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THE50STATESOFBROADBAND
AState-by-StateStudyontheStateofBroadbandInvestmentandActivityinEachAmericanState
APRIL20,2016
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TableofContents
1 Introduction................................................................................................................2
1.1 KeyFindingsfromStates......................................................................................3
1.2 FundingSources...................................................................................................4
1.3 StateBroadbandActivities...................................................................................5
2 FiveDimensionstotheStateofBroadband..............................................................7
2.1 Availability............................................................................................................7
2.2 Adoption..............................................................................................................8
2.3 DrivingMeaningfulUse........................................................................................9
2.4 GrowthInvestment............................................................................................10
2.5 Regulation..........................................................................................................11
3 OverallRanking.........................................................................................................12
3.1 OverallScore......................................................................................................13
3.2 OpenEndedFeedback.......................................................................................14
4 LookingAhead..........................................................................................................15
4.1 RequirementsGoingForward............................................................................15
4.2 FutureInvestmentinBroadband.......................................................................16
5 ProjectTeam.............................................................................................................17
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1 IntroductionIntheinterestofprovidingcurrentandcomprehensiveresearchregardingbroadbandactivitiescurrentlyundertakenbyAmericanstates,StrategicNetworksGroup(SNG)inpartnershipwiththeRuralTelecommunicationsCongress(RTC)soughttouncoverthecurrentstateofbroadbandactivityandinvestmentinallfiftyAmericanstates.WewouldliketothanktheNationalTelecommunicationsandInformationAdministration(NTIA)fortheirsupportinthisinitiative.DatacollectiontookplaceduringFebruaryandMarchof2016.The10-minuteonlinesurveycreatedforthisstudywascompletedby48States(RhodeIslandandNewJerseychosenottoparticipate).Eachstatewasaskedtoreportonfivekeydimensionsofbroadband:availability,adoption,meaningfuluse,growthinvestment,andregulation.Responseswereusedtorankstatesonthesedimensionsanddevelopacompositeoverallranking.
SNG’scorebusinessismeasuringhowbroadbandisusedbyindividualbusinesses,organizations,andhouseholds.Thisincludesobtainingmicro-leveldatatodevelopstrategiesthatadvancetheeconomicopportunitiesatacommunity,regional,orstatelevel.RTCisanationalnonprofitorganizationcomprisedofgovernment,university,industry,andprivatecitizenswhoarecommittedtoaddressingcrucialbroadbandissuestoensurethatcitizensofruralAmericahaveaccesstotheenablinginformationandtechnologyresourcestheyneedforgreatersocialandeconomicdevelopmentopportunities.Keycontributorstothisinitiativewere:
• DougAdams,StrategicNetworksGroup• MichaelCurri,StrategicNetworksGroup• LoriSherwood,VantagePointSolutions• GaryDunmore,StrategicNetworksGroup• MonicaBabine,WashingtonStateUniversity• MariaAlvarez-Stroud,UniversityofWisconsin-Extension
Aspecialthanksto:
• LynnChadwick,NationalTelecommunicationsandInformationAdministration• BrianGibbons,NationalTelecommunicationsandInformationAdministration• Eachofthestaterepresentativesthattookthetimetoparticipateinthis
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1.1 KeyFindingsfromStates
Halfofallstatesand25of48statessurveyedreportedtheyhaveabroadbandoffice.Onlyfivestatesrankedintheoveralltop25,didnothaveabroadbandoffice.Statebroadbandofficesaverage3.8employees,withamedianof3employees.Only28%surveyedsaidtheirstatedefinitelyhasannualfunding(budget)tosupportbroadbandinitiatives.30%wereunsure,while42%saidthatfundingdefinitelydidnotexist.ThirteenstatesreportedtheirbudgetandwiththeexceptionofCalifornia($330M)andNewYork($500M)thesebudgetsaremodest.Theaveragefundingforthe11statesthatarenotNYorCAis$596,000ayear.Whenfunded,activitiesmostoftenfundedare“planningandsupport”by82%whileinfrastructureisbeingfundedby45%.
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1.2 FundingSources
Forstateswithabroadbandbudget,SNGaskedstatestorevealthethreemainsourcesoftheirfunding.
