speed communication services delivery (i.e. fiber to the curb)?
    

12. What types of commercial high-speed network access services (i.e. ISDN BRI, DSL, cable modem, DS-1, ISDN PRI, DS-3, Frame Relay or ATM) are available for businesses in your community?
    

13. How many internet service providers (ISPs) offer internet access services in your community, and what type of local access methods (dial-up, cable modem, wireless, DSL, DS-1, DS-3) do they support?
    

14. What percentage of the access lines connected to the local exchange carrier central offices (COs) in your community utilize digital switching technology (if less than 100 percent, then what's the upgrade plan)?