rtc 14 - report on 50 states broadband programs, policy, data
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The Following Worksheets provide data about State broadband Programs, Policy, Funding and broadband availability. Through this information, Providers, Policy makers, and broadband Program leaders will hopefully become better educated about other States' programs, including info which will lead to Best Practices, solutions to legal issues, and comparisons with similar sized programs. The 10 Attributes are an adaption of a speech by Rachelle Chong, a former FCC and California State PUC Commissioner, whose advice regarding the necessary ingredients for a successful State Broadband program are invaluable. She has "walked the talk". She was a Keynote speaker at the RTC 2010 Conference, providing the "The Secret Sauce to Rural Broadband". It has had impact in the subsequent design of many State programs.
The first Worksheet hereunder is entitled Attributes Overview, and it identifies the level of adherance by State Programs to the 10 Attributes identified.
The next Worksheet lists the SBDD/SBI grants for each US State (excluded are the US Territories and DC.). Links are provided to all web aspects of each program, including to the respective State Quarterly reports to NTIA.The next worksheet identifies all of the SBDD awards, in an easily perused format.The next worksheet identifies all of the BTOP Infrastructure (Middle Mile) ARRA Broadband grants from both Round1 and Round2. With only a few exceptions, these projects ended Sept 30, 2013. But their impact of have meant a significant increase in Broadband Availability in the US. The final worksheet in this grouping of grant info, provides a per capita analysis of population and total BTOP grant dollars for each state.
The next series of Worksheets identify policy, governance, and state by state legislative actions regarding Broadband, through 2013.
These are followed by worksheets which show capacity and connection speed increases to end users in each State between 2011 and 2013. These data sheets are derived from AKAMAI Statistics obtained in 2013.
Finally some US Maps are provided, depicting where the USDA BIP infrastructure grants were located, followed by Map depicting a State by State picture of the combined total of BTOP and BIP grants.
Downloads of these worksheets are available for no cost from the Rural Telecom Congress (RTC) Website. Hopefully the data will be useful for awhile.
State by State status as defined by 10 Attributes for Successful State Broadband Programs
Comment Comment Comment Comment Comment Comment Comment Comment
AL Y Y Y N N N N N N
AK Y Y Y N Y N N Y Y
AZ N N N N N N 5 Thru COGs N N
AR Y Y Y Y N ACCG ? Y Y N
CA Y Y Y CPUC CASF Y Y Y Y Y Y
CO N Y N N N N Y thru LTPT Y N
CT N Y N N N N N Spotty N N
DE Y Y N N N N N N N
DC N N N N N N N N N
FL Y Y Y N N Y N
GA Y Y Y Y N N N Y N
HI Y Y Y Y Y Y Y BAAC Y Y
ID Y Y Y N N N N N N
IL Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
IN 5 Y N N N N N N N
50 ST's & DC
ONGOING State BB Leadership Org or
Council to Coordinate with Rural BB
Champions and Providers ?
Is the State BB Map Identifying deficit areas
per identified standards available for use by the public and
Policy makers?
Are State and Regional BB Plans created and being
widely used?
Is there a Separate State BB PPO for
Financing, Bonding & Grants in Deficit
areas?
Are there State Funding Programs for
Matching $ and for Financing grants/loans
to Political subs & Providers?
Is Formal Coordination taking
place with State PUC to reduce
Regulatory barriers for providers?
Is there adequate Collaboration W/
Rural political sub-divisions on ROW
issues and for Aggregation of
Demand for Providers?
Is there Formal State Collaboration with Health & Education
Institutions (USF LEA's) to optimize FCC
subsidies?
Are there Sustainable Infrastructure
Programs directed at Unserved and
Underserved through a State USF fee?
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
Connect-Alabama til 2014
Uof Alabama Takes map after
2014Very active to
2013
Connected Alaska & BB Task
ForceAlaska BB Task
Force
Digital AZ Council Inactive after
2013
Cogs Use Now - After SBI ends to
ASU for MaintWritten but
not used
SB 1403 Passed in 2012 ibut
Gov /Leg Leaders nixed
Separate ADOA Program
Connect Arkansas
Connect Arkansas
Arkansas Capital Corp
Group ( ACCG)
Calif. Broadband Council and CPUC Calif. Advanced
Services Fund Program
CPUC broadband map
CPUC CASF grants and
loans CPUC CASF - grants, loans
CASF and California Emerging
Technol Fund (CETF)
California Emerging
Technology Fund, Calif Broadband
Council
California Telehealth
Network, CETF
CO Office of IT & CBDDP Active
thru 2013CO Office of IT &
CBDDPThru Local
Tech Planning Teams (LTPT)
Pending Legislation
Separate Telemed
Legislation 2013 -responds to BB
Issues
CBICC Ended 1-Jul-2011
Institute of Pub Admin & OIT
Active thru 2013
Univ of Delaware runs
some programs
At least not thru BB Program
After 2014 Tied to E-Rate Office
After 2014 Tied to E-Rate Office
Digital Georgia Program part of GA Technology
Authority
GTA, Sanborn & Univ of Georgia
provide Map Standards
12 Regional Commissions are
provided BB Tech Asst funds
Georgia Tehnology
Authority is a PPO
Digital Georgia enhances GTA
funding for Econ Projects
GTA, Dept of Health & Georgia Tech & GA K-12 Collab for Health
& Ed BB Assist
Dept of Comm & Consu Affair &
BAAC
Enabled into future thru Leg Act 259 in 2012
LinkIdaho Until Oct 2014
LinkIdaho Until Oct 2014
Plans Created - No Funding to
fully Implement
Only an Advisory
Council - No Funding
Active thru Advisory Council
Broadband Deployment
Council
Partnership for Connected
Illinois
OIT - but no Website Presence
Comment Comment Comment Comment Comment Comment Comment Comment
50 ST's & DC
ONGOING State BB Leadership Org or
Council to Coordinate with Rural BB
Champions and Providers ?
Is the State BB Map Identifying deficit areas
per identified standards available for use by the public and
Policy makers?
Are State and Regional BB Plans created and being
widely used?
Is there a Separate State BB PPO for
Financing, Bonding & Grants in Deficit
areas?
Are there State Funding Programs for
Matching $ and for Financing grants/loans
to Political subs & Providers?
Is Formal Coordination taking
place with State PUC to reduce
Regulatory barriers for providers?
Is there adequate Collaboration W/
Rural political sub-divisions on ROW
issues and for Aggregation of
Demand for Providers?
Is there Formal State Collaboration with Health & Education
Institutions (USF LEA's) to optimize FCC
subsidies?
Are there Sustainable Infrastructure
Programs directed at Unserved and
Underserved through a State USF fee?
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
IA Y Connect Iowa Y Y N N N Y Y N
KS Y Y N N N N Y N N
KY Y Y Y N N N N Y N
LA Y Last met in 2012 Y Y N N N N N N
ME Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N
MD Y Y Y Y N N N Y Thru Coop N
MA Y Y Y Y MBI Y MBI Y Y Thru MBI 5 N
MI Y Y Y N N Y N N Informal only N
MN Y Y Y N N N N
MS Y E-BEAT Y Y N Y N N Y N
MO Y Y Y Y ? Y Thru COGs Y Y
MT Y Y N N N N N N N
NE Y Y Y N N Y Y 5 N
NV Y Connect Nevada Y N N N 5 Y N
NH Y Y Y N N N N N N
Connect Every Iowan
Need to Coordinate ICN
repurpose
Kansas Statewide BB Initiative -
Part of Dept of Bus & Econ Dev
Focus on Google around
KC
Kansas BB Advisory Task
Force is retired (New
Governor)
Some Rural Develop
features BB upgrade
Not thru SBI Program
KY Office of BB Outreach & Dev
As part of 6 regional Strat
Plans
Collab. With Dept of Health &
Industry
No plans after Oct 2014
Focus on Tech Asst
Connect ME Authority wa - pre-SBI in 2007
Ongoing State and Local Planning
ConnectME Authority
Maryland Broadband
InitiativeMaryland BB
CoopMaryland BB
Coop
Mass Broadband Insititute (MBI)
Connect Michigan thru Michigan PUC
Collab with MI State Plan & Regional Dev
Councils
Broadband Advisory Task
Force - but No Funding Auth.
Program is part of PUC
Task Force and Regional Orgs
Connect Minnesota
Collab with MN Dept of Employ
& Econ Dev Programs
Broadband Advisory Task
Force - but No Funding Auth.
Task Force and Regional Orgs
6 Univ. EXTension
Regions
Broadband Now (active thru
2012, less so currently)
Mapping used with Cogs
Regional Tech Planning Teams
Broadband Now
Separate Org under Broadband
Now - RHBI
Montana BB Program
FirstNET will use Maps after 2014
BTOP Program for Libraries is
separate Programs
Nebrask BB as part of NB Info
Tech Commission
Provides granualar views to 8 BB Regions
Univ of Nebraska does State-wide & 8
BB regions
NE BB Formally
Partners wih NE PUC re
Issues
Aim Institute & NE Dept of
Econ Develop assist w/ Outreach
No Formal Collaboration gut Awareness and
Outreach
Broadband Taks Force and
Regional Cmttees
Regional plans thru
Broadband Task Force
Nevada TeleHealth
Intitiatives are Robust
NH Broadband Mapping &
Planning
Data analysed and Released
Thru Univ of NH
Comment Comment Comment Comment Comment Comment Comment Comment
50 ST's & DC
ONGOING State BB Leadership Org or
Council to Coordinate with Rural BB
Champions and Providers ?
Is the State BB Map Identifying deficit areas
per identified standards available for use by the public and
Policy makers?
Are State and Regional BB Plans created and being
widely used?
Is there a Separate State BB PPO for
Financing, Bonding & Grants in Deficit
areas?
Are there State Funding Programs for
Matching $ and for Financing grants/loans
to Political subs & Providers?
Is Formal Coordination taking
place with State PUC to reduce
Regulatory barriers for providers?
Is there adequate Collaboration W/
Rural political sub-divisions on ROW
issues and for Aggregation of
Demand for Providers?
Is there Formal State Collaboration with Health & Education
Institutions (USF LEA's) to optimize FCC
subsidies?
Are there Sustainable Infrastructure
Programs directed at Unserved and
Underserved through a State USF fee?
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
NJ Y Y N N N N N N
NM Y Y Y N N N N 5 N
NY Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
NC Y Y Y N N N N N N
ND Y Y N N N Y N N
OH Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N
OK N Y N N N Y N N N
OR Y Y Y
PA Y Y Y N Y N N N
RI Y Y Y N N N N Y Y
SC Y Y N N N N 5
SD Y Y Y N N N N N N
TN Y Y Y 5 N N 5 N N
Thru Office of IT - NJ Broadband Map & Planning
Initiative
Per 2013 report has identified
Rural deficits in NJ
Need to Organize a BB
Advisory COOP
Recognized as Vital in Recent
BB Report
NM Broadband Program - Part of
the NMOIT
2013 Creation of Broadband
Working Group
BB Working Group is initiating Outreach
New York BB Program Office
Substantial Planning
(Recent 60 page Plan for
2014)
Round One - $6 Million for Upstate NY
$25 Million Connect NY
Program
Substantial Collab w/
Regional Econ Dev Councils
NC Broadband ends as of 2014
Many effective Regional Programs
extant
After 10 Years E- NC was
terminated by NC Legis in
2013
E- NC was terminated by Legis in 2013
Many effective Regional Programs
extant
BB ND is part of State OIT
ND OIT applies SBI activities for joint
use by FirstNet starting in 2013
No projects listed after
2012 on Website
Connect Ohio(CN) thru
Ohio OIT
Every Citizen On line is a use for
BB Map
Tech Asst by Connect OH is Major focus -
training smaller OH comm.
A number of BB PPO's operate
in Ohio Not associated with SBI Grant
Many Fiber projects now extant in OH requiring co-
ordinat.
Heavy focus by Connect OH -
Other Programs also
extant
Ohio'sOne Community very active - separate fom Connect OH
OK Comuunity Anchor Network
(OCAN)Supports efforts
of OCANOCAN deals
mainly w/ Govt entities in OK
Only ARRA BB Grant - finished
by 2013
But Political Subs are focus
of OCAN
Statewide Fiber install requires
PUC Collab
Fiber Net involves Pubilc Ed and
Health but no USF
Oregon BB Planning
Planning Pilot with 8 Comm-
unities
PA Broadband Program under Dept Comm &
Econ Dev
BOAF is inactive as of
2011
BBRI moved to Office of Digital
Excellence
Rhode Island has few
Regional Issues
Most BB Issues in RI are about
Adoption
Working thru Affordable Care
Act Issues
Connect South Carolina works with Gov Office
Outreach to SC with 10
Regional BB Teams
Some Issues handled thru
SC BB Advisory Council
Uses Clemson and Univ of SC
for Issue Identification
Clemson and Univ of SC outreach
BB SD is maint. Bureau of
Information Tech (BIT)
BB Advisory Team includes cross section of
SD citizens
Connected Tennessee
Used at State-wide Summits and Regional
events
Specific work with each TN's
95 Counties
Connected TN works with a
number of PPO and Providers
No other State funding sources
- only SBDD Grant
Co-ord thru TN BB
Steering Comm. & Reg
Councils
Co-ord thru TN BB Steering
Comm. & Reg Councils
Comment Comment Comment Comment Comment Comment Comment Comment
50 ST's & DC
ONGOING State BB Leadership Org or
Council to Coordinate with Rural BB
Champions and Providers ?
Is the State BB Map Identifying deficit areas
per identified standards available for use by the public and
Policy makers?
Are State and Regional BB Plans created and being
widely used?
Is there a Separate State BB PPO for
Financing, Bonding & Grants in Deficit
areas?
Are there State Funding Programs for
Matching $ and for Financing grants/loans
to Political subs & Providers?
Is Formal Coordination taking
place with State PUC to reduce
Regulatory barriers for providers?
Is there adequate Collaboration W/
Rural political sub-divisions on ROW
issues and for Aggregation of
Demand for Providers?
Is there Formal State Collaboration with Health & Education
Institutions (USF LEA's) to optimize FCC
subsidies?
Are there Sustainable Infrastructure
Programs directed at Unserved and
Underserved through a State USF fee?
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
1-10 or
Y/N
TX Y Y Y N N 5 N N
UT Y Y Y N N Y 5 Y 5
VT Y Y Y N N Y N Y N
VA Y Y Y N N Y Y Y N
WA Y Y Y N N ? N Y N
WV Y Y Y Y N Y N Y N
WI Y Link Wisconsin Y Y N Leg Pending N Y Y Y N
WY Y LinkWyoming Y Y N N N 5 5 N
0
Connected Texas thru Texas Dept of Agriculture
Works with 24 TX CoGs & Dept of Ag
TX BB Advisory Council is not
Funded Separately
Co-ord thru TX BB Adv Council&
Dept of AG
Co-ord thru TX BB Adv
Council& Dept of AG & CoGs
ST of UT BB Project - Part
ofGov office of Econ Develop.
Collab with UT Assoc of Gov't to form 7 Regional
BB Councils
UEN is a PPO which works Ed issues with BAC
Mapping under PUC
A Collab of VT Cent for Geo
Info, &VT Telec Auth
Mapping by VT Cent Geo Info &VT Dept Pub
Serv
Created by VT PUC pre-SBI
Per VT State Broadband
Plan
Office of Telework and BB
Assistance
Under BB Advisory Council
Auspicies
Creation and Support of Rural BB
Council (RBC)
Collab. With Dept of Health IT to
seek grants and increase BB in VA's
Health Industry
WA State Broadband Office
- part of DOComm
Broadband & Map Programs end Oct
31, 2014- may partially Xfer to
FirstNet
Outreach to various local
activities thru series of Grants
Funded only through original
SBDD grant
BB Office works with
Providers and Politcal Subs at
will
Thru other Commerce Dept
Entities
West Va BB Deployment
Council Active to end of Dec 2014
BB Deployment Council thru Dec 31, 2014 Article31-15C
Within Scope of Council - No
Funding
Within Scope - Many agencies
report to Council
Agencies report BB Needs to
Council
Task Group but No Funding
Wisconsin PUC runs Link
Wisconsin
Formal Task Groups and
Regional Orgs Coord
Thru Regional Councils and State
Task Group
Plans Created No Funding to
fully Implement
Thru Task Force
Task Force tied to Health Orgs
State by State status as defined by 10 Attributes for Successful State Broadband Programs
Comment Comment
N ADECA Minimal $ 112,882,940
Y $ 71,464,944
Y ACCG $ 102,131,393
Y $315M $ 350,064,330
N $ 112,772,612
N $ 93,855,029
N
N $ 17,457,764
N $ 55,902,591
5 GTA $ 48,400,851
Y $ 33,972,800
5 $ 8,169,716
State PUC Y $ 173,923,501
N $ 39,397,487
Are there Sustainable Infrastructure
Programs directed at Unserved and
Underserved through a State USF fee?
Is there frequent Legislative
Collaboration for BB Policy Initiatives and Program Leadership
Funding
Dollar$ made available
from State Source for BB
Programs
Amount of Federal BB ARRA DollarS
granted to each State - BTOP Infrastructure
1-10 or
Y/N
Funding Through Alaska BB Task Force
Pending Legislation
$0.00 Other BIP & BTOP grants awarded
AzUSF for Low Income only
Thru ATIC - a Non Profit - ties
with DAC&LEGIS
$500K Tele-medicine
Arkansas Capital Corp Group
( ACCG)
CASF fund, surcharge has
ranged from .014%
to .25% surcharge on
intrastate telecom
revenues
California Broadband Council and
CETF
Some Pending 2014Legislatio
n
Unserved % considered very
low
$0.00 Other BIP & BTOP grants awarded
BAAC reports to Legis.
up to $10 Million
Advisroy Council and
LinkIdaho Staff Confer with but
No Funding
Thru many channels
Comment Comment
Are there Sustainable Infrastructure
Programs directed at Unserved and
Underserved through a State USF fee?
Is there frequent Legislative
Collaboration for BB Policy Initiatives and Program Leadership
Funding
Dollar$ made available
from State Source for BB
Programs
Amount of Federal BB ARRA DollarS
granted to each State - BTOP Infrastructure
1-10 or
Y/N
Y $ 33,945,037
$ 998,419
Y $ 535,308
N $ 89,759,799
Y $ 25,402,904
5 $ 115,240,581
Y $40Million $ 77,517,537
N $ 108,574,985
Y $25Million $ 36,200,630
N $ 102,364,489
? $ 71,745,250
N 0 $ 13,796,640
N $ 11,547,866
N $ 26,713,723
5 Some $ 44,480,992
Gov newest Initiatives
$2.2Million for ICN
Repurpose
East KY Fiber Net Pending -
A PPOEst at a $100M
ME USF not for BB
AVG $3 to $4 Million per Year since
2010
Pending Leg for Infrastruct
Build out
E-BEAT< $1.0 M
Report Periodically to
Legislat.
Comment Comment
Are there Sustainable Infrastructure
Programs directed at Unserved and
Underserved through a State USF fee?
Is there frequent Legislative
Collaboration for BB Policy Initiatives and Program Leadership
Funding
Dollar$ made available
from State Source for BB
Programs
Amount of Federal BB ARRA DollarS
granted to each State - BTOP Infrastructure
1-10 or
Y/N
N $ 39,638,152
N $ 76,978,670
Y $25Million $ 38,938,988
? Pending $ 120,685,297
N $ 10,781,157
Y $ 147,437,046
N $ 83,470,346
$ 20,548,476
N $ 128,444,692
N $ 21,739,183
$ 9,604,840
N $ 20,572,242
N $ 15,865,636
Does not use ST USF but thru ST
Econ Dev funding
Governor's office & BB
program Office
Non St USF programs have
funding (Universities
Active)
Gov & Legislature
foster a number of
Initiatives OH BB Caucus
OCAN supports a $78Million
Grant for FiberNet
Mainly adoption of Broadband
No other State funding sources - only
SBDD Grant
Comment Comment
Are there Sustainable Infrastructure
Programs directed at Unserved and
Underserved through a State USF fee?
Is there frequent Legislative
Collaboration for BB Policy Initiatives and Program Leadership
Funding
Dollar$ made available
from State Source for BB
Programs
Amount of Federal BB ARRA DollarS
granted to each State - BTOP Infrastructure
1-10 or
Y/N
N $ 67,698,503
N $ 31,048,683
Y $ 45,649,894
Y $ 92,995,941
Y $ 166,058,182
Y $ 129,525,056
Y $ 57,969,654
Y $ 10,671,802
Collab with Providers - No
Funding
$3.1 Million in 2013 thru
VTA to Providers
Only "Lifeline" wired Phone
Service is subsidized
Collab-oration But No Funding
Council reports to Legislature
Leg Pending Maybe Not thru
ST USFGov Walker High on BB
Pending Legislation
Task Force and Regional
Orgs
STATE by STATE Links to Mapping and Planning Initiatives
(This Table is a resource to investigate opportunities for Broadband build-out in each State.)
State's BB Website
Current 334.242.5100
Current (877) 846-7710
Current State of AZ - GITA
Current
Current California PUC 415-703-2265
Current State of CO - OIT
Current (860)-827-2905
2012 DE-DIT & Univ of DE DE-DIT & Univ of DE 302-831-8971
Current DC Office of CIO DC Office of CIO
Current (877) 846-7710
Current
Current HI DCCA-Broadband
Current Gover nor's Office
Current info@broadbandillinois.org (217) 886-4228
Current
Current (877) 846-7710
For a quick sample of State by State mapping of BroadbandAvailability click here:
http://www.statetechmagazine.com/article/2014/02/united-states-broadband-50-beautiful-maps-connectivity(We thank and Acknowledge CDW for this Feb 18, 2014 sampling of State Broadband maps in State Tech Magazine by Jimmy Daly.)
