More on the Public Safety Broadband Networks

National Broadband Safety NetworkLast month I wrote about the beginning of a saga regarding using public spectrum to build an emergency broadband network to ensure that early responders have access to communication when they need it. If the topic is new to you, you might want to read the earlier post (Debate on the Emergency Broadband Network ) before perusing the articles that follow.

I wanted to mention the “saga” in the upcoming eNews. I also wanted to point readers to the latest articles on the issue so I thought I’d create an annotated bibliography. So the following is a quick and dirty picture of where we are today. Continue reading

Broadband in Minnesota 2006

Center for Rural Policy and DevelopmentDoing more research for the March eNews, I learned that Jack Geller, from the Center for Rural Policy and Development, will soon publish a new report on broadband in rural Minnesota in about a month or so. Apparently he spoke to the House Telecommunications Regulation and Infrastructure Division in mid-February. You can learn more about it on the MN House or Representative web site.

This information led to a great phone call with Jack who was gracious enough to give me quite a preview of the upcoming report, which I am trying to summarize for an upcoming eNews article.