Multi-Use Network Bridging the Digital-Divide state.co/MNT

1. State of Colorado Colorado Executive Leadership Forum May 29, 2002 Multi-Use Network Bridging the Digital-Divide www.state.co.us/MNT

2. MNT Overview Guy Mellor MNT Program Manager State of Colorado

3. Colorado’s Multi-Use Network • The Multi-Use Network (MNT) is a public/private partnership to build a high-speed fiber-optic network for the State of Colorado. • MNT allows the State to consolidate Colorado State government agency telecommunication requirements from its current multiple networks into a single network to reduce administrative and maintenance costs to taxpayers. • MNT leverages the development of telecommunications infrastructure while expanding the delivery of advanced services to all geographic regions of the state

4. Colorado’s Multi-Use Network • MNT vision: • MNT changes the model of telecommunications in Colorado. • Colorado’s MNT: • Bridges the Digital-Divide. • Increases economic development • Creates the backbone for e-government. • Changes the model for telecommunications pricing for all users, public and private. • Created by two Governors with bi-partisan, statewide legislature leadership

5. Libraries Schools (K-12) Higher Education State Government Local Government Health Care MNT – 20 mb Reserved Bandwidth Colorado High Speed Digital Network Private-Sector Traffic MNT- Getting it Done Single Integrated Telecommunications Infrastructure Data Video Voice Lower cost

6. ANAP Map(Aggregated Network Access Points) ** Each circle represents the area in which backhaul charges have been, or will be, eliminated.

7. Super ANAP Usage Total Network Volume by Day

8. MNT T-1 Rates City Pre-MNT MNT Limon Trinidad Julesburg Cortez Leadville Fairplay Alamosa Steamboat Gunnison $ $ 329.85 329.85 329.85 329.85 329.85 329.85 329.85 329.85 329.85 329.85 852.50 1,324.81 2,023.13 615.17 1,264.61 1,684.01 1,348.89 1,180.33 1,059.96

9. Current Participation • State agencies All • Schools 79 • Libraries 15 • Municipal 61 • County 16 • Medical 12 • Total 184

10. Challenges • Build the “last mile” • Optimize aggregation opportunities • Measure and drive economic development

11. Multi-Use Network Hotline • 1-866-MNT-COLO • http://www.state.co.us/MNT

12. Business and MNT Jackie Slate Senior National Account Manager Qwest Government & Education Services

13. Colorado High Speed Digital Network

14. Definitions Colorado High Speed Digital Networkbeing built by Qwest and the independent Telco’s over the next three years to provide a fiber optic based public network that will benefit all citizens of Colorado

15. The Total Solution “The Partnership” • The Qwest Consortium for Total Network Solution • Qwest Network Services • Qwest Business & Government Solutions • Qwest/Touch America • CenturyTel • Phillips County Telephone Company • Eastern Slope Rural Telephone Company • Citizens Communications • Fiber Lease Partners (Pathnet, UBTA, SECOM, REAs) • Cisco Systems • Covansys

16. Our Total MNT Solution“A Fresh Approach” • New & Improved Infrastructure • 100% fiber SONET backbone networkarchitecture • 70% diverse routes • $60+ million fiber infrastructure expansion for MNT project by Qwest & ILEC partners • Publicly available network for all citizens of Colorado

17. Frame Relay Cloud DS1 Frame Relay Backhauled to Frame Department of Relay Cloud Human Services PVC Back to Host DS1 Frame Relay Cost Before MNT = $1,348.89 per month DS1 Frame Relay Backhauled to Frame Relay Cloud Bank Branch PVC Back to Main Bank DS1 Frame Relay Cost Before MNT = $1,348.89 per month Pre Deployment(How it was Done Before MNT) Alamosa

18. After Network Deployment

19. MNT/Qwest Accomplishments How Far We’ve Come • Publicly disclosed ATM & Frame Relay Service in every county in Qwest territory • Expanded service umbrellas • Qwest ahead of schedule for ANAP deployment resulting in significant savings in rural Colorado • Release of held orders in rural Colorado as a result of MNT Project • Qwest and CenturyTel served counties

20. Qwest - MNT Benefits • Ability to “push” technologies out further intothe Qwest and partner networks • xDSL (Aggressive CenturyTel Deployment) • Frame Relay (56/64K - 45Mbps) • ATM (DS1, IMA, DS3, OC3, OC12 ) • Multiple options for network design • Can begin consolidating network traffic over single “pipe”

21. Where We’re Headed … • Stages of interactivity in a networked fabric • Stage 1: 1-to-1 communication (email) 7.2B • Stage 2: 1-to-many (Web) 3.2B Websites • Stage 3: 1-to-many transactions (e-commerce) • Stage 4: many-to-many transactions • (ref: Alan Charney, Cisco)

22. Making Technology “Work” for Communities Dr. J. Jeffrey Richardson Chief Information Officer Colorado Commission on Higher Education