NTIA Link to State byState Grant DATA
State's Mapping Link
Website Last
Updated
NTIA Designated Grantee
State Agency Responsible
Email or Contact for More Infromation
Phone Contact
Alabama AL Broadband Map Connecting-AlabamaAlabama Dept of Econ & Community Affairs (ADECA)
ADECA info@connectingalabama.gov
Alaska AK Broadband Map Connect Alaska Connected Nation/Connect Alaska Alaska BB Task Force info@connectak.org
Arizona AZ Broadband Map Digital Arizona (Mapping and Planning) State of Arizona - ADOA/ASET
Arkansas AR Broadband Map Arkansas State Resource - a PPO ACCG-Connect Arkansas
Connect Arkansas Broadband Act signed into law 2007
Arkansas Capital Corporation Group (ACCG)
California CA Broadband Map ServiceCA California Advanced Serv Fund California PUCRobert Wullenjohn rw1@cpuc.ca.gov
Colorado CO Broadband Map CO State BB Resource State of CO - OITmegan.chadwick@state.co.u
s(303)-764-7917
Connecticut CT Broadband Map CT State Resource Now CT Dept of Energy & Enviroment
Now CT Dept of Energy & Enviroment
william.vallee@ct.gov
Delaware DE Broadband Map DE Broadband Program
District of ColumbiaDC Broadband Map DC Broadband Program (202) 727-2277
Florida FL Broadband Map FL BB State Resource Florida Department of Management Services Florida Broadband Initiative info@connect-florida.org
Georgia New GA BB Mapping Digital Georgia Program Georgia Technology Authority Georgia Technology Authority
Hawaii HI Broadband Map Hawaii Broadband Program HI Dept of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Idaho ID Broadband Map LinkIdaho - Broadband Initiative EdLabs Group / sub to Link America
info@linkamericaalliance.org
(208) 867-2004 & 208-332-1876
Illinois IL Broadband Map Broadband Illinois Partnershiip for a Connected Illinois (PCI)
State of Illinois - Office of Governor & PCI (a
PPO)Indiana IN Broadband Map State Resource Indiana Office of Info
Technology Indiana OIT/GIS gio@iot.in.gov (317) 234-5889
Iowa IA Broadband Map Connect Iowa Connected Nation/Connect Iowa
Iowa Economic Development Authority
info@connectiowa.org
State's BB WebsiteNTIA Link to State byState Grant DATA
State's Mapping Link
Website Last
Updated
NTIA Designated Grantee
State Agency Responsible
Email or Contact for More Infromation
Phone Contact
Current (877) 846-7710
Current
Current LA Dept of Admin
Current (207) 624-9970
Current
Current
Current (877) 846-7710
Current (877) 846-7710
2012 MS Governors Office 602 -432-8113
Current
Current 406-444-2601
Current Charlotte Narjes: 402-472-1724
Current (877) 846-7710
Current Univ of New Hampshire
Current New Jersey Office of IT New Jersey Office of IT
Current NM Dept of IT
Current David Salway (866) 322-5787
Current E-NC NC Dept of Commerce
Kansas KS Broadband Map KS Statewide BB Initiative Kansas Dept of Commerce
Kansas Broadband Task Force
Kentucky KY Broadband Map KY State BB Program KY Finance & Admin Cabinet
Office of BB Outreach & Development (OBOD)broadband@ky.gov (502)564-4421
Louisiana LA Broadband Map LA State Resource LA Broadband Initiative
Maine ME Broadband Map ConnectME State BB Program State of Maine / Connect MeAuthority Connect Maine Authority
Maryland MD Broadband Map MD State Resource MD Dept of Business & Economic Devel. MD Broadband Initiative mapinfo@mdbc.us 410-341-MDBC
(6322)
Massa-chusettsMA Broadband Map Massechussetts BB Institute MASS Broadband Institute (MBI) Massechussetts Broadband Institute (MBI)- a MA PPObroadband@masstech.org (508) 870-0312
Michigan MI Broadband Map MI State BB Program Connected Nation /ConnectMI Michigan Public Service Commissioninfo@connectmi.org
Minnesota MN Broadband Map MN State ResourceConnected Nation/Connect Minnesota
MN Dept of Employ&Econ Devel (DEED)-Office of BB Develinfo@connectmn.org
Mississippi MS Broadband Map MS State Resource Broadband for Mississippi gary.rawson@its.ms.gov
Missouri MO Broadband Map MO State Resource Missouri Office of Administration - ITSD Missouri Broadband Now mobroadbandnow@oa.mo.gov
Montana MT Broadband Map MT State Resource Montana Department of Commerce (Now at ITS) Montana Broadband Program
Trudy Skari, Program Specialist
tskari@mt.gov
Nebraska NE Broadband Map Nebraska Broadband Nebraska Public Service Commission (NPSC) Nebraska Broadband Initiative (Part of NITC & Under NPSC)
Nevada NV Broadband Map (Connected Nation)NV State Resource (Connected Nation)Connected Nation/Connect Nevada Nevada Broadband Task Forceinfo@connectnv.org
New HampshireNH Broadband Map (slow)NH BB Mapping and Planning Program University of New Hampshirecontact@iwantbroadbandnh
.org
New Jersey NJ Broadband Map NJ State Resource
New Mexico NM Broadband Map NM Broadband Program NM Office of IT NMBROADBAND@state.nm.us 505-827-1663
New York NY Broadband Map NY State Broadband Program OfficeNY State Office of Cyber Security & Critical Infrastructure (NOW ITS)
NYS Broadband Program Office
North Carolina Broadband Map NC Broadband Program NC Broadband 919-250-4314
State's BB WebsiteNTIA Link to State byState Grant DATA
State's Mapping Link
Website Last
Updated
NTIA Designated Grantee
State Agency Responsible
Email or Contact for More Infromation
Phone Contact
ND Info Tech Dept
Current (866) 881-9424
Current OK Dept of Finance
Current Oregon PUC
Current
Current
Current Governor Office (877) 846-7710
Current (605) 773-4165
Current Governor's Office (615) 242-9508
Current Governor's Office (877) 846-7710
Current broadband@utah.gov 801-538-8742
Current
Current
Current
Current
Current (608 )267-9138
Current (307) 777-5648
North Dakota ND Broadband Map Broadband ND2012
except for FirstNet
ND Info Tech Depthttp://broadband.nd.gov/
feedback.html
Ohio OH Broadband Map Connect Ohio (CN) Connected Nation and OH OIT OH Office of Information Technologyinfo@connectohio.org
Oklahoma OK Broadband Map Oklahoma BB Inititiative & OCAN Oklahoma Broadband Initiative
Oregon OR Broadband Map OR State Broadband Program Oregon PUC puc.broadband@state.or.us 503-373-7486
Pennsylvania PA Broadband Map PA Broadband Initiative PA Dept of Community & Econ Devel PA Dept of Community & Econ Develbroadband@newPA.com 717-787-4147
Rhode Island RI Broadband Map Broadband Rhode Island (BBRI)Rhode Island Econ Development Corp (RIEDC)
Broadband In RhodeIsland bbri@riedc.com 401-278-9100
South Carolina SC Broadband Map Connect South Carolina Connected Nation/ Connect SC
info@connectsc.org
South Dakota SD Broadband Map Broadband.SD.GovSouth Dakota Bureau of Information & Telecom
Governor Cabinet - Bureau of Information and Telecombroadband@state.sd.us
Tennessee TN Broadband Map Connected Tennessee Connected Nation / Connect TN
info@connectedtn.org
Texas TX Broadband Map Connected Texas Connected Nation / Connect TX
info@connectedtx.org
Utah UT Broadband Map State Resource Utah Public Service Commission Governor's Office of Economic Devel
Vermont VT Broadband Map Broadband Vermont Vermont Center for Geographic Information VT Telecommunications Authority
Virginia VA Broadband Map Wired Virginia Center for Innovative Technlgy & WIRED VAVA Center for Innovative Technology - Broadband
Washington WA Broadband Map WA State Broadband Initiative WA State Dept of Info Services ST of WA Commerce Dept - Broadband ProgramWaBroadband@dis.wa.gov
West Virginia WV Broadband Map WV State Broadband Program West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey WV Broadband Deployment Council
Wisconsin WI Broadband Map LinkWisconsin - Broadband InitiativeWI Public Service Commision & Link America
WI Public Service Commission & Link WisconsinWisconsin@linkamericaalliance.com
Wyoming WY Broadband Map Link Wyoming-Broadband Initiative EdLab Group/Link America @LinkWYOMING Wyoming@linkamericaalliance.com
States Recipient Total AwardAlabama Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs $4,874,142 Alaska Connected Nation (Alaska) $6,378,198 Arizona Arizona (Transferred to Dept of Admin - ASET) $6,358,179 Arkansas Connect Arkansas $6,175,366 California California Public Utilities Commission $7,981,304 Colorado Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology $5,382,082 Connecticut Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control $3,782,938 Delaware Delaware Department of Technology and Information $3,080,450 Dist of Columbia DC Office of the Chief Technology Officer $4,041,816 Florida Florida Department of Management Services $8,877,028 Georgia Georgia Technology Authority $5,229,940 Hawaii Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs $4,349,940 Idaho EdLabs Group Foundation /Costquest $4,486,214 Illinois The Partnership for a Connected Illinois $6,554,641 Indiana Indiana Office of Technology $3,294,766 Iowa Connected Nation (Iowa) $5,769,942
Kansas $6,371,514
Kentucky Commonwealth of Kentucky Office of Technology $5,302,717 Louisiana State of Louisiana Division of Administration $6,649,679 Maine State of Maine, ConnectME Authority $4,978,492 Maryland Maryland Broadband Cooperative $4,755,768 Massachusetts Massachusetts Broadband Institute $6,162,554 Michigan Connected Nation (Michigan) $4,755,684 Minnesota Connected Nation (Minnesota) $4,470,035 Mississippi Office of the Governor, State of Mississippi $7,011,691 Missouri Missouri Office of Administration $6,573,382 Montana Montana Department of Commerce $6,084,826 Nebraska Nebraska Public Service Commission $5,662,785 Nevada Connected Nation (Nevada) $3,993,441 New Hampshire University of New Hampshire $6,113,338 New Jersey New Jersey Office of Information Technology $4,926,106 New Mexico New Mexico Department of Information Technology $4,762,287 New York NY State Office of Cyber Security & Critical Infrastructure $8,923,532 North Carolina North Carolina Department of Commerce (Transferred from Rural Eco $6,610,996 North Dakota North Dakota Information Technology Department $3,664,087 Ohio Ohio Office of Information Technology $7,025,762 Oklahoma Oklahoma Office of State Finance $3,815,185 Oregon Public Utility Commission of Oregon $5,658,302 Pennsylvania PA Department of Community and Economic Development $7,356,301 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Governor’s Office $2,533,678 Rhode Island Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation $4,544,787 South Carolina Connected Nation (South Carolina) $3,979,832 South Dakota South Dakota Bureau of Information & Telecommunications $5,729,415 Tennessee Connected Nation Tennessee $4,479,620 Texas Connected Nation Texas $8,026,000
NTIA SBDD - State Mapping and Planning Grant Recipients - 2009 - 2014
Kansas Department of Commerce (transferred from Connected Nation)
Utah Utah Public Service Commission & Commerce Authority $5,196,025 Vermont Vermont Center for Geographic Information, Inc. $3,542,996 Virginia Center for Innovative Technology $8,099,979 Washington Washington State Department of Information Services $7,314,042 West Virginia West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey $4,749,181 Wisconsin PUC of Wisconsin (managed by Costquest) $4,540,152 Wyoming EdLab Group Foundation (Formerly known as Puget Sound Center for $4,153,833
$285,134,950
NTIA BTOP Infrastructure Grants (Round 1 & Round 2) June 2010 - Sept 2013
State Name Recipient Project Name Project Award Recipient Project Name Project Award Recipient Project Name Project Award
Nationwide $62,540,162 1 $62,540,162
Alabama $112,882,940 4 $59,258,545 Troy Cablevision, Inc. $26,068,284 $21,286,914
JKM Consulting, Inc. $6,269,197
Alaska $0
Arizona $71,464,944 2 GovNET, LLC $39,274,877 $32,190,067
Arkansas $102,131,393 1 $102,131,393
California $350,064,330 6 $154,640,000 Digital 395 Middle Mile $81,148,788 NV $50,593,551
$46,619,757 $13,770,240 Level 3 EON, LLC $3,291,994
Colorado $112,772,612 2 $100,635,190 $12,137,422
Connecticut $93,855,029 1 $93,855,029
Delaware $0
$17,457,764 1 $17,457,764
Florida $55,902,591 3 Ubiquitous Middle Mile $30,142,676 $23,693,665 Level 3 EON, LLC $2,066,250
Georgia $48,400,851 3 North Georgia Network $33,490,537 $13,483,004 Level 3 EON, LLC $1,427,310
Hawaii $33,972,800 1 $33,972,800
Idaho $8,169,716 5 First Step Internet $2,393,623 $1,862,197 Nez Perce Tribe $1,569,109
Idaho (cont) $1,360,653 $984,134
Total State BTOP Award
# of BTOP
Awards
Other States
Other States
University Corporation for Advanced Internet
Development
United States Unified Community Anchor Network
(US UCAN)
Trillion Communications, Inc.
South Central Alabama Broadband Commission
(SCABC)
Southeast Alabama SmartBand - Rural Broadband for Economic Development
and Energy ManagementAppalachian Valley
Fiber NetworkAppalachian Valley Fiber
Network
Alabama (cont)
Project BEAR (Broadband for East Alabama Region)
*** SACCNet – Arizona Critical Middle Mile
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
Navajo Nation Middle/Last Mile Project: Quality Broadband for the
Navajo People
NM, UT
University of Arkansas System
The Arkansas Healthcare, Higher Education, Public
Safety, & Research Integrated Broadband
Initiative
Los Angeles Regional Interoperable
Communications System Authority (LA-RICS)
Los Angeles Public Safety Broadband Network: LA-
SafetyNetCalifornia Broadband
Cooperative, Inc.Motorola Solutions,
Inc.
The San Francisco Bay Area Wireless Enhanced
Broadband Project (BayWEB)
California (cont)
Central Valley Independent Network,
LLC
The Central Valley Next Generation Broadband Infrastructure Project
Plumas Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative
Plumas-Sierra Telecommunications Middle Mile Fiber Project
Expanding Broadband Access Across California
Centennial Board of Cooperative Educational
Services (CBOCES) transferred to Eagle-Net
Alliance
*** Colorado Community Anchors
Broadband Consortium-Connecting Colorado’s
Middle Mile - NOW EAGLE-NET
Adams County Communications Center,
Inc. (ADCOM)ADCOM 911 – DIA Regional
Broadband Network
Connecticut Department of Information
Technology
Access Connecticut: Expanding the State’s
Education and Public Safety Network
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Government
DC Community Access Network
North Florida Broadband Authority
Florida Rural Broadband Alliance
Florida Rural Middle Mile Networks - Northwest and South Central
Regions
Expanding Broadband Access Across Florida
North Georgia Network Cooperative, Inc.
Columbia County Georgia Information Technology
DepartmentColumbia County Community
Broadband NetworkExpanding Broadband Access Across Georgia
University of Hawaii System, Ke Ala ‘Ike
Ke Ala ‘Ike: Connecting Hawaii’s Public Schools,
Community Colleges and Libraries
Central North Idaho Regional Broadband Network Expansion
Digital Bridge Communications - Cassia
County, Idaho
Last Mile Broadband for Underserved Portions of Cassia, Jerome, and Twin Falls Counties,
Idaho
Nez Perce Reservation Broadband Enhancement
Digital Bridge Communications - Twin Falls
County, Idaho
Last Mile Broadband for Underserved Portions of
Cassia, Jerome, and Twin Falls Counties, Idaho
Digital Bridge Communications - Jerome
County, Idaho
Last Mile Broadband for Underserved Portions of Cassia, Jerome, and Twin Falls Counties,
Idaho
State Name Recipient Project Name Project Award Recipient Project Name Project Award Recipient Project Name Project AwardTotal State BTOP Award
# of BTOP
Awards
Other States
Other States
Illinois $173,923,501 5 $61,895,282 Northern Illinois University $46,114,026 $31,515,253
$22,534,776 $11,864,164
Indiana $39,397,487 2 Zayo Bandwidth, LLC $25,140,315 $14,257,172
Iowa $33,945,037 2 Iowa Health System $17,714,919 $16,230,118
Kansas $998,419 1 Level 3 EON, LLC $998,419
Kentucky $535,308 1 $535,308
Louisiana $89,759,799 2 $80,596,415 Nexus Systems, Inc. $9,163,384
Maine $25,402,904 1 Three Ring Binder $25,402,904
Maryland $115,240,581 1 $115,240,581
$77,517,537 3 $45,445,444 OpenCape Corporation $32,072,093
Michigan $108,574,985 3 Merit Network, Inc. $69,639,291 MN, WI Merit Network, Inc. $33,289,221 $5,646,473
Minnesota $36,200,630 3 Enventis Telecom, Inc. $16,822,437 Zayo Bandwidth, LLC $13,382,593 County of Carver $5,995,600
Mississippi $102,364,489 3 $70,055,000 Contact Network, Inc. $20,725,022 $11,584,467
Missouri $71,745,250 2 BlueBird Media, LLC $45,145,250 Sho-Me Technologies, LLC $26,600,000
Montana $13,796,640 1 Montana West $13,796,640
Nebraska $11,547,866 1 NebraskaLink, LLC $11,547,866
Nevada $26,713,723 2 $19,643,717 Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe $7,070,006
$44,480,992 1 $44,480,992
New Jersey $39,638,152 1 $39,638,152
$76,978,670 4 $38,699,997 Texas $16,460,815 Texas ENMR-Plateau Middle Mile $11,252,066
$10,565,792
New York $38,938,988 1 $38,938,988 PA, VT
$120,685,297 3 MCNC $75,757,289 MCNC $28,225,518 City of Charlotte CharMeck Connect $16,702,490
Illinois Department of Central Management
Services
Illinois Broadband Opportunity Partnership –
East Central RegionIllinois Broadband Opportunity Partnership Northwest Region
Delta Communications, dba Clearwave
Communications
Illinois Broadband Opportunities Partnership
– Southern
Illinois (cont)
Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband
DeKalb County Government
DeKalb Advancement of Technology Authority Broadband
Indiana Middle Mile Fiber for Schools, Communities,
and Anchor InstitutionsEducation Networks of
America, Inc.Broadband Access and Equity for
Indiana Community Anchor Institutions
Iowa Healthcare Plus Broadband Extension
ProjectIowa Communications
NetworkBridging the Digital Divide for
Iowa's Communities
Expanding Broadband Access Across Kansas
City of Williamstown, Kentucky
Deployment of Broadband to Corinth, Ky., and Other Areas in Grant and Owen
County, Ky.
State of Louisiana Board of Regents
Louisiana Broadband Alliance
Louisiana “Piney Hills” Parishes Broadband Infrastructure Project
Maine Fiber Company, Inc. (transferred from
Biddeford Internet Corp. d.b.a. GWI)
Maryland Department of Information Technology
One Maryland Broadband Network (OMBN)
Massa-chusetts
Massachusetts Technology Park
The Massachusetts Broadband Institute: MassBroadband 123
OpenCape Corporation Middle Mile Project
REACH Michigan Middle Mile Collaborative II
REACH Michigan Middle Mile Collaborative
Bloomingdale Communications Inc.
Van Buren County Fiber Ring
Greater Minnesota Broadband Collaborative
Connect Anoka County Community Broadband Network
Carver County Open Fiber Initiative
Executive Office of the State of Mississippi
Mississippi Education, Safety and Health Network
(MESHNet)South Central Mississippi Broadband Infrastructure Project
Contact Network, Inc.
Mississippi Delta Broadband Infrastructure Project
Northern Missouri Ultra-High Capacity Middle Mile
MoBroadband “Sho-Me MO” Middle Mile Project
Ronan Telephone Company
Connecting Nebraska Communities
Nevada Hospital Association
Nevada Broadband Telemedicine Initiative
Pyramid Lake Paiute: Natukwena Nagwesenoo
New Hampshire
University System of New Hampshire
Network New Hampshire Now
New Jersey Department of Treasury
The State of New Jersey Broadband Network
New Mexico
New Mexico Department of Information
Technology
New Mexico Statewide Interoperable Radio
Communication Internet Transport System (SIRCITS)
ENMR Telephone Cooperative, Inc. dba
ENMR-PlateauExtending the Middle Mile: ENMR-
Plateau Middle Mile CCI Project
ENMR Telephone Cooperative, Inc. dba
ENMR-Plateau
New Mexico (cont)
North Central New Mexico Economic Development
District
Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI
Net)
ION Hold Co., LLC transferred to ION
NewCo Corp.ION Upstate New York Rural
Broadband Initiative
North Carolina
North Carolina Rural Broadband Initiative
Building a Sustainable Middle Mile Network for Underserved Rural
North Carolina
State Name Recipient Project Name Project Award Recipient Project Name Project Award Recipient Project Name Project AwardTotal State BTOP Award
# of BTOP
Awards
Other States
Other States
$10,781,157 1 $10,781,157
Ohio $147,437,046 4 Horizon Telcom, Inc. $66,474,247 OneCommunity Transforming NE Ohio $44,794,046 Com Net, Inc. $30,031,849
Ohio (cont) $6,136,904 PA
Oklahoma $83,470,346 2 $73,998,268 $9,472,078
Oregon $20,548,476 3 $8,325,530 County of Clackamas $7,804,181 $4,418,765
$128,444,692 2 $99,660,678 $28,784,014
$21,739,183 OSHEAN Inc. BEACON 2.0 $21,739,183
$9,604,840 1 County of Oconee $9,604,840
$20,572,242 1 $20,572,242
Tennessee $15,865,636 3 DeltaCom, Inc. $9,385,452 OnWav $5,184,447 Level 3 EON, LLC $1,295,737
Texas $67,698,503 5 $28,825,356 Rio Grande Valley Fiber Network $15,697,856 Connect Southwest Texas $11,946,728
Texax(cont) Texas Pipes $6,550,775 Level 3 EON, LLC $4,677,788
Utah $31,048,683 3 UTOPIA $16,229,321 University of Utah $13,401,096 Ute Indian Tribe $1,418,266
Vermont $45,649,894 2 Vermont Fiber Link $33,393,402 $12,256,492 NY, NH
Virginia $92,995,941 9 $22,698,010 BIT Wireless Broadband Initiative $18,983,648 $16,044,290
$10,023,247 $9,237,760 $6,993,399
$5,540,000 Nelson County of Virginia $1,826,646 $1,648,941
Washington $166,058,182 3 $84,347,997 $54,452,347 $27,257,838
$129,525,056 2 $126,323,296 Hardy AnchorRing $3,201,760
North Dakota
Dakota Carrier Network, LLC
DCN's CCI Broadband Project
Connecting Appalachian Ohio Middle Mile
ConsortiumGigE PLUS Availability
Coalition
Zito Media Communications II, LLC
Northeastern Ohio and Northwestern Pennsylvania
Fiber Ring Project
Oklahoma Office of State Finance
Oklahoma Community Anchor Network (OCAN)
Pine Telephone Company, Inc.
