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Policy Panel Questions
Connected Communities: Making the Net Work for Minnesota
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What technology gadget is on your wish list for the holiday season?
MP3playe
r
Smart
phone
Video camera
Lapto
p computer
Digi
tal v
ideo reco
rder
George Fore
man Grill
10%
31%
18%15%
21%
5%
1. MP3player2. Smart phone3. Video camera4. Laptop computer5. Digital video recorder6. George Foreman Grill
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Where do you live?
North
east
MN
North
west MN
Wes
t Cen
tral M
N
Centra
l MN
South
ern M
N
South
west M
N
The M
etro
Outsi
de MN
10%
0%
5%
10%
48%
8%8%
13%
1. Northeast MN 2. Northwest MN3. West Central MN4. Central MN5. Southern MN6. Southwest MN7. The Metro8. Outside MN
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I am:
An elec
ted official
State
gove
rnment s
taff
Loca
l gove
rnmen
t staff
A teleco
mmunications p
rovid
er
School o
r healt
h care re
present...
Business
owner or m
anager
Tech
nology co
nsulta
nt or v
endor
Other
2%
0%
24%
15%
29%
5%
7%
17%
1. An elected official2. State government staff3. Local government staff4. A telecommunications
provider5. School or health care
representative6. Business owner or manager7. Technology consultant or
vendor8. Other
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At home, I connect via:
Fiber
DSL
Cable m
odem
Fixe
d Wire
less
Satellit
e W
i-Fi
Dial-up
Not s
ure O
ther
3%
30%
50%
5% 5%
0%3%3%3%
1. Fiber2. DSL3. Cable modem4. Fixed Wireless5. Satellite6. Wi-Fi7. Dial-up8. Not sure9. Other
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Task Force Panel Session
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What is the advertised speed of your home connection?
Less
that 1
Mb
1 – 3 Mb
4 – 9 Mb
10 Mb or f
aster
Don’t k
now
17%
36%
0%
31%
17%
1. Less that 1 Mb2. 1 – 3 Mb3. 4 – 9 Mb4. 10 Mb or faster5. Don’t know
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Telecommunications is as critical as roads and airports for community and economic vitality.
Stro
ngly agre
e Agre
e
Disa
gree
Stro
ngly Disa
gree
78%
2%2%
18%
1. Strongly agree2. Agree3. Disagree4. Strongly Disagree
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People who live in the countryside should expect to have slower and/or more expensive Internet speeds
than people who live in cities and towns.
Stro
ngly agre
e Agre
e
Disa
gree
Stro
ngly Disa
gree
0%
20%
36%
43%
1. Strongly agree2. Agree3. Disagree4. Strongly Disagree
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Which of these statements most closely reflects your perception of an appropriate and
obtainable goal for Minnesota?
Ultr
a High
Speed In
terne..
Ultr
a High
Speed In
terne..
Ultr
a High
Speed In
terne...
The state sh
ould not se...
40%
10%2%
48%1. Ultra High Speed Internet, of at least 100 Mbps, should be available to every home and business in Minnesota.
2. Ultra High Speed Internet, of at least 100 Mbps, should be available within every community in Minnesota.
3. Ultra High Speed Internet should be available to schools, governments, health care providers and tech-dependent business within metro areas and regional centers.
4. The state should not set broadband goals.
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Policy Hearing
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Government should leave the deployment and delivery of telecommunications infrastructure
and services to the private sector.
Stro
ngly agre
e Agre
e
Disa
gree
Stro
ngly Disa
gree
2%
39%45%
14%
1. Strongly agree2. Agree3. Disagree4. Strongly Disagree
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Government investments in telecommunications infrastructure should be leveraged fully to serve all Minnesota
citizens either directly or through use by private sector providers.
Stro
ngly agre
e Agre
e
Disa
gree
Stro
ngly Disa
gree
48%
5%0%
48%
1. Strongly agree2. Agree3. Disagree4. Strongly Disagree
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The public sector, alone or in joint ventures, can play an active role in ensuring ubiquitous
telecommunications infrastructure and services.
Stro
ngly agre
e Agre
e
Disa
gree
Stro
ngly Disa
gree
49%
5%12%
35%1. Strongly agree2. Agree3. Disagree4. Strongly Disagree
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Cities and counties should not face legal barriers in deploying and/or operating wholesale and/or
retail telecommunications networks.
Stro
ngly agre
e Agre
e
Disa
gree
Stro
ngly Disa
gree
58%
7%11%
24%
1. Strongly agree2. Agree3. Disagree4. Strongly Disagree
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The Minnesota Ultra-High-Speed Broadband Task Force should develop and recommend aggressive goals and
sound strategies that will place Minnesota at the forefront of Internet deployment and use.
Stro
ngly agre
e Agre
e
Disa
gree
Stro
ngly Disa
gree
70%
0%0%
30%
1. Strongly agree2. Agree3. Disagree4. Strongly Disagree