23. Applications and Community Policy Community Applications Infrastructure/Technology

24. Where We’re Headed … • Stages of interactivity in a networked fabric • Stage 1: 1-to-1 communication (email) 7.2B • Stage 2: 1-to-many (Web) 3.2B Websites • Stage 3: 1-to-many transactions (e-commerce) • Stage 4: many-to-many transactions • (ref: Alan Charney, Cisco)

25. Standard of Living(the private sector) • Economic development • Telework • “Lone eagles” • “New” labor market • Information industry • Strengthen traditional economic base

26. Quality of Life(the public sector) • Education • Virtual high school • Teacher-sharing • Distance ed • 43,016 enrollments in FY01 • Post-secondary opportunities • Libraries, Museums

27. More Public Sector Applications • Healthcare • Tele-radiology • Remote diagnosis • Consumer information • Continuing medical education • Healthcare E-commerce • Government • GIS, Assessor, Clerk & Assessor, Permits

28. Seamless IP Infrastructure

29. K-12 as a User Eric Feder Educational Telecommunications Colorado Department of Education Your zip code should not dictate the quality of your education.

30. Reality Areas of no access Low bandwidth Unreliable connectivity Video expensive with dedicated lines Using the MNT Seamless connectivity throughout the state Reliable network Statewide WAN with QoS Lower projected costs Internet 2 K-12 Challenges

31. Colorado K12 Access Fifty-eight percent of computers in schools are PowerMacs or PCs with 586 or newer chips.

32. K-12 Telecommunications Applications • Internet Access • Communications – email, chat rooms • Student and teacher research • Online applications – MarcoPolo, Compass Learning • eLearning • Info. access – grant forms, reporting, achievement data • Document creation and sharing – web-based • Online assessment • Remote research - PDAs

33. K-12 Telecommunications Applications continued • Interactive Video • Student instruction • Professional development • Collaboration with IHEs • Community education • Intranets • All of the above PLUS sensitive information for in-house use only

34. K-12 Networks • East Central BOCES • Phases I & II • WestCEL • C2 – AVNA • SE BOCES • Centennial BOCES • Trinidad SJC/San Luis Valley • NE BOCES • Mountain BOCES

35. Full Motion Video Compressed Digital Video K-12 Networks – September 2000

36. Cyber Schools Aurora Public Schools Branson SD Colorado Virtual Academy Douglas County – StarLabs JeffcoNet Lester B. Arnold Monte Vista Online Academy VILAS Online Supplemental Programs Colorado Online School Consortium Denver Public Schools JeffcoNet Moving Mountains Poudre SD K-12 eLearning Initiatives http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdetech/et_distance.htm

37. Data-based Decision Making Professional Development eLearning CDE Ed Tech Priorities • All will be enhanced by the presence of a high quality, reliable and ubiquitous telecommunications network.

38. Connecting Colorado’s Cities and Towns Kevin Bommer Technical Services Coordinator Colorado Municipal League

39. Colorado Municipal League • The Colorado Municipal League has served and supported the state's cities and towns since 1923, representing more than 99 percent of the Colorado municipal population. Located near the State Capitol in downtown Denver, CML is an influential advocate of municipal interests on state and federal issues. The League also is a reliable source of information for elected municipal officials and their staffs. http://www.cml.org

40. Opportunity Knocking • The MNT brings to municipalities the chance to become a larger part of the state’s economy and to be part of the statewide community • Making the connection is just the beginning. Improving the connection, expanding it, and broadening its uses are the ultimate challenges.

41. Challenges Facing Municipalities • Many rural municipalities lie outside the service area of the MNT • General Assembly failing to fund, even partially, the Colorado Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund (Beanpole) • Expensive “last mile” connections may be scarce potentially creating “haves” and “have nots” • Who do local governments turn to for help?

42. Challenges Facing Municipalities • Without Beanpole, what are the options to fund connections to the MNT by communities that need it the most and can afford it the least?

43. The Beanpole Communities Implementation Communities Phase One: • Northwest - Routt, Rio Blanco, Moffat Counties • Southwest - La Plata, Montezuma, San Juan, Dolores, Archuleta Counties • Southeast - Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers • Morgan County Implementation Communities Phase Two: • Summit County • Sedgwick County • TRECC - Elbert, Lincoln, Town of Limon, S. Washington andrural Adams, Arapahoe and El Paso Counties Implementation Communities (Phase One): • Yuma County • San Miguel County

44. Advanced Planning Communities (Phase One): Garfield County Pitkin County Phase Two Planning Communities (Basic & Advanced planning are now combined into one planning grant process): Fremont County Custer County Eagle County Las Animas County Clear Creek County Logan County Telecommunications Project (application pending for planning grant) The Beanpole Communities - continued

45. CML Policy Perspective • MNT and Beanpole are a package deal • Beanpole funding must be restored to the Department of Local Affairs to the greatest extent possible • Extra efforts must be made to connect allColorado cities and towns • Coordination of all statewide resources and identification of common goals and objectives are essential

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