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Technology Advisory Committee

Explore the importance of broadband infrastructure for economic growth and community development. Learn key recommendations for policy implementation and asset inventory. Consider the future of digital connectivity.

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Technology Advisory Committee

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  1. Technology Advisory Committee Status and Interim Report July 14, 2008 Gary Gomes

  2. TAC Charter • Assess Public and Business Requirements • Develop Educational Materials • Develop Business Model (s) • Recommend Implementation Plan

  3. TAC Status • Ad Hoc Mayoral Committee initiated December 2007 • Working Groups • Technology • Applications • Business Plans • Interim Report approved May 2008

  4. What is Broadband • More than just “Internet”, or “Video” or “Triple Play” • More than just “High Speed” • It’s Essential Information Age Infrastructure • Analogous to • Railroads of 19th Century • Highways of 20th Century

  5. What is Broadband? • The means to delivery of the digital content that people, business and government need to participate in the 21st Century Information • Infrastructure needs to be ubiquitous and affordable • The need is growing (doubling annually) and faster and faster networks and access are required

  6. What is Broadband • Basis for Economic Growth • Supports area’s major economic engines • Attractor for Tech Industry • 1-2% Annual GDP Growth • Increase in property values • Green Initiative (reduced travel)

  7. What is Broadband? • Combination of Fiber and Wireless • Fiber • Highest Capacity (nearly unlimited) • Readily Expandable • Wireless • Mobile • Rapid deployment

  8. Three critical infrastructure components • Diverse, redundant, high level connectivity to international and national fiber backbones and Tier 1 Internet. • Intra-regional core network providing ultra-high speed connectivity among major governmental and enterprise users. • Universal fixed and mobile access for government, businesses and individuals

  9. TAC Initial Recommendations • Adopt Broadband Policy Statement • Social & Economic Imperative • Integrate into Strategic Plans • Promulgate Broadband Vision • Inventory Applicable Municipal Assets • Create Valuable New Assets • Sponsor creation of Regional Broadband Initiatives

  10. Inventory Assets – Reduce Costs and/or Generate Revenue • Spare Fiber Optics capacity • Spare Fiber Conduits • Sewer/storm pipes • Utility ROW • Light Poles • Pole attachment rights • Licensed microwave frequencies

  11. Develop New Municipal Assets • Create value and reduce future costs and implementation time • Enact Policy to install utility conduit during any major road, water and gas lines or other ROW construction (can reduce FTTH cost by 50%). • Augment Zoning & Building Codes to require utility conduit to parcels as integral part of subdivision utilities.

  12. Further TAC Actions • Review potential Ownership and Business Models • Develop alternate Implementation Plans • Identify and “Qualify” Partners • Identify sources of Financing • Provide Vocal support / Community Consensus Building

  13. Questions?

  14. Muni Fiber Deployments

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