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Broadband state reports

I. Statement of values

A. Goal-related

1. Internet is essential infrastructure
a) States MI NH HI DC OR TN
2. All businesses/citizens should have access to broadband
a) States TN IL AZ WV OR VA SC NC
3. Increase broadband penetration
a) States NY HI CA CO
4. Ensure affordability
a) States NY

B. Economic development

1. Spur economic development
a) States CO DC MO NY HI NH OH WA
2. Participate in the global economy
a) States AZ AR CO HI OH IL
3. Participate in national economic stimulus/rollout
a) States HI VT
4. Important for agriculture, education
a) States MO CA

C. Address the underserved

1. Increase demand -- Increase digital literacy and awareness
a) States MS DC NY NH
2. Increase demand -- Increase availability of computers -- gateway to Internet adoption & literacy
a) States NY OH
3. Needed in rural areas
a) States MO

D. Approach-related

1. Public/private collaboration
a) States NY KY MO VA
2. Develop strong leadership (state and local)
a) States NY HI
3. Market-driven strategies
a) States MS WV
4. Improve information sharing between gov't entities
a) States NY VA
5. Leverage previous investments
a) States NY OH
6. Community-driven strategies
a) States VA
7. Citizen engagement, e-democracy
a) States NY
8. Shared inventory of infrastructure for planning
a) States VA

II. Where we've been

A. Low penetration - historical figures

1. States HI MS VT DC

B. History of initiatives

1. States MN OR AZ VA

C. Digital Divide

1. States DC

III. Where we are today

A. Rankings

1. Describe availability
a) States NH NY VT CA CO WV OH TN WA NC
2. Describe "uneven" deployment in different parts of the state -- from very good to poor (rural/urban, rich/poor)
a) States NH WV CA CO OH WA
3. Describe penetration -- percent of households subscribing to high speed Internet
a) States CO OH NY CA TN VA
4. Describes state rank -- Internet access speed
a) States HI AR NY TN
5. Describe rate of adoption
a) States TN WA
6. Describe cost -- price per megabit
a) States HI
7. Describe number of communities receiving USDA Rural Community Connect Broadband grants
a) States MS

B. Survey results

1. User survey
a) Do you use the Internet?
b) Do you use a computer?
c) What's your income?
d) Is broadband critical infrastructure?
e) State take a more active role?
f) Will broadband increase if left to market forces?
g) Do you need broadband?
h) Use Internet at work?
i) Would you work from home?
j) States NH OH
2. Business survey
a) Does your business use the Internet?
b) Does your business use a computer?
c) What's your annual revenue?
d) States OH TN
3. Provider survey
a) Should state subsidize BB build-out?
b) Barriers imposed by local siting/right-of-way?
c) Barriers imposed by make-ready costs?
d) Tax issues?
e) Drivers of increased demand?
f) Desire for statewide coordination?
g) Role of fixed wireless?
h) States NH

C. Barriers and constraints

1. States HI WA

D. Describe state rank -- demographic and economic indicators (e.g. livability, income, economy

1. States NH

IV. Where we want to be

A. Goals

1. Increase adoption -- set a goal -- ___% of businesses/citizens will have access to broadband speeds by a given date, 100% by a given date
a) States DC NH AR VT CA CO WV OR VA NC
2. Ensure every citizen has access to broadband
a) States: AZ HI AR CA DC TN VT
3. Expand availability in rural and underserved areas
a) States OR TN NC
4. Close digital divide
a) States NY HI
5. Ensure affordability
a) States OR TN
6. Increase availability in low-income homes
a) States HI
7. Increase speeds
a) States TN

B. Provide benefits

1. Economic impact/jobs
a) Attract investments -- at the community level
b) Reports
c) States NC DC NY VT OR
2. Applications
a) Health care CA OR
b) Public safety HI
c) First responder HI
d) Education HI
e) Telework NC
f) States CA OR HI IL
3. Better government -- more efficient, e-government, more effective
a) States NH NY OR
4. Encourage broadband innovation and research
a) States CA OR VA

V. How are we going to get there

A. Leadership

1. Create a permanent consolidated coordinating entity or state broadband council
a) States DC MI AZ MS HI ME NC VT LA NH TN WA VA NC OH WV AR NH
2. Provide/support leadership at the local level with statewide resources
a) States CO IL CA VA
3. Recommend legislation/regulations to enshriine vision and/or support additional deployments
a) States CO NH HI VT
4. Develop strategies
a) States CO OH NY HI
5. Set a goal
a) States NH VT OR
6. Adopt/support a national broadband policy
a) States HI VT VA
7. Form public private partnership
a) States TN KT NC
8. Define unserved and underserved
a) States OR
9. Define affordable
a) States OR
10. Adopt/implement effective policy
a) States OR
11. Establish definitions for broadband activities, facilities and services
a) States OR

