Columbia Gorge Regional Telecommunications Plan

The Gorge Telecom Plan inventories existing telecommunications services in the
region and identifies specific telecommunication marketing and implementation
strategies necessary to spur desired growth and development in the four-county Gorge
Region. Products resulting from the study include this summary as part of a full-length
report and this new website designed to market the abundance of
telecommunications services and opportunities within the region, including Skamania
and Klickitat counties, Washington and Hood River and Wasco counties, Oregon.

Project Elements and Process
The Gorge Telecom Plan was developed under a seven-month work plan guided by
the Gorge Teleconsortium, a diverse group representing economic and workforce
development, education, health care, cooperatives, telecommunications service
providers, native Americans and private business. Primary work plan elements include:
• Telecommunications Services Inventory
• Residential Telephone Survey
• Stakeholder/Business Interviews
• Market/Business Cluster Analysis
• Marketing and Implementation Strategies
•  A Gorge Telecommunications Services website

Download the Full Executive Summary or Telecommunications Plan here.