I will be there to take notes – but for folks who are able to make it…

Governor’s Task Force on Broadband
August 17, 2016
Minnesota Senate Office Building-Room 2308
95 University Avenue West, St. Paul, MN 55155
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

• 10:00 a.m. — 10:15 a.m. Introductions, Approval of Minutes, Public Comments
• 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Update from the Office of Broadband Development (OBD)
• 10:30 a.m. — 11:15 a.m. National Digital Inclusion Alliance – Angela Siefer, Director
• 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Providers Discuss Discounted Broadband Offerings
  Comcast: Meredith Moore Crosby, Director of Community Investment
  Midco: Dan Nelson, Director of Governmental Affairs
  Sjoberg’s: Dick Sjoberg, President
  CenturyLink
• 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch
• 12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Commodification of Broadband and Long-Term Implications on Affordability
  BEVCOMM: Jim Beattie
• 12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Overview of Federal Lifeline Reform—Shannon Heim, Dykema
• 1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Education Perspective on Broadband Affordability – Marc Johnson, East Central Minnesota Education Cable Cooperative (ECMECC)
• 1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Task Force Discussion on Affordability and Recommendations
• 2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Update from Subcommittees
• 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Wrap Up, Plans for September Meeting, Adjourn