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B Y A M Y L . P E T E R S

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

Southeastern Utah Broadband

Planning Council (SEBPC)

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

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

RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendation Highlights

Economic Development

Education, Healthcare and Public Safety

Telecommunication Providers and

Consumers

Local Governments

Economic Development

Continue Local Coordination Efforts –

Develop a Regional Strategy to Increase Tribal

Broadband Access –

Increase Access to Tourist Areas –

Telecommunication

Providers and Consumers

Form Public-Private Partnerships to Increase

Coordination –

Provide a Mechanism for Consumer/Provider

Coordination –

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.

Local Governments

Amend Planning Documents to Encourage

Broadband Deployment –

Develop Strategies to Increase Competition –

Develop Strategies to Utilize Local Funding to

Encourage Infrastructure Deployment –

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!

QUESTIONS…..

COMMENTS…..

THANK YOU FOR YOUR

TIME &

CONSIDERATION!