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Tim Miles from the Steamboat Springs School District discusses using a carrier-neutral location (CNL) to address the district's broadband needs. The district currently pays high costs for slow, unreliable internet from a single provider. A CNL could aggregate demand from multiple entities to negotiate lower costs and gain redundancy by connecting to multiple carriers. Miles estimates a CNL could pay for itself within a few years through savings on bandwidth and network outages. He believes a CNL is financially sustainable and could grow to serve more entities. The presentation explores the potential costs, returns on investment, and benefits of a CNL for the district.
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- 7. PUBLIC SECTOR • ServiceOriented • Tax Based Budgeting PRIVATE SECTOR • Service Oriented • Return on Investment Budgeting Partner Perspectives
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- 12. Mountain Connect 2013 TimMiles Technology Director Steamboat Springs School District (SSSD) South Routt School District (Soroco) 325 7th St Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 970-871-3184 (W) 970-819-4363 (C) [email protected]
- 13. My Buildings Approx: 2200Kids Buildings: 6 (2-Elemtary, 1-Middle, 1-High, 1-Admin, 1-Trans)
- 14. Why are we here? • What’s the problem SSSD/Steamboat? • 3.5 hours from Denver • Top Ranked School District – State/Na3on • High Cost ($100+ MB), Recently (50+MB) • Redundancy? • One Provider (CL) … Last mile (Comcast, Resort, Zirkel, Satelite) • Who is beWer nego3ator? (Me, Them, Neighbor) • Rent 3mes Many • Slow Learners • Their Business Model! • Sorry you are not Denver! • My needs are s3ll growing-‐What to do? – Wait – Do it yourself, Partner
- 15. Educate-They need ourhelp? Who has rented a tuxedo? Shame on me! Shame on You! Solution! Who has upgraded/converted/purchased telco services? How did that go? Who is looking like Tuxedo company? Don’t want to but need to!
- 16. Solu3on:CNL • The simple solu3on: CNL • You are not alone • Larger Voice, Larger Demand, Nego3a3on, Aggregate, Demand, Partner • Rent 3mes One • BeWer Cost • You now have op3ons! • How much does it cost? • StartUp • Time(Organize) • Ongoing • Is it feasible? • I believe so • What’s the RoI? • Lower Cost, Added Value, Redundancy(?), Growth, Partners, Nego3a3on
- 17. What Is A Carrier Neutral Loca3on BeWer Internet for Everyone
- 18. SB 152 • hWp://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2005a/csl.nsf/billcontainers/ FA216226F45192FE87256F41007B483C/$FILE/152_01.pdf
- 20. Problem = Slow, Expensive, Unreliable Internet
- 21. Fix It = Compe33on = CNL
- 24. Item Cost Leasehold improvements $17,000 Capital equipment $35,000 ARIN, BGP, ISP related work $27,000 Consultants, RFP etc $12,000 Total $91,000 Cost: $91,000
- 25. RoI: Savings on Network Outages
- 26. RoI: SSSD Savings on Bandwidth *Es3mate of 1 Gbps service from EagleNet
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- 28. Sustainability/Growth • Sustainable at NCB member only level; • More sustainable with more tenants • Poten3al for Growth – More commercial tenants – More service providers – Distributed Antenna System • Consolida3on of Services • Redundant
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- 30. Distributed Antenna System: -‐Deploy high-‐speed Wi-‐Fi and cellular services -‐More bandwidth, less money -‐More produc3vity -‐”The Steamboat Experience” CNL Supports DAS
- 31. Conclusion • CNL is affordable in NCB budget • Strong business case for CNL • Strong poten3al for sustainability AND growth • What’s the next step?
- 32. Questions? Tim Miles Technology Director SteamboatSprings School District (SSSD) South Routt School District (Soroco) 325 7th St Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 970-871-3184 (W) 970-819-4363 (C) [email protected]
- 35. PR E PAR E D F O R MOUNTAIN CONNECT 2013 RURAL BROADBAND JUNE 17, 2013 BR E C K E N R I D G E , CO B Y A N T H O N Y D . E D W A R D S , E S Q S A N J U A N L A W O F F I C E , L L C CO-FOUNDER OF CROWDFUNDING OFFERINGS, LTD. CREATOR OF THE MAIN STREET CROWD PLATFORM WWW.MAINSTREETCROWD.COM Crowdfunding: A New Avenue for Expanding Broadband to Communities
- 36. Presentation Outline Introduction Crowdfunding InvestingComing to A Theatre Near You Soon Broadband Crowdfunding Platforms & Projects Crowdfunding Options The Concept of Investing via Crowdfunding Review of Crowdfund Act of 2012 Group Discussion
- 37. What is Crowdfunding? Debt • The“crowd” commits funds in return for interest or “profit sharing.” (Prosper.com) Donation/Rewards Based • The “crowd” donates funds in return for rewards (Kickstarter & Indiegogo) Equity Investing • The “crowd” purchases shares in return for equity • $20.5 million raised overseas in 2011 (Forbes)
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- 39. Broadband Projects CROWFUNDING BROADBANDSUCCESS Blacksburg Virginia ($91,400) TechPad’s fundraising campaign to bring next-generation Internet speeds and free public Wi-Fi to Blacksburg reached its goal with less than seven hours remaining Wednesday evening. [Roanoke Times, June 6, 2013] 1 Gigabyte (200 Megabit Speed) $75.00 per month for Downtown Direct Access
- 40. Broadband Projects OTHER BROADBANDPROJECTS ULTRA-FAST Crossroads Wi-Fi: Kansas City, MO KANSAS CITY? BUT I THOUGHT THEY HAD GOOGLE FIBER! Continued Hosted on http://neighbor.ly/
- 41. Broadband Projects OTHER BROADBANDPROJECTS GOOGLE FIBER/KANSAS CITY Serving Residential Business Community Remains Underserved RESPONSE Ultra-Fast Crossroads Wi-Fi Project (100 Mb/s Wireless Mesh for Crossroads in Kansas City (Project Pending Launch) Juniper Gardens Apartments located in one of the poorest sections of Kansas City, Kan.(Project Success) Neighbor.ly Project raised $34,500 and equipment manufacturer Ubiquiti made up the difference with an in-kind contribution of product.
