As a community starting broadband planning, identify the recommended first step for organizing a planning team and three key methods for gathering community input. Additionally, determine if Wisconsin's BEAD Challenge Process is currently open for submissions as of July 2024, and provide the general inquiry email address for the toolkit.
Navigate to the 'Broadband Toolkit' homepage. Locate the 'Organizing Your Planning Team' section and identify the recommended first step. Locate the 'Getting Community Input and Assessing Community Needs' section and identify three key methods for gathering community input. Locate the 'BEAD Challenge Process' section and determine its status as of July 2024. Find the general inquiry email address on the page.
State 'Getting Started: Organizing for Community Broadband Planning' as the recommended first step for organizing a planning team. List three distinct methods for gathering community input, such as 'Surveys', 'Conversations', 'Forums', or 'Asset Mapping'. Confirm that Wisconsin’s BEAD Challenge Process ended in July 2024 and is therefore no longer open for submissions. Provide 'katie.wantoch@wisc.edu' as the general inquiry email address.