The Opportunities When You Start at 99%: Connecticut’s State Broadband Director

When it comes to connectivity, Connecticut (pun intended) is in the enviable situation of having 99 percent of its locations already powered by broadband. But statewide usage statistics—from the American Community Survey and providers’ adoption data—showed that only about 87 percent of its locations actually subscribe to internet. That roughly 12 percent gap means the state has other priorities for broadband funding than many less-well-connected states. Connecticut’s Director of Telecommunications and Broadband Kevin Pisacich describes a statewide, holistic approach to broadband, in which every agency works together to push three priorities forward at once: action, adoption, and affordability.