More dynamic broadband initiatives are needed in Minnesota, a group...
More dynamic broadband initiatives are needed in Minnesota, a group argued before the Legislature. The Minnesota Governor’s Task Force on Broadband updated the state’s Senate Jobs, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee Wednesday afternoon. It released its recommendations in December, pointing…
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out obstacles in reaching statewide 2015 broadband goals (CD Dec 13 p15). Task Force Chair Margaret Anderson Kelliher, who presented the update, is president of the Minnesota High Tech Association as well as a former speaker of the Minnesota House. “Without further policy intervention, we will not meet that border-to-border goal,” Kelliher told legislators. She pointed out the ways broadband is important for commerce, healthcare and education and said the group sees itself as “technology neutral” in expanding broadband infrastructure and adoption. Mobility will be important but has limitations, she cautioned, pointing out the problems of using mobile devices for activities like applying for jobs. Connect Minnesota Senior Program Manager William Hoffman also gave an update on the mapping and survey efforts within the state. Gov. Mark Dayton, a Democratic-Farmer-Labor party member, created the group in November 2011.