Economic Development Factors Related to Broadband Penetration based on Connect Minnesota maps and data provided by DEED presentation to the Minnesota Ultra High-Speed Broadband Task Force. Presented by Bob Isaacson, Director of Analysis and Research for the Dept of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).

1. Minnesota: Connecting Broadband to Performance Bob Isaacson Ultra High Broadband Task Force March 20, 2009

2. Glossary of Terms

3. POTS

4. Plain Old Telephone Service

5. ARPU

6. Annualized Revenues Per User

7. WWW

8. World Wide Wait

9. SITCOM

10. Single Income Two Children Oppressive Mortgage

11. ORCHID

12. One Recent Child, Heavily in Debt

14. We’ve come a long way…. From telecommunications tools and capabilities……

15. Central Offices Connected by Fiber (2000) … to access and understanding inventory

16. Cities with Cable Offering 750MHz or Plans to Upgrade (2000)

17. Minnesota Broadband Service Inventory (2009) Minimum = 750 kilobits per second (kbps) service

18. Minnesota Counties and County Seats

19. Broadband Service and 2001 – 2007 Job Growth

20. Broadband Service and 2001 – 2006 Non-Farm Proprietor Growth

21. Broadband Service and 2008 Unemployment Rates

22. Broadband Service and Technological Jobs in 2000

23. Broadband Service and Educational Attainment as of 2000

24. Broadband Service and 2007 Median Household Income

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