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FCBA/CACP Public Policy Luncheon ARRA Broadband Stimulus Activities State of Georgia

FCBA/CACP Public Policy Luncheon ARRA Broadband Stimulus Activities State of Georgia. May 8, 2009 Rich Calhoun – Program Director Georgia Technology Authority Wireless Communities Georgia State Lead Broadband Stimulus. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding. 7.2B.

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FCBA/CACP Public Policy Luncheon ARRA Broadband Stimulus Activities State of Georgia

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  1. FCBA/CACP Public Policy LuncheonARRA Broadband Stimulus Activities State of Georgia May 8, 2009 Rich Calhoun – Program Director Georgia Technology Authority Wireless Communities Georgia State Lead Broadband Stimulus

  2. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding 7.2B Note: From These Funds $7.2B For Broadband www.recovery.gov

  3. Two Broadband Programs NTIA BTOP (Broadband Technology Opportunity Program) - $4.7B RUS - $2.5B Total: $7.2B

  4. Federal Broadband Funding Available

  5. Broadband Target Areas

  6. Broadband Technology Opportunities Program The purposes of the program are to— • (1) provide access to broadband service to consumers residing in unserved areas of the United States; • (2) provide improved access to broadband service to consumers residing in underserved areas of the United States; • The Federal share of any project may not exceed 80 percent, except that the Assistant Secretary may increase the Federal share of a project above 80 percent if— (1) the applicant petitions the Assistant Secretary for a waiver; and (2) the Assistant Secretary determines that the petition demonstrates financial need.

  7. Broadband Technology Opportunities Guidelines Timeframe and Other Details: (1) establish and implement the grant program as expeditiously as practicable; (2) ensure that all awards are made before the end of fiscal year 2010; (3) seek such assurances as may be necessary or appropriate from grantees under the program that they will substantially complete projects supported by the program in accordance with project timelines, not to exceed 2 years following an award;

  8. Rural Utilities Service Guidelines DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND PROGRAM • $ 2.5 B Available • for grants, loans and loan guarantees for broadband infrastructure in any area of the United States: • At least 75 percent of the area to be served by a project receiving funds from such grants, loans or loan guarantees shall be in a rural area without sufficient access to high speedbroadband service to facilitate rural economic development, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture:

  9. Governor Perdue said on 2/25/2009 in remarks to Agency Heads “We are going to do our due diligence as a state. For every dollar that we think will benefit Georgians long-term and short-term we are going to go after it. For those that cost more than its worth, we will probably not”

  10. Broadband Opportunities for Georgia No integrated GIS maps for broadband availability and limited means for fact based decisions Unclear grant requirements; even “unserved” and “underserved” aren’t defined by at the federal level yet Operators inherently optimize for their own benefit rather than maximize citizen benefits No formalized broadband office or central point of contact at the State 80/20 match requirement may exempt some communities from applying (Waivers are Allowed) Tight timelines - guidelines for project are targeted for 12-24 months from September, 2009

  11. Georgia Backbone Mapping: Needs Updating

  12. Regional View of Unserved and Underserved Source Base map: DCA Service Interpretation: GTA

  13. Public and Private Sector Collaboration Can Lead to Better Use of Funds • Education • Healthcare • Public Safety • Community Outreach • Close access gaps • Core fiber build out • Digital literacy • Mapping

  14. Four Transformational Frameworks Market Based Non Market Based Social Sharing & Exchange (Collaboration) Decentralized Price System Firm/Stringent Hierarchy Governments Non-Profits Centralized Source: www.ted.org Yochai Benkler: Open-source economics presentation

  15. New Competition • P2P …………………………........… Recording Industry • Free/Open source Software…….. Microsoft • Skype ………………………………. Telecoms • Wikipedia ………………………….. Grolier; Encarta Source: www.ted.org Yochai Benkler: Open-source economics presentation

  16. Georgiabroadband.net

  17. Georgiabroadband.net Projects

  18. Key Activities • State deadline for Round 1 “Shovel Ready” Projects – May 1st, 2009 (You Can Still Submit Projects on Georgiabroadband.net) • Improve on Projects Business, Financial, Project Plans: May 1st – June, 2009 • Federal Applications and Guidelines will be posted on the website • Entities will need to apply directly to the Federal Government • State maybe asked to weigh in on applications

  19. Contact Information Rich Calhoun Georgia Technology Authority Program Director – Wireless Communities Georgia State Lead Broadband Portion of the ARRA 47 Trinity Avenue Atlanta, GA 30334 404-463-5906 richard.calhoun@gta.ga.gov www.gta.ga.gov/wcg www.georgiabroadband.net

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