- 42. COMMUNITY FOCUSED CROWFUNDING INITIATIVESNOT ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY’S NEED (BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/EXPANDED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES/GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY) CROWFUNDING BROADBAND (PUBLIC vs PRIVATE or PUBLIC/PRIVATE) PUBLIC CENTRALIZED CROWFUNDING BROADBAND EFFORTS
- 43. COMMUNITY FOCUSED CROWFUNDING INITIATIVES NOT ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT CROWFUNDING BROADBAND (PUBLIC/PRIVATE) PRIVATE ENTITY MANAGEMENT/PUBLIC ENTITY OWNERSHIP or SUPPORT GOVERNMENT/NGO FUNDING Crowfunding for Broadband Expansion • Cheaper/Lower Service Fees is a Reward • Partner with Private Sector for Professional Network Management WHY? The Private Sector is much more receptive and experienced in Managing Multi-User (Residential/Business/Other) Networks. Aggregating Private Sector Demand is what motivates Private Sector Participants.
- 44. COMMUNITY FOCUSED CROWFUNDING INITIATIVESNOT ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT CROWFUNDING BROADBAND (PRIVATE ONLY) CURRENT OPTIONS BROADBAND EXPANSION BY CROWDFUNDING DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC IN RETURN FOR REWARD (e.g. LOWER FEES) PRIVATE START-UP Equity Offering via Regulation D (Accredited Investor Focused) FUTURE OPTIONS Equity Crowfunding via the Public (Network/Company owned by some community members) (LLC/S Corp/C Corp/Public Benefit Corp)
- 45. Crowdfunding Investing: ABrief Synopsis A NEW AVENUE FOR RAISING CAPTIAL • The ‘Crowd’ receives a small stake in a business in return for investing capital towards an online funding goal • Network of support for the business (Ambassadors/ Customers/Advisors)
- 46. General Process forCrowdfunding Investing Entrepreneur FUNDING PORTAL 1. Entrepreneur Posts Project in Portal 2. Crowd Evaluates the Offering 3. Crowd Pledges to Invest via Escrow or Transfer Agent 4. If Successful, Business is Funded 5. If Successful,Transfer Agent Forwards Shares to Crowd 6. Entrepreneur Reports to Shareholders and Performs Other Duties as Required
- 47. JOBS Act: CROWDFUNDAct of 2012 Allows existing businesses and start-ups to raise up to $1,000,000 of capital, online, every 12 months Allows the general public to invest in these security offerings (no accredited investor restriction) Provides investor protections and platform restrictions
- 48. Investor Protections: EquityCrowdfunding • In general, the greater of $2,000 or 5% of annual income and no more than $2,000 per offering in any 12 month period Investing limits • Officers and directors • Principals holding more than 20% of the equity Background checks on issuers • Provide risk related disclosures • Investor education information • Investor affirmation Investor education/confirmation
- 49. Outstanding Questions: EquityCrowdfunding When can I sell my interest? How do I sell my interest? How is valuation determined? Can My Community Create a Micro Stock Exchange?
- 50. What Now? EquityCrowdfunding The SEC had 270 days from April 5, 2012 to receive public input and formulate the Rules. Washington Insiders anticipate the Rules to be Released by Fall 2013
- 51. Conclusion Crowdfunding is alegitimate option for communities to expand Broadband Services. Projects & Initiatives are what the public prefers to fund. Public/Private/Collaborative Crowdfunding Solutions are filling the gap and will continue to do so.
