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Working Towards a Connected Colorado
OIT’s Role in Statewide Broadband Collaboration
What is OIT’s Broadband Role?
OIT’s primary role with regards to statewide
broadband collaboration is to educate and support
broadband activities from a local, regional and state perspective to ensure
Colorado has a coordinated and efficient broadband
strategy.
OIT’s Broadband Efforts• Broadband Mapping
• Coordination & Collaboration– Broadband Knights of the Roundtable– Collaboration Portal and Monthly Newsletter– Supporting and coordinating federal programs
• Planning– Local Technology Planning Team (LTPT) support– Initiation and expansion of regional planning
• Supporting Legislative Efforts• Distance Learning Coordination• State-Owned Broadband Asset Inventory• FirstNet
CO Broadband MapBY THE NUMBERS• ~4,400 unique visitors
to the CO Broadband map this fiscal year
• 105 providers shared their data
• Over 9,500 speed tests received this fiscal year to help validate & drive greater accuracy
• Collecting broadband data from over 5,000 Community Anchor Institutions across the state
http://maps.co.gov/coloradobroadband/
Collaboration Portal and Monthly Newsletter
Supporting LTPT’s and Regional Planning
All identified regions have held initial regional planning kick-off meetings
• Working with local leaders to organize initial meetings– Identification and coordination of key
stakeholders
• Supporting the development of statements of work and requests for proposals
Supporting LTPT’s and Regional Planning
Coordinating Federal Opportunities
• Worked with local stakeholders on FCC IP-Transition Trials
• Working with USDA to understand specific programs
• Currently working with Bureau of Reclamation to identify possible tower colocations
Broadband and Telecommunications
Legislation• Worked to coordinate state agencies• Educated legislators• Supported community/stakeholder
meetings
Other Key Activities
Distance Learning Coordination
State-Owned Broadband Asset
Inventory
What Lies Ahead?
• Improve and expand broadband map• Continue to support local & regional
planning efforts• Coordinate federal efforts• Support Broadband Deployment
Board• Develop statewide plan
QUESTIONS?
Monica CoughlinDirector of IT Economic Development and Broadband Strategy
Governor’s Office of Information Technology303-764-7710