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Where are the Smart States?

Deck: 

Cities Seem to be Getting All the Limelight

Byline: 

Steve Goodman

Author Bio: 
Steve Goodman has been practicing telecommunications law since 1983, when he began working at the Federal Communications Commission. He now represents a wide variety of clients, including telecommunications equipment manufacturers, satellite service providers and international carriers.
Fortnightly Magazine - June 2018
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There is an awful lot of talk about "smart cities," but a lot less discussion of "smart states." And while my quick research is probably not scientific, I do think it is significant that an Internet search of "smart cities" produced about 9,490,000 results, while a similar search of "smart states" produced 57,400 results (so about one-half of one percent as many). And as best as I can tell, only two states - Illinois and Virginia - are making concrete plans to become "smart states."

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