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- 55. About SkyWerx Launchedin 2003 Residential and business broadband provider to Pagosa Springs, Bayfield, Durango. Network backend is built upon redundant, licensed, long-haul microwave links (50+ miles) fed via fiber with East and West Routes One of the largest WISPs and Middle Mile Providers in SW Colorado and the only Gbps+ licensed microwave network spanning 200+ miles
- 56. Infrastructure and Network ExpansionUpdate Completed 1 Gbps backbone into Chaffee County Network is indirectly servicing Monarch Ski Area, Mt. Princeton Hot Springs, and the towns of Salida and Buena Vista Future Network Expansion planned for Gunnison and Montrose which would complete our planned ring for Southwest Colorado
- 57. • North MonarchRidge will act as the Central Hub between Gunnison and Chaffee County
- 58. Community Collaboration Financedand supported by anchor institutions, key employers within the community, and individuals Examples are Crestone Telecom, Colorado Central Telecom, Adams State College, SCAN Project, Fasttrack Communications Colorado Central Telecom collaboration partners consists of SkyWerx Industries, Monarch Ski Area, Mt. Princeton Hot Springs, Ralph Abrams, and other key individuals
- 59. Collaboration Continued SkyWerxand Adams State College have teamed up to provide an alternative and redundant backbone solution into the San Louis Valley SCAN Network (SW CO Access Network) along with SkyWerx Industries and Fasttrack Communications have come together to provide fiber and microwave solutions for the SCAN project SkyWerx utilizes some of Fasttrack’s fiber assets to better provide primary and redundant solutions across Southwest Colorado
- 60. Collaboration Continued Partneringwith smaller ISP’s with a Dealer Program to provide advanced and diversified services to their portfolio Example is Align Technologies out of Durango to resale and re-brand SkyWerx residential services Key benefits are low cost of product offering. No infrastructure investment or maintenance. Can offer same quality of service that SkyWerx offers with own branded product. Revenue sharing for Dealer
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- 62. Middle Mile 8Gbps Full Duplex Distances up to 50 Miles per/hop Consists of an all indoor system utilizing 6-11 Ghz Low cost in comparison to running fiber long distances Equal reliability compared to fiber over short hall and long hall applications
- 63. Last Mile Over theAir Rates up to 1.3 Gbps Extremely Low Latency for Voice and Video Applications Low cost of deployment in comparison to wire line services WISP’s will be capable of providing point to multipoint service plans greater than 40 Mbps
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- 66. Feasibility Study for a FiberTo The Premises System
- 67. The SLVREC servicearea can be characterized as: • Very limited availability of wireline cable TV • Limited availability of wireline Internet access 67 24% 23% 53% Both Available Cable TV only Broadband Only 82% 19% Residency Status Year Round Seasonal
- 68. 75% of householdsuse pay TV Stated average monthly spend: Cable: $78 Satellite: $65 There are an average of 2.2 TV sets per pay TV household (HH) 68 3% 72% 11% 4% 11% Cable Satellite Off Air Online Other/None 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 + Don't Know Monthly Pay TV Spend 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% One Two Three Four Five or More Number of TV Sets in the Home All Pay TV
- 69. SLV is higherthan the national average at 80% digital penetration to basic High definition service is prevalent at 63% of pay TV users 11% of pay TV users will upgrade to HD in the next 12 months (Q5): Definitely Will: 9% Probably Will: 12% Might/Might Not: 11% 69 20% 80% Basic Cable Digital Cable 63% 30% 7% Incidence of High DefiniAon TV (among all pay TV users) High Def Standard Def Don't Know
- 70. The average numberof lines is: Residential: 0.9 Small Business: 2.5 (other market data) Wireless has become a substitute service for wireline, especially among younger HHs A further 9% of wireline phone users will drop for wireless in the next 12 months 70 None 1 2 3 or More 24% 66% 9% 2% Number of Phone Lines in the Home 25 -‐ 34 35 -‐ 44 45 -‐ 54 55 -‐ 64 65 -‐ 74 75 -‐ 84 65% 32% 17% 21% 12% 9% Households Without Wireline Phone Service by Age
- 71. 78% of studyarea households use the Internet at home (65% is US average as of April 2011) DSL and Satellite have the vast majority of market share at 77% 71 14.5% 7.5% 2.8% 75.3% Incidence of Internet Households No PC PC without Internet Dial Up Broadband 4% 43% 5% 34% 14% 0% Internet Market Share (Households) Dial Up DSL Cable Modem Satellite Fixed Wireless
- 72. Market share reflects the lack of viable terrestrial access technology for many homes Stated average monthly Internet spend: Residen3al: $46 72 Fiber Op3c Cable Modem DSL Satellite Fixed Wireless Dial Up Don't Know 5% 41% 33% 14% 4% 3% 9% 58% 19% 1% 9% 4% Internet Access Technology Centris Research: April 2011 Home Media Magazine (sample 40k US HHs) SLV Na3onal 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% $20 $30 $40 $50 > $50 Monthly Internet Spend
- 73. 73 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 Brand Number of TV Channels Internet Speed Price Customer Service Reliability 2.4 3.6 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.7 Importance RaAng of Select Broadband Service AQributes (Mean Ra7ng on a 1-‐5 Scale)
- 74. 74 Download Most Important Upload Most Important Both Important 18% 3% 73%
- 75. 75 Customer Service Channel Selec3on Reliability Nothing Increased Internet Speed Lower Prices 5% 6% 20% 20% 32% 34% Q40: “What would you like to see most improved from your current broadband services?”
