Enhancing Southwest Region Broadband Connectivity

1. Focus on Broadband: Providing a Context Southwest Region Broadband Stakeholder Group September 27, 2011 Iwantbroadbandnh.org

2. Federal Context • $7.2 billion through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 • Dept of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) • Dept of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) • To expand broadband access to un-served and underserved communities across the U.S. in order to: • Increase jobs • Spur investments in technology and infrastructure • Provide long-term economic benefits. www.iwantbroadbandnh.org

3. Federal Context • RUS Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) • Loans/grants for broadband infrastructure projects in rural areas • NTIA Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) • Grants to fund broadband infrastructure, public computer centers and sustainable broadband adoption projects. • Projects funded in each state, 5 territories, District of Columbia • NH Broadband Mapping and Planning Program (NHBMPP) • Network NH Now www.iwantbroadbandnh.org

4. State Context - NHBMPP • NH Broadband Mapping and Planning Program (NHBMPP) • Effort to understand current broadband landscape and encourage expanded broadband adoption and utilization • 2 Primary focus areas: • Collecting accurate data on availability, speed, and location of broadband • Supporting the efficient and creative use of broadband technologies to better compete in the digital economy • University of NH in partnership with: • 9 Regional Planning Commissions • NH Office of Energy and Planning • NH Dept of Resources and Economic Development • NH Community Development Finance Authority • UNH Cooperative Extension www.iwantbroadbandnh.org

5. State Context - NHBMPP Partners www.iwantbroadbandnh.org

6. State Context - NHBMPP • Non Mapping Components • Broadband Technology • Broadband Capacity Building • Broadband Technical Assistance Training • Regional Broadband Planning • Mapping Components • Community Anchor Institutions • Broadband Availability • Rural Addressing www.iwantbroadbandnh.org

7. State Context – NHBMPP Mapping Program • Goal: Map broadband availability by type of technology and speed in order to identify areas served as well as areas un-served/underserved in the state • Based on data submitted by 50+ active service providers in NH • Data aggregated to census block geography for analysis and display • Multi-source data verification methodology utilized • Data collected and processed by UNH • Submitted to NTIA on a 6-month cycle • Included in National Broadband Map

8. NHBMPP - Community Anchor Institutions

9. NHBMPP - Broadband Availability March 2011 Results Maximum Advertised Download Speed 768 kbps to < 1.5 mbps 1.5 mbps to < 3 mbps 3 mbps to < 6 mbps 6 mbps to < 10 mbps 10 mbps to < 25 mbps 25 mbps to < 50 mbps 50 mbps to < 100 mbps 100 mbps to < 1gbps www.iwantbroadbandnh.org

10. NHBMPP – Broadband Availability http://broadbandmap.gov Launched Feb 2011 by NTIA in collaboration with the FCC, and in partnership with the 50 states, 5 territories and the District of Columbia broadband mapping programs

11. NHBMPP – Broadband Availability • Broadband Availability Profiles – iwantbroadbandnh.org

12. NHBMPP – Broadband Availability Speed Tests Consumer Surveys www.iwantbroadbandnh.org

13. State Context - Network NH Now • Public / Private Collaboration • 10 counties • $44.5 M for infrastructure • 3 major components • “Middle-mile” fiber backbone • “Last-mile” fiber • Closed middle-mile public safety microwave network www.iwantbroadbandnh.org

14. Regional Context - NH Fast Roads LLC • Partnership of Monadnock Economic Development Corporation, NH CDFA, 34 Monadnock Region municipalities, WCNH.net (8 Upper Valley Municipalities) • Goal is to help ensure businesses, institutions, and residents of the region have the right infrastructure to support jobs and sustainable economic development • Building open access middle and last mile network that aggregates demand for entire region • “Middle-mile” fiber to 22 communities and 220 community anchor institutions • “Last-mile” fiber to ~1300 businesses and residents of Rindge and Enfield www.iwantbroadbandnh.org

15. NH Fast Roads – Last Mile Project Towns NH Fast Roads – Middle Mile Enfield www.iwantbroadbandnh.org Rindge

16. Regional Context – Southwest Region Broadband Planning • Utilizes the data development, inventory and mapping components of the NHBMPP • Begins in calendar year 2011 and extends through 2014 • Makes use of Regional Broadband Stakeholder Groups (BSG) • Coordinated by NH’s RPCs www.iwantbroadbandnh.org

17. Regional Planning - Tasks www.iwantbroadbandnh.org

18. Regional Planning - BSG Activities Determine and prioritize need for Broadband services BSG ID and propose solutions to barriers for Broadband deployment Foster collaboration among government officials, business leaders, institutions, ISPs Consider Broadband as basic infrastructure www.iwantbroadbandnh.org

19. Regional Broadband Stakeholder Groups (BSGs) www.iwantbroadbandnh.org

20. NHBMPP REGIONAL PLANNING COMPONENT PRIMARY MILESTONES Year 5 (2014) Year 2 (2011) Year 3 (2012) Year 4 (2013)