The Task Force meeting next week has been moved from Tuesday to Wednesday. Below are the details. I plan to attend and take notes.
Governor’s Task Force on Broadband
July 24,2013
1st Floor Conference Room,
CenturyLink
200South 5th Street,
MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 [Please note this event is in Minneapolis – previously it was noted in St Paul.]
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- 10:00 – Welcome, Introductions, Approval of Minutes
- 10:10 – Welcome by CenturyLink
- 10:20 – Public Comments
- 10:30 – Discussion of Office of Broadband Development with Robin Sternberg, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
- 11:00 – Presentation by Cable Companies (how investment decisions are made) Richard Sjoberg, Sjoberg’s, Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Steve Johnson, Midcontinent Communications, Cold Spring, Minnesota
David Pratt, Arvig, Perham, Minnesota - 11:30 – Presentation by Telephone Companies (how investment decisions are made, CAF update)
- 12:00 – Lunch
- 12:30 – Subgroup Breakout Session 1
(Best Practices/Incentives and Broadband Adoption subgroups) - 1:00 – Subgroup Breakout Session 2
(Mobile/Wireless and Coordination Across Govt./Monitor FCC & PUC Decisions/Cost of Broadband subgroups) - 1:30 – Task Force Discussion of December Report
- 1:50 – Wrap‐up, Upcoming Meeting Information
- 2:00 – Adjourn