宽带机会委员会机构2017年1月进展报告

January 2017 Co-Chairs Lawrence E. Strickling, Assistant Secretary for Communications andInformation, National Telecommunications and InformationAdministration, U.S. Department of Commerce Lisa Mensah, Under Secretary for Rural Development,U.S. Department of Agriculture Table of Contents 1.Background and Context............................................................................................................................................. 52.Progress Towards Action Items............................................................................................................................... 83.Additional Agency Actions .......................................................................................................................................234.Next Steps........................................................................................................................................................................28Appendix A: Broadband Interagency Working Group ...........................................................................................29Appendix B: Guiding Principles .......................................................................................................................................31Appendix C: EPA “Dig Once” Guidance.........................................................................................................................33Appendix D: Public Announcements and Outreach Events .................................................................................34 Executive Summary In our increasingly connected society, access to high-speed broadband service has become anecessity for consumers, businesses, and society. Recognizing this imperative, President Obama inMarch 2015 signed the Presidential Memorandum on“Expanding Broadband Deployment andAdoption by Addressing Regulatory Barriers and Encouraging Investment and Training,”(Memorandum) creating the Broadband Opportunity Council (Council).1The Council included 25federal agencies and departments with missions or programs with the potential to drive broadbandinfrastructure investment and adoption. The Memorandum asked the Council to produce specificrecommendations to increase broadband deployment, competition, and adoption through executiveactions within the scope of existing agency programs, missions, and budgets. Agencies weredirected to use all available and appropriate authorities to: Identify and address regulatory barriers that may unduly impede either wired broadbanddeployment or the infrastructure to augment wireless broadband deployment;Encourage further public and private investment in broadband networks and services;Promote the adoption and meaningful use of broadband technology; and otherwiseEncourage or support broadband deployment, competition, and adoption in ways thatpromote the public interest. The participating agencies engaged in a comprehensive examination of their existing programs andauthorities to address the President’s request, which included outreach with externalstakeholders.2In September 2015, the Council issued its report outlining the commitments ofagencies to improve access to broadband.3 Agencies have made great strides toward meeting the goals set forth in the Memorandum byfulfilling, and even exceeding, the initial commitments outlined in the Council’sreport. To date,agencies have completed more than one-third of the action items and have made great progress onthe remaining action items. The Council has fostered increased collaboration among agencies, identified additionalopportunities to improve broadband access, and elevated the importance of broadband as a cross-cutting policy objective across the federal government. However, agencies recognize that theirwork is not complete and will require sustained engagement and interagency coordination for many years to come. Going forward, career-level agency staff (listed in Appendix A) will finalize theimplementation of the action items and collaborate to fulfillthe Council’smission. 1.Background and Context “Day by day, access to broadband, and the advancedapplications it facilitates, becomesmore integral to the daily lives of Americans and to the mission and work of the Federalgovernment and its Agencies. Broadband drives the provision of services across nearlyall government functions and across many of the activities that are key to advancementand opportunity for all Americans. …Today, broadband is taking its place alongsidewater, sewer and electricity as essential infrastructure for communities.” –Broadband Opportunity Council Report to the President, August 2015 Broadband as Essential Infrastructure Broadband provides numerous socio-economic benefits to American communities and citizens,including economic growth, improved educational opportunities, access to better healthcare,greater employment opportunities, and enhanced global competitiveness for American businesses. Broa