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The Ohio Broadband Council (OBC) serves as the coordinating body for Broadband Ohio and has oversight of the network from a policy, procedure, process and development standpoint. Policy considerations cover both external policies (i.e., those policies that impact the potential customers of the network) and internal policies that determine how the network is operated, extended and maintained.

The OBC develops and maintains the strategic Broadband Ohio plan. OBC’s mission is to develop plans consistent with the overall technology goals and objectives of the State, while supporting, to the extent possible, the specific missions of each agency. This approach is designed to enable agencies to focus their energy and funding on serving the needs of their constituents.

The OBC will be co-chaired by Ohio’s chief information officer, Steve Edmonson, and the executive director of the Ohio Supercomputer Center, Stan Ahalt. The membership will include the director of the Governor’s Office of Appalachia and representatives of Ohio Departments of Budget and Management, Development, Education, Jobs and Family Services, Public Safety and Health. Additionally, bipartisan representation from both houses of the Ohio General Assembly will serve on the council. Also, the Governor will appoint at least six representatives from business, associations, local governments and the general public.

Fig 1: Ohio Broadband Council Organizational structure
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