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Northeast Florida Broadband Initiative

Northeast Florida Broadband Initiative. NTIA BTOP Grant Application by Connected Community Infrastructures, LLC. Project Team: JoyTel Wireless Sun-Tel USA Creative Community Solutions Community Anchor Participants:. City of Jacksonville North Florida Broadband Coalition

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Northeast Florida Broadband Initiative

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  1. Northeast FloridaBroadband Initiative NTIA BTOP Grant Application by Connected Community Infrastructures, LLC. Project Team: JoyTel Wireless Sun-Tel USA Creative Community Solutions Community Anchor Participants: City of Jacksonville North Florida Broadband Coalition Florida State College at Jacksonville Baptist Healthcare of Jacksonville Cisco Systems Smart/Connected Cities Jones College Edward Waters College University of North Florida Florida Lambda Rail Flagler College Jacksonville Public Library UF Shands HealthCare THE INFORMATION, DATA, AND CONCEPTS CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND ARE BEING SUPPLIED BASED UPON THE UNDERSTANDING AND COMMITMENT BY YOU THAT THEY WILL BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETY BUSINESS INFORMATION, HELD IN THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE, AND NOT DISCLOSED TO ANY THIRD PARTIES WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF SUZANNE JENKINS. BY READING THIS DOCUMENT, THE READER IS ACKNOWLEDGING AND AGREEING TO SUCH CONFIDENTIALITY.

  2. Who is NFBI? Broadband Initiative for Duval and Surrounding Counties in Northeast Florida Public/Private Partnership to Secure Federal Stimulus Funding Vision for High-Speed/Low Cost Fiber Optic Connectivity That Will Meet Present and Future Communications Needs

  3. Key Stakeholders Universities and Colleges Healthcare Facilities Community Centers City/County Government Cisco Community Connect Public Safety/Fire/Police Public Library System

  4. Benefits of NFBI Initiative Enhanced Broadband Connectivity Between All Major Anchor Institutions in the Region Major Economic and Job Creation Boost for the Area Magnet for Both Fortune 500 Companies & New Internet Providers

  5. Educational Impacts Establishes New Florida Lambda Rail Connections Backbone for Video Applications and Other Cutting Edge Tools Promotes Virtual Education /Distance Learning Provides Ubiquitous Access to Educational Materials

  6. Governmental Impacts Increased/Improved High Speed Broadband/Internet Access at Numerous Public Library Locations Enhanced Emergency & First-Responder Capabilities Improved Disaster Recovery Communications Network Reduced Broadband Costs to Meet Governmental Budgets Public Safety Network Backup Future Applications

  7. Healthcare Impacts Lower Cost-Higher Speed Networking Disaster Recovery-Network Redundancy Facilitates HIPAA Compliance-Secure Network Supports Move to Electronic Medical Records Improves Communication/Collaboration Between Facilities Telemedicine Highway—Improved Remote Care and Diagnostics

  8. Business and Jobs Impacts Decreased Telecommunications Costs & Improved Speeds = Improved Efficiency/Economy of Business Increased Choice of Internet Service Providers Magnet for Clean Technology Businesses = More & Better Paying Jobs Job Creation From Building/Maintenance of New Network Support for Telecommuting Options Supplies a Key Infrastructure Component Now Missing in the Region Transforms Jacksonville Into a Tier 1 Internet City

  9. Project Strengths • Fiber will last 50 + years & remain the standard for high speed broadband backbone transport • Fiber provides most secure and reliable connections possible • Project delivers significant cost savings for regional data transport • Hybrid Fiber and Wireless network provides route diversity and efficiency • Compliments, connects, and extends the NFBC and Lambda Rail networks CCI Network

  10. Jacksonville Fiber& Tower Network Map 142 Miles of Fiber Optics 10 x Towers 33 Committed anchor institutions Carrier Ready Network

  11. CCI Long Haul Network

  12. Working Together Through the NFBI We Can Make a Real Difference for This Region and Its Citizens By Uniting We Have a Better Chance to Secure Significant Federal Stimulus Funds That Will Benefit All Position Jacksonville and the NE Florida Region to Participate in the Enormous Growth and Benefits Associated With the Coming Wave of High Speed Broadband Deployment in the U.S. Taking the Initiative As a Region—We Will Be Able to Compete Globally to Attract High Tech Business and Jobs Collectively We Can Transform Our Region Into a Key Communications Hub for the SE U.S.

  13. Current Project Status 22.8 Million Dollar Network Infrastructure BTOP Project has been successfully submitted to NTIA Project Matching Funds Commitment of over $8 Million Dollars Northeast Florida’s only Broadband Stimulus Project that includes significant upgrades to connect Jacksonville to the world Equalizing the digital divide through radical price reductions, increasing consumer choice affordability Republican Leadership in Tallahassee has once again ignored Jacksonville North East Florida needs strong leadership in Washington to make this project a reality

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