There are reportedly 10 US counties whose residents can connect to the Internet only via dial up connections. The US Federal Communication Commission released a report to Congress regarding the state of broadband deployment in the US on 20 July. As many as 24 million Americans living in 39 states lack access to broadband services. Closer examination of the data showed 10 areas are vastly underserved. These include Harrison County, Mississippi, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, then damaged again by the BP oil spill; Imperial County, California; Corson County, South Dakota; Ector County, Texas, home of football powerhouse Odessa Permian High; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Jasper County, Missouri; Appomattox County, Virginia; and Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska. The Business Insider said it was incredulous about the inclusion of North Carolina’s Wake – the location of Raleigh, the state capitol – and Mecklenburg counties on that list. The latter area includes the city of Charlotte, which is densely populated. The publication said apart from those exceptions, most areas lacking broadband “are largely where you'd expect them to be: in poor, rural areas. Native American governed lands are especially bad.” (The Business Insider)(FCC: National Broadband Plan)