Broadband Grant for Isolated Southeastern
Oklahoma/Choctaw Nation - Rural/ Non-Remote Areas
Lane Council of Governments
Oregon South Central Regional Fiber Consortium Lighting the Fiber Middle
Mile Project
Clackamas Broadband Innovation Initiative
Bend Cable Communications, LLC
(BendBroadband)Central Oregon Fiber
Alliance
Penn-sylvania
Keystone Initiative for Network Based Education
and Research
Pennsylvania Research and Education Network
(PennREN)
Executive Office of the Commonwealth of
PennsylvaniaEnhancing Connectivity in
Northern Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Oconee FOCUS (Fiber Optics Creating Unified Solutions)
South Dakota
South Dakota Network, LLC
Project Connect South Dakota
East Tennessee Middle Mile Fiber Broadband Project
Five County Broadband Interconnected Training Access
Expanding Broadband Access Across Tennessee
Peoples Telephone Cooperative
East Texas Medical and Educational Fiber Optic
NetworkValley Telephone
CooperativeRegion 18 Education
Service Center
Texas A&M University System
Expanding Broadband Access Across Texas
UTOPIA Community Partnership Project
Utah Anchors: A Community Broadband Project
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation Fiber Optic Infrastructure Project
Vermont Telecommunications
AuthorityVermont Telephone
CompanyVermont Broadband Enhanced
Learning Link (VT BELL)
Bristol Virginia Utilities Board
Southwest Virginia Middle Mile Project
Buggs Island Telephone Cooperative
Mid-Atlantic Broadband
Cooperative – Southern Virginia
Middle Mile Expansion for Southern Virginia
Virginia (cont.)
Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative
Middle Mile Expansion for Eastern Virginia
Citizens Telephone Co-Operative
New River Valley Regional Open Access Network
County of Rockbridge
Connect the Dots: Rockbridge Broadband
Initiative
Virginia (cont.)
Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.
Allegheny Fiber: Extending Virginia’s Open Access Fiber Backbone to the Ridge and
Valley
Nelson County Virginia Broadband Project
Page County Broadband Authority
Page County Broadband Project
Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet)
NoaNet BB Infrastructure Project
Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet)
State of Washington Broadband Consortium
Public Utility District of Pend Oreille County
Pend Oreille County Public Utility District (PUD) Broadband Network
West Virginia
Executive Office of the State of West Virginia
West Virginia Statewide Broadband Infrastructure
ProjectHardy
Telecommunications, Inc.
State Name Recipient Project Name Project Award Recipient Project Name Project Award Recipient Project Name Project AwardTotal State BTOP Award
# of BTOP
Awards
Other States
Other States
Wisconsin $57,969,654 3 $29,884,914 $22,978,367 $5,106,373
Wyoming $10,671,802 2 $5,608,179 Idaho $5,063,623
$3,378,082,720 119 $2,370,380,975 $738,608,082 $269,093,663
University of Wisconsin - Extension Service UWEX
Building Community Capacity through
Sustainable Broadband Adoption
State of Wisconsin Department of Administration
Wisconsin’s Education and Library Broadband Infrastructure Buildout
The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Metropolitan Unified Fiber Network
Silver Star Telephone Company, Inc.(1)
Expanding Greater Yellowstone Area
Broadband OpportunitiesSilver Star Telephone
Company(2)Delivering Opportunities: Investing
in Rural Wyoming Broadband
Primary State Recipient Project Project Award
50 States United States Unified Community Anchor Network (US UCAN) $ 62,540,162
Alabama South Central Alabama Broadband Commission (SCABC) $ 59,258,545
Alabama $ 26,068,284
Alabama Appalachian Valley Fiber Network $ 21,286,914 GeorgiaAlabama Project BEAR (Broadband for East Alabama Region) $ 6,269,197
Arizona SACCNet – Arizona Critical Middle Mile $ 39,274,877
Arizona $ 32,190,067 New Mexico, Utah
Arkansas $ 102,131,393
California Los Angeles Public Safety Broadband Network: LA-SafetyNet $ 154,640,000
California Digital 395 Middle Mile $ 81,148,788 Nevada
California $ 50,593,551
California The Central Valley Next Generation Broadband Infrastructure Project $ 46,619,757
California Plumas-Sierra Telecommunications Middle Mile Fiber Project $ 13,770,240
California Expanding Broadband Access Across California $ 3,291,994
Colorado $ 100,635,190
Colorado ADCOM 911 – DIA Regional Broadband Network $ 12,137,422
Connecticut $ 93,855,029
District of Columbia DC Community Access Network $ 17,457,764
Florida Ubiquitous Middle Mile $ 30,142,676
Florida Florida Rural Middle Mile Networks - Northwest and South Central Regions $ 23,693,665
Florida Expanding Broadband Access Across Florida $ 2,066,250
Georgia North Georgia Network $ 33,490,537
Georgia Columbia County Community Broadband Network $ 13,483,004
Georgia Expanding Broadband Access Across Georgia $ 1,427,310
Hawaii $ 33,972,800
This Table provides a list of all 120 BTOP Infrastructure grants announced by NTIA in all rounds. The grant recipient name is linked to information about that grant, including a link to all BTOP progress reports filed by the recipient to date.
Other States Partner or $Amount Shared
University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development
Trillion Communications, Inc.
Troy Cablevision, Inc. Southeast Alabama SmartBand - Rural Broadband for Economic Development and Energy Management
Appalachian Valley Fiber NetworkJKM Consulting, Inc.GovNET, LLC
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority Navajo Nation Middle/Last Mile Project: Quality Broadband for the Navajo People
University of Arkansas System The Arkansas Healthcare, Higher Education, Public Safety, & Research Integrated Broadband Initiative
Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System Authority (LA-RICS)
California Broadband Cooperative, Inc.
Motorola Solutions, Inc. The San Francisco Bay Area Wireless Enhanced Broadband Project (BayWEB)
Central Valley Independent Network, LLCPlumas Sierra Rural Electric CooperativeLevel 3 EON, LLC
Centennial Board of Cooperative Educational Services (CBOCES) transferred to Eagle-Net AllianceColorado Community Anchors Broadband Consortium-Connecting Colorado’s Middle Mile
Adams County Communications Center, Inc. (ADCOM)
Connecticut Department of Information TechnologyAccess Connecticut: Expanding the State’s Education and Public Safety Network
District of Columbia GovernmentNorth Florida Broadband AuthorityFlorida Rural Broadband AllianceLevel 3 EON, LLCNorth Georgia Network Cooperative, Inc.
Columbia County Georgia Information Technology Department
Level 3 EON, LLC
University of Hawaii System, Ke Ala ‘Ike Ke Ala ‘Ike: Connecting Hawaii’s Public Schools, Community Colleges and Libraries
Primary State Recipient Project Project Award Other States Partner or $Amount Shared
Idaho Central North Idaho Regional Broadband Network Expansion $ 2,393,623
Idaho $ 1,862,197
Idaho Nez Perce Reservation Broadband Enhancement $ 1,569,109
Idaho $ 1,360,653
Idaho $ 984,134
Illinois Illinois Broadband Opportunity Partnership – East Central Region $ 61,895,282
Illinois Illinois Broadband Opportunity Partnership Northwest Region $ 46,114,026
Illinois Illinois Broadband Opportunities Partnership – Southern $ 31,515,253
Illinois Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband $ 22,534,776
Illinois DeKalb Advancement of Technology Authority Broadband $ 11,864,164
Indiana $ 25,140,315
Indiana Broadband Access and Equity for Indiana Community Anchor Institutions $ 14,257,172
Iowa Iowa Healthcare Plus Broadband Extension Project $ 17,714,919
Iowa Bridging the Digital Divide for Iowa's Communities $ 16,230,118
Kansas Expanding Broadband Access Across Kansas $ 998,419
Kentucky $ 535,308
Louisiana Louisiana Broadband Alliance $ 80,596,415 Louisiana Louisiana “Piney Hills” Parishes Broadband Infrastructure Project $ 9,163,384
Maine Three Ring Binder $ 25,402,904
Maryland One Maryland Broadband Network (OMBN) $ 115,240,581
Massachusetts The Massachusetts Broadband Institute: MassBroadband 123 $ 45,445,444
Massachusetts OpenCape Corporation Middle Mile Project $ 32,072,093
Massachusetts BEACON 2.0 $ 21,739,183 Rhode Island
Michigan REACH Michigan Middle Mile Collaborative II $ 69,639,291
Michigan REACH Michigan Middle Mile Collaborative $ 33,289,221
Michigan Van Buren County Fiber Ring $ 5,646,473
Minnesota Greater Minnesota Broadband Collaborative $ 16,822,437
Minnesota Connect Anoka County Community Broadband Network $ 13,382,593 Minnesota Carver County Open Fiber Initiative $ 5,995,600
Mississippi Mississippi Education, Safety and Health Network (MESHNet) $ 70,055,000 $102,364,489Mississippi South Central Mississippi Broadband Infrastructure Project $ 20,725,022
First Step Internet
Digital Bridge Communications - Cassia County, IdahoLast Mile Broadband for Underserved Portions of Cassia, Jerome, and Twin Falls Counties, Idaho
Nez Perce Tribe
Digital Bridge Communications - Twin Falls County, IdahoLast Mile Broadband for Underserved Portions of Cassia, Jerome, and Twin Falls Counties, Idaho
Digital Bridge Communications - Jerome County, IdahoLast Mile Broadband for Underserved Portions of Cassia, Jerome, and Twin Falls Counties, Idaho
Illinois Department of Central Management Services
Northern Illinois University
Delta Communications, dba Clearwave Communications
Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisDeKalb County Government
Zayo Bandwidth, LLC Indiana Middle Mile Fiber for Schools, Communities, and Anchor Institutions
Education Networks of America, Inc.Iowa Health SystemIowa Communications NetworkLevel 3 EON, LLC
City of Williamstown, Kentucky Deployment of Broadband to Corinth, Ky., and Other Areas in Grant and Owen County, Ky.
State of Louisiana Board of RegentsNexus Systems, Inc.
Maine Fiber Company, Inc. (transferred from Biddeford Internet Corp. d.b.a. GWI)
Maryland Department of Information Technology
Massachusetts Technology ParkOpenCape CorporationOSHEAN Inc.
Merit Network, Inc. Minnesota, Wisconsin
Merit Network, Inc.Bloomingdale Communications Inc.Enventis Telecom, Inc.Zayo Bandwidth, LLCCounty of CarverExecutive Office of the State of MississippiContact Network, Inc.
Primary State Recipient Project Project Award Other States Partner or $Amount Shared
Mississippi Mississippi Delta Broadband Infrastructure Project $ 11,584,467
Missouri Northern Missouri Ultra-High Capacity Middle Mile $ 45,145,250
Missouri MoBroadband “Sho-Me MO” Middle Mile Project $ 26,600,000
Montana Montana West $ 13,796,640
Nebraska Connecting Nebraska Communities $ 11,547,866
Nevada Nevada Broadband Telemedicine Initiative $ 19,643,717
Nevada Pyramid Lake Paiute: Natukwena Nagwesenoo $ 7,070,006
New Hampshire Network New Hampshire Now $ 44,480,992 New Jersey The State of New Jersey Broadband Network $ 39,638,152
New Mexico $ 38,699,997
New Mexico Extending the Middle Mile: ENMR-Plateau Middle Mile CCI Project $ 16,460,815 Texas
New Mexico ENMR-Plateau Middle Mile $ 11,252,066 Texas
New Mexico Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI Net) $ 10,565,792
New York ION Upstate New York Rural Broadband Initiative $ 38,938,988
North Carolina North Carolina Rural Broadband Initiative $ 75,757,289
North Carolina $ 28,225,518
North Carolina CharMeck Connect $ 16,702,490
North Dakota DCN's CCI Broadband Project $ 10,781,157
Ohio Connecting Appalachian Ohio Middle Mile Consortium $ 66,474,247
Ohio Transforming NE Ohio $ 44,794,046
Ohio GigE PLUS Availability Coalition $ 30,031,849
Ohio $ 6,136,904
Oklahoma Oklahoma Community Anchor Network (OCAN) $ 73,998,268
Oklahoma $ 9,472,078
Oregon $ 8,325,530
Oregon Clackamas Broadband Innovation Initiative $ 7,804,181
Oregon Central Oregon Fiber Alliance $ 4,418,765
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Research and Education Network (PennREN) $ 99,660,678
Pennsylvania Enhancing Connectivity in Northern Pennsylvania $ 28,784,014
Rhode Island BEACON 2.0 $ 21,739,183
Contact Network, Inc.BlueBird Media, LLCSho-Me Technologies, LLCRonan Telephone CompanyNebraskaLink, LLCNevada Hospital AssociationPyramid Lake Paiute TribeUniversity System of New HampshireNew Jersey Department of Treasury
New Mexico Department of Information TechnologyNew Mexico Statewide Interoperable Radio Communication Internet Transport System (SIRCITS)
ENMR Telephone Cooperative, Inc. dba ENMR-Plateau
ENMR Telephone Cooperative, Inc. dba ENMR-Plateau
North Central New Mexico Economic Development District
ION Hold Co., LLC transferred to ION NewCo Corp. Pennsylvania, Vermont
MCNC
MCNC Building a Sustainable Middle Mile Network for Underserved Rural North Carolina
City of CharlotteDakota Carrier Network, LLCHorizon Telcom, Inc.OneCommunityCom Net, Inc.
Zito Media Communications II, LLC Northeastern Ohio and Northwestern Pennsylvania Fiber Ring Project
Oklahoma Office of State Finance
Pine Telephone Company, Inc. Broadband Grant for Isolated Southeastern Oklahoma/Choctaw Nation - Rural/ Non-Remote Areas
Lane Council of Governments Oregon South Central Regional Fiber Consortium Lighting the Fiber Middle Mile Project
County of Clackamas
Bend Cable Communications, LLC (BendBroadband)
Keystone Initiative for Network Based Education and Research
Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
OSHEAN Inc.
Primary State Recipient Project Project Award Other States Partner or $Amount Shared
South Carolina Oconee FOCUS (Fiber Optics Creating Unified Solutions) $ 9,604,840
South Dakota Project Connect South Dakota $ 20,572,242 Tennessee East Tennessee Middle Mile Fiber Broadband Project $ 9,385,452
Tennessee Five County Broadband Interconnected Training Access $ 5,184,447
Tennessee Expanding Broadband Access Across Tennessee $ 1,295,737
Texas East Texas Medical and Educational Fiber Optic Network $ 28,825,356
Texas Rio Grande Valley Fiber Network $ 15,697,856 Texas Connect Southwest Texas $ 11,946,728
Texas Texas Pipes $ 6,550,775 Texas Expanding Broadband Access Across Texas $ 4,677,788
Utah UTOPIA Community Partnership Project $ 16,229,321 Utah Utah Anchors: A Community Broadband Project $ 13,401,096
Utah $ 1,418,266
Vermont Vermont Fiber Link $ 33,393,402
Vermont Vermont Broadband Enhanced Learning Link (VT BELL) $ 12,256,492
Virginia Southwest Virginia Middle Mile Project $ 22,698,010
Virginia BIT Wireless Broadband Initiative $ 18,983,648
Virginia Middle Mile Expansion for Southern Virginia $ 16,044,290
Virginia Middle Mile Expansion for Eastern Virginia $ 10,023,247
Virginia New River Valley Regional Open Access Network $ 9,237,760
Virginia Connect the Dots: Rockbridge Broadband Initiative $ 6,993,399
Virginia $ 5,540,000
Virginia Nelson County Virginia Broadband Project $ 1,826,646
Virginia Page County Broadband Project $ 1,648,941
Washington NoaNet BB Infrastructure Project $ 84,347,997
Washington State of Washington Broadband Consortium $ 54,452,347
Washington Pend Oreille County Public Utility District (PUD) Broadband Network $ 27,257,838
West Virginia West Virginia Statewide Broadband Infrastructure Project $ 126,323,296
West Virginia Hardy AnchorRing $ 3,201,760
Wisconsin $ 29,884,914
Wisconsin $ 22,978,367
Wisconsin Metropolitan Unified Fiber Network $ 5,106,373
Wyoming Expanding Greater Yellowstone Area Broadband Opportunities $ 5,608,179
Wyoming Delivering Opportunities: Investing in Rural Wyoming Broadband $ 5,063,623 Idaho
County of OconeeSouth Dakota Network, LLCDeltaCom, Inc.OnWavLevel 3 EON, LLCPeoples Telephone CooperativeValley Telephone CooperativeRegion 18 Education Service CenterTexas A&M University SystemLevel 3 EON, LLCUTOPIAUniversity of Utah
Ute Indian Tribe Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation Fiber Optic Infrastructure Project
Vermont Telecommunications Authority
Vermont Telephone Company New Hampshire, New York
Bristol Virginia Utilities BoardBuggs Island Telephone Cooperative
Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative – Southern Virginia
Mid-Atlantic Broadband CooperativeCitizens Telephone Co-OperativeCounty of Rockbridge
Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. Allegheny Fiber: Extending Virginia’s Open Access Fiber Backbone to the Ridge and Valley
Nelson County of VirginiaPage County Broadband AuthorityNorthwest Open Access Network (NoaNet)Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet)Public Utility District of Pend Oreille CountyExecutive Office of the State of West VirginiaHardy Telecommunications, Inc.
University of Wisconsin - Extension Service UWEX Building Community Capacity through Sustainable Broadband Adoption
State of Wisconsin Department of Administration Wisconsin’s Education and Library Broadband Infrastructure Buildout
The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Silver Star Telephone Company, Inc.(1)Silver Star Telephone Company(2)
Primary State Recipient Project Project Award Other States Partner or $Amount Shared
$ 3,399,821,903
BTOP Grant by $Total by State Population
State ST 2013 Population
$62,540,162 316,128,839 $ 0.198
Alabama AL $112,882,940 4,833,722 $ 23.55 12Alaska AK $0 735,132 $ 0.20 50Arizona AZ $71,464,944 6,626,624 $ 10.98 30Arkansas AR $102,131,393 2,959,373 $ 34.71 4California CA $350,064,330 38,332,521 $ 9.33 35Colorado CO $112,772,612 5,268,367 $ 21.60 14Connecticu CT $93,855,029 3,596,080 $ 26.30 8Delaware DE $0 925,749 $ 0.20 51District Of DC $17,457,764 646,449 $ 27.20 7Florida FL $55,902,591 19,552,860 $ 3.06 43Georgia GA $48,400,851 9,992,167 $ 5.04 41Hawaii HI $33,972,800 1,404,054 $ 24.39 10Idaho ID $8,169,716 1,612,136 $ 5.27 40Illinois IL $173,923,501 12,882,135 $ 13.70 22Indiana IN $39,397,487 6,570,902 $ 6.19 38Iowa IA $33,945,037 3,090,416 $ 11.18 28Kansas KS $998,419 2,893,957 $ 0.54 48Kentucky KY $535,308 4,395,295 $ 0.32 49Louisiana LA $89,759,799 4,625,470 $ 19.60 17Maine ME $25,402,904 1,328,302 $ 19.32 18Maryland MD $115,240,581 5,928,814 $ 19.64 16Massachuse MA $77,517,537 6,692,824 $ 11.78 26Michigan MI $108,574,985 9,895,622 $ 11.17 29Minnesota MN $36,200,630 5,420,380 $ 6.88 36Mississippi MS $102,364,489 2,991,207 $ 34.42 5Missouri MO $71,745,250 6,044,171 $ 12.07 25Montana MT $13,796,640 1,015,165 $ 13.79 21Nebraska NE $11,547,866 1,868,516 $ 6.38 37Nevada NV $26,713,723 2,790,136 $ 9.77 34New Hamps NH $44,480,992 1,323,459 $ 33.81 6
BTOP Infrastructure Grant Total $
State $ per
person + Ucan
State Ranking
BTOP $ per Person
UCAN Project
All 50 States
State ST 2013 PopulationBTOP Infrastructure Grant Total $
State $ per
person + Ucan
State Ranking
BTOP $ per Person
New Jersey NJ $39,638,152 8,899,339 $ 4.65 42New Mexic NM $76,978,670 2,085,287 $ 37.11 3New York NY $38,938,988 19,651,127 $ 2.18 47North Caro NC $120,685,297 9,848,060 $ 12.45 24North Dako ND $10,781,157 723,393 $ 15.10 20Ohio OH $147,437,046 11,570,808 $ 12.94 23Oklahoma OK $83,470,346 3,850,568 $ 21.88 13Oregon OR $20,548,476 3,930,065 $ 5.43 39Pennsylvan PA $128,444,692 12,773,801 $ 10.25 33Rhode Isla RI $21,739,183 1,051,511 $ 20.87 15South Caro SC $9,604,840 4,774,839 $ 2.21 46South Dako SD $20,572,242 844,877 $ 24.55 9Tennessee TN $15,865,636 6,495,978 $ 2.64 45Texas TX $67,698,503 26,448,193 $ 2.76 44Utah UT $31,048,683 2,900,872 $ 10.90 31Vermont VT $45,649,894 626,630 $ 73.05 1Virginia VA $92,995,941 8,260,405 $ 11.46 27Washingto WA $166,058,182 6,971,406 $ 24.02 11West Virgin WV $129,525,056 1,854,304 $ 70.05 2Wisconsin WI $57,969,654 5,742,713 $ 10.29 32Wyoming WY $10,671,802 582,658 $ 18.51 19
$3,378,082,720 316,128,839 $10.69
STATE BY STATE - Governor's 2014 State of State Speech citing improved Broadband Availability or Adoption as a Major goal
Governor's Name Context or Program Name Number of Dollar$
Alabama Robert Bentley R N
Alaska Sean Parnell R Y Y Not Mentioned Y
Arizona Janet Brewer R N NArkansas Mike Beebe D NA No Speech GivenCalifornia Jerry Brown D N
Colorado John Hickenlooper D Y Y Substantial Y
Connecticut Daniel Malloy D NDelaware Jack Markell D NDistrict Of Columbia N/A D Not a StateFlorida Rick Scott R N
Georgia Nathan Deal R Y Y $44.8M
Hawaii Neil Abercrombie D N
Idaho C.L Butch Otter R Y Y $34.7M
Illinois Patrick Quinn D NIndiana Mike Pence R N
Iowa Terry Brandstad R Y Y Substantial Y
Kansas Sam Brownback R N
Kentucky Steve Beshear D Y Y ?
