BroadbandCatching up, Catching on and Moving Forward

Broadband & E-Commerce Education CenterFuture Technology Conference May 1, 2014

http://broadband.uwex.edu | Twitter @WI_Broadband | WI_Broadband@uwex.edu

Collaboration | Partnership | Engaging | Educating | Training

Connected Communities: Helping Wisconsin Compete in a Global Marketplace

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Tools, Resources, Information

Broadband.uwex.edu/resources

U.S. Technology Adoption Rates (10% Penetration)

CAIs Are Major Economic Engines In Most of Our Communities….

Broadband Is An Enabling Technology

http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/treg/broadband/ITU-BB-Reports_Impact-of-Broadband-on-the-Economy.pdf

What is the Return for $1 Billion+ Investment?

Max Adv. Download Speed, Wireline

http://wi.linkamericadata.org/

Second Home Study: Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas Counties (Preliminary!)

Impact Type Employment Labor Income Output

Direct Effect 1,454 $23,528,923 $55,778,505

Indirect Effect 109 $4,294,936 $12,867,676

Induced Effect 188 $7,281,161 $22,466,186

Total Effect 1,751 $35,105,021 $91,112,368

Hands-on Assistance & Partnerships

PSC Initiatives: BAT

https://apps.costquest.com/bat/home

Test Mobile Broadband!

LinkWISCONSIN Drive Test App

Tests mobile Broadband speeds to better understand coverage map accuracy.

Collects connectivity and location data, does NOT gather personal data.

Volunteers are needed to provide comprehensive testing across the state! Contact PSCStateBroadbandOffice@wisconsin.gov to help!

The LinkWISCONSIN Mobile Test is on app stores for data plans < 1 GB.

Anyone with a smart mobile device can help!

Testing Mobile Broadband

March 2013-January 31st, 2014 tests: 66,791

Tests, November 1 – 19

Colors represent individual phones.

We Listen and We Respond

• Facilitate/Participate

• Webinars

• High-speed Bits

• Videos

• Broadband Resources• Broadband Reference Guide

• CAN Manual

• Building Subscribership

• Creating Technology Council

Digital Leaders• Working with

Stakeholders and Local Leaders

• Collaborating with libraries and schools

• Engaging youth

• Educating Communities

• Creating Resources

• Fairs, Expos, Trainings

Present and Teach• County/State-wide

Presentations

• Webinars

• High-speed Bits

• Trainings for County Officials (iPad)

• Broadband Boot Camps

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Mini-High Speed Broadband Boot Camp ***

Addressing the Issue of Funding

• We Track Opportunities

• Statewide: PSC

• Federal: FCC, USDA

• We Encourage Collective Efforts:

• Public Private Partnerships

• Collective Efforts

• Collaborations

Broadband & E-Commerce Education Center

Maria Alvarez StroudJill HietpasAndy LewisJennifer Smith

http://broadband.uwex.edu | Twitter @WI_Broadband | WI_Broadband@uwex.edu