Arkansas Broadband Advisory Council
Arkansas Broadband Advisory Council
Signed into law on March 28, 2007, Act 604 created two separate entities - Connect Arkansas and the Arkansas Broadband Advisory Council. Connect Arkansas's initiatives are focused on broadband education and facilitation, and oversight for the organization is provided by the Connect Arkansas Board of Directors.
Concurrently, the Arkansas Broadband Advisory Council was created, as an entity independent from Connect Arkansas, to monitor the broadband based development efforts of other states and nations in areas such as business, education, and health. The Council also advises the Governor and the General Assembly on policies related to making affordable broadband available to every Arkansas home and business.
Connect Arkansas supports the Arkansas Broadband Advisory Council by providing the Council with any information and research that they may need to make sound policy recommendations.