Maryland Agency Asset Inventory Survey

By completing this short questionnaire, you will help Maryland's Office of Statewide Broadband identify infrastructure-related assets that may potentially help facilitate broadband deployment in Maryland. As the State engages with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to extend network footprints and services, this information will support Maryland's goal of optimizing federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funding to achieve statewide universal access to high-speed broadband.

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* 1. Please provide your contact information

Agency name

Government level (State, regional, county, local, tribal)

Name of jurisdiction

First and last name

Title

Phone number

Agency website URL (if any)

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* 2. Does your agency own or manage physical assets (i.e. conduit, fiber, structures, real estate, poles, etc.) that are available for lease to Internet Service Providers (ISP) for broadband deployment?

Yes

What information about these leasable assets would you like the State to include in its broadband planning and communications with ISPs?

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* 3. Will your agency oversee capital construction projects between now and 2027 that include opportunities for the placement of communications facilities by your agency, other state or local agencies, regional or local consortia, or ISPs?

Yes

What information about these projects (i.e. scope, location, schedule) would you like included in State broadband planning and in communications with ISPs?

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* 4. Has your agency analyzed workforce readiness (i.e., the availability of skilled labor) in Maryland as it may impact State broadband policies and deployment goals?

Yes

Please provide a URL link where relevant documents, presentations, or analyses are located or send to the following email address: OSB.BEAD@MARYLAND.GOV

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* 5. Does your agency have a role in workforce development that would support wired or wireless broadband deployment (including training and recruitment for equipment technicians, cable installation and repair, and construction jobs)?

Yes

Please describe programs or initiatives that your agency operates or supports or relevant programs operated by other agencies.

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* 6. Are you aware of, or does your agency have reason to track and monitor frequent or widespread broadband or other communications outages that have significant impact on your community (or, if you represent a statewide organization, on the communities in Maryland)?

Yes

If yes, please describe your agency's role in monitoring or tracking communications reliability in your community and discuss the impact of significant outages.

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* 7. Are you aware of, or is your agency involved in, planning efforts or development of regulations related to reliable and resilient emergency-level broadband or other communications services, especially services for critical facilities in Maryland (e.g. hospitals, schools, evacuation sites, utilities, data centers, public safety locations)?

Yes

Please provide a URL link to any publicly available materials relating to these issues and briefly describe the relevant issues related to critical facilities, including planning for climate and weather-related hazards. You may also email these materials to OSB.BEAD@MARYLAND.GOV

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* 8. Has your agency developed any policies, regulations, or guidance regarding emergency communications, network redundancy, climate resilience, disaster preparedness, or disaster recovery planning applicable to the broadband and communications industry in Maryland?

Yes

Please provide a URL link to any publicly available documents and briefly describe policies and other materials that you believe would be helpful to Maryland's broadband planning efforts. You may also email these materials to OSB.BEAD@MARYLAND.GOV

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* 9. Has your agency developed policies or strategic planning documents that will facilitate broadband access efforts in Maryland (e.g. publicly available information that directly addresses digital equity, infrastructure deployment, economic development, network resilience, partnerships, business planning, or other related efforts)?

Yes

Please briefly summarize the material and provide a URL link or email information to OSB.BEAD@MARYLAND.GOV

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* 10. If applicable please share information regarding broadband-related planning efforts of other Maryland state and local agencies or contact information for agencies involved in broadband-related planning efforts, that you believe would be helpful to the Office of Statewide Broadband's broadband planning efforts.

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* 11. Please describe how your agency can collaborate with the Office of Statewide Broadband and participate in its efforts to achieve statewide universal access to high-speed broadband.