[1st-mile-nm] NM Integrated Strategic Broadband Initiative: Report

[Marianne Granoff]

This report has major inaccuracies in the first paragraph of the 
executive summary.

I hope no one paid these people to do this poor a job.

Marianne Granoff


At 01:36 PM 10/16/2008 -0700, Richard Lowenberg wrote:
>A couple of months ago, I noted on this list that Design Nine, Inc. was being
>contracted by the NM Computing Applications Center (and the Governor's Office)
>to produce a "New Mexico Integrated Strategic Broadband Initiative" Report, in
>order to substantiate some necessary and proposed statewide broadband actions.
>
>The Report has been submitted and is now available online in three .pdf
>sections, on the Design Nine web site.   The main body of the Report 
>includes a
>brief Executive Summary and Recommendations; followed by a statewide
>demographic-economic analysis; a rapid assessment of statewide broadband
>projects, players and considerations; and conclusions.   The Appendix has two
>referenced sections: supporting documents and letters; and maps and 
>diagrams.
>The entire Report is over 200 pages.
>
>http://www.designnine.com/work/NewMexicoStudy/
>
>The Report was produced in a very short time frame.   Surely, there 
>is much that
>could or should have been included, which has not been.   There may be some
>errors and other omissions.   The Report does not make detailed
>recommendations, but rather suggests areas that need attention, consideration,
>coordination and actions.   The primary recommendation is that a formal, more
>inclusive, phased process (Initiative) be undertaken immediately.   Detailed
>recommendations and actions should emerge out of that process, not out of this
>consutants' Report.   The State is already initiating some next step actions,
>based on the Report.
>
>This will hopefully be a 'living document', which can serve as the basis for
>further research, analysis and recommendations.   Your help in this regard is
>appreciated.   Please send me any comments or critiques, which may 
>help us move
>forward more effectively.  Progress will be reported on this 
>list.   Stay tuned.
>Thanks in advance.
>Richard
>
>
>--
>Richard Lowenberg
>1st-Mile Institute
>P.O. Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504
>505-989-9110;   505-603-5200 cell
>rl at 1st-mile.com  www.1st-mile.com
>
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