Finley Engineering Broadband Planning

Finley Engineering Broadband Planning

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  www.FinleyUSA.com Border to BorderBroadband Transforming Minnesota Mark Mrla – Director Finley Engineering Company Office: (507) 777-2222 [email protected] October 23, 2018
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  www.FinleyUSA.com Engineering since 1953– nationwide Engineering fiber projects for over 35 years Finley Engineering Company Company Background & Services Feasibility Studies Project Management Engineering Designs & Budgets Plans & Specs CAD/GIS ROW Services Easements Permitting Environmental Make-Ready Eng. Contracts & Bidding Loan/Grant Apps Strategic Planning
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  www.FinleyUSA.com Considering a BroadbandProject Your Best Chance of Success Education and Evaluation •Education – Your Team and Community •Feasibility Study •Evaluate options & work the study results •Negotiations •Planning •Implementation strategy
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  www.FinleyUSA.com Feasibility Studies Your BestChance of Success Goals with Feasibility Studies •Provide the best chances of a successful broadband network •By developing a clear understanding of your goals •And by studying multiple design options, cost options, financing options, funding options, partnership options, business structure options
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  www.FinleyUSA.com • Study Owner •Experienced professionals (engineering, financial, legal, etc.) • Any potential providers • The community • Possibly potential investment partners Feasibility Study – Key Players Making Projects Successful Who Needs to be Involved?
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  www.FinleyUSA.com There are hundredsif not thousands of options…you can’t study them all. The key to finding the best solution is •Gathering the right data •Evaluating the right options This is where experience pays off Feasibility Study - Approach Making Projects Successful Finding the Right Solution
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  www.FinleyUSA.com • Fiber –Active, passive, various configurations, etc. • Wireless – Tower based, mesh based, mobile, fixed, etc. • Satellite • Other technologies • Hybrid Approaches Feasibility Studies Making Projects Successful Technology Option Examples
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  www.FinleyUSA.com • Maps ofthe area and passings • Miles to cover all passings • Number of: residential, multi-dwelling units and number of units in each, businesses • Miles of aerial vs. buried • Types of soil Feasibility Studies Making Projects Successful Sample Questions & Data to Help Begin an Evaluation
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  www.FinleyUSA.com • Existing plantthat can be used • Existing providers in the area and their services, speeds, reliability, etc. • Shape of existing aerial facilities • Rural vs. metro areas • Types of terrain and ground cover Feasibility Studies Making Projects Successful Sample Questions & Data to Help Begin an Evaluation (continued)
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  www.FinleyUSA.com Experience, Experience, Experience Options,Options, Options Summary Making Projects Successful Best Chance of Success
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  Requirements for Financial FeasibilityModeling Doug Dawson, President – CCG Consulting October 23, 2018
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  Feasibility Modeling Requirements Current Market Prices  Copies of Bills  Quality of Current Broadband  Speed Tests  The Incumbents  Community Interest in Broadband  Surveys  Questionnaires  Interviews 12
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  Feasibility Modeling Requirements Discussion of Business Structure  Muni Business  Cooperative  Commercial ISP  Public Private Partnership  Open Access 13
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  Feasibility Modeling Requirements Kinds of Funding Available  Will Bonds Work?  Any Grants Available  Likelihood of Bank Financing  Fitting the ISP into Current Operations  Local Salaries and other Cost Detail 14
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  Contact Doug Dawson DougDawson President, CCG Consulting [email protected] (202) 255-7689 www.ccgcomm.com Daily Blog https://potsandpansbyccg.com/ 15