B. Organizing

1. State-supported advocacy agency
a) States VT OH AR NC TN KY
2. Mobilize stakeholder collaboration (providers, experts, leaders)
a) States NY NH
3. Provide information and tools to leaders
a) States OR IL DC VA
4. Provide training to citizens
a) States AR IL NY VA
5. Online toolkit for communities
a) States VA
6. Make broadband deployments in unserved areas a public policy priority
a) States VA
7. Improve coordination of BB initiatives and outreach
a) States NH
8. Explore local government roles -- e.g. share excess capacity on public service wireless networks.
a) States CO
9. Partner with existing and new service providers
a) States VT
10. Public private partnerships
a) States OR
11. Involve local and state governments in planning & implementation
a) States OR

C. Approach

1. Stimulate demand by increasing digital literacy
a) States ME NY MS HI AR NC CA VA NC OH WA
2. Use incentives to spur deployment
a) States NH CO OR NC VT ME SC MO NH
3. Develop comprehensive plan
a) States MS HI MO WA
4. Describe broadband need/usage
a) States WA MO VA
5. Encourage community participation
a) States DC NY WA
6. Treat broadband as a utility, common public infrastructure
a) States VT NC DC
7. Leverage public and private assets
a) States NC NY VT
8. Provide shared open-access/utility infrastructure
a) States HI
b) Reports ITU
See document: D-REG-TTR.10-2008-SUM-PDF-E.pdf
9. Describe/emulate best practice programs in other states
a) States MO NH
10. Foster competition
a) States NY TN
11. Encourage providers to expand in unserved/under-served communities
a) States NY MS NC
12. Regulation
a) Reports
(1) OECD - OECD POLICY GUIDANCE ON CONVERGENCE AND NEXT GENERATION NETWORKS
See document: 40869934.pdf
13. Broadband service fund
a) States NH WA
14. Provide leadership, "broadband champions"
a) States CO WA
15. Allow local government to provide wholesale services
a) States MS NC
16. Support continuous infrastructure upgrades
a) States VT
17. Leverage public works for fiber deployment
a) States DC
18. Modernize current statute and regulations

D. Financial resources

1. State grants - infrastructure/ops for unserved and under-served communities/entities
a) States VT WA NC NC NY OH IL NC
2. Statewide deployment fund
a) States WV VT
3. State acts as "anchor tenant" to spur deployment
a) States CO
4. Leverage existing organizations and State buying power
a) States VA
5. Provide loans
a) States WA
6. Access to Universal Service Fund
a) States OR
7. State broadband fund
a) States WV

E. Remove barriers

1. Simplify permitting and access to right of way
a) States CO VT NH CA IL VA
2. Remove disincentives for deployment/investment
a) States OR VA

F. Track progress

1. Develop maps, tracking data
a) States NH AR CO OR WA NC MO HI OH VA IL
2. Obtain regular consumer feedback (polls, forums, etc.)
a) States NH OR
3. Metrics
a) Increase in availability
b) Expand speed in each tier of service
c) Increase in adoption and use
d) Increase in technology literacy
e) Increase in service-provider participation in deployment and adoption initiatives
f) Increase in end-user satisfaction
g) Encourage accurate/timely data sharing by providers
h) States NC VT
4. Review inventory and demand date to propose underserved areas to invest in
a) States OR
5. Complete, and keep up to date, an inventory of telecommunications infrastructure
a) States NC

VI. Broadband functionality (tiers of service)

A. States WV OH NY CA NH WA IL

VII. Web links

A. NY - <http://www.oft.state.ny.us/oft/UniversalBroadband/overview.htm>

B. Connected Nation -- <http://connectednation.org/research/economic_impact_study/>

C. MS -- <http://www.msgovt.org/policy.html>

D. NE -- http://www.nitc.state.ne.us/reports/bstf.html

E. HI -- http://www.hbtf.org/

F. AR - <http://www.broadbandadvisorycouncil.arkansas.gov/> <http://www.connect-arkansas.org>

G. VT -- <http://www.telecomvt.org/>

H. NC -- http://www.e-nc.org

I. AZ -- <http://www.arizonatele.com/atic/default.htm>

J. CA -- <http://www.calink.ca.gov/pdf/CBTF_FINAL_Report.pdf>

K. CO -- <http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=Innovation%2FINLayout&cid=1192458212697&pagename=INWrapper&rendermode=preview>

L. NH -- http://www.nheconomy.com/broadband-action-plan.aspx <http://www.ltgov.mo.gov/ruralhsi/index.htm>

M. WV -- <http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2008_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/HB4637 SUB.htm>

N. OH -- <http://www.ohiobroadbandcouncil.org/index.shtml>

O. PA -- <http://www.tccp.org/html/1,1128,About_Us,00.html>

P. TN -- <http://www.tennessee.gov/tra/bbtaskforce/Tenn. Broadband Task Force Report and Recommendations.pdf>

Q. WA -- <http://dis.wa.gov/hiswg/default.htm> <http://www.wutc.wa.gov/webimage.nsf/0/0C107F2AECEC013A8825733800684FCF>

R. IL -- <http://illinoisbroadbanddeployment.pbwiki.com/>

S. VA -- <http://www.otpba.vi.virginia.gov/broadband_roundtable.shtml>

T. SC -- <http://www.scstatehouse.gov/citizensinterestpage/BroadbandTechnology&CommunicationStudyComm/broadband.html/>

U. NC -- <http://e-nc.org>

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