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title="Sub Title">Broadband Planning</h2> <div class="lead-text cushycms" title="Excerpt"><p>The TRRC has identified the expansion of broadband services within the region a top priority. One of the first initiatives was the development of a Digital Economy Plan (DEP). Latest efforts include the useof the TRRC Planning and Projects Committee as a Broadband Task Force. Year One activities included informational sessions with guest speakers from across the state to discuss various local efforts to expand broadband. A report will be compiled that summarizes the findings and insights gathered from the first year.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="quote cushycms" title="Top Lead"><p>TRRC conducted DEP planning activities within the 10-county TRRC region and delivered a regional digital economy plan to the GTA toward the end of FY 2014.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="content" class="site-content clearfix" role="main"> <section class="section clearfix"> <div class="container"> <div class="col-left align-left cushycms" title="Left Content #1"><div class="side-box"><img alt="" src="img/img-content-planning-dep.jpg" width="514" /></div> </div> <div class="col-right align-right cushycms" title="Right Content #1"><h3 class="highlight">The TRRC worked with its member governments, chambers of commerce, and other interested parties to:</h3> <ul> <li>conduct a digital economy inventory</li> <li>identify needs</li> <li>develop a SWOC analysis</li> <li>create or update digital economy resource maps</li> <li>develop a preliminary list of viable digital economy projects</li> <li>outline implementation steps that can be taken to increase digital economy resources in each community.</li> </ul> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div class="text-center"><img src="img/img-content-planning-dep-1.png" alt="" class="cushycms" title="Top Image" /></div> </div> </section> <section class="section alt with-line clearfix"> <div class="container"> <div class="col-left align-left cushycms" title="Left Content #2"><h4>The TRRC assigned the following<br /> staff to facilitate the digital economy planning activities:</h4> <ul> <li><strong class="highlight">Jeannie Brantley</strong><br /> Planning Director</li> <li><strong class="highlight">Sam Mukoro</strong><br /> GIS Planner</li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-right align-right cushycms" title="Right Content #2"><p>The TRRC focused DEP planning efforts in Carroll, Coweta, Butts, Lamar, and Spalding Counties since those counties had not been involved recently with local or regional <strong class="highlight">broadband planning</strong> activities. The TRRC coordinated with the <strong class="highlight">West Georgia Broadband Authority</strong> (WGBA) in Heard, Meriwether, Troup, and Upson counties for the past two years, and the TRRC incorporated the WGBA broadband engineering study findings into the regional plan. <a href="https://threeriversrc.org/download/TRRC-2012-Broadband-Coverage-Maps.pdf" target="_blank">See the TRRC Regional Broadband Maps here</a>.</p> <p>The Pike County Development Authority solicited bids for a single county broadband study, and the TRRC provided an overview of those efforts in the regional digital economy plan.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section with-line clearfix"> <div class="container"> <div class="col-left align-left cushycms" title="Left Content #3"><h4>Other Regional Digital Economy Resources</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Census Quick Facts</strong></a></li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.gmanet.com/DataTools.aspx" target="_blank">GA Municipal Association Data Tools</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.crowdfiber.com/" target="_blank">CrowdFiber - Georgia</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="https://threeriversrc.org/download/Digital Economy Presentation.pdf" target="_blank">Digital Economy Presentation</a></strong></li> <li><a href="https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/resources/federal/federal-funding" target="_blank"><strong>Broadband Funding Programs</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://broadband.georgia.gov/2023-georgia-broadband-availability-map" target="_blank"><strong>Georgia Interactive Broadband Map</strong></a></li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.gatelehealth.org/" target="_blank">GA Telehealth Resources</a></strong></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-right align-right cushycms" title="Right Content #3"><h4>Small Business Tools</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://broadband.georgia.gov/speed-test" target="_blank"><strong>Speed Test - Broadband.Georgia.gov</strong></a></li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/" target="_blank">Speakeasy Speed Test</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonnazar/2013/05/28/30-terrific-tools-for-small-businesses/" target="_blank">30 Terrific Tools for Small Businesses</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/58263-15-Cloud-Storage-Sites-for-Small-Businesses" target="_blank">Cloud Data Storage Services</a></strong></li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> </div> <footer id="colophon" class="site-footer" role="contentinfo"> <div class="container"> <div class="clearfix"> <div class="align-left text-center"> <p>P. 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