10/22/2012 BCCB, CANs, CCI, Chippewa Valley, College of Menominee Nation, Education, Event, Platteville, Policy, PSC Link Wisconsin, Rural Broadband, SBA, Superior, Training, Uncategorized, Wausau, Wisconsin by j.smith
Broadband Summit 2012 materials UWEX 2012 Summit Agenda UWEX 2012 Summit attendee list UWEX Building Subscribership Guide 10.2012 CAN Guide QR Code info sheet: What they are, how to use them UWC UWEX Government Relations Packet_Complete UW-Extension Center for Community Technology Solutions Presentations 10.23.12 Chancellor Ray Cross PSC Broadband Director Tithi Chattopadhyay Roles Communities Can [...]
[...] READ MORE »08/29/2012 Policy, PSC Link Wisconsin, Wisconsin by j.smith
Reprinted from: http://bizopinion.wisbusiness.com/2012/08/tithi-chattopadhyay-score-for-wisconsin.html As the state’s first statewide broadband director, I am here to encourage a dialogue on how to best promote broadband deployment across the state. But first, I have to answer a common question. What is broadband? In short, broadband is high-speed Internet. In practice, it is a vital business tool, a key [...]
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As you know there are several important initiatives emerging to improve high-speed Internet access throughout our region. LinkWisconsin is a state-wide initiative that also promotes the availability and sustainable adoption of broadband. For the past several months Region 3 (comprised of Polk, Barron, Rusk, St. Croix, Dunn, Chippewa, Pierce, Eau Claire, Clark and Pepin Counties) [...]
[...] READ MORE »06/14/2011 BCCB, CANs, CCI, Chippewa Valley, College of Menominee Nation, Platteville, Policy, SBA, Superior, Wausau by j.smith
In early April the League of Wisconsin Municipalities released data showing that the proposed savings from the tools provided by Act 10 covered only 61% of the cuts to municipal funding programs in Gov. Walker’s proposed state budget. ….. Finally, we strongly oppose JFC’s decisions to dismantle WisNet and to reject $37 million in federal [...]
[...] READ MORE »06/14/2011 BCCB, CANs, CCI, Chippewa Valley, College of Menominee Nation, Platteville, Policy, Rural Broadband, SBA, Superior, Wausau by j.smith
As you may know, the Chippewa Valley is one of five Wisconsin demonstration communities sharing in two Building Community Capacity through Broadband (BCCB) grants totaling $32.3 million to improve high-capacity Internet access and use (announced on August 18, 2010). On behalf of the 18 members of the Chippewa Valley Inter-Networking Consortium, I am writing because [...]
[...] READ MORE »06/14/2011 BCCB, CANs, CCI, Chippewa Valley, College of Menominee Nation, Platteville, Policy, Rural Broadband, SBA, Superior, Wausau by j.smith
Momentum West, Inc., representing Economic Development in 10 West Wisconsin Counties, is extremely concerned that on June 3, 2011, the Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance passed three policy items: termination of the federal Building Community Capacity through Broadband (BCCB) Grants totaling $32.3 million which is designed to improve high-capacity Internet access; elimination of WiscNet [...]
[...] READ MORE »06/13/2011 BCCB, CANs, CCI, Chippewa Valley, College of Menominee Nation, Platteville, Policy, Rural Broadband, SBA, Superior, Wausau by j.smith
“You may recall meeting me in my previous position as Regional President and CEO of SSM Health Care of Wisconsin. Because of this position, I know firsthand the need for cost-effective, dependable high speed broadband for hospitals and clinics in Wisconsin, and I applaud the University of Wisconsin’s leadership in forging multi-stakeholder, public-private partnerships to [...]
[...] READ MORE »06/11/2011 BCCB, CANs, CCI, Chippewa Valley, College of Menominee Nation, Platteville, Policy, Rural Broadband, SBA, Superior, Wausau by j.smith
Late last week, the legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance approved a motion to be included in the proposed 2011-13 biennial budget bill relating to the UW System and its plans for broadband deployment. Under the motion, the UW would be required to return more than $30 million in federal grant funds intended to extend broadband [...]
[...] READ MORE »06/10/2011 BCCB, CANs, CCI, Chippewa Valley, College of Menominee Nation, Platteville, Policy, SBA, Superior, Wausau by j.smith
Subject: PLEASE Remove Sections 23-26 from the UW System Budget Bill Unintended Consequences of $32M BCCB Grant Elimination in UW System Budget Bill Dear ——– (Sen/Rep/Gov ——): There are serious unintended consequences of $32M BCCB grant elimination in UW System budget bill that will be debated next week. As stated above, BadgerNet is NOT affordable [...]
[...] READ MORE »06/10/2011 BCCB, CANs, CCI, Chippewa Valley, College of Menominee Nation, Platteville, Policy, SBA, Superior, Wausau by j.smith
How the BCCB broadband project saves money locally: • This grant-funded project saves public and civic organizations such as schools, libraries, and hospitals served by this grant an average of $46,500 per year, per institution in operating costs. • When looking just at governmental facilities (state and local) in our demonstration communities alone, this grant [...]
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