- 76. 76 Customer Service Reliability Channel Selec3on Nothing Increased Internet Speed Lower Prices 5% 20% 6% 20% 32% 34% 13% 11% 10% 17% 5% 43% 8% 13% 13% 16% 22% 47% San Luis Valley
- 77. Technology Strategy Base ElectricOperations
- 78. Substation SCADA SCADAsystem is hamstrung by lack of high capacity communications Currently uses wireless systems for communications backhaul Greater bandwidth would greatly improve effectiveness of SCADA Advanced Meter Infrastructure Current powerline carrier system does not offer real time feedback / control Future metering and billing requirements will likely require new AMI approach Latest AMI systems work best with access to high speed backhaul at the neighborhood level Other Smart Grid Applications Automated control of capacitor banks Monitoring telemetry from transformers Monitoring regulator banks 78
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- 81. Why FTTP? Gold standard for local broadband services distribu3on Technology is far superior to any other op3on now and in the future Gigabit Passive Op3cal Network assumed for new network GPON commercially available from mul3ple suppliers Mature technology with millions of units shipped Standard GPON architecture 1:32 spliWers deployed in centralized split network One spliWer cabinet typically serves 250-‐260 homes / businesses Cabinets can be pad or pole mounted – very low profile System reach is 20 km from GPON equipment (OLT) loca3on
- 82. SLVREC “electric” installsproposed backbone and feeder system Add services specific systems at network operations center (NOC) Video Internet VOIP Back office Deploy FTTP systems at the neighborhood level FTTP networks deployed in those neighborhoods with a minimum commitment to subscribe to FTTP services FTTP systems connected to the NOC by the feeder and backbone networks All homes and business passed within given neighborhood Connect broadband subscribers to FTTP system Pre-subscribed households connected at time of neighborhood construction Subscribers connected via fiber drop, optical network terminal, inside wiring and customer premises equipment
- 83. Video Services SLVREC offers retail video services (no VOD) Satellite dish, off air antennas, video processing equipment System is modeled as IP Video delivery Internet Services SLVREC offers high speed retail Internet services Internet services back office systems Phone Services SLVREC offers full featured local and long distance phone service Phone traffic delivered over Internet backbone facili3es
- 84. SpliWer cabinets Placed in serving areas between 32 and 260 homes and businesses Provides point of cross connec3on from NOC to the home via spliWer Distribu3on fiber Distribu3on fiber connects subscribers to their spliWer cabinet Up to six cables connect to each spliWer cabinet Cables sized to serve the homes and businesses passed Network access points (NAPs) NAPs aWach to the distribu3on cables Subscriber drops are spliced in the NAP One NAP can serve up to 12 homes or businesses NAPs located on the pole, in the ground or in a pedestal
- 86. Mountain Connect 2013 TimMiles Technology Director Steamboat Springs School District (SSSD) South Routt School District (Soroco) 325 7th St Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 970-871-3184 (W) 970-819-4363 (C) [email protected]
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- 88. Testing Timetable Window(20 Days) --- All kids tested
- 89. Broadband Minimum Specs2014-2015, Maybe 2015-2016 Recommended 2018-2019 Broadband Byte or Bit?
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- 92. SSSD Current Elementary 1000+ Kids 60+ lab computers 300+ Classroom computers (Can’t be used) 150+ iPads(Don’t want to be used) 50+ Laptops Middle 500+ Kids 90+ lab computers 100+ iPads (Don’t want to be used) 20+ Classroom Computers (Can’t be used) 40+ Laptop Computers High 700+ Kids 150+ Lab Computers 15+ Ipads (Don’t want to be used) 300+ BYOD
- 93. SSSD Needs Elementary 250+ computers No Room (Hotel, What)? ISP can you turn up temp service? Middle 60+ Computers No Room High 50 + Computers Bandwidth 100K * 600 Computers .48 Gig if byte or 60GB if Bit
- 95. E-rate for Infrastructure Colorado Department of EducaAon DeLilah Collins State E-‐rate Coordinator
- 96. Overview What’s eligible for discounts Roles Priority 2 – Internal ConnecAons/Basic Maintenance of Internal ConnecAons Health of the program Discussion Topics
- 97. What is E-‐rate? Program that helps ensure that schools and libraries can obtain telecommunica3ons and Internet access at affordable rates FCC Universal Service Fund Who can apply? Public/Private Schools, Public Libraries, Head Start, Juvenile Jus3ce, Consor3um How much money can an applicant receive? Discounts range from 20% -‐ 90% of the total cost of services Overview
- 98. • Priority 1 (P1): funded first – Internet Access – Telecommunica3ons • Priority 2 (P2): funding starts with neediest applicants – Internal Connec3ons – Basic Maintenance of Internal Connec3ons What is funded?