Louisiana Bobby Jindal R NMaine Paul Lapage R NMaryland Martin O'Malley D N
Massachusetts Deval Patrick D Y Y
Michigan Rick Snyder R NMinnesota Mark Dayton D N No Speech Given Yet - Delayed by Hip SurgeryMississippi Phil Bryant R NMissouri Jay Nixon D NMontana Steve Bullock D NA No Speech GivenNebraska Dave Heineman R NNevada Brian Sandoval R NA No Speech GivenNew Hampshire Maggie Hassan D Y Y Continue "Network New Hampshire Now" None NoNew Jersey Chris Christie R NNew Mexico Susana Martinez R NNew York Mario Cuomo D Y Y Education Need for all schools -21st Century $2 Billion Y
AS of March 2014 50 STATES (and DC)
Political Party R / D
Mention of "Broadband",
"Internet", "Digital Econ",
etc. (Y or N)
New Action
Legislative Action
Requested
Alaska Digital Teaching Initiative as part of new programs for 21st Century Learning
Legislsation to bring parity to Rural CO access to Internet. Better Internet for State Govt. Need to reform Telecom Laws in Colorado
Connect classrooms ..., including those in rural areas, to the internet and digital resources - Digital Learning Task Force
Idaho Digital Learning Academy, Idaho Ed Net to all schools by 2015
Connect Every Iowan Act, Need for Gigabit Connection like Cedar Falls, repurpose Iowa Communications Network to become PPO to connect rural Iowa
High Speed Broadband Access, as part of SOAR, in East Central Kentucky
As part of Infrastructure expansion - Innovative Technology Clusters require Broadband Expansion. Need last mile expansion to unserved and Rural areas
North Carolina Pat McCrory R NA No Speech GivenNorth Dakota Jack Dalrymple R NA No Speech GivenOhio John Kasich R NOklahoma Mary Fallin R NOregon John Kitzhaber D NA Not Yet Given. No Mention in 2013 Speech
Pennsylvania John Corbett R N
Rhode Island Lincoln Chaffee D N Mentions Infrastructure but not specific program or type
South Carolina Nikki Haley R NSouth Dakota Dennis Daugaard R NTennessee Bill Haslam R NTexas Rick Perry R NA No Speech GivenUtah Gary Herbert R NVermont Peter Shumlin D NVirginia Terry Mcauliffe D NWashington Jay Inslee D N
West Virginia Earl Ray D Y N
Wisconsin Scott Walker R N
Wyoming Matt Mead R N N None N
Only a passing reference to a 21st Century education for all students.
Mentioned "Broadband" in passing as part of Infrastructure list to be concerned about
None in 2014. Reported in 2013 -700% Increase in connection speeds in Schools
Alabama Broadband Initiative
ConnectingAlabama
Alaska Broadband Task Force
Digital Arizona Council
Arkansas Broadband Advisory Council
State Government Level Broadband Inititiatives & Policy Activities Prior to or as part of SBDD (thru 2011)
All 50 State Governments have created either a task force, commission, or broadband projects. Some states have created programs to identify underserved and unserved areas through online public mapping websites, while others have established task forces or commissions to provide input on the development of a statewide broadband framework and promote public-private sector participation. At least 14 states have enacted these initiatives and authorities through legislation.
Current/Active STATE Broadband Task Forces, Commissions, or Authorities
In May 2008, Governor Bob Riley signed Executive Order #42 creating the Alabama Broadband Initiative (ALBI). This effort was launched to extend the benefits of advanced broadband technology to every community in the state through collaborative partnerships with governmental and private sector stakeholders. The scope of this project includes broadband research, mapping, deployment and adoption across all 67 counties of the state. ALBI will contract with an organization to implement a statewide deployment strategy and adoption effort to ensure ubiquitous access to reliable and affordable high-speed Internet service. The effort will also improve technology literacy, increase computer ownership and use among residents and businesses, establish local grassroots technology teams to improve technology use across multiple community sectors, and create an environment that fosters broadband access and technology investment.
ConnectingALABAMA is a statewide-initiative launched in 2008 under the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs to promote the deployment and adoption of broadband internet access across Alabama as part of the Alabama Broadband Initiative. The goal of the project is to provide mapping of where broadband service is available, as well as to work with state leaders to develop a strategy for broadband deployment in Alabama. The ConnectingALABAMA team is also working with State and Regional Broadband Action Teams to determine barriers to deployment and adoption.
On February 23, 2011, the Alaska Broadband Task Force was formed to work with the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED) on a plan to provide every citizen of Alaska with 100 mbps broadband connectivity by 2020. The Task Force is supported by Connect Alaska, which provides research and benchmarking activities on broadband needs, usage, and barriers in local communities and also measures the impact of broadband implementation over time. The Alaska Broadband Task Force uses the research from Connect Alaska to determine how to fund innovative e-government and web 2.0 applications via a sub-grant process that will make government services and data more readily available to Alaska's communities.
The Digital Arizona Council was created in 2011 as part of the Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology division of the Arizona Department of Administration’s Digital Arizona Project. The purpose of the Council is to provide governance, advice, and balanced representation for Arizona’s diverse broadband stakeholders.
Current/Active STATE Broadband Task Forces, Commissions, or Authorities
California Broadband Council
Colorado Broadband Data and Development Program
Connecticut Broadband Mapping Program
Delaware Broadband Mapping Project
On March 28, 2007, Governor Beebe signed Act 604 into law creating the Arkansas Broadband Advisory Council (re-named the Arkansas Broadband Council by Act 947 of 2009) and encouraging the non-profit Arkansas Capital Corporation to create a non-profit Connect Arkansas. While Connect Arkansas’s initiatives are focused on broadband education and facilitation, the Arkansas Broadband Council advises the Governor and the General Assembly on policies related to making affordable broadband available to every Arkansas home and business. The council also monitors the broadband based development efforts of other states and nations in areas such as business, education, and health. The expiration date of the council was removed by an amendment under 2011 H.B 1312.
The California Broadband Council was created by 2010 SB 1462 (Cal. Gov. Code § 8885) to promote broadband deployment in unserved and underserved areas of the state, and broadband adoption throughout California. The council is charged with reviewing implementation of the 2008 Broadband Task Force Report recommendations and improving coordination among state agencies. The council assists applicants in becoming more competitive for federal funds made available through the National Broadband Plan, building on the $420 million in broadband infrastructure grants from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and the $57 million in California Advanced Services Fund grants already awarded in the state.
The Colorado Broadband Data and Development Program was created under the Governor’s Office of Information Technology in 2010 through a grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for the purpose of broadband mapping and planning. The grant provides approximately $1.6 million over two years to continue Colorado's assessment of broadband deployment across the state and its development of a comprehensive and verified geographically-based inventory and database of broadband availability. The grant provides approximately $500,000 over five years for the Colorado Broadband Data and Development Program (CBDDP) to engage in planning and outreach activities with local groups to promote broadband adoption and enhance broadband market information. The CBDDP gathers data wire line, wireless, mobile, and middle mile broadband data directly from broadband services providers across the state to create the Colorado Broadband Map.
The State of Connecticut Public Utility Regulatory Authority (PURA), with funds from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program (SBDD), created the Connecticut Broadband Mapping Program in 2010. The Connecticut Broadband Mapping Program aids the PURA in determining broadband availability and services and identifying infrastructure need for the requirements of the Broadband Data and Development grant program. The data collected by the state is updated through the input and cooperation from broadband providers, municipalities, and community anchor institutions. The state’s principal geo-data development consultant, Applied Geographics, Inc., is working closely with the PURA, the Department of Information Technology, other state agencies, municipalities, and community anchor institutions to meet the data collection standards and reporting requirements of the NTIA and the award.
Current/Active STATE Broadband Task Forces, Commissions, or Authorities
Broadband Florida Initiative
Georgia Broadband Mapping Program
Hawaii Broadband Initiative
Hawaii Broadband Map Initiative
LinkIdaho
The Delaware Broadband Mapping Project was initiated in 2010 by the Department of Technology and Information. The project’s work includes data collection, the development of a statewide broadband availability map, transmission of that data to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for the development of its national broadband map, and the long-term maintenance of this data by the state. To date, DTI, working with selected vendors, has provided NTIA with two data sets that include broadband providers and community anchor institutions (K-12 schools, universities, libraries, etc.) in Delaware. DTI has also created an interactive map for citizen use to identify broadband coverage based on citizen-entered parameters.
2009 SB 2626 (Fla. Stat.§364.0135) authorizes the Florida Department of Management Services to apply for grants and lead broadband planning and development efforts in Florida. The Department used the funds from federal grants to establish the Broadband Florida Initiative. The initiative leads collaborative efforts in broadband capacity building across local, regional, and state public and private institutions. The Broadband Florida Initiative includes a grant development team and an E-rate program team. The E-rate team provides direct support to eligible community anchor institutions so that Florida can best leverage available funding opportunities. The initiative also created the now defunct Florida Broadband Joint Work Group , which produced the Florida’s Broadband Strategy White Paper in June 2009. The Broadband Florida Initiative also created the Florida Broadband Mapping Project. The Florida Broadband Mapping project is mapping landline and wireless services using information from providers and other sources. The collected and verified broadband mapping information will support the broadband development objectives identified in Fla. Stat. §364.0135.
In 2009, the Georgia Technology Authority received a $5.2 million grant from the US Commerce Department for the statewide Georgia Broadband Mapping Program. The goal of the program is to partner with Georgia telecommunications carriers to collect broadband data on coverage and speeds across technology types to assess unserved and underserved areas. The program creates maps, analysis, and tabular data twice a year, including the Georgia Broadband Map.
Following the sunset date of the Hawaii Broadband Task Force, an executive memorandum by the governor in August 2011 created the Hawaii Broadband Initiative. The memorandum directs the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism and the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to lead the Hawaii Broadband Initiative in providing all of Hawaii’s citizens with access to ultra-high-speed gigabit broadband services at affordable prices by 2018.
In 2010, Hawaii's Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) was awarded a grant to assist the state in gathering and verifying data on the availability, speed, location, and type of technology broadband services through the Hawaii Broadband Map Initiative. The data collected and compiled under the initiative is used to develop the publicly available statewide Hawaii Broadband Map. This activity is to be conducted on a semi-annual basis between 2010 and 2014, with the data to be presented in a clear and accessible format to the public, government, and the research community. To facilitate the Hawaii Broadband Map Initiative, DCAA has teamed with University of Hawaii’s Pacific Disaster Center.
Current/Active STATE Broadband Task Forces, Commissions, or Authorities
LinkIDAHO Broadband Advisory Team
Illinois Broadband Deployment Council
Indiana Broadband Mapping Program
Iowa Broadband Deployment Governance Board
Connect Iowa
Connect Kansas
LinkIDAHO is a statewide project launched by the governor and funded through a federal grant. The project team is accountable to the governor’s office and the offices of the Idaho CIO and GIO. The project is designed to address Idaho’s broadband priorities and related federal data submission requirements regarding the development of a national broadband map.
The LinkIDAHO Broadband Advisory Team (LBAT) is convened under the Idaho Rural Partnership and the LinkIDAHO project. The LBAT interacts with policy makers and informs them about broadband needs and benefits in Idaho, providing input on the statewide broadband framework. The LBAT also develops and suggests strategic partnerships and funding opportunities to improve broadband availability and use in Idaho.
The Illinois Broadband Deployment Council, established by Executive Order No. 9 in 2005, exists to improve access to broadband networks for public, private and not-for-profit organizations all across the state. The council assists in Illinois broadband policy formation and serves as an information clearinghouse on broadband funding and projects in Illinois.
The Indiana Office of Technology (IOT) created the Indiana Broadband Mapping Program with grants from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) in 2009. The Program is a multi-year, multi-agency effort to map areas in the state currently served by broadband providers. The results will be integrated into both the Indiana Broadband Map and a national broadband availability map, and will provide a foundation for future broadband deployment efforts at the state and national level.
2009 S.F. 376 provided an appropriation of $25 million to the Iowa Telecommunications and Technology Commission (ITTC), in conjunction with Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED), and Iowa Utilities Board (IUB), to establish the Iowa Broadband Deployment Governance Board. The Iowa Broadband Deployment Governance Board’s promotes the deployment and sustainability of high-speed broadband access in the state. The board consists of eleven voting members representing educational users; urban and residential users; cable, wireline, and wireless providers; the Iowa Utilities Board, Economic Development Board, and Telecommunications and Technology Commission; and four non-voting members representing the Iowa House and Senate. The Governance Board's duties include establishing a comprehensive plan for the deployment and sustainability of high-speed broadband service for Iowa. The board is currently on hiatus and all board member terms are set to expire in July 2012.
Connect Iowa has been instituted as a subsidiary of Connected Nation and operates as a non-profit. Connect Iowa was commissioned by the Iowa Utilities Board to work with all broadband providers to create an Iowa Broadband Map in order to accurately pinpoint remaining gaps in broadband availability in Iowa. The map project will support the activities of the Iowa Broadband Deployment Governance Board, which includes developing a statewide plan for the deployment and adoption of broadband in the state.
Connect Kansas was commissioned by the Kansas Department of Commerce to work with all broadband providers in Kansas to create detailed maps of broadband coverage to accurately pinpoint remaining gaps in broadband availability in Kansas. Connect Kansas will continue to develop and update broadband data as it is collected and to identify the services that can be made available to public and private entities as well as citizens.
Current/Active STATE Broadband Task Forces, Commissions, or AuthoritiesConnectKentucky
Louisiana Broadband Advisory Council
Maine ConnectMe Authority
Maryland Rural Broadband Coordination Board
Massachusetts Broadband Institute
ConnectMichigan
ConnectKentucky, Kentucky's technology-based economic development partnership, is an alliance of technology-minded businesses, government entities, and universities working together to accelerate technology in the Commonwealth. ConnectKentucky supports statewide broadband infrastructure expansion, technology planning, and public policy.
The Louisiana Broadband Advisory Council was created by 2004 H.B. 1265 (La. R.S. §51:955.3). The Louisiana Broadband Advisory Council was created to help guide state leaders toward the ultimate goal of providing broadband access to all of Louisiana's citizens as outlined by the National Broadband Plan. The council consists of twenty-four members, including six ex-officio members, one member appointed by the president of the Senate, one member appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, and sixteen members appointed by the governor. The council manages broadband research and coordinates statewide broadband activities for the state.
The Maine ConnectME Authority (35 M.R.S. §9201) was created by the legislature with the goal of expanding broadband access in the most rural, unserved areas of the state that have little prospect of service from a traditional provider. The authority’s purpose is to identify unserved areas of the state; develop proposals for broadband expansion projects, demonstration projects and other initiatives; and administer the process for selecting specific broadband projects and providing funding, resources, and incentives. The authority is funded by a 0.25 percent surcharge on instate retail communications services and funds proposals through grants, direct investments, or loans made on behalf of, in partnership with, or in support of, one or more communications service providers.
The Maryland Rural Broadband Coordination Board was established in July 2006 by S.B. 753. The board reviews and approves the disbursement of funds from the Rural Broadband Assistance Fund, and through cooperation with other public, private, and nonprofit entities, obtains further resources for establishing broadband communication services in rural and underserved areas in Maryland. The board consists of nine members, including the Secretary of Business and Economic Development; the Secretary of Transportation; a representative from the Department of Information Technology; the chair of the Rural Maryland Council; and the chair or designee from five regional councils. The board is staffed by the Rural Maryland Council. Authorization for the board extends through June 30, 2020; however the board ceased meeting in 2010. The board issued a final report in August 2010.
2008 H.B. 4864 (ALM GL ch. 40J, § 6B) established the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) as a new division within the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. The act gives the MBI the authority to invest up to $40 million of state bond funds in necessary and long-lived infrastructure assets, such as conduits, fiber-optic cable and wireless towers. As the state entity for broadband mapping and availability, the MBI is collecting, verifying and mapping detailed information about the current levels of broadband availability in Massachusetts to create the Massachusetts Broadband Map. The MBI is also developing broadband adoption programs for veterans and small businesses.
Current/Active STATE Broadband Task Forces, Commissions, or Authorities
Michigan Collaborative Broadband Committee
Minnesota High-Speed Broadband Task Force
Mississippi Broadband Task Force
Mississippi Broadband Connect Coalition
Missouri Broadband Now Initiative (MoBroadbandNow)
Connect Michigan is a subsidiary of Connected Nation and operates as a non-profit in Michigan. Connect Michigan partnered with the Michigan Public Service Commission to engage in a comprehensive broadband planning and technology initiative as part of the national effort to map and expand broadband. The program began by gathering provider data to form statewide broadband maps and performing statewide business and residential technology assessments, but has since progressed to working with localities on community plans through the Michigan Collaborative Broadband Committee.
The Michigan Collaborative Broadband Committee is a statewide task force formed under the Connect Michigan partnership that works closely with the Michigan Public Service Commission and public-private stakeholders. The Collaborative Broadband Committee has representatives from K-12 education, higher education, broadband service providers, non-profits, tourism, business, agriculture, government, and other organizations that have an interest in improving Michigan's broadband availability and meaningful adoption. The committee's overall mission includes strategic planning, and the historical leadership of the PSC ensures its long-term impact.
Minnesota created the High Speed Task Force when the legislature passed 2008 S.F. 1918. The task force is responsible for making recommendations to the governor and legislature regarding the creation of a statewide high-speed internet access goal, and creating a plan for implementation by 2015. The Minnesota Ultra High-Speed Task Force acts in an advisory capacity to identify the level of broadband service needed and to determine appropriate goals regarding technical and financial aspects of statewide broadband Internet access. 2010 H.F. 2907, Chapter 277 set state goals, including those of the task force, for broadband deployment and speed. Goals include, for example, that by 2015, the state be in the top five states of the U. S. for broadband speed universally accessible to residents and businesses, the top five states for broadband access, and the top 15 when compared to countries globally for broadband penetration.
The Mississippi Broadband Task Force (MBTF) was created by Governor Haley Barbour in April 2009. The task force was charged with overseeing the state’s broadband technology strategy for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, otherwise known as “the stimulus package.” Stimulus broadband funding has been made available through the State Broadband Data and Development (SBDD) program and the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). Beginning in 2009, the Mississippi Broadband Task Force (MBTF), in conjunction with BroadMap, reached out to providers supplying broadband service available in Mississippi. Following the initial outreach, the team worked collaboratively with the providers to standardize the information compiled and created a geographic representation of their coverage via the Mississippi Broadband Mapping Initiative.
In September 2010, Mississippi received funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to develop the Mississippi Broadband Connect Coalition (MBCC). MBCC is a non-profit group focused on producing a comprehensive statewide strategy for improving digital literacy, increasing access to broadband, and enabling greater adoption of broadband in the state. The MBCC consists of eight committees. These groups met throughout 2011 to create targeted recommendations for their areas of study. The recommendations were included in the 2011 report titled “Mapping Mississippi’s Digital Future.”
Current/Active STATE Broadband Task Forces, Commissions, or Authorities
Montana Broadband Program
Nebraska Broadband Initiative
Nevada Broadband Taskforce
New Hampshire Broadband Mapping and Planning Program
MoBroadbandNow, a private-public partnership, was launched in 2009 under the Transform Missouri Initiative established through Executive Order 09-12. The MoBroadbandNow Initiative is a five-year project to expand broadband accessibility from 79.7 percent to 91.5 percent of the total population with federal funds, under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). In pursuing these objectives, the initiative has established regional teams to develop grassroots-level strategic broadband plans and holds an annual broadband summit. The initiative also collects broadband data to produce semi-annual interactive mapping information and reports on the status of other broadband infrastructure projects.
The Montana Broadband Program is funded through the State Broadband Data and Development (SBDD) program that is administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). This project, working in collaboration with the Montana Department of Administration, was originally funded for broadband planning activities and two years of data collection. In September of 2010, this project was amended to extend data collection activities for an additional three years and to identify and implement best practices. Using the data collected, the information is compiled into the Montana Broadband Map. The Montana Broadband Program is currently developing a broadband advisory council.
The Nebraska Broadband Initiative, funded through a grant to the Nebraska Public Service Commission by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration, was created to increase broadband access and adoption through better data collection and broadband planning. Under the Nebraska Broadband Initiative, the Broadband Planning Oversight Team meets quarterly with the entire Public Service Commission team and provides an official report to the Public Service Commissioners at regularly scheduled meetings. One major project of the initiative has been the Nebraska State Broadband Map. The collected and verified broadband mapping information will be used to support future broadband development objectives.