PrimarySources SecondarySources TertiarySources
BroadbandOutreach&AggregationFund Advertising/promotionfee DedicatedandFederalfunds
DISBudget EducationalTechnologyFund(E-Fund)
GovernmentOperations(supportstaff)
eRate DepartmentEnterpriseFunds Grants-2states
Multi-yearcapitalbudgetallocationfromthestate
DepartmentofServicesAgency
StateIndustrialDevelopmentandExportAuthorityLoanProgram
Publicpurposeprogram(CASF) eRatesubsidyfunds
SpecialFunds Federalgrants-FirstNet
StateAdmin Grants
StateBudget–5states LiquorSalesRevenue
StateGeneralFund–8states Programrevenue
Surchargeoninstateretailtelcoservices–2states
Public/PrivatePartnershipwithlocalTelco's
UniversalServiceFund–3states Statebudgetcategory
Utilitygrossreceipts StateGeneralFunds
Statestafftime
Universalservicefund
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1.3 StateBroadbandActivities
SNGexpandeditsquestionstoaskifastatebroadbandofficeoranotherentitywithinwashandlingspecificbroadbandactivitiesandwhatwasthefocalpointofthoseactivities.Activitiesseemtobeheavilyweightedtowardsthe“supplyside”ofbroadbandandincludemapping,infrastructureplanning,andgrants.Theseactivitiesfarsurpassed“demandside”undertakingsaroundraisingawareness,training,anddrivingutilizationwithend-users.
Mappingdataisbeingobtainedatthesamelevel(28states,58%)throughserviceprovidersandtheFCC.Manystatesrelyonbothformappingdata.
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48%
32%
28%
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Mappingofwirelineinfrastructure(supply)
Mappingofwirelessinfrastructure(supply)
Adopmon/usedatacollecmon(demand)
Localtechnologyplanningteamsupport(supply)
Grantsorloansforinfrastructuredeployment(supply)
Broadbandtechnologyevents,adopmon/useacmvimes(demand)
Grantsorloansforlocalplanningteamsorotheracmvimes(supply)
Digitalliteracy/technologytraining(demand)
Technologytrainingforbusinesses(demand)
Broadbandspeedtests(supply)
Other
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StatesUndertakingDirectAcKviKesWithBBOfficevs.WithoutBBOffice
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Stateswereaskedspecificallywhendatawascollectedinkeyareasofbroadband.Availabilityhasbeenmappedbyeverystatesurveyedsince2014(26in2014,22in2015)whileactualutilizationwasonlymeasuredbyalittlemorethanhalfofstatessurveyed.
TypeofBroadbandDataCollectionbefore2013 2013 2014 2015
Availabilityofbroadbandtopotentialusers(supply) 0 3 26 22
Adoptionofbroadbandwhereavailable(demand) 2 5 19 13
Utilizationofbroadband–howandhowmuchbroadbandisusedbyadopters
4 2 18 8
Mappingofbroadbandavailabilitybytype,speeds,etc. 0 3 27 20
Withinstatesthereissometrainingandeducationtoaddressthe“demandside”ofbroadbandtohelpdrivemeaningfuluseofinternetapplications.Mosttraining,whenitdoesoccur,istargetedathelpingbusinessesbetterutilizetheInternetandrevenue-generatingonlineapplications.
Finally,withallofthebroadbandinvestmentthathastakenplacesofarthisdecade,onewouldexpectthatthebenefitsandeconomicimpactsoftheseinvestmentswouldbemeasured.Thisisnotthecaseasonly8statesreportedmeasuringeconomicandsocialbenefits.
