Expansion of broadband could lead to economic development, Rockefeller said.

"This has everything to do with creating more good jobs in West Virginia," he said. "Businesses are going to require that an area have broadband access."

Broadband, which allows more information to be transferred at higher speeds, is available to 85 percent of homes in the U.S., according to the Consumer Advocate Division of the state Public Service Commission. That falls to 75 percent in West Virginia.

Although the final 25 percent will be difficult, it is not impossible to expand broadband service there, Rockefeller said.

said by Zoder :

You act like that strategy is unique to broadband. States and counties try to attract companies all the time with things such as tax incentives with the hope that it will bring jobs to the area.