LAST SUMMIT: John Padalino, acting
administrator of the USDA Rural Utilities
Service (RUS), addresses a full crowd.
50 States in 50 Minutes
Get the picture fast – the state of the states in 2014 and how
far they have come. Representatives from eight regions of
the country will each speak for six minutes on broadband
developments in their states.
• Where are the states with regard to deployment as the
BTOP program wraps up?
• What are the right metrics to defne and identify citizens
who are ready to bring digital advances into their lives?
• How can we bring citizens on the wrong side of the digital
divide up to speed?
We'll discuss these broadband-related metrics for businesses,
community anchor institutions and households:
• Availability – Ability to subscribe to broadband services.
• Adoption – Actual subscription to broadband services.
• Utilization – Level of broadband use by subscribers.
• Commercial impact – New business revenues and cost savings from increased broadband use.
• Economic impact – Increase to local GDP and tax base related to broadband use.
• Employment impact – Jobs gained (and maybe lost) from increased broadband use.
• Improved quality of life – Increased opportunities for residents.
Envisioning a Future of Public-Sector Broadband Eforts
A panel of national experts,
moderated by Drew Clark, will
discuss how state initiatives can
help deliver gigabit capacity
throughout the country. Among
those speaking:
• Rachelle Chong, former
California public utilities
commissioner
• Christopher Mitchell of the
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
• Lev Gonick, CEO of
OneCommunity
• Top federal ofcials.
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