How Are States Managing the Broadband Billions?

American Enterprise Institute

Friday, September 29, 2023 - 10:00am to 11:30am

Time Zone

EST

Virtual Event

States are at the forefront for spending unprecedented billions of taxpayer dollars on broadband development. In 2020 and 2021 Congress allocated over $70 billion to improve broadband availability. Among political pressures to indulge favored constituents and impose market regulations, a lack of experience among many officials, and misinformation regarding lessons from the past, much can go wrong. Which states are leading the way, and how are they ensuring that taxpayers get their money’s worth?

Agenda

10:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks:
Mark Jamison, Nonresident Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

10:05 a.m.
Panel Discussion

Panelists:
Michelle P. Connolly, Professor of the Practice of Economics, Duke University
Nate Denny, Deputy Secretary for Broadband and Digital Equity, North Carolina Department of Information Technology
Veneeth Iyengar, Executive Director, ConnectLA
Jade Piros de Carvalho, Director, Kansas Office of Broadband Development

Moderator:
Mark Jamison, Nonresident Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute