Broadband Advisory Council on June 22, 2014

1. RECOMMENDATIONS
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S O U T H E A S T E R N U T A H
A S S O C I A T I O N O F L O C A L
G O V E R N M E N T S

2. Southeastern Utah Broadband
Planning Council (SEBPC)

3. MISSION
TO bring about the awareness of broadband services and
current infrastructure
TO encouraging local businesses, residences and public
officials to work together in bringing broadband into
their local area
TO promote and strengthen networking between the
public and private entities with their broadband
providers

4. KEY ISSUES
 Large geographical distances
 Unreliable services that make it difficult to
sustain & attract businesses
 Small communities with seasonal High-Volume
Tourism
 Marketing campaigns & educating consumers
 Funding Challenges & Legislature controls
 Utah Navajo Nation sparse population & need
for physical addresses

5. RECOMMENDATIONS

6. Recommendation Highlights
 Economic Development
 Education, Healthcare and Public Safety
 Telecommunication Providers and
Consumers
 Local Governments

7. Economic Development
 Continue Local Coordination Efforts –
 Develop a Regional Strategy to Increase Tribal
Broadband Access –
 Increase Access to Tourist Areas –

8. Telecommunication
Providers and Consumers
 Form Public-Private Partnerships to Increase
Coordination –
 Provide a Mechanism for Consumer/Provider
Coordination –

9. Education, Healthcare
and Public Safety
 Increase Utilization of Funding Mechanisms –
SE Association could continue to work with the Utah Broadband
Project and identify facilities who do not currently have high-speed
Internet access and educate them on the availability of these
resources.
The Association could work with these facilities to coordinate
with UEN, the Utah Telehealth Network and First Net to help
secure funding.

10. Local Governments
 Amend Planning Documents to Encourage
Broadband Deployment –
 Develop Strategies to Increase Competition –
 Develop Strategies to Utilize Local Funding to
Encourage Infrastructure Deployment –

11. CONCLUSION
Networking provides a greater opportunity to develop partnerships
Creating a synergy in Southeastern Utah Communities engages
entities, provides community awareness and accessibility to
products
Success of this plan was made possible with the support of the
Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Broadband
Project Team, the Public Service Commission, the Department
of Technology Services’ Automated Geographic Reference
Center and Local Community Input!

12. QUESTIONS…..
COMMENTS…..

13. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME &
CONSIDERATION!