- 99. Write technology plan (Priority 2 services only) File FCC Form 470 and write RFP(if necessary) Evaluate bids Select the service provider(s) Document the compeAAve bidding process File FCC Form 471 and Item 21 aQachment Get technology plan approved File FCC Form 486 Select invoice method (BEAR or SPI) / File BEARs Retain documentaAon Applicant Role
- 100. Respond to FCC Forms 470 and RFPs NegoAate and sign contracts for contracted services Assist with preparing Item 21 aQachments Provide technical answers during applicaAon review on quesAons regarding specific goods and services requested, but NOT on compeAAve bidding File FCC Form 473 (SPAC Form) File SPIs and/or approve BEARs Retain documentaAon Service Provider Role
- 101. Service Providers Can: Refer applicants to exisAng sources (e.g., state DOE or state library, public website) for help Offer NEUTRAL advice Can offer product demonstraAons Can provide informaAon about product offerings Can refer applicants with quesAons to exisAng sources of informaAon Service Providers CANNOT: Write the applicant’s technology plan Assist in the wriAng or preparaAon of the applicant’s technology plan Cannot provide sample RFPs or RFP templates to applicants Cannot offer gifs outside of the excepAons provided in the program’s gif rules Do’s and Don'ts
- 102. Support for equipment and cabling onsite that transport info to classrooms or public rooms of a library Subject to the Two-‐in-‐Five Rule En33es can only receive funding every two out of five years Internal Connections
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- 105. VoIP A leased VoIP phone system is NOT eligible for Priority 1 funding By removing the VoIP equipment, the local voice network will cease to func3on. This equipment is eligible ONLY as Internal Connec3ons (Priority 2).
- 106. VoIP A gateway may be leased with eligible Priority 1 VoIP service. A gateway is considered a single basic termina3ng device.
- 107. Priority 2 – VoIP components are eligible. Includes: VoIP phone system, VoIP router and/or switches, and Soyware licenses for the func3oning of the IP telephone devices. Excludes: End-‐user devices e.g. IP phones and Soyphones. VoIP
- 108. Allows for support for lit or dark fiber, as a priority one service, from any enAty Dark fiber must be lit immediately Lit during the funding year Does NOT allow for unneeded capacity or warehouse dark fiber for future use Leased Dark Fiber
- 109. Maintenance costs of dark fiber and installaAon costs to hook up the dark fiber are eligible This includes charges for installa3on within the property line (see eligibility matrix) ModulaAng electronics for leased dark fiber are not eligible Eligible only as applicant owned priority 2 if it meets the defini3on of an internal connec3on. If being used for LAN traffic it is eligible; if WAN, not eligible. Leased Dark Fiber
- 110. Special ConstrucAon charges to build out connecAons from applicants’ faciliAes to an off-‐premise fiber network are NOT eligible. Leased Dark Fiber
- 111. Dark Fiber Installand Maintenance Matrix
- 112. Some examples of not eligible special construcAon charges include: Design and engineering costs, Project management costs, Digging trenches, and Laying fiber Leased Dark Fiber
- 113. Allows for support for basic maintenance of eligible internal connecAons. Examples: Repair and upkeep of eligible hardware Wire and cable maintenance Basic technical support Configura3on changes Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections
- 114. Agreements or contracts must state the eligible components covered by make, model and locaAon. Service must be delivered within the July 1st to June 30th Ameframe. Two-‐in-‐Five Rule does not apply to BMIC. Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections
- 115. Unbundled warranAes are NOT eligible. Unbundled warranAes allow for broken equipment to be fixed or if it is beyond repair, replaced. Unbundled warranAes are considered a type of retainer and not as an actual maintenance service. This does not apply to a manufacturer’s warranty of no more than three years that is included in the price of the equipment , OR If the retainer is Aed to actual service performed Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections
- 116. BMIC costs must be a bona fide request. It is not reasonable to es3mate an amount that would cover the cost of every piece of eligible equipment. While replacement of hardware may be eligible as BMIC, it is not meant to circumvent the 2-‐in-‐5 rule Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections
- 117. Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 2 – Basic Maintenance of Internal ConnecAons Miscellaneous Special Eligibility CondiAons Glossary Eligible Services List
- 118. Cabling/Connectors Circuit Cards Data DistribuAon Access Points, hubs, network switches, routers Data ProtecAon Firewall, Proxy Server, Tape Backup, VPN, Interfaces, Gateways, Antennas Servers DHCP DNS E-‐mail Firewall Proxy Server Sofware Network Opera3ng System Soyware E-‐mail Client Access Licenses Virtualiza3on Soyware Storage Devices See ESL Telephone Components PBX Key System Voice Mail Wireless VoIP Telephony Equipment Video Components CODEC Master Control Unit Mul3point Control Unit PVBX Racks DocumentaAon System Improvements and upgrades Eligible Services List – Priority 2
- 119. Priority 1 Demand exceeds amount available Available funds $2.38 billion Amount requested $3.6 billion 450 million roll over Priority 2 No money for P2 requests Amount requested $2.77 billion 2013-2014 Funding
