Working Towards a Connected Colorado

OIT’s Role in Statewide Broadband Collaboration

What is OIT’s Broadband Role?

OIT’s primary role with regards to statewide

broadband collaboration is to educate and support

broadband activities from a local, regional and state perspective to ensure

Colorado has a coordinated and efficient broadband

strategy.

OIT’s Broadband Efforts• Broadband Mapping

• Coordination & Collaboration– Broadband Knights of the Roundtable– Collaboration Portal and Monthly Newsletter– Supporting and coordinating federal programs

• Planning– Local Technology Planning Team (LTPT) support– Initiation and expansion of regional planning

• Supporting Legislative Efforts• Distance Learning Coordination• State-Owned Broadband Asset Inventory• FirstNet

CO Broadband MapBY THE NUMBERS• ~4,400 unique visitors

to the CO Broadband map this fiscal year

• 105 providers shared their data

• Over 9,500 speed tests received this fiscal year to help validate & drive greater accuracy

• Collecting broadband data from over 5,000 Community Anchor Institutions across the state

http://maps.co.gov/coloradobroadband/

Collaboration Portal and Monthly Newsletter

Supporting LTPT’s and Regional Planning

All identified regions have held initial regional planning kick-off meetings

• Working with local leaders to organize initial meetings– Identification and coordination of key

stakeholders

• Supporting the development of statements of work and requests for proposals

Supporting LTPT’s and Regional Planning

Coordinating Federal Opportunities

• Worked with local stakeholders on FCC IP-Transition Trials

• Working with USDA to understand specific programs

• Currently working with Bureau of Reclamation to identify possible tower colocations

Broadband and Telecommunications

Legislation• Worked to coordinate state agencies• Educated legislators• Supported community/stakeholder

meetings

Other Key Activities

Distance Learning Coordination

State-Owned Broadband Asset

Inventory

What Lies Ahead?

• Improve and expand broadband map• Continue to support local & regional

planning efforts• Coordinate federal efforts• Support Broadband Deployment

Board• Develop statewide plan

QUESTIONS?

Monica CoughlinDirector of IT Economic Development and Broadband Strategy

Governor’s Office of Information Technology303-764-7710

Monica.Coughlin@state.co.us