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Welcome!

Lincoln CountyLocal Technology Planning Team

Quarterly MeetingMay 19, 2014

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Agenda

• Project ReviewoGoal 2 – Infrastructure InventoryoGoal 3 – Access & UseoGoal 4 – PUD Evaluation

• Wrap Up & Next Steps

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LCLTPT Year-At-A-GlanceJuly August September October November December January February March April May June

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Draft due Final due2B Provider & Services

Draft due Final due2C Countywide Broadband Map

Final due

Tool due Final due

Draft due Final due

Tool due

Draft due Final due

Goal 4: Evaluate PUD as Middle Mile Service Provider4A Gather Info

4B Conduct Interviews & Report Findings

Goal 1: Establish & Facilitate a Local Technology Planning Team

2A Anchor Institution Access/Use

3B Community Accessment

3A Business Assesment

Goal 2: Inventory Existing Infrastructure

Goal 3: Assess Broadband Access & Use

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LCLTPT Activities – Past Three Months

• Gathered key stakeholder input• Tracked & promoted funding opportunities• Developing countywide map• Analyzing data • Drafting reports

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Goal: Inventory Existing Infrastructure

Develop an anchor institution access & use inventory tool, process & facilitate

data collection.

Big question:Is the $5 million ARRA-funded fiber optics

investment in Lincoln County in use?

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Inventory – Community Anchor Institutions (CAI)

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ARRA-funded Fiber Sites

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Note: Since the completion of survey efforts, one additional site is using ARRA-funded fiber.

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Inventory – CAI Fiber

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Reasons Fiber is Not in Use

Service costs No available provider Equipment costs

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Inventory – CAI Providers

Note: Since the completion of the survey effort, one site has changed providers.

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Telecom Providers

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CAI Inventory Key Learnings – General

• 26% using ARRA-funded fiber• Speed tests:

o Download: 2.27 – 65 Mbso Upload: .34 – 56 Mbs

• Broadband satisfaction based on:o Type of technologyo Providero Priceo Familiarity, expertise & use

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Inventory Key Learnings – Libraries

• Communications top broadband use by staff• Patron broadband use: <5%-70%• Most frequent internet challenge “too slow” – but

speeds matched cost• Other challenges were limited:

o Hourso Staffingo Fundso Equipment o Technical expertise

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Inventory Key Learnings – Medical

• Most healthcare facilities use fiber• Internet services rated “very satisfied”

or “satisfied” • ARRA-funded fiber concerns:

o Priceo Future availabilityo “Dismal” speed test results (one site visit)

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Inventory General Learnings – Municipal

• Use at additional County locations is currently cost prohibitive

• County courthouse use is robust

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Goal: Infrastructure Inventory–Telecom Providers

Develop a broadband provider inventory & collect data about current & planned

services.

Big question:Can we learn more about services in the County

than currently reported on the WSBO map?

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Key Learnings –Telecom Providers

Yes, but it won’t be easy!

• List of providers grows from 13 to 26

• Competitive market made survey largely unproductive

• New Service Providers

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Goal: Assessment – Community

Develop an outreach & assessment process to collect data from the education

community.

Big question:Would access to high speed broadband help

mitigate youth outmigration?

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Key Learnings – Community Assessment

• Superintendents & Career Counselors Queried– Current access to broadband– Broadband and youth

outmigration– Need for educational

opportunities beyond HS

• NoaNet built to some schools after all– Are they connected? If not, why?

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Goal: Evaluate PUD as Middle Mile Provider

Identify Washington PUDs supporting broadband services, gather information about best practices & lessons learned.

Big question:Should the Lincoln County PUD get into

the broadband business?

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LCLTPT PUD Interviews

Selected five PUDs & interviewed staff:

• Chelan• Douglas• Okanogan• Pend Oreille• Stevens

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PUD Broadband Deployment Costs

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PUD Build Cost Estimates(Millions)

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PUD Broadband Personnel

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PUD Broadband Staff

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PUD Broadband Interviews – Key Learnings

• Need a vision• Engage the community• Get customers to put some skin in the game• Create a business case• Don’t get caught up on:

“Build it & they will come.”

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PUD Broadband Assessment – Key Considerations

We welcome your input regarding key considerations from:

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Wrap Up & Next Steps

• Finalize deliverables• Distribute final report to LCLTPT &

WSBO • WSBO report – Frieda Ray• EDC provides broadband education • EDC continues work with libraries• County will determine future efforts

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Thank You!

If you have any questions, suggestions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us!

EDC Officeedcinfo@centurylink.net or (509)725-1170

Monica Babine, WSU Extensionbabinem@wsu.edu or (425)827-8015

LCLTPT Documents on LincolnEDC.org