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ISER TERRA Evaluation: Pre-Broadband Phase

ISER TERRA Evaluation: Pre-Broadband Phase. Heather E. Hudson Director Institute of Social and Economic Research University of Alaska Anchorage. Research Plan. Phone Survey of residents in TERRA region Current use of computers and Internet Use of smartphones, tablets, etc.

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ISER TERRA Evaluation: Pre-Broadband Phase

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  1. ISER TERRA Evaluation:Pre-Broadband Phase Heather E. Hudson Director Institute of Social and Economic Research University of Alaska Anchorage

  2. Research Plan • Phone Survey of residents in TERRA region • Current use of computers and Internet • Use of smartphones, tablets, etc. • Interest in broadband adoption • Concerns/questions about broadband • Interviews with key informants • Businesses, native corps and nonprofits, NGOs • Current use of Internet • Needs/potential benefits of broadband • Literature review: broadband and rural development • What do we know about broadband that is relevant for rural/remote Alaska?

  3. Preparation • Planning Phase • Meetings with GCI, UUI, Bristol Bay Telephone, Nushagak Telephone Co-op, Bush-Tell • Meetings with representatives of SWAMC and Lower Yukon Economic Development Council • Questionnaires obtained from NTIA and OECD • Design and pretest questionnaire • Hire and train interviewers • Contacts with UAF • Publicity • PSAs on KDLG and KYUK • Interview on KYUK • Notices disseminated by health districts • Information on ISER website, including links to ConnectAK and State Broadband Task Force

  4. Implementation and Next Steps • Have completed ~ 200 phone interviews • Complete telephone interviews by June 29 • Analyze data • Conduct key informant interviews • Analyze data • Complete regional data collection and literature review • Write draft report

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