- 120. Fund will be indexed for inflaAon Demand up 10.8% from 2012-‐2013 Not enough for both P1 & P2 May not be enough for P1 Need your help! 2014-2015 Funding
- 121. Questions? DeLilah Collins State E-‐rate Coordinator [email protected] 303.866.6850
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- 123. Who are ya and whadia doin here? • Richard Wilson, Chief Execu3ve Officer, Southeast Colorado Power Associa3on • How did Southeast get in the broadband biz – Who was involved and What were the reasons – When did it happen and What did it take to get it done – What was the outcome – What lessons were learned
- 124. Overview • Southeast Colorado Power Associa3on (SECPA) – Formed in 1937 as a not-‐ for-‐profit, member owned electric u3lity • REA’s were formed because large electric u3li3es at that 3me refused to provide electricity in rural areas because profits could not be made due to the low density of electric customers • Realizing that rural America could not prosper without the availability of electric power, local ranchers and farmers grouped together, made a plan, communicated the need and enlisted the help of the local community, and then either personally built or caused to be built, most of what became the rural electric power backbone in place today. Sound familiar? • Today, SECPA serves over 10,000 services covering nearly 12,000 square miles of rural southeast Colorado, nearly 20% of the land area of the state
- 125. Overview – Con’t • SECPA MISSION STATEMENT: Our Primary Mission is to provide high quality, reliable, electric service at a reasonable cost to our members, improve their quality of life through new technologies and services, be a visible and ac3ve member of the community, and serve our members with respect, courtesy and responsiveness • Within SECPA’s service area, there are 22 rural school districts, 4 rural libraries, 8 CSU extension agencies, 8 rural medical facili3es and 2 community colleges • In 1998, SECPA was approached by the Colorado community college system to seek par3cipa3on in a pilot project, “Connect Colorado”, with a goal and vision to provide high speed internet and distance learning services via broadband telecommunica3ons technology to these agencies • The SECPA Board of Directors, mindful of the Mission Statement, especially the part that says to enhance the quality of life through new technologies, decided to become an ac3ve partner in this vision • Several scenarios were discussed and it was finally decided that a fiber op3c backbone was the best, albeit not the cheapest, solu3on
- 126. Overview – Con’t • A deal was struck and the result was a public/private partnership that constructed a 500+ mile backbone fiber system touching all of the aforemen3oned schools etc. and more • In late 1999, SECOM, a Colorado Compe33ve Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC), was born as an opera3ng division of SECPA. Due to it’s growth, it has become a wholly owned subsidiary of SECPA. • Today, SECOM has grown to over 1500 miles of diverse and redundant fiber op3c backbone and over $5M in annual revenue • Product offerings have grown from simple internet to complex commercial data networks, advanced voice services, wireless ISP service in remote rural areas and partnerships with na3onwide carriers
- 127. SECOM Service Area: Rural and Remote but NOT Un/Underserved!
- 128. Need 10 Gbps+ in KIM (pop. 68)? Call us!
- 129. Industry and Area Significance • Disrup3ve Pricing: Ini3al Schools Standard offering Point to Point (building to building) fiber connec3ons for $125/month or $1.25/ Mbps/month (beWer than Denver area pricing) providing for 100 Mbps service. Rural hospitals can get assistance from a federal program similar to E-‐RATE. The government pays the difference between the rural pricing as compared to an average price in the metro area. Example: If Denver was $500, and the rural area was $700, the government would pick up $200. When the local hospitals applied for assistance on the circuits they purchased from SECOM, they couldn’t get any because SECOM’s pricing was LESS than the pricing in the Denver metro area. The people in DC were shocked. • SECOM is a 21st century, all Internet Protocol communica3ons service provider • Uses primarily aerial and buried fiber, plus microwave in some cases, as middle mile alterna3ve to the telephone company
- 130. Industry and Area Significance – Con’t • Offers op3cal wavelengths to large bandwidth users as alterna3ve to telephone company • Fiber to the premise (FTTX) Both business and residen3al customers with FTTX are Gigabit ready. • Fixed wireless as last mile alterna3ve to telephone company • Offers Analog and VoIP and hosted PBX services as alterna3ve voice services to telephone company
- 131. Significance to Our Communi3es • Currently serves, with E-‐RATE, 26 school districts (nearly 15% of ALL Colorado school districts) • 2 Board of Coopera3ve Educa3on Services (BOCES) -‐ Southeast BOCES operates one of Colorado’s largest rural area distance learning networks • 29 public safety offices (fire/law enforcement) • 4 (or 25%) of Colorado Community Colleges
- 132. Significance to our Communi3es–Con’t • 8 rural libraries • 7 rural hospitals/medical clinics • 8 rural mental health clinics • 4 State and Private Prisons • 11 municipal/9 county governments and over 230 community anchor ins3tu3ons • Our schools are capable of the bandwidth recommenda3ons for the 2015 online TCAP tes3ng. Are yours?
