Broadband Advisory Council

Purpose

The purpose of the Broadband Advisory Council is to advise the Governor on policy and funding priorities to expedite deployment and reduce the cost of broadband access in the Commonwealth.

Term

Two year terms

Composition

The Council shall have a total membership of 17 members that shall consist of seven legislative members, six nonlegislative citizen members, and four ex officio members. Members shall be appointed as follows: four members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; three members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and six nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor, of whom one shall be a representative of the Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association, one shall be a representative of the Virginia Telecommunications Industry Association, one shall be a representative from local government recommended by the Virginia Municipal League and Virginia Association of Counties, one shall be a representative of the Virginia Wireless Internet Service Providers Association, one shall be a representative of a wireless service authority, and one shall be a representative of the Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives. The executive director of the Center for Rural Virginia and three Secretaries as defined in § 2.2-200 to be appointed by the Governor shall serve ex officio. Legislative and ex officio members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Other members shall be appointed for terms of two years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. All members may be reappointed.

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Current Board Members

Member:Christian R Goodwin
Seat: Representative of a Wireless service Authority
End Date:6/30/2027
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Member:Gary Wood
Seat: Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives Representative
End Date:6/30/2027
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Member:James Carr
Seat: Representative of the Virginia Wireless Internet Service Providers Association
End Date:6/30/2027
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Member:Steven Sandy
Seat: Local Government Recommendation (Virginia Municipal League and Virginia Association of Counties)
End Date:6/30/2027
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Member:Raphael C LaMura
Seat: Representative of the Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association
End Date:6/30/2027
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Member:Richard A Schollmann
Seat: Representative of the Virginia Telecommunications Industry Association
End Date:6/30/2027
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