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2 FiveDimensionstotheStateofBroadband
2.1 Availability
ThefirstdimensionusedtomeasurethestatescomesfromtheFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)publishedavailabilitynumbersof25Mbpsdownload/3Mbpsuploadavailability,reportedbycarriersineachstate.Theargumentcouldbemadethatcarrier-reporteddata(thesourceoftheFCCreport)hasinaccuracies.Wearemakingtheassumptionthatthispotentialshortcomingincarrier-reportedavailabilityis,inessence,notmarkedlydifferentfromstatetostate.Additionally,SNG’ssurveyamongstaterespondentsaskedaboutthestate’sownmappingandavailabilitymetrics–givingaslightbonusinthescoreifstatesweretakinginitiativethemselves.Availabilityofbroadbandcountedas27.5%oftheoverallstateranking,whichcomesaftereachoneofthefivedimensionsarereported.1. NewMexico2. Maine3. Hawaii4. NorthDakota5. Oregon6. California7. Delaware8. Utah9. Washington10. Idaho11. Nevada12. Connecticut13. WestVirginia14. Minnesota15. Pennsylvania16. Michigan17. Colorado18. NewYork
19. Oklahoma20. Maryland21. Florida22. Vermont23. Ohio24. Nebraska25. Alabama26. SouthCarolina27. Tennessee28. Massachusetts29. Illinois30. Georgia31. NewHampshire32. NorthCarolina33. SouthDakota34. Kansas35. Indiana36. Alaska
37. Wyoming38. Mississippi39. Louisiana40. Arkansas41. Kentucky42. Missouri43. Iowa44. Texas45. Wisconsin46. Arizona47. Virginia48. Montana
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2.2 Adoption
TomeasureadoptionweusedtheFCC’snumbersforadoption,whichtheydefineasthepercentofhouseholdsforwhichserviceisavailableandthatsubscribetobroadband.Wealsocollectedstate-specificdatawithinSNG’ssurveytomeasurewhethereachstatewassupportingInternetadoption,providingadditionalbonuspointsifastateisundertakingeffortstomeasureandfosteradoption.Adoptioncountedas12.5%oftheoverallranking.
1. NewHampshire2. Hawaii3. Oregon4. Vermont5. Connecticut6. Wyoming7. California8. Utah9. Maine10. Wisconsin11. Pennsylvania12. Iowa13. Delaware14. Ohio15. Massachusetts16. Michigan
17. NorthCarolina18. Colorado19. Virginia20. WestVirginia21. SouthCarolina22. NorthDakota23. Minnesota24. Nebraska25. Idaho26. Montana27. Kentucky28. Washington29. NewYork30. Nevada31. Illinois32. Alaska
33. Mississippi34. Kansas35. Florida36. NewMexico37. SouthDakota38. Maryland39. Texas40. Tennessee41. Oklahoma42. Louisiana43. Georgia44. Arizona45. Missouri46. Indiana47. Arkansas48. Alabama
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2.3 DrivingMeaningfulUse
Oftenpeopleunderstandthatbroadbandis“good”buttheydon’tknowhowtoputitintopracticefortheirspecificneeds.Drivingmeaningfulusebyindividualbusinesses,organizationsandhouseholdsthroughraisingawarenessandtrainingisacriticalcomponenttoactuallyrealizingthebenefitsofbroadband’spotentialtoenableeconomicdevelopmentandimprovequalityoflife.Withinourstatesurvey,SNGaskedstaterepresentativesquestionsregardingtraining/educationprogramsthatmayexist,whetherthereistrainingforbusinesses,smallandruralbusinesses,seniors,andhouseholds.Additionally,weaskedwhetherstatestrack,measure,orestimatethesocialandeconomicbenefitsofbroadband.States’answersresultedinascorefor“drivingmeaningfuluse,”countingas15%oftheoverallranking.1.Ohio2.Vermont2.WestVirginia4.Iowa5.Montana6.Nebraska7.Michigan7.Mississippi9.Illinois9.Pennsylvania9.Washington12.Colorado13.Minnesota13.NewMexico15.NewHampshire15.Wisconsin
17.Kentucky18.NewYork19.Maine19.Oklahoma19.Oregon19.Virginia23.Missouri23.NorthCarolina25.Kansas25.Wyoming27.Delaware28.Massachusetts29.Louisiana30.Connecticut30.Hawaii32.Georgia
33.Arkansas34.California34.Florida34.Nevada34.NorthDakota34.SouthCarolina39.Alabama39.Alaska41.Idaho41.SouthDakota41.Texas41.Utah45.Arizona45.Indiana45.Maryland45.Tennessee
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2.4 GrowthInvestment
