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MN Broadband Task Force Debates 1 Gbps Speeds

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MN Broadband Task Force Debates 1 Gbps Speeds
Broadband Reports
August 6, 2008

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Gov. Pawlenty Appoints 20 To High-Speed Broadband Task Force
Governor Pawlenty Press Release
July 7, 2008

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U.S. Internet, Health IT Prospects Improving
iHealth Beat
May 1, 2008

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Gov. Tim Pawlenty: Health-care records lag technology
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
April 27, 2008

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Opinion: Minnesota Could Be Health IT Model for Other States
iHealth Beat
April 28, 2008

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Blandin Report Touts Open Access Networks
Duluth News Tribune
September 3, 2007

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Ranks in the top 5 of internet users as a share of the population, at 69%. (Dr. Rob Atkinson, The 2007 State New Economy Index)

Total economic impact of $2,791,482,532 if broadband deployment were increased at a reasonable level. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)

Net job growth of 48,691 jobs from increase in broadband deployment. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)

The Minnesota Telehealth Network is a consortium of Minnesota hospitals whose goal is to implement telehealth solutions benefiting rural medical facilities in northern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota. (Alliance for Public Technology and Communications Workers of America, State Broadband Initiatives)

The Ultra High-Speed Broadband Task Force was created in April 2008 with the charge of developing recommendations to the governor and legislature on creating a state ultra high-speed broadband goal and a plan to implement that goal. (Alliance for Public Technology and Communications Workers of America, State Broadband Initiatives)