As you may recall the Department of Commerce invited members of the public to apply for the Minnesota Broadband Advisory Task Force – a group that in many ways will carry on the work of the Minnesota Ultra High-Speed Task Force that suggestioned its formation. Their official purpose is to “advise and assist the commissioner on progress in achieving state highspeed broadband goals and assist in annual report to legislature regarding same”.
Well the members of the new Minnesota Broadband Advisory Task Force have been selected and they are meeting next week. Here is what I learned…
The Taskforce was created to track the attainment of the broadband goals established in the 2010 legislative session (Laws of Minnesota, Ch. 27—H.F. No. 2907, section 237.12) and to make recommendations for achieving those goals. By January 1st of each year, the task force shall submit to the Commissioner of Commerce a report containing its findings. The following applicants were selected.
The first meeting of the task force is scheduled for:
8:30 a.m. to noon.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Room 295
Golden Rule Building
85 7th Place East
St. Paul, MN 55101.
Taskforce Members:
JoAnne Johnson, chair
Ken Wolf, vice-chair
Bob Bass
Brent Christensen
Todd Kruse
David Lind
Peter Lindstrom
Mike Martin
Mike Reardon
Pete Royer
Andrew Schriner
John Schultz
Lois Langer Thompson
Shirley Walz
[...] may join the FCC hearing tonight So much news on one day! I’m hoping to post more on the new Task Force members in the next couple of day – but in the meantime we have an FCC Public Hearing in Minneapolis [...]
By: Franken may join the FCC hearing tonight « Blandin on Broadband on August 19, 2010
at 8:14 pm
I just got another name for the list:
Cindy Kevern — director of information services for Anoka County.
By: Ann Treacy on August 23, 2010
at 7:50 pm
Thank you for pointing out the lack of rural representation. I wish the well-meaning folks on this task force the best of luck in improving MN’s broadband access. They are certainly outnumbered by paid flacks who are there to represent their company’s narrow self-interest.
By: Christopher Mitchell on August 24, 2010
at 1:34 pm