On July 15, 2009, the Nevada Broadband Task Force was created by executive order (amended by executive order 2011-22). The Nevada Broadband Task Force consists of eleven members appointed by the governor. The governor also appoints one member as chairman. The mission of the task force is to identify and remove barriers to broadband access and identify opportunities for increased broadband applications and adoption in unserved and underserved areas of Nevada. The task force also oversees all necessary duties and responsibilities to reach the goal to expand broadband technology including the application of federal funding/grants, grant compliance, mapping and data management. The task force is set to expire July 1, 2015.
The New Hampshire Broadband Mapping and Planning Program (NHBMPP) is a comprehensive program that seeks to understand where broadband is currently available in New Hampshire, how it can be made more widely available in the future, and how to encourage increased levels of broadband adoption and usage. Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the NHBMPP comprises two main components: a broadband availability inventory and mapping effort, and a suite of planning and technical assistance initiatives. Technical assistance initiatives include establishing broadband stakeholder groups that will focus on collecting and analyzing relevant information, identifying barriers to broadband deployment, promoting collaboration with service providers, and facilitating information sharing.
Current/Active STATE Broadband Task Forces, Commissions, or AuthoritiesNew Jersey Broadband Mapping Program
New Mexico Broadband Executive Committee
New York Broadband Development and Deployment Council
NC Broadband
North Dakota Broadband Mapping Program
Connect Ohio
Oklahoma Broadband Initiative
Using funding from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program (Broadband Mapping Program), the New Jersey Office of Information Technology (OIT) created the New Jersey Broadband Mapping Program in 2010. Under the program, OIT works with facilities-based providers of broadband services, as well as local government organizations and community anchor institutions, to collect, validate, verify and deliver certain data on broadband services available to end user locations in the state through the creation of the New Jersey Broadband Map.
The New Mexico Broadband Executive Committee is a statewide collaborative committee formed under the Department of Information Technology’s New Mexico Broadband Program. These groups form a core component to a number of conferences and focus forums to identify gaps, clarify issues, and provide action items toward solutions (legislation, funding, construction, regulation, etc.). All of these efforts are incorporated into the New Mexico Broadband Strategic Master Plan.
The New York Broadband Development and Deployment Council was established in 2009 by Executive Order 22 and provides strategic oversight for the New York State Universal Broadband Initiative. Thirteen members are appointed to serve on the council, which is charged to provide strategic direction to ensure all New Yorkers have access to high-speed Internet networks. The council coordinates state and federally funded broadband projects to stimulate broadband development, close the digital divide, and increase digital literacy levels in underserved and unserved urban and rural communities.
The North Carolina Department of Commerce created the NC Broadband Division in 2011 after the e-NC Authority transferred its ARRA federal funds and authority to the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The broadband division of the North Carolina Department of Commerce is a new initiative dedicated to encouraging the adoption and use of broadband Internet, identifying unserved and underserved areas and working to promote greater broadband availability across the state.
North Dakota received an initial grant in 2009 of approximately $1.3 million to map broadband services under the State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program to fund the North Information Technology Department’s North Dakota Broadband Mapping Program. The program serves as a state broadband program office to oversee the data collection for the North Dakota Broadband Map and technical assistance projects. It also coordinates broadband planning activities across the state.
Governor Ted Strickland on Dec. 17, 2007 launched Connect Ohio, a public-private partnership that seeks to expand broadband services across the state by working with local communities and providers to map gaps in access. Connect Ohio’s three-year strategy involves a partnership between the state and broadband providers to create detailed maps of broadband coverage in order to accurately pinpoint remaining gaps in broadband availability in Ohio. Connect Ohio will also work to establish public-private partnerships that will assist in supplying computers to areas that have broadband service but lack computer access.
Current/Active STATE Broadband Task Forces, Commissions, or Authorities
Oregon Broadband Advisory Council
Pennsylvania Broadband Map
Broadband Rhode Island Initiative
Connect South Carolina
South Dakota Broadband Advisory Team
Oklahoma was awarded a grant in January 2010 under the State Broadband Data Development (SBDD) program to fund the Oklahoma Broadband Initiative. The first phase of the initiative is the Oklahoma Broadband Mapping Project, which includes the collection of the necessary data to identify broadband assets, gaps in broadband services, and opportunities for expansion of broadband services. This data has been consolidated into the Oklahoma Broadband Map and depicts what areas of the state are served, underserved and unserved by broadband. The second phase of this initiative is the Oklahoma Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grant application to build the Oklahoma Community Anchor Network (OCAN), a 1,005 mile middle-mile infrastructure that will connect 32 anchor institutions in underserved or unserved areas of the state.
The Oregon Broadband Advisory Council was created by 2009 H.B. 3158. The council’s mission is to develop and ensure the implementation of a statewide broadband network with a focus on extending broadband access to unserved and underserved communities across Oregon. The council aims to ensure that Oregon citizens can take full advantage of the commerce, education, and health and safety benefits provided by broadband Internet access. The council also will encourage public-private partnerships to promote the deployment of broadband and will report to the legislature on the affordability and accessibility of broadband technology in all areas of Oregon.
In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Community Economic Development (DCED) and its contractor Michael Baker Jr., Inc., with funds from the federal State Broadband Data and Development (SBDD) Program, began the development of the Pennsylvania Broadband Map. The project is aimed at encouraging adoption by certain constituencies and more vulnerable communities through implementation of the state broadband plan, regional working groups, measurement of broadband utilization, identification of barriers to adoption, and awareness and outreach efforts, including hosting of a state broadband summit.
Broadband Rhode Island (BBRI) is an initiative of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation that works to create new opportunities by expanding broadband use and digital literacy across Rhode Island. One of BBRI's purposes is to map and verify broadband throughout Rhode Island. BBRI is funded through December 2014 by the State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. BBRI’s programs address public awareness and education about broadband and study and develop plans to increase broadband adoption and usage. The first BBRI white paper, "Broadband Policy for Rhode Island, Achieving Competitive Advantage in the Internet Age," published in January 2012, calls for the creation of a Governor’s Broadband Policy Advisory Board.
Connect South Carolina is a subsidiary of Connected Nation and operates as a non-profit in the state of South Carolina. Connect South Carolina was commissioned by the Office of the Governor to work with each of the state's broadband providers to create detailed maps of broadband coverage and to assess the current state of broadband adoption across the state. Connect South Carolina's efforts are funded by the U. S. Department of Commerce's State Broadband Initiative (SBI) Grant Program through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Connect South Carolina works under the direction of the Governor's Office, and previously in coordination with the South Carolina Broadband Advisory Committee.
Current/Active STATE Broadband Task Forces, Commissions, or Authorities
Tennessee Broadband Task Force
Connected Tennessee
Connected Texas
Texas Broadband Task Force
Utah Broadband Advisory Council
Vermont Telecommunications Authority
The South Dakota Broadband Advisory Team is made up of a cross section of education and medical groups and telecommunication businesses, as well as other business leaders throughout the state. The group assists the South Dakota Bureau of Information and Telecommunications (BIT) staff in coordinating outreach projects, including broadband technology events and meetings with stakeholders across government, private industry, and the general public.
The Tennessee Broadband Task Force was created by 2005 H.B. 2152 (Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-52-408). In its initial recommendations to the governor and the General Assembly, the task force cited the model established by Connected Nation in Kentucky and encouraged the initiation of similar efforts in Tennessee. The Task Force is still in existence through statute, but has not been active since 2009.
In 2007, Connected Tennessee was established as an independent non-profit organization after the recommendation of the Tennessee Broadband Task Force. Connected Tennessee aims to accelerate the availability and use of technology towards creating a better business environment, more effective community and economic development, improved healthcare, enhanced education, and more efficient government. Under the Connected Tennessee Initiative, the state establisheda Steering Committee comprised of public and private partners representing all sectors from across the state to provide an environment for interactions that support and generate statewide and regional economic development and measures that benefit the public.
Connected Texas is a subsidiary of Connected Nation and operates as a non-profit. Connected Texas was commissioned by the Texas Department of Agriculture to work with all broadband providers in the state to create detailed maps of broadband coverage in order to accurately pinpoint remaining gaps in broadband availability in Texas. Connected Texas will work with Texas Councils of Governments (COGs) and establish approximately 29 planning teams at a regional or local level. Both planning teams and the Texas Broadband Task Force will participate in annual statewide strategic planning meetings to share best practices and identify and resolve any new barriers or challenges.
The Texas Department of Agriculture created the Texas Broadband Task Force in 2009 to guide efforts to make broadband services available across the state. The Texas Broadband Task Force assists the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) and the Public Utilities Commission in maximizing broadband programs created through the Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2008 and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The Utah Broadband Advisory Council was formed in June 2011, and meets monthly to examine the condition of broadband adoption and deployment in the state. The council will provide the governor and legislature with recommendations and policy guidance. Members of the council represent a diverse group of interests including legislators, state and local government, healthcare, education, libraries, and public safety, economic development, and tribal entities.
Current/Active STATE Broadband Task Forces, Commissions, or Authorities
Virginia Office of Telework Promotion and Broadband Assistance
Virginia Broadband Advisory Council
Washington State Broadband Office
West Virginia Broadband Deployment Council
LinkWisconsin
The Vermont Legislature enacted 2007 H.B. 248, Act 79, creating the Vermont Telecommunications Authority (VTA), charging it to ensure that high-speed Internet and cell phone service is available in every corner of Vermont by the end of 2010. The VTA was charged with the following powers and duties: to issue revenue bonds up to $40 million to fund broadband and wireless telecommunications projects; gather data on wireless and broadband infrastructure and services; provide financial assistance in the form of loans, grants, guarantees and other financial instruments to fill in gaps in wireless and broadband coverage; incorporate one or more non-profits to take advantage of grants and other financing available only to non-profits; own, lease, and contract for telecommunications facilities and services for unserved areas; provide assistance to municipalities to deploy infrastructure and attract services; and waive fees required for access to state-owned transportation rights of way for broadband and wireless telecommunications providers in exchange for comparable value to the state.
In 2006, Governor Kaine signed Executive Order 35 creating the Office of Telework Promotion and Broadband Assistance. The duties of the office include promoting and encouraging use of telework alternatives for public and private employees, including appropriate policy and legislative initiatives, and supporting the efforts of both public and private entities within the commonwealth to enhance or facilitate the deployment of, and access to, competitively priced, advanced broadband services.
The Virginia Broadband Advisory Council was created by 2009 S.B. 1336 (codified in Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-2699.3) and expires July 1, 2018. The Broadband Advisory Council was established to help determine the Commonwealth's goals for broadband and how best to achieve them. It is comprised of eleven members: four legislators, two ex-officio members, five citizen members, the Secretary of Technology, and the Secretary of Commerce and Trade.
In 2009, the Washington Department of Information Services (DIS) created the Washington State Broadband Office through supplemental grants to increase Washington’s existing broadband program capabilities for a total of five years. In the third through fifth years of the grant, $250,000 will be used annually to develop and support local technology planning teams. Semiannual data collection and updates to the broadband map will continue. The total funding for the program from American Reinvestment and Recovery Act Broadband stimulus funds is $7.3 million, administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).
The West Virginia Broadband Deployment Council was created by 2008 H.B 4637 (W. Va. Code § 31-15C-3). The purpose and function of the Broadband Deployment Council is to administer and oversee broadband deployment in the state, especially in regard to bringing broadband service to unserved or underserved areas. As part of this function, the council provides consultation services to project sponsors for the planning, acquisition, improvement, construction or development of any broadband deployment project. In doing so, the council is authorized to make and execute contracts, commitments and other agreements, including the hiring of consultants, to assist in the mapping of the state, categorization of areas within the state, and evaluation of project applications. In support of this mission, the West Virginia Legislature has appropriated $5 million dollars per year for the next three years toward the administration and oversight of broadband deployment. Under W. Va. Code §31-15C-14, the council is set to expire on December 31, 2014.
Current/Active STATE Broadband Task Forces, Commissions, or Authorities
Wisconsin Steering Committee
Wyoming Broadband Planning Advisory Committee
LinkWYOMING Initiative
Arizona Broadband Advisory Committee
California Broadband Task Force
LinkWISCONSIN is a statewide initiative to promote the availability and sustainable adoption of broadband Internet access.The first phase of the project includes development of a comprehensive broadband coverage map and the identification of strategies for broadband expansion and adoption – particularly in historically unserved or underserved areas. In November, 2009 the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded a grant under the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) State Broadband Data Development Program (SBDDP) to the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC). Through an RFP process, the PSC selected the LinkAmerica Alliance, a consortium of mapping and planning service providers, and the project’s primary contractor. The grant is funding the state’s efforts to comply with federal requirements relative to the submission of data in support of the NTIA’s national broadband map and to develop Wisconsin broadband service maps and regional broadband plans.
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has formed a steering committee under the LinkWisconsin initiative to guide the development of a statewide broadband plan. Members of the steering committee were selected to be representative of each of nine Regional Planning Teams. The purpose of the plan is to define specific actionable initiatives that, if implemented, will improve broadband availability, adoption and application throughout the state. The steering committee held its first meeting on March 12, 2012.
The Wyoming Broadband Planning Advisory Committee (WBPAC) was formed under the LinkWYOMING Initiative. WBPAC’s mission is to provide oversight, input, sponsorship and policy‐level support in the advancement of broadband across the state that will benefit all citizens of Wyoming. Its work is dedicated to the development and execution of well-designed, high quality and high‐impact efforts designed to advance access, adoption and application of broadband necessary in the economic development, quality of life and standard of living. WBPAC works closely with the office of the governor and the Department of Enterprise Technology Services (ETS). Members of the WBPAC are appointed by the governor and/or the governor’s representatives in ETS.
LinkWYOMING is a statewide initiative to promote the availability and sustainable adoption of broadband Internet access. The first phase of the project includes development of a comprehensive broadband coverage map and the identification of strategies for broadband expansion and adoption – particularly in historically unserved or underserved areas. LinkWYOMING is a statewide project launched by the Office of the CIO and funded through a federal grant. The project team is accountable to the Wyoming Office of the CIO. The project is designed to address Wyoming‘s broadband priorities and related federal data submission requirements regarding the development of a national broadband map.
Previous/Inactive (Before 2009) Broadband Task Forces,Commissions, or Authorities
The Arizona Broadband Advisory Committee (ABAC) was formed in 2009 to provide expertise and advice to the governor's office on broadband grant applications. ABAC consisted of a representative from ten different state agencies with the Government Information Technology Agency (now Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology, a division of Arizona Department of Administration), serving as the lead agency.
Current/Active STATE Broadband Task Forces, Commissions, or Authorities
Connecticut Broadband Internet Coordinating Council
Hawaii Broadband Task Force
Indiana Broadband Development Program
Maine Broadband Strategy Council
Maryland Task Force for the Deployment of Broadband in Rural Maryland
Governor Schwarzenegger in November 2006 signed an executive order to create a the California Broadband Task Force that brought experts from government and business to work together to identify and eliminate obstacles to making broadband Internet access ubiquitous in the state. Within the Broadband Task Force were six working groups: Build-Out, Economic Development, Education, Emerging Technologies and New Applications, Health Care, and Public-Private Partnerships for Community Development. The working groups developed recommendations for consideration by the task force. The Task Force issued its Final Report in January 2008.
The Connecticut Broadband Internet Coordinating Council was established pursuant to Section 3 of Substitute House Bill No. 7282, Public Act No. 07-254, C.G.S. 4d-100. The legislation passed after a December 2006 study by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering entitled, “Advanced Communications Technologies.” The council's charge was to monitor trends and developments in the state's efforts to develop a statewide world-class communications infrastructure. The statutory provision establishing the Connecticut Broadband Internet Coordinating Council was repealed effective July 1, 2011, by section 140 of Public Act 11-80.
2007 H.B. 310, Act 2 (Special Session 2007) established Hawaii's Broadband Task Force. The task force was directed to remove barriers to broadband deployment by using a technology-neutral approach to encourage lower prices for broadband services and create more consumer choices. The task force's purposes were to gain wider access to public rights-of-way; identify opportunities for increased broadband deployment and adoption, including very high speed broadband services; and enable the creation and deployment of new advanced communication technologies in Hawaii. The Task Force issued an initial report in 2007 and a final report in 2008. The Hawaii Broadband Task Force expired on June 30, 2009 as specified in the original legislation.
The Indiana Broadband Development Program was created by 2005 S.B. 381 (Ind. Code Ann. § 8-1-33-15). It created a coordinating body to determine the feasibility of implementing a statewide broadband network, and dissolved July 15, 2007.
The Maine Broadband Strategy Council was formed after Governor Baldacci signed Resolve, Chapter 108, LD 1012 requiring the ConnectME Authority to establish a special council to advise the authority on broadband opportunities available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and the University of Maine System on matters pertaining to the sale or lease of excess capacity as a result of the conversion of the education broadband spectrum. The council terminated on December 1, 2010.
Current/Active STATE Broadband Task Forces, Commissions, or Authorities
Michigan Broadband Development Authority
New York State Council for Universal Broadband
The Maryland Task Force for the Deployment of Broadband in Rural Maryland was established during the 2003 General Assembly session, and in 2005, the General Assembly extended it through June 2006. The task force examined what works best in other regions of the country to expand broadband communications to rural communities. Next, the Task Force considered resources, infrastructure, and cost structures available in Maryland's rural regions to develop or access broadband communications. To establish and enhance broadband communications in the state's rural areas, the task force developed proposals and made recommendations to meet predetermined goals for deployment of effective broadband communications in unserved and underserved areas of the state. The task force recommended legislation, budget provisions or amendments, and changes in state procurement policy. During the 2005 General Assembly session, the Task Force sunset was extended to June 30, 2006 (SB 454 / HB 963).
The Michigan Broadband Development Authority (MBDA) was created by 2001 SB 881 (MCL § 484.3204) as an independent state government agency within the Department of Treasury. The goal of MBDA was to attract investment to the state and provide affordable broadband access to Michigan communities. In 2004, MBDA was responsible for granting $12 million in loans that went to 150 cities in 45 counties across Michigan. The authority had the power to issue taxable and tax exempt bonds and provide assistance for companies. The powers and duties of the MBDA were transferred in 2008 to the Public Service Commission and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority through Executive Reorganization Order No. 2008-4.
Missouri Rural High-Speed Internet Access Task Force
Missouri Governor George Blunt created, by executive order, the Rural High-Speed Internet Access Task Force in November 2007 to identify opportunities to increase access to technology across the state. Blunt directed the task force to: 1) assess the current level of high-speed Internet access available in Missouri; 2) identify barriers to deployment to underserved areas including economic, geographic, regulatory, and market barriers; 3) identify potential options to increase the deployment of high-speed Internet access in underserved communities; 4) review best practices in other states to increase high-speed Internet access; and 5) recommend statutory, regulatory, and policy changes needed to increase the availability of high-speed Internet services across the state. The task force expired on June 30, 2008
Nebraska Broadband Services Task Force
Established by 2005 L.B. 645 in October 2005, the Nebraska Broadband Services Task Force discussed issues related to broadband services in Nebraska. The task force identified trends regarding broadband deployment, changing consumer demands, and evolving technologies that impact both wholesale and retail broadband services. The task force concluded that private broadband providers are successfully deploying facilities to serve Nebraska’s needs and that competition by public power suppliers in providing wholesale broadband services was unnecessary at the time. However, future technological developments require the state’s attention to ensure citizens have access to changing broadband offerings. The Broadband Services Task Force's Final Report was released Nov. 22, 2006. In 2009, L.B. 154 eliminated the Broadband Services Task Force.
Current/Active STATE Broadband Task Forces, Commissions, or Authorities
North Carolina e-NC Authority
Ohio Broadband Council
South Carolina Broadband Advisory Committee
Virginia Broadband Roundtable
The New York State Council for Universal Broadband was created by Governor Elliott Spitzer in 2007. The council was charged with creating, through a competitive grant process, integrated and inclusive public/private partnerships to rapidly deploy affordable broadband services. The council recommended a comprehensive statewide strategy that charted a course towards affordable broadband access throughout the state. The approach sought to leverage existing resources, consider new ways to extend high-speed Internet access beyond traditional means, and recommend approaches to increase digital literacy in underserved urban and rural communities. The council was replaced by the New York State Broadband Development and Deployment Council in 2009 by Executive Order 22.
On Aug. 2, 2000, the North Carolina General Assembly created the Rural Internet Access Authority through 2000 S.B. 1343. The bill created this organization to study and report on North Carolina's telecommunications infrastructure and to increase Internet use. The authority was given additional powers under 2003 H.B. 1194 and 2005 S.B. 1741. Those bills created the e-NC Authority to continue the work of the Rural Internet Access Authority and extended the sunset of the e-NC Authority to Dec. 31, 2011.
In August 2009, the e-NC was designated by the governor as the broadband mapping entity for North Carolina for purposes of the State Broadband Data and Development Grant under the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. In 2010, e-NC was awarded $6.6 million in federal funding, until 2014, to support planning, capacity building, adoption and use across North Carolina. In 2011, H.B. 200/N.C. Sess. Laws,Chap. 145 required the e-NC to transfer the remaining federal funds to the Department of Commerce to continue the broadband mapping activities.
On July 27, 2007, Governor Ted Strickland signed Executive Order 2007 - 24S, creating an Ohio Broadband Council to coordinate efforts to extend access to the Broadband Ohio Network to every county in Ohio. In addition to developing a plan for statewide broadband deployment, the Ohio Broadband Council was charged with coordinating all state-funded broadband initiatives, pursuing additional federal investments in broadband, promoting public and private broadband initiatives and addressing the digital divide in Ohio’s rural and urban areas. The council expired in 2010 with the end of Governor Strickland’s term.
