Broadband Webinar on State Broadband Policies and the Broadband USDA Technical Assistance Workshop

This is for the groups information.  Today, the Western Rural Development Center hosted a webinar focused on State Broadband Policies:  What Impacts Rural Availability?  Here is a link to the webinar and slides – https://www.usu.edu/wrdc/webinars   One segment approximately 52 minutes focuses on what we can do to improve broadband.  Around 56 minutes refers to importance of planning.  And, a short conversation on cooperatives and public/private partnerships 37:00 to address and the rate of return can be for the long term.

Other resources that were highlighted in the presentation and are included from the above link are:

The Pew Foundation State Broadband Policy Explorer – Laws governing high-speed internet access

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/data-visualizations/2019/state-broadband-policy-explorer

Journal Article published by Roberto Gallardo and Brian Whitacre – https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308596120301178 – focuses on state broadband policy: impacts on availability.

The daily yonder article highlights the research report  – easier read – https://dailyyonder.com/research-report-states-with-broadband-funding-program-have-better-access/2020/09/01/

FYI – this is another example that we are using in Nebraska to help build awareness to what communities can do – https://ruralbroadband.nebraska.gov/resources/BroadbandCaseStudies2020.pdf. The lead author is Anne Byers, Nebraska Information Technology Commission.

Just wanted to make sure this co-op led, national initiative on broadband was on your radar – https://www.landolakesinc.com/Press/News/American-Connection-Project-Broadband-Coalition

(Many thanks to Gloria O. for sharing