Business Council accepting applicants for Broadband Advisory Council

The Wyoming Business Council is accepting applications through May 4 for people interested in serving on a newly-formed Broadband Advisory Council.

The Wyoming Legislature created the Broadband Advisory Council during its 2018 session to expand broadband opportunities to unserved areas of the state.

Advisory Council members will provide advice and make recommendations to the Business Council on:

• An inventory and map of current broadband availability and identification of areas of the state unserved by broadband technology;
• Needs, practices and technologies for providing broadband services in the most efficient manner possible; and
• Ensuring state and local policies are conducive to development of broadband services?

The Advisory Council will propose to the Business Council a state Broadband Enhancement Plan for adoption by Sept. 1, 2018. By March 1, 2020, the Advisory Council will propose recommended changes to upload and download speeds specified in unserved areas.

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