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Alaska Broadband Plan. Goals Current Status Next Steps Schedule. Goals. Task Force Plan to cover: What are the needs What are the costs How are we getting there Plan contains areas/topics for everyone to support. Current Status. Outline: Completed Reviewed
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Alaska Broadband Plan • Goals • Current Status • Next Steps • Schedule
Goals • Task Force Plan to cover: • What are the needs • What are the costs • How are we getting there • Plan contains areas/topics for everyone to support
Current Status • Outline: • Completed • Reviewed • Modified per reviewers’ comments • Plan: • Parameters set • Writing has started
Next Steps – Groups • Group 1: • SNAP – written narrative and maps due June • ISER – written narrative and research due August 1 • Group 2: • Report covering telemedicine due June
Next Steps – Groups • Tech Committee: • Map due June • Report covering costs, timetable, funding sources, feasibility, affordability due June • Regulatory Committee: • Explanation of current FCC reforms to USF, IC and implications for Alaska due July • Federal regulatory approach to broadband service due July
Next Steps – Groups • Gaps: • Report covering tele-education • Report covering e-government • Report covering BB adoption, education, outreach • Report covering public safety needs
Next Steps • Task Force: • Finalize recommendations • Committees/ISER/SNAP: • Complete written reports • Provide recommendations • Technical writer: • Include subcommittee reports in Plan • Include relevant presentations, research
Schedule • June: • SNAP report and maps complete • Tech report and map complete • Telemedicine report complete • July: • Regulatory reports complete • Final recommendations from the Task Force • First draft of Plan ready for review • Peer review of Plan
Schedule • August: • ISER report and surveys complete – Aug. 1 • Plan updated and reviewed • Final draft approved by Friday, August 31 • Sept./Oct.: • Plan is presented to the public for comment • Nov.: • Plan updated based on public comment
Schedule • Plan complete Friday, November 30, 2012