Representative Ecklund’s bill (HF14) is moved into HF1524 as a separate article and then HF1524 is placed on general register…

High level notes…

• Originally recommended $120 million for broadband over two years
• Now asking for $30 million for one year and $350,000 per year for operating funds for the Office of Broadband Development

Questions/concerns

• Do we have enough work to spend $30 million?
• Does the Office of Broadband Development allow for non-fiber solutions? [yes! But I’m going to say more in another post]
• Can’t we have the federal funding pay for our broadband?
• Can we use public funding to give end customers money to get satellite connections?