South Carolina Broadband Advisory Committee was created in 2009 under the South Carolina Department of Commerce to manage, oversee and monitor use of the state Rural Broadband Fund. The committee, chaired by the state’s Secretary of Commerce, prioritized funding to areas of the state that have been underserved by the existing telecommunications infrastructure. The committee’s most recent action was deliberating and commenting on the state’s behalf during the second award of NTIA funds. Having fulfilled its primary purpose, the committee’s activity has ceased.
South Carolina Broadband Technology and Communications Study Committee
The South Carolina Broadband Technology and Communications Study Committee was created by 2007 Act 169. The committee's final report, completed in February 2008, recommended that the state create a public-private partnership to promote the deployment and adoption of broadband services in the state to evaluate the state's broadband communications infrastructure, and to assess the availability of and need for broadband services in unserved and underserved areas.
Current/Active STATE Broadband Task Forces, Commissions, or Authorities
On June 13, 2007, Governor Kaine announced the formation of the Virginia Broadband Roundtable to accelerate the attainment of his economic strategic goal of having affordable broadband connectivity to every business in the Commonwealth by 2010. The Broadband Roundtable was charged with delivering a “blueprint” to assist communities with broadband planning and deployment. Roundtable members included local, national, and international leaders with a strong track record of innovating in the telecommunications industry.
State Broadband Statutes
Last update: Dec. 16, 2013
State Statute Description Category
Arkansas Establishes "Connect Arkansas" and the Arkansas Broadband Council.
Arkansas
Arkansas Definition/ Regulation
Arkansas
Arizona Funding
California
California
California Funding/Regulation
Colorado
Connec-ticut
Florida
Broadband is considered by many to be a fundamental vehicle for new services and applications—such as telemedicine, telecommuting and online education—that require high speed Internet connections. State legislative involvement has been an important factor for successful implementation of broadband in the states. This table provides examples of various types of state broadband initiatives.
Ark. Stat. §4-113-101, et seq. Coordination and Leadership
Ark. Stat. §23-18-801, et seq.Enables Broadband over Power Lines. Permits an electric utility, an affiliate of an electric utility, or a person unaffiliated with an electric utility to own, construct, maintain, and operate a broadband system and provide broadband services on an electric utility's electric delivery system.
Gov’t Ownership and Operation
Ark. Stat. § 23-17-401/ 2013 S.B. 297, Act 442
Ensures continued broadband expansion in rural areas within the state; provides 911 emergency service to rural areas within the state; enhances the 911 emergency system and assists its funding; defines Interconnected VoIP service; provides for the implementation of a specified plan in certain circumstances; makes changes concerning Arkansas High Cost Fund charge levels, funding categories, intrastate Carrier Common Line charges, universal service, the phase out of the High Cost Fund, and certain rates.
Ark. Stat. § 25-4-125/S2013 S.B. 926, Act 1168
Creates a state broadband manager to promote, develop, and coordinate broadband expansion and appropriate broadband infrastructure for all areas of the state.
Coordination and Leadership
Ariz. Rev. Stat. §41-3508; §15-1261
Establishes the “Statewide E-rate Program Fund” and requires all school districts and charter schools that receive e-rate funding to establish an e-rate fund, which may be used to reimburse the school district or charter school for broadband Internet and telecommunications costs.
Cal. Gov. Code §61100(af)Authorizes community services districts to construct, own, improve, maintain, and operate broadband facilities and to provide broadband services until a private person or entity can acquire and operate facilities and provide broadband service at a cost and quality of service comparable to that offered by the community services district.
Gov’t Ownership and Operation
Cal. Gov. Code § 8885-8889Establishes the California Broadband Council. The purpose of the Council is to promote broadband deployment in unserved and underserved areas of the state and broadband adoption throughout the state. The act also imposes duties on the Council and specifies the membership of the Council.
Coordination and Leadership
Cal. Pub. Util. Code § 281
Increases the amount the Public Utilities Commission is authorized to collect of a surcharge deposited into the State Advanced Services Fund. Requires deposits into the Broadband Infrastructure Grant Account for grants for infrastructure projects to provide broadband universal service. Provides applicants and challenging parties the opportunity to demonstrate broadband service in a project area. Provides for the Broadband Public Housing Account and last-mile broadband access to unserved areas. Requires that a specified amount of additional moneys collected that are deposited into the Broadband Infrastructure Account, be used to support programs designed to increase adoption rates for broadband service for residents of publicly supported communities, and not more than a specified amount of funds in additional funds in the account be used to connect broadband networks to publicly supported communities.
Colo. Rev. Stat. §24-37.5-101 et seq.Creates the Office of Innovation and Technology and charges the office to investigate and develop methods for maximizing broadband access throughout the state.
Coordination and Leadership
Conn. Gen. Stat.Creates the Broadband Internet Coordinating Council, whose duties involve monitoring trends and developments in the state's efforts to develop a state-wide world-class communications infrastructure; and issuing any reports it deems necessary to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to technology.
Coordination and Leadership§4d-100
District of Columbia
D.C. Official Code § 1-1403
Provides that the Office of the Chief Technology Officer shall develop and implement solutions designed to ensure that residents and businesses in all areas of the District have reasonable, affordable access to high-speed Internet services, including obtaining and expending federal grant funds for digital inclusion efforts and awarding sub-grants to nonprofit entities established in the District for the purpose of supporting digital inclusion efforts.
Coordination and Leadership/Funding
Fla. Stat. §445.046 Encourages the development of a network access point, which is defined to be a carrier-neutral, public-private Internet traffic exchange point.
Coordination and Leadership
State Statute Description Category
Georgia
Georgia Definition
Hawaii
Hawaii Regulation
Idaho Creates a tax credit for qualified broadband expenditures. Funding
Illinois Illinois' High Speed Internet Services and Information Technology Act.
Illinois
Illinois
Indiana
Indiana
Indiana Regulation
Indiana Regulation
Iowa Provides that the treasurer of state may issue and sell bonds for public broadband. Funding
Iowa Regulation
Kansas Definition
Ga. Code §36-66B-1
Creates the Advanced Broadband Collocation Act. Provides for streamlined processing of applications for collocation or modification of certain wireless facilities and requires that such applications be reviewed for conformance with site plan and building permit requirements, including zoning and land use conformity. Requires a local governing authority to make its final decision concerning such applications within a specified number of days.
Coordination and Leadership
Ga. Code §46-5-221Defines 'broadband service' as a service that consists of the capability to transmit at a rate not less than 200 kilobits per second in either the upstream or downstream direction and in combination with such service provide either: (A) Access to the Internet; or (B) Computer processing, information storage, or protocol conversion.
HRS §226-10.5Sets forth objectives and policies with regard to telecommunications and information technology directed toward positioning Hawaii as a leader in broadband communications and applications in the Pacific Region.
Coordination and Leadership
HRS § 27; HRS § 46 / 2013 H.B. 635, Act 264
Requires the state and the counties to approve, approve with modification, or disapprove all broadband-related permits within specified business days of submitting a permit application and a fee; provides that if no action is taken on the next business day, the application will be deemed approved; relates to cable installation, tower construction, placement of broadband equipment in the road rights-of-way, undersea boring, or the landing of an undersea communications cable.
Idaho Code §63-3029I
Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 20 §661/1 et seq. Coordination and Leadership
Ill. Rev. Stat. ch. 20, §661/20
Relates to broadband deployment, telecommunications services, and cable and video services. Makes changes concerning the analysis of broadband markets, telecommunications rates and services, interstate switched access rates, basic local exchange service, telecommunications devices for persons with disabilities, billing statements, contracts containing early termination fees for residential cable or video services, regulation of interconnected VoIP services, and various other matters.
Coordination and Leadership
Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 20 §2712/5-1 et seq.Requires Illinois to create a plan for transmitting high speed data services on all passenger rail systems in Illinois.
Coordination and Leadership
Ind. Code §8-1-33-1 et seq.
Creates the Indiana Broadband Development Program, which aims to encourage the provision of affordable broadband services and networks that will ensure the long term growth of and the enhancement and delivery of services by the business, educational, medical, commercial, nonprofit, and governmental entities in underserved areas in Indiana; and benefit residential, commercial, public, governmental, and nonprofit entities in underserved areas in Indiana.
Coordination and Leadership
Ind. Code §5-28-33Requires the Economic Development Corporation to develop a high speed Internet service deployment and adoption initiative, creates a statewide geographic information system of telecommunications and information technology services and exempts from the state gross retail tax certain tangible personal property used to provide broadband services.
Coordination and Leadership
Ind. Code § 6-1.1-12.5
Provides for the establishment by counties of infrastructure development zones in which natural gas, broadband and advanced services, and water infrastructure are exempt from property taxation; allows certain electric customers to petition for rate discounts; authorizes a utility that provides electric or gas service to petition to recover transmission, distribution, and storage improvement costs; provides for coordination of public right-of-way use for transportation infrastructure improvement projects.
Ind. Code § 8-1-2.6-1.3 / 2013 S.B. 492
Provides that a communications service provider is not eligible for property tax exemptions for broadband service if the facilities or technologies are used in a location where wireline broadband service is provided.
Iowa Code §12.87
Iowa Code § 476.1D Requires telephone utilities to offer digital subscriber line broadband service in specific circumstances.
Kan. Stat. Ann. §66-2005
Defines ‘‘broadband network’’ as a connection that delivers services at speeds exceeding two hundred kilobits per second in both directions and "underserved rural areas’’ as an area where no more than 15 percent of potential broadband customers in a census tract are capable of receiving broadband of at least 386 kilobits per second in both directions. Requires broadband service providers to show the geographic areas where customers can receive broadband services and the commission to compile this information into a report for the Legislature.
State Statute Description Category
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky Exempts a number of telecommunications systems from regulation, including broadband service. Regulation
Louisiana Creates the Louisiana Broadband Advisory Council.
Maine Regulation
Maine Regulation
Michigan Assessment
Michigan Creates the Michigan Broadband Development Authority.
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missis-sippi Funding
Missouri
Nebraska Creates the Nebraska Internet Enhancement Fund; sets terms for the fund's use. Funding
Nevada Regulation
Nevada Regulation
Ky. Rev. Stat. §147A.023
Makes it the duty of the Kentucky Department for Local Government to Track the deployment and adoption of broadband and information technology in Kentucky; Enable public-private partnerships among broadband providers and relevant government entities to encourage the deployment and adoption of advanced broadband services; Serve as a resource for all citizens, broadband providers, and technology businesses regarding broadband and information technology issues; Report progress on deployment and adoption to the Legislative Research Commission upon request and at least annually; and Ensure notification to the public of the availability of public funds for broadband and information technology investments prior to awarding any contracts or grants.
Coordination and Leadership
Ky. Rev. Stat. §224A.1121
Creates an incentive program to give highest funding priority to those projects which most effectively provide broadband service to the greatest number of unserved Kentucky citizens and at the lowest cost. Funding shall not be used for projects with an intent to deploy broadband service to areas where broadband service already exists; however, it may consider funding for projects that, in providing broadband service for an unserved area, create an overlap in existing broadband coverage for less than twenty percent (20%) of households in the proposed coverage area.
Coordination and Leadership
Ky. Rev. Stat. §278.546 et seq.
La. Rev. Stat. §51:955.1 et seq. Coordination and Leadership
Me. Rev. Stat. § 9202-AEstablishes the state broadband policy. Requires development of target prices and competitively neutral discounts to customers in areas where services are more expensive than the average metropolitan rates and requires the ConnectME Authority to develop target prices for broadband services and establish discounts in rural areas.
Me. Rev. Stat. § 9216Establishes the requirements of the Broadband Sustainability Fee and Fund. An entity that purchases, leases or otherwise obtains federally supported dark fiber from a dark fiber provider is subject to the following broadband sustainability fees
Mich. Comp. Laws §125.1432
Requires the State Housing Development Authority to conduct an annual review of all loans, financial instruments that require repayment, or lines of credit with the Michigan Broadband Development Authority. Specifies that the review is to include an analysis of the Michigan Broadband Development Authority’s ability to repay all of its debts to the Authority. Requires an analysis of the number of authority assisted or financed developments and homes purchasing high-speed internet connections at substantially reduced rates.
Mich. Comp. Laws §484.3201 et seq. Coordination and Leadership
Minn. Stat. §237.012
Establishes a goal for the state that by no later than 2015, all state residents and businesses have access to broadband that provides specified download and upload speeds. Requires annual reports by the Commissioner of Commerce that identify barriers impeding the achievement of those goals and suggests strategies to overcome those barriers, and requires the commissioner of commerce to appoint and convene a broadband advisory group.
Coordination and Leadership
Miss. Code §57-87-1 et seq.Declares Mississippi's policy is to provide incentives for "telecommunications enterprises" to invest in the infrastructure needed to provide broadband technology throughout the state to keep Mississippi competitive and to promote economic development within the state.
Coordination and Leadership
Miss. Code §27-65-101Extends the sales tax exemption on sales of equipment to telecommunications enterprises that is used in the deployment of broadband technologies. Extends the ad valorem tax exemption for equipment used in the deployment of broadband technologies by telecommunications enterprises.
Mo. Code § 67.5090 to 67.5102./ 2013 H.B. 331 1
The Uniform Wireless Communications Infrastructure Deployment Act. Intended to encourage and streamline the deployment of broadband facilities and to help ensure that robust wireless communication services are available throughout Missouri.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. §86-579 et seq.
Nev. Rev. Stat. §704.684Exempts broadband service from regulation by the Nevada Public Utility Commission except under certain circumstances.
Nev. Rev. Stat. §04.6878 / 2013 A.B 486
Revises provisions relating to telecommunication providers; authorizes competitive telecommunication providers to apply to the State Public Utilities Commission for relief from the obligations and status of a provider of last resort when alternative services are available; revises provisions relating to the regulation of Internet Protocol-enabled service or Voice over Internet Protocol service.
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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 12-A:59Establishes the position of Director of Broadband Technology Planning and Development in the Department of Resources and Economic Development and provides that the director's duties include the development of a comprehensive broadband plan for New Hampshire.
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N.H. Rev. Stat. §§ 38:38 38:39, 38:40, 38:41
Allows municipal areas to charge Broadband Access Tariffs. Those tariffs are then placed into a fund that may be used to repair, expand, or replace broadband infrastructure.
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N.H. Rev. Stat. §12-A:46Extends the telecommunications planning and development initiative; changes certain provisions of the telecommunications planning and development advisory committee.
Coordination and Leadership
N.J. Rev. Stat. §40:9D-1 et seq.Authorizes local units to construct, own or operate broadband telecommunications infrastructure to provide broadband telecommunications service via a wireless community network; or provide broadband telecommunications service via a wireless community network.
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North Carolina
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-3 Defines broadband, provides that broadband service provided by public utilities is not to be regulated by the Public Service Commission.
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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-113Permits certain broadband services providers to offer voice grade service along with broadband service outside the providers' service territory or franchise area.
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N.C. Gen. Stat. §§160A:340 et seq. Gov't Ownership and Operation
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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-437.01Creates the Industrial Development Fund; provides funds to assist local government units of the most economically distressed counties in the state in creating and retaining jobs in certain industries. Allows funds to be used for high-speed broadband.
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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-349.60Provides that counties may provide grants to unaffiliated qualified private providers of highspeed Internet access service, as that term is defined in G.S. 160A-340(4), for the purpose of expanding service in unserved areas for economic development in the county
Oh. Rev. Stat. § 4905.02Revises state regulation of telephone companies, including any broadband service offered by a telephone company.
Okla. Stat. tit. 17, §139.110Prohibits the Oklahoma Corporation Commission from placing any regulation upon a provider of high speed Internet access service or broadband service.
Ore. Rev. Stat. §403.100Declares Oregon's policy is to encourage and support the rapid deployment of broadband telecommunications services in areas of the state where the services do not exist.
Coordination and Leadership
R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-28-1 et seq.Creates a broadband deployment and investment act designed to implement regulations and oversight of broadband across the state.
Coordination and Leadership
Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 7-59-315, -316Creates the Tennessee broadband deployment fund to promote the deployment of broadband Internet service to unserved areas of the state. Authorizes telecommunications joint ventures to provide broadband services to areas that have been determined to be historically unserved.
Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 65-5-201, -202, -203Establishes the Broadband Business Certainty Act of 2006 to ensure that Tennessee provides an attractive environment for investment in broadband technology by establishing certainty regarding the regulatory treatment of that technology.
Tex. Util. Code §43.001 et seq.Encourages the deployment of Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) by permitting affiliates of the electric utility, or permitting unaffiliated entities, to own or operate all or a portion of such BPL systems. Provides the appropriate framework to support the deployment of BPL.
Coordination and Leadership
Utah Code §63M-1-2301 et seq.Creates a Rural Broadband Service Account. Provides for grants to assist providers that want to deploy rural broadband service.
Vt. Stat. tit. 30, §8079 Authorizes the Vermont telecommunications authority to build infrastructure to meet the cellular and broadband needs of unserved Vermonters.
Coordination and Leadership
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 30, §8090 et seq.
Requires electric or gas utility companies to allow communications service providers access to their infrastructure for the installation and maintenance of communications facilities. Specifies that the communications service provider is responsible for any costs that the electric or gas utility company incurs to obtain easements or other property rights necessary for the installation and operation of communications facilities.
Va. Code Ann. §§ 2.2-225, 2.2-2218 et seq.
Merges the Innovative Technology Authority and the Research and Technology Advisory Commission into a single entity named the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority (IEIA). The IEIA is responsible for monitoring trends in the availability and deployment of and access to broadband communications services.
Coordination and Leadership
Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-225.1Establishes the Office of Telework Promotion and Broadband Assistance which aims to encourage telework as a public policy that promotes workplace efficiency and reduces strains on the transportation infrastructure.
Coordination and Leadership
Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-1150.2Requires state agencies to lease or convey an interest in a state-owned communication tower or site to qualified providers of wireless broadband service to deploy broadband Internet service in areas that are not receiving adequate broadband service.
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Va. Code Ann. §§ 2.2-2699.3-2699.4
Establishes the Governor's Broadband Advisory Council whose purpose is to advise the Governor on policy and funding priorities in order to expedite deployment and reduce the cost of broadband access.
Coordination and Leadership
Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-2419 et seq.Creates the Broadband Infrastructure Loan Fund which empowers local governments to build or facilitate the building of wired or wireless broadband infrastructure to areas currently unserved by broadband services.
Wash. Rev. Code §§ 43.330.403 to 43.330.409
Creates a broadband mapping account, coordinates use of funds. Authorizes creation of a geographic information system map with broadband adoption information, availability information, type of high-speed internet deployment technology, and available speed tiers for high-speed internet based on any publicly available data.
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W. Va. Code §31-15C
Establishes the Broadband Deployment Council and creates the Broadband Deployment Fund. Directs the Council to develop a strategy to provide universal broadband access by stimulating demand for broadband services and by constructing the necessary infrastructure. Requires a report describing the existing broadband infrastructure owned, leased, used, or operated by the state; broadband infrastructure purchased by the state; the demand for the infrastructure in the state; and whether or not that infrastructure is available to the public. Protects proprietary information submitted to the Council from disclosure.
Coordination and Leadership
W. Va. Code §64-10-2 Authorizes the Broadband Deployment Council to promulgate a legislative rule relating to broadband deployment grants programs.Funding/Coordination and Leadership
Wis. Stat. §66.0422States that local governments to meet a number of requirements before enacting an ordinance or adopting a resolution authorizing the local government to construct, own, or operate any facility for providing video service, telecommunications service, or broadband service, directly or indirectly, to the public.
Coordination and Leadership
1 On August 27, 2013, the Circuit Court of Cole County, Missouri enjoined and stayed HB 331.
NCSL Contacts: Pam Greenberg and Jo Anne Bourquard, NCSL Denver Office, 303-364-7700.
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Code of Ala. § 11-50B-1 et seq. Provides for ownership and/or operation of internet services by municipalities.
Cal. Pub Util Code § 709.7 Orders compliance with provision of broadband over telephone lines.
Cal. Pub Util Code § 883 Mandates that Public Utility Commission investigate the inclusion of high-speed communication and internet services in universal services.
C.R.S. 29-27-103 Prevents local governments from providing telecommunications services except in limited circumstances.
Limits on Municipality Ownership
C.R.S. 29-27-201 Requires referendum before local government can provide telecommunications services.
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C.R.S. 29-27-202 Allows local governments to provide service only if they request service from a provider and that provider does not respond within 60 days.
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C.R.S. 29-27-101 Declaration of intent to ensure consistent policy framework for telecommunication providers.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-412 Exempts sales tax on items used to provide telecommunications, high-speed data transmission or broad-band Internet services
Fla. Stat. § 350.81 Allows a government entity to provide high-speed-Internet-access-service only after 2 separate public hearings. Any government entity providing communications services may not price the service below cost.
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Fla. Stat. § 212.08 Exempts development projects sponsored by non-profit or government "eligible sponsors" to increases access to high-speed broadband capability for rural communities with enterprise zones from sales tax.
Fla. Stat. § 220.183 Provides income tax credits for any project designed to provide increased access to high-speed broadband capabilities which includes coverage of a rural enterprise zone.
Fla. Stat. § 364.013 Protects broadband services from local government regulation and specifically prohibits the regulation of Voice Over Internet Protocol.
O.C.G.A. § 48-7-29.11 Offers tax credit to both employees and employers who participate in telework programs. Effective July 1, 2007.
O.C.G.A. § 48-7-40.2 et. seq. Offers telecommunication companies a state tax credit for existing telecom infrastructure. Tax credits are one percent, three percent, or five percent depending on location.
HRS § 235-110.51 Offers tax credit to build or improve high-speed telecommunications.
Idaho Code § 63-3029I Offers income tax credit to service providers for investment in broadband equipment installed between January 1, 2001 and December 31, 2005.
220 ILCS 5/13-407 Mandates monitoring of broadband deployment and utilization statistics. Sunsets 7/1/2007.
220 ILCS 5/13-301.3 Creates special fund for the construction of high-speed data infrastructure in underserved areas. Sunsets 7/1/07.