Thestatesurveyaskedquiteafewquestionsregardingeachstate’songoinginvestmentinbroadband.Acriticalcomponentwithinthisdimensionwaswhetherornotastatehasinplaceastatewidebroadbandofficededicatedtoincreasingbroadbandaccessanduse.Additionalmetricswithinthiscategoryincludedwhethertherearefundsdedicatedtosupportbroadbandinitiatives,theamount,andtheinvestmentdedicatedpercapita.Additionally,thesurveytrackedwhetherthereareruralbroadbandprogramsinplaceandwhetherinvestmentonbroadbandinitiativesisexpectedtoincrease,staythesame,ordecrease.Onepopularmechanismtodriveinvestmenttowardsbroadbandinfrastructureisthroughpublic/privatepartnerships–whicharepermittedbytwo-thirdsofstatessurveyed.States’answersresultedinascorefor“growthinvestment,”countingas30%oftheoverallranking.1.NewYork2.Nevada2.NorthCarolina4.NewMexico4.Virginia6.Kentucky7.Maine7.Wisconsin9.Minnesota10.Connecticut11.Wyoming12.Utah13.Massachusetts14.Vermont15.Ohio16.NewHampshire
16.Arkansas18.Delaware18.Colorado20.Alabama21.Iowa22.Mississippi23.Pennsylvania23.Arizona25.California26.Nebraska27.Tennessee28.Kansas29.Oregon29.Illinois29.Idaho32.Montana
33.Hawaii33.Oklahoma33.SouthCarolina36.Washington36.NorthDakota36.Louisiana39.Alaska40.Maryland40.SouthDakota40.Michigan40.Texas44.WestVirginia44.Georgia44.Missouri44.Florida44.Indiana
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2.5 Regulation
SNGlookedattheregulatoryenvironmentineachstateasafactorintheoverallranking.Byitself,thepresenceoflawsthatplacerestrictionsorconditionsonthemunicipal(orother)ownershiporoperationofnetworksdoesnotnecessarilyindicatealackofavailability,adoption,drivingmeaningfuluse,orinvestment.However,itisimportanttoconsiderthepotentialimpactsofrestrictionsandregulationsoneachoftheotherfourdimensions.Therearetwotiersofmetricswithinthisdimensionandtheyinclude:
• Whetherastatehasrestrictionslimitingmunicipal(orother)ownershiporoperationsofabroadbandnetwork;and
• Ifregulationsareinplacedothey:o Requireaballotinitiativetoovercomethelimitation;and/oro Doestheregulationeitherexplicitlyorbyeffect–constituteatotalor
partialbanonmunicipal(orother)ownershiporoperationsofabroadbandnetwork?
Theevaluationofregulationsdoesnotconsiderwhetheronestate’slawsaremoreorlessrestrictivethananotherotherthanprovidingdeductionsforthecategorieslistedabove.Scoresfor“regulation”countedas15%oftheoverallranking.NoregulationinplaceAlaskaArizonaConnecticutDelawareGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyMaineMarylandMassachusettsMississippiNewHampshire
NewJerseyNewMexicoNewYorkNorthDakotaOhioOklahomaOregonRhodeIslandSouthDakotaVermontWestVirginiaWyomingRegulationinPlaceAlabama*Arkansas**CaliforniaColorado*
FloridaLouisiana*Michigan**Minnesota*Missouri**Montana**Nebraska**Nevada**NorthCarolina*PennsylvaniaSouthCarolinaTennesseeTexas**UtahVirginia**WashingtonWisconsin
*RegulationrequiresaReferendum**Regulationeitherexplicitlyorbyeffect–constitutesatotalorpartialbanonmunicipal(orother)ownershiporoperationsofabroadbandnetwork.
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3 OverallRankingSNGconsolidatedandweightedfivedimensionsofbroadbandintooneoverallscoreforeachparticipatingstate.Thedimensionsandweightingare:
• Availability–27.5%• Adoption–12.5%• DrivingMeaningfulUse–15%• GrowthInvestment–30%• Regulation–15%
Asaresearchteam,wehadagreatdealofdiscussioncoveringwhichdimensionsshouldcarrywhatweight.Availabilitywasgivenagreatdealofconsideration,asitisthefoundationforallbroadbandactivity.AstheFCCreportedadoptionanddrivingmeaningfulusewasadimensionformedfromthesurvey,wewantedthesetworelateddimensionstogethertoequalavailability.Growthinvestmentwasoriginallyconsideredataslightlyhigherlevelattheexpenseofregulation.Ultimately,wedecidedthatregulationcananddoesstopbroadbandprogressandthatneedstoberecognized.Additionally,rankinginvestmenttoohighcouldunfairlypunishstatesthatmadesignificantinvestmentsinthepastbutarenotcurrentlyinvesting.
