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Community Broadband Visioning Sessions

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce responsible for overseeing the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, which provides $42.45 billion to expand high-speed internet access across the country.

The Program requires Indiana to submit:

  • A Five-Year Plan detailing the current state of broadband in Indiana,
  • The State’s vision of broadband, and
  • How the State plans to execute this vision.
The team writing the Five-Year Plan is conducting 18 in-person visioning sessions across the State.

Indiana is diverse in many ways, and every community has distinct needs. The purpose of these sessions is to engage with community and broadband stakeholders to adequately understand and address the barriers to broadband deployment and unique community challenges.

Session Agenda

1. Discuss the broadband efforts ongoing in the State and upcoming opportunities.

2. Receive feedback from stakeholders on broadband barriers and limitations in their communities.

3. Envision the future state of broadband in the area and how the State and communities can collaborate to move broadband forward.

Get More Information

The Broadband Vision Session Presentation covers all the topics in the session including Broadband impacts and definitions, Indiana's activities, vision and strategy, and more.

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Broadband Vision Session Presentation

Locations and Dates

Rush County: May 16
Counties Invited: Shelby, Decatur

Franklin County: May 17
Counties Invited: Fayette, Union

Crawford County: May 23
Counties Invited: Orange, Washington, Dubois, Perry, Spencer

Floyd County: May 24
Counties Included: Clark, Scott, Harrison

Switzerland County: May 25
Counties Invited: Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Jennings, Jefferson

Parke County: May 30
Counties Invited: Vermillion, Vigo, Clay, Sullivan, Owen, Putnam, Montgomery, Fountain

Pike County: May 31
Counties Invited: Gibson, Warrick, Vanderburg, Posey

Greene County: June 1
Counties Invited: Knox, Daviess, Martin, Lawrence

Wabash County: June 5
Counties Invited: Grant, Huntington, Whitley, Wells, Adams

Blackford County: June 6
Counties Invited: Wayne, Randolph, Delaware, Madison, Henry, Jay

Allen County: June 7
Counties Invited: Dekalb, Steuben, Noble, Lagrange

Cass County: June 14
Counties Invited: Carroll, Miami, Howard, Fulton, Tipton, Clinton

Warren County: June 15
Counties Invited: Benton, Tippecanoe, Fountain, Montgomery

Pulaski County: June 21
Counties Invited: Jasper, Newton, White, Carroll, Starke

Lake County: June 22
Counties Invited: Porter, Laport

Brown County: June 26
Counties Invited: Morgan, Bartholomew, Monroe, Jackson, Lawrence

Elkhart County: June 27
Counties Invited: Kosciusco, Marshall, St Joseph

Virtual Session: July 10
Time: 1-3 PM
Click here for Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 852 6489 6049
Passcode: 629018
There is a meeting ID and passcode, but attendees will not have to enter them as long as they click the meeting link.

Marion County: July 14
Time: 1-3PM
Southport Public Library
2630 E Stop 11 Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46227
Counties Invited: Hamilton, Boone, Hendricks, Hancock, Johnson
Click here to RSVP

We Want to Hear from You

If you are unable to attend a session, please take our survey.
Your feedback will help inform Indiana's Five-Year Broadband Plan.
Please share this link with other community leaders as well.

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Contact Us

If you have any questions about the visioning session, please get in touch with:
Earnie Holtrey EaHoltrey@sba.IN.gov
Megan Minor mminor@delineateconsulting.com.