- 133. Economic Benefits • Provided needed ILEC Compe33on • Provides affordable middle mile transport for other area ISP’s, increasing compe33on • Employees 22 inside and outside personnel and s3ll growing • Generate important payroll and property tax revenue for rural coun3es • Creates very important Primary revenue from sources outside the lower Arkansas Valley • Keeps local dollars local rather than sending them to the front-‐range or to another state.
- 134. Significance to Colorado • Provided a strong example for other rural electric co-‐ops and like-‐ minded en33es to provide enhanced services to their communi3es • Leverages exis3ng infrastructure (power lines, rights-‐of way and outside opera3ons exper3se) to improve the broadband environment of rural Colorado • Leverages leading edge technology to improve broadband environment of Southeast Colorado. Also, electric u3li3es are increasingly using such technology. Technology such as: – Aerial/buried fiber – Gigabit+ Speeds – Fixed wireless – Compe33ve wireless internet products – VoIP – Analog with Advanced Features • Sustainable – Low CAPEX, highly compe33ve in this market
- 135. Conclusion • SECOM offers a successful model for rural communi3es in establishing a SUSTAINABLE broadband environment and opportunity – Community-‐owned and operated – An Engaged Partner in the community – Primary service provider to Southeast Colorado’s educa3on, medical and community anchor ins3tu3ons for nearly 15 years – Visit us at www.secom.net and www.secpa.com
- 136. Ques3ons? SECPA 1-‐800-‐332-‐8634 SECOM 1-‐888-‐925-‐7695
- 138. ©StrategicNetworksGroup,Inc.2013 No Field of Dreams: We’re Building, But Who’s Coming… And what are they doing?
- 139. ©StrategicNetworksGroup,Inc.2013 Who Is This Guy? • CMO/Founding Partner of The Think Agency • We support tech firms by serving as their virtual marketing team, including: 139 www.sngroup.com
- 140. ©StrategicNetworksGroup,Inc.2013 Let’s Start With What We Know… • There is a relationship between broadband and economic development. • Research shows… – 55% of businesses and organizations said broadband is essential for remaining in current location – 38% of households said they would definitely/likely relocate if broadband was not available – 32% of households work from home or have a home-based business, with 14% planning to start in the coming year 140 www.sngroup.com
- 141. ©StrategicNetworksGroup,Inc.2013 Economic ROI from Public Investments in Broadband Contribu3on to GDP 10 x the iniAal public investment Fiscal revenues increase 3 to 4 x the iniAal public investment 141 ROI from Broadband Networks SNG projects have revealed common return on investment (ROI) multipliers from broadband investments* *Average multipliers identified from economic impact studies conducted by SNG.
- 142. ©StrategicNetworksGroup,Inc.2013 142 And Broadband Means Jobs Percent of New Jobs Related to Internet By Size of Employer Group Broadband is responsible for 22.4% of all new jobs Source: SNG Digital Economy Database n = 3,574 from NC, VA and KY collected in 2010-12 ©StrategicNetworksGroup,Inc.2012 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 31.5% 21.4% 23.1% 19.2% 22.4% Employees Small businesses create 12x more Internet jobs relative to large firms
- 143. ©StrategicNetworksGroup,Inc.2013 So What Now? 143 www.sngroup.com You have an awesome infrastructure… but insufficient adopAon and uAlizaAon… so what do you do? Have a catch!
- 144. ©StrategicNetworksGroup,Inc.2013 144 Laissez-‐faire (A) Driving UAlizaAon (B) Year One 10% uptake 12% uptake Year Three 18% uptake 35% uptake WaiAng… versus teaching * Financial profile of typical fiber network build. Source: Ventura Team LLP, www.venturateam.com Impact of Driving Utilization
- 145. ©StrategicNetworksGroup,Inc.2013 145 “Crossing the Chasm” * * Geoffrey A. Moore, 1991 Why “build-it and they will come” does not work? → Because people buy benefits, not features … so driving awareness and utilization is the next challengeFor further information, see “No Field of Dreams: Eliminating the Waiting Game and Driving Uptake”
- 146. ©StrategicNetworksGroup,Inc.2013 146 For anindividual business or organization, increasing utilization by 10% means: Increasing revenues by 24% Decreasing costs by 7% Why Drive Utilization? For a Region, it means : Allowing businesses to be more competitive Creating a demand for high-skilled workers Adding fiscal revenues Average multipliers identified by SNG from over 12,000 data records collected in 2009-10.
