What you need to know in 10 minutes or less BROADBAND 101 What you need to know in 10 minutes or less
What is broadband? Wikipedia: “of or using signals over a wide range of frequencies in high-capacity telecommunications” FCC: download speed of 4Mbps, upload speed of 1Mbps Mere Mortals: High speed internet access
How is Broadband used? Healthcare Education Public Safety E-government Utilities Commerce Personal communications
How is broadband delivered? DSL: Blackfoot, CenturyLink Cable Modem: Optimum Fiber to the Premise (FTTP) Fixed wireless: Centric, Rocky Mountain Internet Mobile Wireless (3G/4G): Verizon, AT&T State Broadband map at: www.mtbroadband.org
Typical Broadband Issues Access – Is the infrastructure in place? Affordability – Can the customer afford it? Awareness – Is the customer trained to use it? Questions?