2006 Ind. ALS 27 Establishes that the Indiana utility regulatory commission does not have jurisdiction over broadband services and relies on market forces to encourage innovation and investment.
IC 8-1-2.6-1.3 Establishes that broadband services are not subject to regulation by the Public Utilities Commission
IC 8-1-33 Provides for government financing to developers who build broadband infrastructure in underserved areas of Indiana.
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deployment of broadband service to unserved areas.
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KRS 278.5462 Requires that “the provision of broadband shall be market-based and not subject to state administrative regulation...with respect to...(a) the availability of facilities or equipment used to provide broadband services; or (b) the rates, terms or conditions for, or entry into, the provision of broadband service.”
KRS 224A.1121 Establishes broadband deployment account to assist government and private sector entities to construct infrastructure for the
La. R.S. 51:955:5 Establishes the Broadband Infrastructure and Information Technology Fund to expand broadband services in Louisiana.
La. R.S. 45:844.43 et seq. Allows local governments to provide high-speed internet services only if a preliminary public hearing is held and if a required feasibility study is approved and demonstrates that the annual revenues will exceed the annual costs by at least enough to meet any bond obligations.
Limits on Municipality Ownership
La. R.S. 51:955.1-4 Creates the Louisiana Broadband Advisory Council and tasks the council with providing strategic guidance for broadband deployment.
Coordination and Leadership
35-A M.R.S. § 9201 et seq. Creates the ConnectME Authority to stimulate investment in broadband infrastructure in unserved or underserved areas.
Coordination and Leadership
35-A M.R.S. § 9201 et seq. Creates the ConnectME Authority to stimulate investment in broadband infrastructure in unserved or underserved areas.
Md. Ann. Code art. 41 § 21-101 et seq. Establishes the Maryland Rural Broadband Coordination Board and tasks board with assisting to deploy broadband infrastructure in rural and underserved areas.
Md. Ann. Code art. 83A § 5-1902 Creates Rural Broadband Assistance Fund to assist with the establishment of broadband communication services in rural and underserved areas
Md. TRANSPORTATION Code Ann. § 8-654 Prohibits rights-of-way charges to non-profits for installation of broadband infrastructure in rural and underserved areas.
ALM GL ch. 40J § 6C Establishes the Wireless and Broadband Development Fund to finance the activities of the wireless and broadband development council.
ALM GL ch. 23A, § 3 Creates a division of wireless and broadband development within the MA office of business development (MODB). The director is responsible for creating a plan to ensure that services are deployed throughout the state.
Coordination and Leadership
ALM GL ch. 40J, § 6B Establishes a wireless and broadband development council to foster the development of wireless internet, cellular and broadband infrastructure. The council is tasked with promoting access to high speed internet connectivity and telecommunications across the commonwealth, with a special interest in enhancing and increasing wireless internet, cellular and broadband coverage in underserved communities, to promote economic development, meet the commonwealth's homeland security and emergency preparedness needs, improve government efficiency, and improve residents' quality of life.
Coordination and Leadership
MCLS § 125.1432 Directs the State Housing Development Authority to conduct an annual review of all loans, financial instruments that require repayment, or lines of credit with the Michigan broadband development authority that analyzes of the number of authority-assisted or -financed developments and homes purchasing high-speed internet connections at substantially reduced rates as a direct result of loans from the Michigan broadband development authority.
MCLS § 484.3201 et seq. The MICHIGAN BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT creates the Michigan Broadband Development Authority and allows the authority to finance and partner with private sector entities with the goal of expanding broadband services.
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MCLS § 484.3114 Public hearing must be held before a county or municipality can construct broadband facilities or provide them through another entitites facilities. Municipality must prepare cost-benefit analysis and accounting records and cannot undercharge or limit right-of-way access to other service providers.
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MCLS § 125.1657 Allows the Downtown Development Authority to contract for broadband service and wireless technology service for the downtown districts of Michigan municipalities.
MCLS § 484.3101 et seq. Metropolitan Extension Telecommunication Right-of-Way Oversight Act (METRO) creates a telecommunication rights-of-way oversight authority to help standardize right-of-way access by evaluating and administering fees paid to municipalities. Service providers are required to include route maps indicating their location and other information in their application for a right-of-way permit. To fund the Authority, providers pay a one time $500.00 administrative fee and are charged $.05 per linear foot annually as a maintenance fee.
Minnesota Statutes 237.76 et seq. Provides for alternative regulation for providers who commit to expanding broadband services over a period of not less than six years.
Miss. Code Ann. § 57-87-1 et seq. The Mississippi Broadband Technology Development Act provides investment tax credits, ranging from 5% to 15% over ten years, and sales tax exemptions, ranging from 50% to 100%, with the greater credits going to those companies investing in the least populous regions of the state. The incentive package is available for investments made between June 30, 2003 and July 1, 2013. The tax credit can be used for nine consecutive years after the year in which it is earned. The bill also amends a section of the state code to allow the sale of equipment to telecommunications entities made during the eligible period and installed for use in broadband deployment be exempt from one half of the sales tax. For the same sale made for use in the most rural areas, the sales tax is waived.
77. § 135.535 R.S.Mo. Provides tax credits for the high-speed telecommunications equipment expenses of companies relocating to economically distressed areas.
Mont. Code Anno., § 2-17-601 et seq. Prohibits government entities from providing internet services except in limited circumstances, such as where no private provider is willing to provide service. Also strongly encourages government entities to publish their internet service requirements and utilize the services of a private provider.
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R.R.S. Neb. § 86-594 Prevents state agencies or political subdivisions other than public power supplier from providing broadband services. This prohibition end on December 31, 2007.
R.R.S. Neb. § 86-579 Created the Nebraska Internet Enhancement Fund to provide financial assistance to install and deliver broadband or other advanced telecommunications infrastructure and service throughout the state.
R.R.S. Neb. § 86-580 Directs the Public Service Commission to establish an application process for counties or municipalities to apply for financial assistance from the Nebraska Internet Enhancement Fund. The process shall allow the county or municipality to obtain a service provider for broadband or other advanced telecommunications services in an exchange or other area defined by the county or municipality where such telecommunications services are to be delivered at rates of service agreed upon between the service provider and county or municipality. Applicants must provide matching funds of at least twenty-five percent of the total projected cost.
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R.R.S. Neb. § 86-599 Creates the Broadband Services Task Force and directs the Task Force to study competition among providers; the implications of provision by government entities and public power suppliers; regulation and taxation issues; the current deployment of broadband services throughout the state; and the feasibility of utilizing the public power infrastructure to provide broadband services throughout the state.
Coordination and Leadership
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 704.684 Limits state regulation of broadband to determining rates charged by a public utility, addressing complaints, and collecting annual assessments.
RSA § 38:38 et seq. Allows municipalities to charge access tariffs for broadband services. Any tariffs collected are to be kept apart from other revenues in a broadband fund to be used only to defray the cost of building or maintaining broadband infrastructure.
RSA § 33:3-g Allows municipalities to issue bonds to be used for broadband infrastructure financing.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-437.44 Recognizes the importance of keeping pace with technological changes and the value of continuing to promote broadband deployment in underserved areas.
ORS § 759.016 Recognizes the value of promoting broadband deployment in the state.
ORS § 759.036 Requires the Public Utilities Commission to report on the availability of broadband services, the rates charged for broadband services, the demand for broadband services and the usage of broadband services.
Provides alternative regulation for telecommunications carriers who commit to specific broadband deployment goals in underserved areas.
S.C. Code Ann. § 58-9-280 Eliminates regulation of broadband except when competition is insufficient to protect the public interest.
S.C. Code Ann. § 12-10-85 Provides that one use of the Rural Infrastructure Fund is to provide financial assistance to local governments for deploying infrastructure and improving public and private telecommunications systems.
Tex. Utilities Code § 43.001 et seq. Permits electric utilities to own and operate BPL systems or to allow a third-party entity to provide BPL services using its facilities. Provides that no additional easements or consideration are required prior to installation of a BPL system.
Texas PURA § 26.143 This Public Utility Commission of Texas subchapter addresses the need and the methods for telecommunications service providers to provide, when requested, rural telecommunications services at comparable costs and conditions to urban services.
Utah Code Ann. § 10-18-201 et seq. Allows municipalities to provide broadband services only after conducting a feasibility study and holding public hearings. A public referendum may also be called. An exemption in the bill allows wholesale or municipal networks, as long as retail services aren't sold. The city can't be the party selling cable television, or broadband, or phone service to a homeowner. The Utah law also allows interlocal cooperation entities to cross state borders
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3A V.S.A. 30-7 Directs the Agency of Commerce and Community Development to play leadership role in the state's broadband deployment efforts.
Coordination and Leadership
Va. Code Ann. § § 2.2-2233 Creates the Advanced Communications Assistance Fund, to be administered by the Innovative Technology Authority, to help underserved localities in the Commonwealth take full advantage of advanced communications services.
Va. Code Ann. § § 2.2-115 Creates the Governor's Development Opportunity Fund to be used to attract economic development prospects and secure the expansion of existing industry. Funds may be used for public and private utility extension or capacity development on and off site; public and private installation, extension, or capacity development of high-speed or broadband Internet access.
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Rev. Code Wash. § 82.14.370 Provides that sales and use taxes may be collected by rural counties to support the building and maintenance of telecommunication infrastructure.
Wis. Stat. § 66.0422 Prohibits government entities from providing internet services except where specific requirements are met or if the entity was providing the service as of November 1, 2003.
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Wis. Stat. § 196.204 Waives requirement that the total service long-run incremental cost used to determine pricing take into account taxes, pole rentals, rights-of-way, licenses, and similar costs when a government entity provides broadband services.
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Statute: Alabama Code § 11-50B-1 et seq.
Short Explanation: Alabama has a variety of restrictions imposed on municipalities to prevent investment in community broadband networks. Among other barriers, it requires a referendum before offering cable services and requires each communications service (phone, Internet access, and television), to be self-sustaining in isolation from the others.
Commentary: Referendums are typically one-sided affairs where incumbents outspend community network advocates anywhere from 10:1 to 60:1. Local governments are typically prohibited from encouraging voters to take one side or the other. The requirement for self-sustaining singular services makes bundling (triple-play) more difficult and is unheard of among private providers.
Statute: Florida Statutes § 350.81
Short Explanation: Florida imposes taxes uniquely on municipal telecommunications services. Additionally, Florida requires a plan to ensure the network breaks even within four years.
Commentary: Telecommunications networks require expensive up-front investments, especially for full fiber-to-the-networks, that are rarely able to break even so quickly. An approach that focuses solely on breaking even that quickly comes at the expense of building/operating a high quality network - technical support budgets are among the first to be cut when a network owner puts revenues above community needs. Further, such a one-size-fits-all approach is hardly appropriate for a state with such diversity among its cities.
Statute: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 45:884.41 et seq.
Short Explanation: Louisiana requires a referendum as well as imputing a variety of costs and renders incumbent franchise obligations void until a variety of benchmarks are satisfied.
The Louisiana law (at RS 45:844.47) additionally forbids _any_ public-private partnership. This was decisive in shutting down New Orleans public WiFi network and forcing them to give what the community had built and supported over to a private owner who subsequently got out of the business, abandoning the network. This provision strips the patina of ideology off such laws--it is intended to preserve the status quo ante and to protect the incumbents from _any_ competition whatsoever. There is no "free enterprise" involved.
Statute: Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 484.2252
Short Explanation: Michigan requires communities to issue an RFP for a network and only build if they receive fewer than 3 qualified bids. If the community builds it, they must adhere to the terms of the RFP.
Statute: Mo. Rev. Stat. § 392.410(7) and Mo. Rev. Stat. § 71.970
Short Explanation: Missouri cities and counties are barred from selling telecommunications services to the public though they may sell cable services after a successful referendum.
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Nevada Statutes § 268.086 and Nevada Statutes § 710.147
Short Explanation: Nevada prohibits municipalities with populations greater than 25,000 and counties greater than 50,000 from offering telecommunications services.Commentary: Banning broadband provision by the public sector forces communities to beg private companies to invest in needed infrastructure. Such policies encourage the private sector to invest in wealthy areas and ignore low-income areas.
New Hampshire
A recent in-depth article from the Keene Sentinel updates us on the status of New Hampshire's HB 286, which would expand bonding authority for local governments. New Hampshire law currently restricts bonding authority for Internet infrastructure to towns with no access to the Internet, but nearly all communities have at least some slow broadband access in a few pockets of town. http://www.muninetworks.org/tags-177
Statute: NC Statutes Chapter 160A, Article 16A [pdf]
Short Explanation: With the exception of certain grandfathered networks, cities cannot provide communications services unless they comply with numerous onerous procedural and substantive requirements. For example, public entities must comply with a panoply of legal requirements that do not apply to them, inflate their rates to unattractive levels by adding phantom costs that unspecified private providers might pay if they provided comparable services, forgo use of popular methods of financing public projects, hold a referendum before providing services, and make commercially sensitive information available to inspection by private competitors.
Commentary: Under rules like these, communities are left with all the disadvantages of both the public and private sector with no advantages from either. These laws are rigged to ensure the public cannot build a network, allowing existing providers to monopolize the community.
Statute: 66 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 3014(h)
Short Explanation: Communities may not provide broadband services unless the local telephone company has refused to provide the requested speed - regardless of the prices charged.
Commentary: This is a de facto prohibition on community broadband networks - leaving communities at the mercy of existing providers who have little incentive to make prices affordable.
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Statute: Tennessee Code Ann. § 7-52-601 et seq
Short Explanation: Tennessee places many administrative requirements in the way of communities that want to build broadband networks via public power utilities. They must complete an explicitly detailed process to meet a bar not set for private providers intending to offer like services.
Commentary: In a state with the great legacy of the Tennessee Valley Authority, these burdens on publicly owned essential infrastructure are a disgrace to the great investments of those who came before us. This restriction harms communities that might otherwise be able to solve their own problems locally.
Statute: Texas Utilities Code, § 54.201 et seq.Short Explanation: Texas prohibits municipalities and public power utilities from offering telecommunications services to the public.
Statute: Utah Code Ann. § 10-18-201 et seq.
Short Explanation: Utah places many administrative requirements in the way of communities that want to build broadband networks. They must conduct feasibility studies to show the network will cash flow in the first year and that separate services will each cash flow separately. Wholesale-only networks are exempted from some of the above requirements.
Utah has some additional restrictions that cause significant headaches. Per Utah Code 10-18-302, "not more than 50% of the average annual debt service of all revenue bonds described in this section to provide service throughout the municipality or municipal entity may be paid from the revenues described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii)." Not being able to bond for more than 50% of the total cost of the network is crippling at best. One of the reasons UTOPIA has struggled so much is that the shared portions of the network ate up a significant chunk of the first round of money, yet that scale of project is required to effectively attract service providers. That UTOPIA manages to get anything done with this restriction is a small miracle.
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Washington
Statute: VA Code § 15.2-2108.6, VA Code § 56-265.4:456-484.7:1, and VA Code § 56-484.7:1
Short Explanation: Municipal electric utilities may offer telecommunications services (but not cable television) subject to a variety of reporting requirements and other hurdles not required of the private sector. Cable services may be only offered after showing the network will cash flow in the first year.
Commentary: Virginia's stringent requirements for a public entity to offer cable services are a de facto prohibition on publicly owned broadband networks (though BVU's OptiNet was grandfathered). By requiring unattainable cash flow requirements to offer cable services, communities are unable to build any modern high-speed broadband networks as they typically require the revenues generated by a triple-play offering.
In Virginia, two open access networks have been in operation for years despite the fact that the state was an early leader in making it difficult for local governments to get involved in telecommunications. nDanville (www.ndanville.net) is starting its third year of operation and has been very popular with businesses in the city of Danville, and The Wired Road (www.thewiredroad.net) has been in operation for eighteen months. Neither network has been challenged by incumbents because all services are provided by private sector companies, and the incumbents were all invited to use the networks. nDanville is owned and operated by the City, and The Wired Road is a regional authority with two counties and a small city (Galax) as the primary partners.
Statute: Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 54.16.330Short Explanation: Public Utility Districts may not provide telecommunications services directly to customers.
Commentary: The Washington approach of requiring a wholesale-only model severely limits community opportunities to build broadband networks because the wholesale-only model typically results in lower revenues than direct retail sales, which makes debt repayment more difficult.
