broadband properties summit presentation 4.27.11
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Utah Broadband Project presentation at the Broadband Properties Summit in Dallas, TX on April 27, 2011.TRANSCRIPT
Broadband Properties Summit
April 27, 2011
Website: http://broadband.utah.gov
Broadband Properties Summit
April 27, 2011
Basic Functionality:• What’s Available
Here?• Data Filters• Map Display• Use Map Search to
“Zoom To”
Broadband Properties Summit
April 27, 2011
“Hidden Gems”
Additional Map Resources
Broadband Properties Summit
April 27, 2011
Broadband Properties Summit
April 27, 2011
Governor’s Economic Development Plan
Vision: Utah will lead the nation as the best performing economy and be recognized as a premier global business destination.
Mission: Utah will excel in job creation, innovation, entrepreneurship, global business, and quality workforce and have a stable and sustainable business friendly environment.
Broadband Properties Summit
April 27, 2011
Gov’s Economic Plan Objectives:
1. Strengthen and grow existing Utah businesses, both urban and rural.
**Increase business opportunities in rural Utah by identifying unserved and underserved high-speed
Internet service areas and by developing a plan to extend broadband service statewide.**
2. Increase innovation, entrepreneurship and investment.
3. Increase national and International business.4. Prioritize education to develop the workforce of
the future.
Broadband Properties Summit
April 27, 2011
Utah’s Populated AreasWhat?• Map layer showing where
concentrations of people live. Populated areas cover ~7% of the state of Utah
How?• Manually trimming of 2010
Census Blocks layer
Why?• Target for high speed wireline-
based broadband.
Broadband Properties Summit
April 27, 2011
Utah ranks #1 in the nation for home broadband adoption
-“Exploring the Digital Nation: Home Broadband Internet Adoption in the United States” U.S. Department of Commerce, November 2010.
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Contact:Tara Thue
Governor’s Office of Economic [email protected]
801-538-8742Website: http://broadband.utah.gov
Twitter: @UtahBroadband