1. NewMexico*2. Maine*3. Ohio*4. NewYork*5. Vermont*6. Connecticut*7. Delaware*8. New
Hampshire*9. Wyoming*10. Kentucky*11. Massachusetts*12. Minnesota*13. Iowa*14. NorthCarolina*15. Mississippi*16. Utah*
17. Oregon 18. Wisconsin*19. Colorado*20. Pennsylvania*21. Nevada*22. Illinois 23. Hawaii 24. WestVirginia25. Oklahoma26. California27. Kansas28. Idaho*29. NorthDakota 30. Alabama*31. Washington32. Nebraska33. Virginia*
34. Maryland35. Alaska36. SouthCarolina37. Georgia38. SouthDakota39. Tennessee40. Michigan41. Arkansas*42. Arizona*43. Florida 44. Indiana45. Louisiana46. Montana47. Missouri48. Texas
*HaveaStateBroadbandOffice
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3.1 OverallScore
Morespecifically,eachdatapointwasassignedascoretodeterminerankingandacumulative(outof100)scorewasassigned.Eachstate’sscoreisbelow:
83.9%83.2%82.3%81.3%80.6%
76.5%74.9%73.7%
72.2%71.7%71.4%70.2%
67.8%66.7%66.1%66.0%65.5%65.4%65.3%
63.2%61.7%61.5%61.4%60.8%
58.8%58.2%57.7%57.6%57.6%57.6%
54.1%54.1%53.6%
51.1%48.0%47.7%47.6%47.4%46.8%46.8%
45.4%45.3%45.2%
41.9%41.4%
38.1%31.4%
29.0%26.4%
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0%
NewMexicoMaineOhio
NewYorkVermont
ConnecmcutDelaware
NewHampshireWyomingKentucky
MassachusersMinnesota
IowaNorthCarolina
MississippiUtah
OregonWisconsinColorado
PennsylvaniaNevadaIllinoisHawaii
WestVirginiaAVERAGEOklahomaCalifornia
KansasIdaho
NorthDakotaAlabama
WashingtonNebraskaVirginia
MarylandAlaska
SouthCarolinaGeorgia
SouthDakotaTennesseeMichiganArkansasArizonaFloridaIndiana
LouisianaMontanaMissouri
Texas
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3.2 OpenEndedFeedbackAsthesurveyconcludedstateswereasked:“Arethereanyadditionalactivities,commentsorsuggestionsyouwouldliketoshare?”Somehighlightsfollow:NewMexico(#1)TheNTIAfundedSBI(StateBroadbandInitiatives)Grantswereincrediblysuccessfulandanefficientuseofpublicfundstoenhancebroadbandprogramsthroughoutthenationandterritories.TotallyassistedNewMexicoinmovingforward.Whenthegrantcycleendedtherewasalargeamountofmomentumlost,nottomentionviableprojectsintheimportantrealmofdigitalliteracy,directrelationshipswithproviders,significantengagementofruralcommunities,andsoon.TonotcontinuefundingtheSBIevenonaverylimitedbasis,say1/4oftheoriginalgrant($250KannuallyforNM),wasalimitedvision.BegreattoreconsiderthatsupportaspartoftheBroadbandUSAfunction.NewYork(#4)AspartofGovernorCuomo’sNewNYBroadbandProgram,NewYorkStateisinvestinganadditional$500millioninfundingforhigh-speedInternetaccesstounservedandunderservedareasacrossthestate.ProgramcriteriafortheNewNYBroadbandprograminclude:
• Accesstobroadbandatspeedsofatleast100Mbps;25Mbpsinthemostremoteareasofthestate,
• Public-privatepartnershipwitha50percentmatchinprivatesectorinvestmenttargetedacrosstheprogram
• Highpriorityforunservedareas,librariesandeducationalopportunitycentersPennsylvania(#20)PennsylvanialeadershiprecognizestheimportanceofbroadbandtoPennsylvania'sfutureeconomyandisactivelyseekingwaysinwhichtoadvancethisveryimportanttopicthroughstrategicpartnershipswithvariousstakeholders.Virginia(#33)Connectivitymeanseverythingtoruralcommunitiesintermsofthembeingabletoattractnewbusinessandinvestors,andtohelpstrengthenandgrowtheircommunities.Newfundingsourcesandprogramswouldbeofgreatassistanceaswetrytoassistthosecommunities.SouthCarolina(#36)We'reworkinghardtogetsomestatefundingforbroadbandinitiativesinSC.SinceFederalSBIfundingconcludedinJanuary2015,it'sbeenverydifficulttoprovidealotofservicesofworkwithcommunitiesdirectly.