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STATES with Statutes Limiting or Disallowing Municipal Owned Broadband for Public Use
AKAMAI Speed Test Data - 2013
State
42 ALABAMA 6609 6.6 13 1949 ALASKA 5187 5.2 8.2 1535 ARIZONA 7100 7.1 12 2151 ARKANSAS 4384 4.4 16 2117 CALIFORNIA 9169 9.2 13 2730 COLORADO 7828 7.8 9.1 2810 CONNECTICUT 10427 10.4 13 243 DELAWARE 11864 11.9 12 174 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 11344 11.3 11 28
28 FLORIDA 7908 7.9 12 2129 GEORGIA 7852 7.9 15 2839 HAWAII 6795 6.8 17 2550 IDAHO 4960 5.0 9.0 1420 ILLINOIS 8481 8.5 10 2616 INDIANA 9181 9.2 12 2236 IOWA 7058 7.1 17 3545 KANSAS 6026 6.0 12 2243 KENTUCKY 6138 6.1 15 3948 LOUISIANA 5697 5.7 12 2632 MAINE 7431 7.4 7.9 138 MARYLAND 10591 10.6 13 316 MASSACHUSETTS 10725 10.7 15 31
18 MICHIGAN 8752 8.8 14 3027 MINNESOTA 7909 7.9 3.2 3147 MISSISSIPPI 5939 5.9 12 2238 MISSOURI 6978 7.0 12 3144 MONTANA 6034 6.0 11 1937 NEBRASKA 7031 7.0 12 2133 NEVADA 7392 7.4 3.3 8.12 NEW HAMPSHIRE 11968 12.0 18 289 NEW JERSEY 10504 10.5 15 34
Speed Rank
Download Avg kbps
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2012Q4 -2013Q1QoQ Change %
2012 - 2013 YoY Change %
StateSpeed Rank
Download Avg kbps
Download Avg Mbps
2012Q4 -2013Q1QoQ Change %
2012 - 2013 YoY Change %
41 NEW MEXICO 6669 6.7 7.8 3312 NEW YORK 10114 10.1 13 3521 NORTH CAROLINA 8359 8.4 10 2314 NORTH DAKOTA 9625 9.6 34 4324 OHIO 8196 8.2 25 4234 OKLAHOMA 7263 7.3 12 1919 OREGON 8596 8.6 8.4 2615 PENNSYLVANIA 9503 9.5 16 3111 RHODE ISLAND 10286 10.3 10 2125 SOUTH CAROLINA 8024 8.0 13 2122 SOUTH DAKOTA 8357 8.4 22 2326 TENNESSEE 7992 8.0 12 2231 TEXAS 7803 7.8 13 305 UTAH 10991 11.0 16 291 VERMONT 12685 12.7 18 407 VIRGINIA 10688 10.7 22 36
13 WASHINGTON 9738 9.7 15 2446 WEST VIRGINIA 6003 6.0 12 1823 WISCONSIN 8198 8.2 12 2340 WYOMING 6684 6.7 15 21
AKAMAI Speed Test Data - Q1-2013 % Connections >10Mbps
State Rank State Unique IP Count
43 ALABAMA 108,838 10 -3.5 11350 ALASKA 18,058 6.7 -15 4537 ARIZONA 305,266 12 4.5 9651 ARKANSAS 45,830 3.4 2.8 9317 CALIFORNIA 2,791,556 21 5.6 5820 COLORADO 521,400 19 2.5 15810 CONNECTICUT 318,368 27 2.2 1017 DELAWARE 90,410 32 -1.9 952 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 534,609 33 -3.2 87
27 FLORIDA 1,127,857 16 4.7 11329 GEORGIA 619,463 16 12 12047 HAWAII 35,799 7.6 12 8249 IDAHO 27,102 6.8 -10 4118 ILLINOIS 990,325 20 10 11316 INDIANA 435,966 22 8.3 7842 IOWA 94,002 10 2.5 9045 KANSAS 65,799 7.9 8.2 18048 KENTUCKY 77,163 7.0 31 11846 LOUISIANA 137,649 7.7 5.3 9034 MAINE 55,704 12 2.2 548 MARYLAND 570,058 31 8.1 1464 MASSACHUSETTS 1,055,255 32 2.7 89
21 MICHIGAN 611,086 19 20 14323 MINNESOTA 373,554 18 15 11944 MISSISSIPPI 46,052 8.8 2.2 8039 MISSOURI 276,472 12 18 12840 MONTANA 42,634 12 -3.3 17541 NEBRASKA 75,006 10 8.5 3019 NEVADA 191,364 20 4.1 561 NEW HAMPSHIRE 136,417 34 -4.0 71
% above 10 Mbps
QoQ Change %
YoY Change %
State Rank State Unique IP Count % above 10 Mbps
QoQ Change %
YoY Change %
3 NEW JERSEY 1,097,632 33 12 20335 NEW MEXICO 69,776 12 -0.9 1299 NEW YORK 2,109,443 28 9.2 141
24 NORTH CAROLINA 553,885 18 8.9 9828 NORTH DAKOTA 23,096 16 -5.5 7336 OHIO 481,372 12 0.0 11433 OKLAHOMA 132,743 13 4.4 6715 OREGON 377,938 22 6.0 9312 PENNSYLVANIA 1,144,816 24 3.3 1305 RHODE ISLAND 169,729 32 3.9 102
30 SOUTH CAROLINA 185,634 15 4.3 9822 SOUTH DAKOTA 67,975 19 -18 13526 TENNESSEE 321,458 17 6.0 11331 TEXAS 1,159,916 14 2.8 7711 UTAH 341,770 25 8.7 556 VERMONT 46,628 32 -8.0 78
14 VIRGINIA 769,577 23 1.4 6413 WASHINGTON 685,339 23 2.1 7132 WEST VIRGINIA 57,247 13 1.1 7225 WISCONSIN 377,929 17 0.7 9038 WYOMING 25,858 12 -10 78
AKAMAI Speed Test Data - Q1-2013 % Connections < 4 Mbps
State
35 ALABAMA 65 35 6.3 1246 ALASKA 52 48 4.2 1427 ARIZONA 68 32 12 1751 ARKANSAS 33 67 24 3625 CALIFORNIA 69 31 6.3 1524 COLORADO 69 31 9.5 218 CONNECTICUT 81 19 4.9 142 DELAWARE 90 10 3.0 -2.7
11 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 75 25 4.9 1110 FLORIDA 76 24 5.4 1432 GEORGIA 66 34 8.3 2021 HAWAII 71 29 16 2949 IDAHO 42 58 13 2434 ILLINOIS 66 34 4.5 1630 INDIANA 67 33 4.4 9.848 IOWA 48 52 16 1443 KANSAS 54 46 8.3 2237 KENTUCKY 64 36 8.4 6645 LOUISIANA 53 47 11 2513 MAINE 73 27 4.3 8.96 MARYLAND 82 18 4.9 159 MASSACHUSETTS 77 23 3.6 11
12 MICHIGAN 73 27 6.3 1531 MINNESOTA 67 33 7.0 2847 MISSISSIPPI 52 48 8.1 1126 MISSOURI 68 32 7.5 2244 MONTANA 54 46 5.5 1139 NEBRASKA 62 38 10 1729 NEVADA 67 33 4.8 8.6
State Rank
% Connects above 4
Mbps
% Connects below 4
Mbps
QoQ Change %
YoY Change %
StateState Rank
% Connects above 4
Mbps
% Connects below 4
Mbps
QoQ Change %
YoY Change %
1 NEW HAMPSHIRE 90 10 4.0 6.85 NEW JERSEY 84 16 4.9 12
41 NEW MEXICO 61 39 7.3 347 NEW YORK 82 18 5.2 15
22 NORTH CAROLINA 70 30 5.2 1438 NORTH DAKOTA 63 37 18 3036 OHIO 65 35 5.1 1842 OKLAHOMA 60 40 6.9 1323 OREGON 70 30 5.5 1716 PENNSYLVANIA 73 27 5.9 133 RHODE ISLAND 87 13 5.0 7.3
18 SOUTH CAROLINA 72 28 6.4 8.717 SOUTH DAKOTA 73 27 14 9.820 TENNESSEE 72 28 4.4 1233 TEXAS 66 34 6.7 1819 UTAH 72 28 8.9 264 VERMONT 86 14 4.9 6.5
15 VIRGINIA 73 27 5.8 1314 WASHINGTON 73 27 5.0 9.650 WEST VIRGINIA 42 58 7.8 1428 WISCONSIN 67 33 6.0 1140 WYOMING 61 39 11 24
STATE Network Name URL
AK AK20 Network
AL Alabama Research and Education Networ
AR Arkansas Research and Education Netwo
AZCA Cal-RENCO EAGLE-NetCT Connecticut Education Network (CEN)DE Department of Technology InformationFL Florida Lambda RailGA PeachNetHI Hawaii State Department of Education (HDOE)IA Iowa Communications NetworkID Idaho Regional Optical Network (IRON)IL Illinois Century Network (ICN)IN Indiana Higher Education TelecommunicaKS Kansas Research and Education NetworkKY Kentucky Regional Optical NetworkLA Louisiana Education and Research Network (LEARNET)MA Massachusetts SEGP http://www.mecnet.net/ and http://www.umass-miti.net/ MITI represents higher ed and MEC k12
MD Maryland Research and Education NetwME Network MaineMI Merit NetworkMN Minnesota Statewide Education Group Network (MSEG)MO MOREnetMSMT METnetNC MCNCND StagenetNE Network Nebraska
NH NH K-12 Connectivity ConsortiumNJ NJEdgeNM New Mexico Council for Higher EducatioNV NevadaNetNY NYSERNetOH OarnetOK OneNetOR Network for Education and Research in
R&E Networks by State and CAI segments served : TotalCAIs
Updated May, 2011 -- Questions about the data below? Please contact James Werle, Director, Internet2 K20 Initiative jwerle@internet2.edu 360-499-2069 --
http://ak20.wikispaces.com/
http://www.asc.edu/network/
http://www.areon.net/
http://www.cenic.org/
http://www.co-eaglenet.net/
http://cen.ct.gov/
http://dti.delaware.gov/
http://www.flrnet.org/
http://www.usg.edu/peachnet/
http://www.icn.state.ia.us/
http://www.ironforidaho.net/
http://www.illinois.net/
http://www.ihets.org/
http://www.kanren.net/
http://kyron.ky.gov/
http://www.umats.ums.edu/
http://www.networkmaine.net/
http://www.merit.edu/
http://www.more.net/
http://www.metnet.mt.gov/
http://www.mcnc.org/
http://www.stagenet.nd.gov/
http://www.networknebraska.net/
http://www.techlearning.com/article/35782
http://njedge.net/
http://www.checs.net/
http://www.scs.nevada.edu/default/index.cfm/scs-services/network-design-connection-services/
http://www.nysernet.org/
http://www.oar.net/
http://www.onenet.net/
http://www.nero.net/
PA MAGPIRI OSHEAN/RINET http://www.oshean.org and http://www2.ri.net/
SC SC Light Rail
SD REED
TN Tenessee SEGPTX Lonestar Education and Research NetworUT Utah Education NetworkVA Network VirginiaVT Learning Network of VermontWA WA K20 NetworkWI WISCnetWV WvnetWY Wyoming Equity Network
http://www.magpi.net/
http://www.sclightrail.org/
http://www.sdncommunications.com/blog/?p=4
http://www.ns.utk.edu/index.pl?page=internet2
http://www.tx-learn.org/
http://www.uen.org/
http://www.networkvirginia.net/
http://www.learn.vermont.gov/
http://www.wa-k20.net/
http://www.wiscnet.net/
http://www.wvnet.edu/
http://wenvideo.net/
List of Connected Orgs Founded Primary Contact Name
John Monahan
Randy Fulmer
Mike Abbiatti
Dragana VasicSherilyn Shiotsu EvansDenise Atkinson-ShoreyScott Taylor
Veronica SarjeantJohn ScovilleDavid LassnerJoseph CassisVictor E. BraudLori SorensonMarianne ChitwoodRandy StoutAllen LindLonnie Leger
http://www.mecnet.net/ and http://www.umass-miti.net/ MITI represents higher ed and MEC k12 Paul KeleherGuy JonesJeff LetourneauElwood DowningMyron LoweJohn Gillespie
Tim PoeKim Owen
2006 Tom Rolfes
Bev StranevaSherri PupisNorma GrijalvaEd AndersonLarry GalleryAnn ZimmermanJames DeatonDavid Crowe
Updated May, 2011 -- Questions about the data below? Please contact James Werle, Director, Internet2 K20 Initiative jwerle@internet2.edu
http://www.asc.edu/clients/network-all.shtml
http://www.areon.net/OrgMembers.aspx
http://www.flrnet.org/affiliates.cfm
http://www.usg.edu/peachnet/sites/
http://www.kanren.net/about/members.shtml
http://www.loni.org/members/
http://itsd.mt.gov/techmt/metnet/
https://www.mcnc.org/about/our-community.html
http://info.stagenet.nd.gov/
http://www.nheon.org/oet/erate/consortium.htm
http://njedge.net/membership/members/njedge-net-members/
http://www.checs.net/members.html
http://www.scs.nevada.edu/default/index.cfm/scs-services/network-design-connection-services/
http://www.nysernet.org/institutions.php
http://www.oar.net/services/member_schools_contact.shtml
http://netfoo.nero.net/netviewer?meta=partner
Heather Weisse Walshhttp://www.oshean.org/Page/View/Members/ a 1999 George Loftus (OSHEAN) an
Kate Mace, Clemson Univers
Claude Garelik
2006 Bob CollieCarol WillisDennis SampsonCrowder, Jeff
http://stats.wa-k20.net/k20cgp/ and http://www.wa-k20.net/ Noah PitzerDavid LoisArnold R. Miller
http://www.tx-learn.org/members/
http://www.uen.org/districts/index.shtml
http://www.networkvirginia.net/netva/connected-sites
http://www.wiscnet.net/members
Email Phone
jdmonahan@alaska.edu 907-590-0376 516 50
rfulmer@asc.edu 1,622 1,200
mike.abbiatti@areon.net 1,150 0
2,266 0sevans@cenic.org 10,242 9,714enise.shorey@eaglenet.net 1,837 296Scott.Taylor@uconn.edu 1,163 1,100
248 0VSarjeant@admin.fsu.edu 4,229 209john.scoville@usg.edu 2,562 2david@hawaii.edu 290 285joseph.cassis@iowa.gov 515-725-4600 1,528 400victor.braud@ironforidaho.net 208-350-6543 750 50lori.sorenson@illinois.gov 217-557-6565 4,451 4,077chitwood@ilight.net 812-855-0164 1,995 1,737rstout@ksbor.org 1,451 878allen.lind@ky.gov 502-573-1555 x305 1,560 1,403lonnie@lsu.edu 1,660 1pkeleher@meccorp.mec.edu 617-957-9190 1,902 350gjones@usmd.edu 1,470 1,250jeffl@maine.edu 675 595ejd@merit.edu 4,175 257mlowe@umn.edu 2,347 1,402gillispiej@more.net 2,446 2,147
1,089 0841 0
tpoe@mcnc.org 2,347 2,249kim.owen@ndsu.edu 531 451tom.rolfes@nebraska.gov 402-471-7969 1,159 950
bstraneva@keene.edu 603-357-0101 499 0Sheri.Prupis@njedge.net 2,622 154norma@nmsu.edu 867 2eandrsn@nevada.edu 625 0lgallery@nysernet.org 4,723 800annz@oar.net 4,012 3,557jed@onenet.net 1,812 791crowed@nero.net 1,318 759
K-12 Public Schools
(2008-2009)
Internet2 K-12 Public Schools
hweisse@magpi.net 3,281 2,468george@oshean.org and sharon@staff.ri.net 333 333kate1@clemson.edu 864-656-7975 1,219 0
laude.Garelik@sdbor.edu 740 0
bcollie@ena.com 1,764 1,226carol.willis@esc13.txed.net 9,217 6,639dsampson@uen.org 801-585-9037 1,064 800crowder@vt.edu 540-231-3900 2,071 401
330 0noahp@u.washington.edu 206-221-7121 2,345 2,185davelois@wiscnet.net 2,311 1,988miller@marshall.edu 304-696-2677 772 697
372 0TOTALS 100,799 53,853
216,367 66,494
TOTAL U.S. CAIS
TOTAL INTERNET2 CAIs
10% 53 3 6%
74% 133 128 96%
0% 245 0 0%
0% 227 0 0%
95% 968 958 99%
16% 178 16 9%
95% 166 160 96%
0% 19 0 0%
5% 67 1 1%
0% 180 1 1%
98% 1 1 100%
26% 364 12 3%
7% 115 0 0%
92% 871 714 82%
87% 294 291 99%
61% 320 211 66%
90% 174 174 100%
0% 69 0 0%
18% 352 3 1%
85% 24 12 50%
88% 312 13 4%
6% 553 8 1%
60% 340 233 69%
88% 524 513 98%
0% 152 0 0%
0% 431 0 0%
96% 116 116 100%
85% 195 171 88%
82% 256 198 77%
0% 179 0 0%
6% 616 5 1%
0% 89 0 0%
0% 17 0 0%
17% 698 153 22%
89% 614 600 98%
44% 539 348 65%
58% 194 147 76%
Percent K-12 Public Schools Internet2
Connected
K-12 Public School
Districts (2008-09)
Internet2 K-12 Public School
Districts
Percent K-12 Public School
Districts Internet2 Connected
75% 501 381 76%
100% 33 33 100%
0% 85 0 0%
0% 167 0 0%
70% 136 100 74%
72% 1033 854 83%
75% 41 40 98%
19% 134 14 10%
0% 292 0 0%
93% 295 293 99%
86% 427 386 90%
90% 55 50 91%
0% 48 0 0%
53% 13,892 7,341 53%
31%
0 0 0% 53
0 0 0% 318
15 0 0% 139
19 0 0% 241
192 56 29% 2640
83 0 0% 266
6 0 0% 294
1 0 0% 96
0 0 0% 1429
16 0 0% 518
0 0 0% 107
10 0 0% 215
0 0 0% 90
205 0 0% 1116
30 0 0% 636
0 10 0% 192
18 0 0% 268
0 0 0% 342
86 0 0% 574
0 0 0% 582
0 0 0% 138
57 18 32% 712
64 0 0% 466
0 4 0% 540
0 0 0% 184
21 0 0% 80
64 0 0% 466
42 0 0% 42
37 15 41% 198
0 0 0% 137
1 0 0% 786
0 0 0% 135
0 0 0% 84
37 0 0% 1615
107 67 63% 764
0 0 0% 144
20 0 0% 312
K-12 Regional Education
Agencies (2009-2010)
Internet2 K-12 Regional Education
Agencies
Percent Internet2 K-12 Regional
Education Agencies
K-12 Private non-profit (2008-2009)
105 23 22% 1704
4 0 0% 112
13 0 0% 264
5 0 0% 73
0 0 0% 427
20 0 0% 1030
4 0 0% 104
68 0 0% 492
0 0 0% 109
10 7 70% 439
16 0 0% 846
0 0 0% 121
0 0 0% 30
1,376 200 15% 22,670
622 53 9% 90
2073 1328 64% 211
1549 0 0% 45
2753 0 0% 81
14042 10728 76% 167
2364 312 13% 101
1629 1260 77% 195
364 0 0% 19
5725 210 4% 60
3276 3 0.09% 59
398 286 72% 1
2117 412 19% 539
955 50 5% 102
6643 4791 72% 634
2955 2028 69% 238
1963 1099 56% 327
2020 1577 78% 116
2071 1 0.05% 68
2914 353 12% 370
2076 1262 61% 15
1125 608 54% 272
5497 283 5% 380
3217 1635 51% 128
3510 2664 76% 140
1425 0 0% 47
1373 0 0% 80
2993 2365 79% 128
810 622 77% 80
1 1650 1164 71% 271
815 0 0% 231
4025 159 4% 303
1091 2 0.18% 92
726 0 0% 19
7073 953 13% 755
5497 4224 77% 241
2495 1139 46% 115
1844 906 49% 125
Internet2 K-12 Private Non-
Profit
TOTAL K-12
TOTAL Internet2 K-12
TOTAL Percent Internet2 K-12
Public Library Central Libraries
5591 2872 51% 452
482 366 76% 48
1581 0 0% 41
985 0 0% 126
2327 1326 57% 187
11300 7493 66% 562
1213 840 69% 55
2765 415 15% 79
731 0 0% 180
3089 2485 80% 55
3600 2374 66% 379
948 747 79% 97
450 0 0% 23
138,737 61,395 44% 135,968
17 107 1 1%
79 290 28 10%
170 215 0 0%
126 207 0 0%
941 1108 0 0%
149 250 0 0%
51 246 44 18%
14 33 0 0%
464 524 0 0%
332 391 300 77%
50 51 51 100%
20 559 0 0%
39 141 0 0%
158 792 458 58%
197 435 300 69%
50 377 289 77%
80 196 1 1%
265 333 0 0%
109 479 350 73%
171 186 175 94%
6 278 187 67%
280 660 71 11%
234 362 39 11%
220 360 330 92%
191 238 0 0%
30 110 0 0%
234 362 12 3%
10 90 30 33%
17 288 1 0.35%
5 236 0 0%
151 454 1 0.22%
26 118 1 1%
68 87 0 0%
316 1071 177 17%
484 725 0 0%
91 206 110 53%
92 217 10 5%
Public Library Branches
Total Public Libraries
Internet2 Total Public Libraries
Percent Internet2 Public Libraries
177 629 1 0.16%
25 73 73 100%
148 189 0 0%
36 162 0 0%
104 291 1 0.34%
305 867 0 0%
62 117 37 32%
263 342 26 8%
3 183 0 0%
279 334 112 34%
80 459 301 66%
76 173 147 85%
52 75 0 0%
7,547 16,676 3,664 22%
Public 2-year Total 2-Year
2 1 3 2
27 0 27 27
22 2 24 0
20 2 22 0
116 8 124 109
16 1 17 0
12 4 16 12
3 2 5 0
47 1 48 2
48 2 50 16
6 0 6 6
16 3 19 15
4 0 4 0
48 8 56 50
15 2 17 14
26 2 28 18
16 0 16 16
35 2 37 37
16 5 21 16
16 0 16 4
7 3 10 0
31 1 32 8
31 1 32 29
25 7 32 26
15 0 15 0
12 1 13 0
31 1 32 32
6 1 7 5
8 4 12 6
7 1 8 0
20 8 28 19
20 0 20 7
1 1 2 0
36 37 73 0
29 13 42 3
30 0 30 30
17 0 17 12
Private 2-year non-profit
Total Internet2 2-Year
17 33 50 4
1 2 3 1
20 2 22 0
5 4 9 0
39 2 41 0
64 5 69 0
8 1 9 6
24 4 28 28
1 1 2 0
27 3 30 30
17 4 21 18
14 0 14 0
7 0 7 0
1,081 185 1,266 608
Public 4-year Total 4-Year
67% 3 1 4
100% 14 19 33
0% 11 12 23
0% 4 11 15
88% 36 148 184
0% 13 14 27
75% 11 20 31
0% 2 4 6
4% 27 60 87
32% 27 34 61
100% 4 5 9
79% 3 34 37
0% 4 5 9
89% 12 87 99
82% 15 43 58
64% 8 22 30
100% 8 28 36
100% 17 11 28
76% 14 82 96
25% 14 23 37
0% 8 12 20
25% 15 51 66
91% 12 36 48
81% 14 54 68
0% 9 11 20
0% 6 4 10
100% 12 36 48
71% 8 5 13
50% 7 18 25
0% 5 14 19
68% 14 26 40
35% 8 4 12
0% 6 2 8
0% 45 169 214
7% 37 71 108
100% 17 14 31
71% 9 26 35
Percent Internet2 2-Year
Private 4-year non-profit
8% 44 112 156
33% 2 9 11
0% 13 26 39
0% 7 7 14
0% 9 47 56
0% 45 56 101
67% 7 3 10
100% 15 36 51
0% 5 17 22
100% 16 20 36
86% 14 30 44
0% 13 10 23
0% 1 0 1
48% 670 1,589 2,259
Total Museums
1 25% 147
21 64% 284
0 0% 159
0 0% 238
45 24% 1344
0 0% 320
24 77% 354
1 17% 86
5 6% 477
37 61% 330
0 0% 94
5 14% 245
0 0% 113
92 93% 905
29 50% 331
17 57% 261
16 44% 274
13 46% 215
9 9% 608
11 30% 360
11 55% 263
39 59% 342
28 58% 282
52 76% 355
0 0% 148
0 0% 170
48 100% 371
4 31% 170
13 52% 299
0 0% 167
26 65% 334
12 100% 186
0 0% 118
25 12% 855
15 14% 903
31 100% 467
7 20% 239
Total Internet2 4-Year
Percent Internet2 4-Year
Total Internet2 Museums
24 15% 1080
11 100% 59
4 10% 248
0 0% 208
2 4% 169
20 20% 631
6 60% 172
9 18% 655
0 0% 289
13 36% 529
29 66% 477
0 0% 166
0 0% 112
755 33% 17,609
31 2 33 120
130 69 199 161
109 70 179 109
123 17 140 110
465 268 733 443
106 54 160 226
50 0 50 111
13 0 13 9
260 141 401 272
187 85 272 181
32 2 34 6
126 137 263 123
53 46 99 49
233 219 452 369
176 62 238 191
165 176 341 72 159
121 147 268 173
234 106 340 108
120 1 121 268
75 0 75 25
50 39 89 26
184 152 336 179
147 77 224 115
151 350 501 177
121 164 285 147
66 48 114 59
137 82 219 140
51 60 111 25
97 130 227 83
34 11 45 4
104 0 104 211
69 12 81 97
57 6 63 23
242 8 250 202
254 13 267 356
170 41 211 182
66 60 126 51
Health Care-Hospitals
Health Care-Clinics
Total Health Care
Institutions
Total Internet2 Health Care
Total Public Safety
244 61 305 89
19 69 88 72
88 112 200 89
67 60 127 45
151 54 205 166
646 321 967 598
55 18 73 62
128 53 181 134
16 15 31 8
122 131 253 71
147 47 194 154
68 54 122 54
35 17 52 56
6,595 3,867 10,462 72 6,888
148 14
458 67
502 75
90 15
478 57
270 62
30 0
57 3
411 66
535 154
1 3
947 99
200 44
1,299 102
567 91
627 104
419 118
303 60
45 5
157 23
22 16
533 83
854 87
952 114
296 82
129 54
548 100
357 53
530 93
13 10
324 21
101 33
19 16
618 57
938 88
594 77
242 36
Total Internet2
Public Safety
Municipal Governments
(above XX pop.)
Total Internet2 Municipal
Governments (above XX
pop.)
County Governments & Stat. Eqv.
Entities
Total Internet2 County
Governments & Stat. Eqv.
Entities
1,016 67
8 0
268 46
309 66
347 92
1,209 254
242 29
229 95
45 14
281 39
592 72
232 55
99 23
19,491 0 3,034 0
162
525
577
105
535
332
30
60
477
689
4
1,046
244
1,401
658
731
537
363
50
180
38
616
941
1,066
378
183
648
410
623
23
345
134
35
675
1,026
671
278
Total Local Government
Total Internet2 Local
Government
1083
8
314
375
439
1,463
271
324
59
320
664
232
122
22,470
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