Kansas Broadband Advisory Task Force

The Kansas Broadband Advisory Task Force is an advisory group that will help implement the state’s Connect Kansas broadband Internet initiative. Composed of key business and policy leaders, the task force will develop recommendations to support statewide availability and adoption of broadband services consistent with the 2010 National Broadband Plan. The task force will coordinate input from key stakeholders in the public and private sectors to ensure Kansas has a competitive advantage through a robust and growing digital economy.

The Task Force was created in July 2010 by Executive Order 10-08.

Meeting Schedule and Minutes

August 31, 2010

Kansas Board of Regents Office
Curtis State Office Building
1000 SW. Jackson, 5th Floor
Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612

Minutes (available soon)
OBI Technical Paper 1 – The Broadband Availability Gap
OBI Technical Paper 2 – A Broadband Network Cost Model
OBI Technical Paper 3 – Spectrum Analysis, Options for Broadcast Spectrum
OBI Technical Paper 4 – Broadband Performance
OBI Technical Paper 5 – Health Care Broadband in America
Lessons for State and Local Governments — by Tom Koutsky

September 9, 2010

Kansas Board of Regents Office
Curtis State Office Building
1000 SW. Jackson, 5th Floor
Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612

Minutes (available soon)

Broadband Resources

National Broadband Plan: www.broadband.gov

Broadband & Economic Opportunity: www.broadband.gov/issues/economic-opportunity.html

Broadband & Education: www.broadband.gov/issues/education.html

Broadband & Health Care: www.broadband.gov/issues/healthcare.html

Broadband & Energy and the Environment: www.broadband.gov/issues/energy-and-the-environment.html

Broadband & Government Performance: www.broadband.gov/issues/government-performance.html

Broadband & Civic Engagement: www.broadband.gov/issues/civic-engagement.html

Broadband & Public Safety: www.broadband.gov/issues/public-safety.html

The Recovery Act: www.recovery.gov

Broadband Documents

OBI Technical Paper 1 – The Broadband Availability Gap
OBI Technical Paper 2 – A Broadband Network Cost Model
OBI Technical Paper 3 – Spectrum Analysis, Options for Broadcast Spectrum
OBI Technical Paper 4 – Broadband Performance
OBI Technical Paper 5 – Health Care Broadband in America
Lessons for State and Local Governments — by Tom Koutsky

Task Force Members

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Brad Williams (chair), representing education

Randall Allen (vice-chair), representing Kansas counties

Stan Ahlerich, representing economic development

Jay Allbaugh, representing different broadband technology platforms

Joanne Budler, representing libraries and public access

Steve Davis, representing rural telecommunications consortia

Jennifer Findley, representing health care

Jessica Frye, representing public safety

Joe Hennes, representing government public interface

J.D. Lester, representing small cities

Guy McDonald, representing regulatory affairs

David Rosenthal, representing digital accessibility

Bill Roth, representing inter-agency technology integration

Gabe Schlickau, representing economic development

Cindy Swoboda, representing different broadband technology platforms

Dan Yunk, representing agriculture and rural development

Legislators

Pat Apple (R-Louisburg), Kansas Senate

Doug Gatewood (D-Columbus), Kansas House of Representatives

Janis Lee (D-Kensington), Kansas Senate

Tom Sloan (R-Lawrence), Kansas House of Representatives

Cabinet-Level Agency Secretaries

Josh Svaty, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Agriculture

Bill Thornton, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Commerce