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- ↑ "FRBA Fact Facts". Florida Rural Broadband Alliance. Archived from the original on April 27, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ↑ "REDI Designation". State of Florida. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ↑ "North Florida Rural Area of Critical Economic Concern (RACEC) Broadband Feasibility Study" (PDF). Government Services Group Inc. June 25, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2011.