- 147. ©StrategicNetworksGroup,Inc.2013 147 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 14.8% 20.0% 15.7% 25.5% 29.4% 30.7% 36.8% % of Revenues aQributed from Internet usage Level of Broadband UAlizaAon (DEi score) Contribution of Internet to Revenues / Level of utilization Increased U3liza3on Directly Correlates to Revenue Growth Businesses underuAlizing the Internet miss significant revenue opportuniAes Source: SNG Digital Economy Database n = 1,202 from NC, VA and KY collected in 2010-‐12
- 148. ©StrategicNetworksGroup,Inc.2013 148 What’s so hard about it? Quick to Adopt Laissez faire “Okay” Slow to Adopt Need Lead Horse to Water Household Applications Email Entertainment Banking Investments and Trading News and Sports VoIP Information gathering Home Based Business Business Applications Buying Online Selling Online Basic Website Online media (video) Research and accessing information Teleworking Email, document transfer Delivering Content and Services Social Networking BIGGEST BENEFITS
- 149. ©StrategicNetworksGroup,Inc.2013 How Can You Achieve UAlizaAon? Lead with the BENENIFITS of Applica3ons
- 150. ©StrategicNetworksGroup,Inc.2013 We uncover Internetuse at a micro-level and benchmark against peers 17 e-solutions1 by businesses / organizations 30 e-solutions1 by households Utilization data collected2 by SNG directly from 23,000 businesses / organizations And 11,000 households. SNG has normative database with deep insights on Internet usage and impacts – over 110 metrics for each record. Results shown use SNG’s Digital Economy index (DEi), a composite score between 1 and 10 to reflect level of Internet utilization. How SNG Measures U3liza3on 1. Internet-enabled applications and processes; 2. Between 2008-2011 150
- 151. ©StrategicNetworksGroup,Inc.2013 Personalize Results: DEi Scorecard ADEi Scorecard is delivered to each business and organization Individualized ‘broadband health check’ that: ‒ benchmarks competitiveness against peers ‒ estimates ROI from increased utilization ‒ provides links to local advisors and support Data based on the individual’s current broadband utilization against industry average Shared with local economic development agencies so they can raise awareness, increase adoption, and drive utilization Cost-effective because automatically 15 1
- 152. ©StrategicNetworksGroup,Inc.2013 DEi Impact Calculator -‐ choose e-‐strategy based on ROI -‐ 152 ©StrategicNetworksGroup,Inc.2012 Source: SNG Digital Economy Database n = 27,200 1. Select your organization characteristics 2. Select your actual and needed e-Solutions
- 153. ©StrategicNetworksGroup,Inc.2013 DEi Impact Calculator -‐ choose e-‐strategy based on ROI -‐ 15 3 ©StrategicNetworksGroup,Inc.2012 4. Details of potential revenues and cost savings 3. See your potential benefits from increased utilization Source: SNG Digital Economy Database n = 27,200
- 154. ©StrategicNetworksGroup,Inc.2013 154 Reliable,affordable BB Responsive Customer Service Meaningful utilization Local ownership to drive economic development Economic Growth and quality of life from broadband The Elements of Success TO ENSURE YOU NEED
- 155. ©StrategicNetworksGroup,Inc.2013 155 155 Thank-‐you Let’s connect ! www.sngroup.com Doug Adams, VP CommunicaAons Strategic Networks Group, Inc. 720.412.7876 [email protected] www.thethinkagency.com
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- 157. 90% social, 10%technical
- 158. Crowdfunding: alternative toconventional means of financing broadband infrastructure Carrier Neutral Location (CNL) = redundant, abundant, affordable MIDDLE mile/IP networks Distributed Antenna System (DAS) = redundant, abundant, affordable LAST mile Multi-Gbps Microwave = very low cost middle mile alternative to fiber optic cable Rural Electric Cooperatives = aerial fiber as alternative to telephone company infrastructure
- 160. Internet3 Telecommunications Cooperative: Acooperative under Colorado Revised Statutes (formal filings coming very soon) 2 classes of membership: vendors and subscribers or better yet – “supply and demand” Sustained through membership fees and other revenue streams
- 161. Subscriber members • Facilitation +planning + aggregation • Redundant, abundant, affordable telecom services via the “5 A’s” Vendor members • Aggregated demand • Open access markets • Redundant, abundant, affordable wholesale services • 21st century sales channels
- 162. Telecom Co-ops inCO: over 100 years old (Peetz, 1908);Thank you CTA! Lessons learned from: • Crestone Telecom: community-funded, owned and operated; cash flow positive after one year • Northwest CO Broadband CNL points to sustainable business models for all involved • Rural electric cooperatives with telecom infrastructure • Extensive social network of Regional Planning Teams
- 163. All the piecesfor better broadband environment are present in one form or another, just need to be implemented Implementation is: • “90% social, 10% technical” (Milo Medin, Google) Logical next step for Regional Planning Teams
- 164. Communities/Regional Planning Teams: • Howcan we help you “stop talkin’‘n start doin’”? • What is your aggregate demand and how can we market that to improve your broadband environment? Vendors/Emerging Value Network: • How can we help you build your business case? • How do we work together to “change the math” to achieve “redundant, abundant and affordable” broadband environment?
- 165. Frank Ohrtman 720-839-4063 AudreyDanner 970-321-2021 Jeff Gavlinski 970-382-1799 More info + FREE ebook: “I’ll Vote forYou IfYou Make My Netflix Work” at http://www.i3coop.org