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4 LookingAheadSNGwillcontinuetoanalyzethefindingsandwillsharerecommendationsinafullreport.SNGwillconductthissurveyonaregularbasis,nolessthanonceayear,totrackchangesandoutcomes.StatesandsurveyparticipantswillreceivethefullreportandareviewofthekeyfindingsinaspecialwebinarthatwillbescheduledinMay,2016withtheStateswhoparticipatedinthisresearch.Formoreinformationyoucanemailstates@sngroup.comorvisitsngroup.com/states.
4.1 RequirementsGoingForwardRegardingwhatstatessaidtheywantnow,two-thirdsofsurveyedstatesreportedthatnewprivateinvestmentisthemostcriticalcomponentforbroadbandgrowth.Trainingandpublicinvestmentarealsoseenascriticalcomponents.
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4.2 FutureInvestmentinBroadbandMovingforwardoverthenext12-18monthsnearlyathird(31%)ofstatessurveyedseemore,notless(6%)investmentinbroadband.Threeinfive(60%)ofstatesareattheveryleastremainingflatwithbroadbandspending.
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5 ProjectTeamThefollowingindividualscontributedtothisextensiveeffort.DougAdamsVPCommunications,StrategicNetworksGroupInc.DougAdamsoverseesSNG’sCommunicationseffortsandoverseesnumerousstate-levelandnationwideeffortsforSNG.Withover20yearstechnologymarketingexperience,Dougisuniquelyqualifiedtohelpproductsandservicesmoveacrossthetechnologyadoptionlifecycleand“crossthechasm”tobecomewidelyadopted.LocatedinBoulder,CO,Doug’sbroadbandexperienceincludesOneCommunity,theKnightCenterofDigitalExcellence,andGigabitSquared.HisresearchbackgroundincludesservingonlineresearchpioneerInsightExpress,WalkerResearch,andDirectOpinions.DougreceivedhisM.B.A.inmarketingfromtheUniversityofConnecticutandholdsabachelor’sdegreeincommunicationfromDePauwUniversity.MichaelCurriFounderandPresident,StrategicNetworksGroupInc.MichaelCurrifoundedStrategicNetworkGroup,Inc.(SNG)in1998andasPresidentheleadsagroupofbroadbandeconomistswhodevelopstrategiesformosteffectivelyleveragingbroadbandinvestments.Welooktohelpmakethemostbroad-reachingandtransformationalimpactsthatbroadbandcanbringenablebusinesses,communitiesandregions.SNGhelpsstatesandregionsutilizebroadbandforeconomicdevelopment,socialadvancement,increasedproductivity,andcompetitiveness.SNG’sapproachisbasedonourresearchthatshowsthatforbroadbandtobeeffectiveandtransformational,itiscriticaltomakesurethatitisbeingutilized–drivenbycompellingandpowerfule-solutions.MichaelhasaMaster’sinEconomicsfromtheUniversityofWaterloo,Canada.HeisbasedinOttawa.LoriSherwoodDirectorofBroadbandDevelopment,VantagePointSolutionsLoriSherwoodhasactivelyworkedinbroadbandandtelecommunicationsinthemunicipalspaceformorethan13years.SheisalsoanattorneywhoservedasOfCounselwiththeDenverlawfirmKissinger&Fellman,P.C,whereshespecializedinlocalgovernments,informationtechnology,telecommunications,communitybroadbandnetworks,legislation,lobbyingandfederalaffairs.SheisanationallyrecognizedleaderintelecommunicationsandbroadbandpolicyandrecentlyservedontheboardofdirectorsforNATOA)–anassociationrepresentinglocalgovernmentinterestsintelecommunications.SherwoodhasaBAinanthropologyfromAmericanUniversityandisanhonorsgraduateoftheUniversityofBaltimoreSchoolofLaw.
