Bill Coleman: Intro to Community Broadband
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Introduction To Community Broadband Tell us what do you want to learn today using the post-it notes! Border to Border Broadband Conference November 18, 2015
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Transcript of Bill Coleman: Intro to Community Broadband
Introduction To Community Broadband
Tell us what do you want to learn today using the post-it notes!
Border to Border Broadband ConferenceNovember 18, 2015
Participants
David Russell Calix
Albert Kangas Palmer Wireless
Paul Solsrud Cooperative Network Services
Bill Coleman Community Technology Advisors
Why is broadband so important?And how do we get started?
What is broadband?Remember that broadband is a marketing term!
GOVERNMENT STANDARDS
Minnesota (2010) 10-20 Mb down 5-10 Mb up
Federal 200 kb (pre-2008) 768 kb (2008) 4 Mb/1 Mb (2010) 10 Mb/1 Mb CAF2 (2014) 25 Mb/3 Mb (2015)
THE MARKETPLACE Comcast
2005 – 4 Mb 2010 – 12 Mb 2015 – 150 Mb 2015* - 2 Gb
Gigabit Service in MN Paul Bunyan CTC US Internet CenturyLink At least four other rural
cooperatives Others coming…
Map by: Eric Miller, Metropolitan Interstate Council, a division of Arrowhead Regional Development Commission
Broadband inhibitors
High prices Low data caps
Average family uses 50 GB/month Poor reliability High latency (delay) Key business areas
Without fiber Without multiple fiber sources
How do we get organized?RESOURCES
Being here! Blandin Foundation
Community Broadband Resources w/32 TA hours
Webinars Robust Network
Feasibility Fund Office of Broadband
Development
COMMUNITY ACTION
Recruit champions Review OBD maps &
data Talk with providers Conduct surveys,
interviews & focus groups
Community meetings Use GIS mapping
tools
What is your broadband situation?Table Discussion
Dave Russell – CalixAlbert Kangas – Palmer Wireless
Infrastructure
InfrastructurePanel Discussion
Paul Solsrud – CNSBill Coleman – CTA
Making it work!
Market development to attract provider partners
Making the business case!
Goal: Cash Flow > Debt ServiceREDUCE COSTS
Google Checklist Permits Conduit Poles
Grants Long term & low
interest loans Strategic use of USF
ADD REVENUE
Anchor institution commitment
Customer identification
Innovative applications
Digital inclusion programs
Anchor institutions
Schools, health care, government, business “it is where the money is!”▪ Language alert▪ Provider aggregation = “cherry picking”▪ Community aggregation = “smart!”
Advantages▪ Dedicated fiber▪ Bigger bandwidth▪ Lower costs
Customer identification
Integrated tools Surveys Facebook & other social media GIS mapping
Moving initiatives forward!
Panel Discussion
