Missouri Economic Development Broadband Solutions Finley USA com
Missouri Economic Development Broadband Solutions Finley. USA. com
State of Broadband – United States Finley. USA. com
State of Broadband – U. S. /MO No Providers 1 Provider 2 or More Providers 3 or More Providers All Urban Rural United States . 06% . 04% . 14% 99. 96% 99. 86% 99. 76% 99. 80% 99. 61% 93. 35% 97. 73% 75. 16% Missouri 11% 1. 19% 34. 02% 89% 98. 81% 65. 98% 62. 68% 78. 54% 25. 49% 20. 19% 25. 98% 6. 6% From FCC 477 Data; June 2018 - States offering some sort of Broadband Grant Program - Differing state regulations regarding municipal broadband - Differing state regulations regarding electric cooperative broadband - Federal Funding Programs Finley. USA. com
State of Broadband – United States Offering Broadband Grant Programs Finley. USA. com
State of Broadband – Missouri CAFII Awarded Census Blocks RUS Re. Connect Application Areas Finley. USA. com
Copper Technology Source: Adtran Finley. USA. com
Cable Technology Source: Cable. Labs Finley. USA. com
Wireless Technology Source: Ericsson Finley. USA. com
FTTx Technology Source: ITU Finley. USA. com
Funding FCC Rural Digital Opportunity Fund $20. 4 billion in funding Municipal Bonds MO Broadband Grant $5 million grant fund USDA/RUS (Re. Connect I & II) Re. Connect 1 $600 million in funding Re. Connect II $500 million in funding Public-Private-Partnership Finley. USA. com
Economic Development • Education • Healthcare • Site Selection for Large Business • Small Business • Work From Home Professional • Property Values • Retention of Younger Demographic Finley. USA. com
Attracting a Broadband Provider • What we see in other states: • • • Minnesota ($105, 588, 000 million over the last 5 years for DEED Broadband Grants) West Virginia (CDBG Block Grants for infrastructure or Feasibility Analysis) New Mexico (RUS Grants for Feasibility Analysis) Colorado ($20 million since 2016 for DORA Broadband Grants) Indiana ($100 million “Next Level Broadband” Fund) Tennessee ($45 million in Broadband Funds thru FY 2020) Finley. USA. com
Attracting a Broadband Provider • Feasibility Analysis • • Analysis of existing broadband providers Gap analysis Needs assessment Options for broadband service models Capital cost estimates for different service models Operating costs for different service models Revenue models for different services, take rates and price points Business case for each broadband service model Result: Complete set of financials which can be provided to service providers for evaluation of the market potential. Finley. USA. com
Case Studies Located 20 miles west of Sacramento with a population of 65, 622. Home of University of California, Davis; enrollment of 35, 000 students. Activity In late 2016 the Broadband Advisory Task Force issued an RFP for a Citywide Fiber Optic Network Feasibility Study. Goal Examine options for a fiber network including costs, market analysis and development plan. Result City formed a partnership with Wave Broadband where Wave will use existing City of Davis conduit to build a fiber ring, manage the fiber assets, provide critical services to the City of Davis and serve as a backbone for other potential service providers. Finley. USA. com
Case Studies Located in eastern Idaho with a population of 56, 800 County seat of Bonneville County and is the commercial, cultural and healthcare hub of eastern Idaho, Western Wyoming and Montana. Electric utility already owned and operated a wholesale fiber network and leased dark fiber to regional operators. The existing fiber operation was profitable. Activity In August 2018 the City of Idaho Falls issued an RFQ for a Municipal FTTH Network. Goal Design and Engineer a FTTH Pilot Project for approximately 1, 500 customers. Result The Feasibility Study provided promising results for a FTTH network. The citizens of Idaho Falls were not excited about a municipal bond to pay for a single large project. The electric utility will build out the network over a period of 5 -7 years and have completed a pilot project area as a proof of concept for construction. IFU is expected to begin full scale construction in 2020. Finley. USA. com
Case Studies Nobles County is located in southwestern MN County land mass is 723 square miles, population 21, 300, Worthington is the largest city with 12, 764 population. Activity In 2016 the Finley Engineering/CCG Consulting completed a Broadband Feasibility Study for Nobles County. Goal Examine options for deploying broadband in unserved/underserved parts of the County in order to find a service provider to fill the broadband gap. Result Nobles County was able to attract a provider, Lismore Cooperative Telephone, who applied for a $2. 94 million dollar State of Minnesota DEED Grant to assist in deployment of a hybrid fiber/fixed wireless network across the county. Lismore will migrate to an all fiber network with profits from the business. Finley. USA. com
Case Studies Received funding from Housing and Urban Development with a CDBG Grant to complete a Broadband Feasibility Study and Market Analysis for Marshall-Ohio-Wetzel Counties in West Virginia. Received funding from the United States Department of Agriculture thru a Rural Business Development Grant for the completion of a Broadband Feasibility Study and Market Analysis. Finley. USA. com
Broadband Planning Critical Items • Broadband is a critical utility • Understand your broadband issue before you define the solution • Engage stakeholders • Engage local providers • Information and timing are key for execution Finley. USA. com
Andy Heins – Director, Strategy Operations A. Heins@Finley. USA. com
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