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GaryDunmoreVP,ClientServices,StrategicNetworksGroupInc.GaryDunmoreisanelectricalengineerandbusinessanalystwithover20yearsexperienceinthetelecommunicationsindustryandaproventrackrecordinhelpingserviceprovidersdefinenewbusinessopportunitiesforservicedeployment.Hehasprovenleadershipskillsinprojectplanning,teammanagementandprojectmanagementdevelopingsuccessfulbusinesscasesforawidevarietyoftelecomandinternetoperatorsacrossNorthAmerica.Since1994,Mr.Dunmorehasworkedontelecommunicationsservicesandservicedeploymentplanningwithtelecomserviceproviders.Foravarietyofclients,fromestablishedincumbentproviderstonewstart-upoperators,hehasdevelopedprojectplans,writtenproposals,mobilizedinternalandexternalresourcesandengagedclientstodeveloppracticalsolutionsfornewservicedeploymentwithafocusonbusinessgoalsandvision.Toassistdecision-making,hehashelpedclientsidentifynewopportunitiesforgrowth,marketandrevenuepotential;developthebestsolutionfortheirnetwork;andconstructsolidbusinesscasesandriskanalysisforinvestmentdecisions.GaryhasexperienceinvoicetelecommunicationsnetworksandemergingIP-basedservicesinNorthAmericaandinternationalmarkets.HehasanElectricalEngineeringdegreefromtheUniversityofBritishColumbia.MonicaBabineSeniorAssociate,WashingtonStateUniversityMonicaBabineisaSeniorAssociateatWashingtonStateUniversity(WSU)Extension’sDivisionofGovernmentalStudiesandServiceswheresheleadstheProgramforDigitalInitiatives.Sheworkswithbusiness,government,economicandcommunitydevelopmentorganizationsonpromotion,researchandtechnicalassistancetoincreasebroadbandawareness,accessandadoption.MonicaisontheWashingtonOneNetteamprovidingoutreachandengagementregardingFirstNetinthestate.ShewasanactivememberoftheWashingtonStateBroadbandAdvisoryCouncilandprovidedARRAfundedtechnicalassistancetoregionalbroadbandplanningeffortsacrossthestate.ShecurrentlyservesontheWashingtonStateLibraryDigitalLiteracyAdvisoryTeam,AffiliatedTribesofNorthwestIndiansEnergyandTelecommunicationsCommittee,InlandNorthwestPartners,WSU530MudslideandWildfireRecoveryteamsandtheRuralTelecommunicationsCongressboard.PriortojoiningWSU,Monicaledaconsultingfirmthatprovidedpresentations,consultationandtrainingontelework,compressedworkweeks,flextimeaswellascommunityandeconomicdevelopmentforpublic,privateandnon-profitorganizations.ShewasatamajortelecommunicationscompanyinWashingtonforfourteenyearsworkinginoperatorservices,accounting,marketingandpublicaffairs.
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MariaAlvarez-StroudDirector,Broadband&E-CommerceEducationCenter,UniversityofWisconsinExtensionMariaAlvarezStroudisthedirectorofUniversityofWisconsin-Extensions’Broadband&E-CommerceEducationCenter.From2010-’13shesuccessfullyledtheNTIAfederallyfundedendeavorsofUWEX,a$45millioneffortbringingadditionalfibertoWisconsinforcommunityanchorinstitutionsalongwithacommunityeducationandoutreachefforttoencouragebroadbandadoption.Sheisaseasonedexecutivewithover25yearsofexperienceincreatingnewservicestreamsandseekingoutnewwaysofreachingunderservedaudiences.Mariahasdonethisworkinavarietyofsettings,fromthenonprofitsectortopublicbroadcastingandhighereducation.Sheisexperiencedinchangemanagement,strategicpartnershipadvancement,andfunddevelopment,havingcreatednumeroustoolsrecognizednationally.SheholdsaBachelorofScienceinPsychologyandCommunicationsandaMastersinPublicPolicyandAdministrationfromUniversityofWisconsin-Madison.