Broadband Task Force Established in Minnesota

Governor Mark Dayton has issued an Executive Order to establish a Governor’s Task Force on Broadband and has directed the Minnesota Department of Commerce to create a Broadband Development Office.

The Task Force mandate is to:

·      Develop, implement, and promote state broadband policy, planning, and initiatives to achieve state broadband needs and goals

·      Inventory, assess, and report on various aspects of broadband

·      Develop a Minnesota Broadband Plan outline

The Task Force will be comprised of a maximum of 15 members representing both metropolitan and rural Minnesota regions and representing a variety of broadband interests including consumers, education institutions, healthcare institutions, telephone, cable, and wireless companies.

The meetings will be held monthly in St. Paul.

An announcement of the appointment notice for the potential task force members can be found by clicking this link to the September 2011 Appointment Press Release.