Wyo. Stat. § 9-12-1509 (2026)

(a) The business council shall, in consultation with the
economically needed diversity options for Wyoming (ENDOW)
executive council, establish a broadband advisory council
consisting of eleven (11) members. One (1) member shall be the
state chief information officer or his designee. Remaining
members shall be appointed by the council from the public
at-large, with geographic diversity and to include diverse
interests, including backgrounds in economic development, state
or local government entities, broadband providers, technology
related businesses, health care, education, library services and
public safety. At least one (1) representative of the Northern
Arapaho or Eastern Shoshone tribes of the Wind River Indian
Reservation shall be appointed to the advisory council. One (1)
senator appointed by the president of the senate and one (1)
representative appointed by the speaker of the house shall serve
as legislative liaisons to the advisory council. Legislative
liaisons shall be paid salary, per diem and mileage as provided
in W.S. 28-5-101 when attending meetings of the advisory
council. Members of the advisory council shall receive no
salary, but shall be reimbursed under W.S. 9-3-102 and 9-3-103
for per diem and travel expenses incurred in the performance of
their duties.

     (b) The advisory council shall provide advice and make
recommendations to the business council on the following
subjects:

          (i) The development of an inventory and map of
current broadband availability, as provided by voluntary
submission from broadband providers and derived from other
resources, including Federal Communications Commission reports,
and identification of areas of the state unserved by broadband
technology;

          (ii) Needs, practices and technologies for providing
broadband services in the most efficient manner possible, to
accommodate economic growth, diversification and development,
and enhance education opportunities;

          (iii) Coordination with the ENDOW executive council,
the state chief information officer and local and tribal
governmental entities to ensure that state and local policies
are conducive to development of broadband services;

          (iv) Applications received under this article, as
requested by the council;

          (v)   Propose to the council:

               (A) A state broadband enhancement plan, for
adoption by the council not later than September 1, 2018;

               (B) Not later than March 1, 2020, propose
recommended changes to upload and download speeds specified in
the definition of unserved areas, including unserved residential
and business corridors.

     (c) The business council shall, in consultation with the
ENDOW executive council and the governor's office, designate an
employee of the business council as coordinator of broadband
services. The person designated shall have expertise in
telecommunications and specifically in the provision of
broadband services. As directed by the business council, the
coordinator shall staff the broadband advisory council. The
coordinator shall, with approval of the business council,
accomplish the tasks set forth in paragraphs (b)(i) through (v)
of this section and undertake other duties as assigned by the
business council in consultation with the governor's office.
The business council may contract with a consultant to provide
services to the broadband advisory council and to the business
council under this act.