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Broadband Policy & Deployment

Broadband Policy & Deployment. Roy Lathrop NCTA. NARUC Summer Meeting 2007 New York, New York. Cable Broadband. Largest US provider : $110b investment in past 10 yrs; ~30m household sub Available: 94% of US households 45% household penetration 3/07

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Broadband Policy & Deployment

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  1. Broadband Policy & Deployment Roy Lathrop NCTA NARUC Summer Meeting 2007 New York, New York

  2. Cable Broadband • Largest US provider: $110b investment in past 10 yrs; ~30m household sub • Available: 94% of US households • 45% household penetration 3/07 • but 26% hh w/o computer, 21% dial-up alternative access: hotspots, work, college

  3. Available, Not interested Hotspots, corporate and government users

  4. Broadband Deployment • Ubiquitous Deployment • Nonpartisan issue: economic growth, health & education, news & entertainment • Is the US “falling behind?” • Internat’l rankings understate progress • Total subs, growth, competition; density differences, etc. • factors beyond policy control: age, income, household size

  5. State Broadband Initiatives(courtesy NCSL)

  6. Gov’t BB Initiatives • Federal • Connected Nation Act • Broadband Data Improvement • RUS grant program • State / Muni – define extent of muni service • State bills ’07: CT, MO, NJ, NC, PA, SC, VT • “barrier to entry” or fiscal responsibility?

  7. Gov’t BB Initiatives Target unserved areas • tax credits and incentives for build out • any USF money for broadband • public-private partnerships • retain moratorium on internet access taxes • reform RUS loan program

  8. Cable Broadband Speed • 1996 1 – 1.5 Mbps • 2007 5 - 6 Mbps standard 15 - 30 Mbps tiers from many 100+ Mbps with “wideband”

  9. Broadband Speed: is there ever enough? • YouTube • consumes more bandwidth than all of 2000 • Speed increasing, migrating downstream • the death of dial-up? • mobility • What’s the next YouTube? • Multitasking HDTV + HD videophone + gaming

  10. BB Initiatives:Ongoing Challenges Eyesores or salvation? free vs. $10–20 / mo

  11. Summary • Broadband initiatives • Target unserved areas • Rely on market forces • Broadband availability • Rankings understate progress

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