Over 200 Eden Prairie residents responded to an online survey about broadband and Internet services sponsored by the Technology Task Force. Thanks to those who took the time to complete the survey. Here are some of the very interesting results!
Almost half of respondents have three or more computers in their homes.
Two-thirds connect [...]
Residents of Eden Prairie,
Thanks for taking the time to complete our survey!
Our technology task force is charged with three tasks:
What does the Eden Prairie community have for telecom infrastructure and services;
What do we need now and in the future; and
How should we get there?
This survey provides you with an opportunity to give us valuable input [...]
A key task for Community Technology Advisors is to inventory and analyze the current telecommunications infrastructure and services in Eden Prairie. We have been interviewing providers and are getting a pretty clear picture.  At our last task force meeting, Comcast and Time Warner Telecom made presentations to the group about their current and planned services.
Time [...]
I found this information in the daily Baller Herbst email headlines service today. It describes some of Comcast’s thinking about where and how to roll out its DOCSIS 3.0 services that enable much, much higher Internet speeds over its existing networks. http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6456852.html Somthing to think about before next week’s meeting with Comcast at the EP [...]
In the last four days, I have seen two articles about the importance of connectivity and economic development. Friday, the Business Journal had an article on Northfield and the community’s plan to leverage a St. Olaf College fiber network for high bandwidth services to technology-dependent companies. You can find this article at http://twincities.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2007/06/11/story3.html.
Then [...]
 The business survey is now closed. Unfortunately, we only received seven responses in spite of numerous emails to Eden Prairie Chamber members and a snazzy postcard to every business in the city utility database (over 2000 firms!). One could assume that telecom services are not a significant issue to Eden Prairie businesses.
What to you think!
Business [...]
Business Owners and Managers - What’s Your Perspective?
The Eden Prairie Technology Task Force wants your opinion, in person and online, about your firm’s current and prospective needs for telecommunications services. The task force is examining whether current and planned services effectively position our community to compete in a global economy and will recommend [...]
There is an excellent article in the June 2007 Eden Prairie city newletter Life In The Prairie (PDF). The article includes quotes from Scott Neal, Dave Lindahl and me about the task force purpose and its membership.
Getting the word out about the task force is an important step in its success. [...]
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