Minnesota Broadband Policy Poll

Policy Panel Questions Connected Communities: Making the Net Work for Minnesota

What technology gadget is on your wish list for the holiday season?

MP3player

Smart phone

Video camera

Laptop computer

Digital video recorder

George Foreman Grill

Where do you live?

Northeast MN

Northwest MN

West Central MN

Central MN

Southern MN

Southwest MN

The Metro

Outside MN

I am:

An elected official

State government staff

Local government staff

A telecommunications provider

School or health care representative

Business owner or manager

Technology consultant or vendor

Other

At home, I connect via:

Fiber

DSL

Cable modem

Fixed Wireless

Satellite

Wi-Fi

Dial-up

Not sure

Other

Task Force Panel Session

What is the advertised speed of your home connection?

Less that 1 Mb

1 – 3 Mb

4 – 9 Mb

10 Mb or faster

Don’t know

Telecommunications is as critical as roads and airports for community and economic vitality.

Strongly agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

People who live in the countryside should expect to have slower and/or more expensive Internet speeds than people who live in cities and towns .

Strongly agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Which of these statements most closely reflects your perception of an appropriate and obtainable goal for Minnesota?

Ultra High Speed Internet, of at least 100 Mbps, should be available to every home and business in Minnesota.

Ultra High Speed Internet, of at least 100 Mbps, should be available within every community in Minnesota.

Ultra High Speed Internet should be available to schools, governments, health care providers and tech-dependent business within metro areas and regional centers .

The state should not set broadband goals.

Policy Hearing

Government should leave the deployment and delivery of telecommunications infrastructure and services to the private sector.

Strongly agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Government investments in telecommunications infrastructure should be leveraged fully to serve all Minnesota citizens either directly or through use by private sector providers .

Strongly agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

The public sector, alone or in joint ventures, can play an active role in ensuring ubiquitous telecommunications infrastructure and services.

Strongly agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Cities and counties should not face legal barriers in deploying and/or operating wholesale and/or retail telecommunications networks.

Strongly agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

The Minnesota Ultra-High-Speed Broadband Task Force should develop and recommend aggressive goals and sound strategies that will place Minnesota at the forefront of Internet deployment and use .