Transcript Goochland County Board of Supervisors

Goochland High Speed Internet
Committee
Progress Report
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GOOCHLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
A U G U S T 7 TH 2 0 1 2
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Committee Information
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Mission
To promote high speed Internet availability to all
Goochland County residents and businesses at a
reasonable cost.
Composition
 Representatives from Board of Supervisors &
School Board
 9 citizens
 Staff from County & Schools
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Why should we care?
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Percentage of rural population in Richmond area counties without
access to high-speed internet service:
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Henrico
Prince George
Powhatan
Chesterfield
New Kent
Hanover
Goochland
Louisa
Amelia
2.6 %
12.2 %
15.3 %
17.6 %
21.9 %
29.2 %
69.9 %
74.2 %
82.0 %
Source: Federal Communications Commission via Richmond Times Dispatch
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2012/jul/26/tdbiz01-centurylink-to-deploybroadband-in-rural-v-ar-2084721/
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Why should we care?
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“High speed Internet is the central platform of the 21st
century for economic development and job creation,
similar to what telephones were in the 20th century but
with even greater opportunity.” – FCC Chairman,
Julius Genachowski
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Why should we care?
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We look to high speed Internet to help us with:
Education
 Public, private, or homeschool
 Child or adult
Business
 New businesses
 Employee who can work from home
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Committee Work
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 7 meetings to date
 Performed data research and reviewed existing
information, local study, and case studies from other
areas
 Compiled an overlay of coverage areas of providers,
as presented by or known from providers with
population and vertical resources and reviewed gaps
in coverage
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What do we have today?
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Current Residential Internet Options in Goochland County, Virginia
Advertised Speeds
(Mb/s)
Providers
Technology
Package
Monthly
Monthly
Latency
Down
Up
Limit (GB)
Cost
Issues (1)
Coverage
3 – 105
0.8 - 10
250
$40 - $130
No
Limited (2).
Comcast
Cable
xfinity
Verizon
DSL
High Speed
Internet
1-7
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$25 - $35
No
Very limited (3).
Verizon
Wireless
Cellular
(4G)
HomeFusion
5 - 12
4 - 10
10 - 30
$60-$120
No
4G coverage area (4).
Exede
Satellite
Exede12
12
3
7.5 - 25
$50-$130 (5)
Yes
All of County (6)
Satellite
Basic, Power
150, Power
200
1-2
0.2 - 0.3
Daily (8)
$60 - $110
Yes
All of County (6)
High Speed
Internet DSL
1.5 - 10
0.9
150 - 250
$50 - $79
No
No intentional coverage
within County at this time.
1.4 - 24
0.5 - 5
3 - 12
$35 - $80
No
Varies (7)
HughesNet
Century Link DSL
Verizon
Wireless,
Wireless
ATT, Sprint, Cellular (3G Mobile
nTelos
& 4G)
Broadband
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In reference to the prior slide:
Latency is a signal delay that can cause issues with VLAN, voice, and gaming applications.
(2) Coverage is generally provided per the terms of the Goochland County-Comcast Franchise Agreement dated 6/9/11.
(1)
Must be near one of the 3 Verizon Central Offices which support DSL. No plans to expand coverage. Speed is distance
dependent and limited to 3 miles of cable to Central Office location.
(3)
Service requires external antenna. Plans are in place to replace all existing 3G with 4G by 2013. Short Pump store will lend
4G phone and an external antenna (different than equipment to be used) to verify 4G coverage. Speed is distance-dependent
from tower location. Requires Verizon's 4G LTE network coverage.
(5) Equipment rental is additional $10/month or one-time payment of $220.
(4)
(6)
Requires external dish antenna facing toward southern sky.
See Providers' websites. Generally regarded as a mobile solution. May require additional equipment for home networking.
250 Mb - 450 Mb daily limit. Hughesnet allows twice daily limit to accumulate. Free download period between 2 am to 7
am.
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Goochland County is not responsible for the accuracy of this information, which is subject to change. Always research plans prior to making a
commitment, including Terms and Conditions. Additional providers and plan options may be available. Most plans are subject to duration commitment
with early termination penalty. Additional Federal, State, and other charges may apply. Installation and equipment fees typically apply. Advertised speeds
are typically maximums and will vary. Charges for going over monthly limit may be significant.
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Committee Work
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 Prepared provider survey
 Met with
 Verizon
 Comcast
 Center for Innovative Technology
 Other private and public resources
 Requested data from known and potential providers
 Researched other currently unutilized and/or
underutilized methods of high speed internet such as
Motorola Canopy, WiMax, and other new satellite
methods
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Information Learned
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 Current options have been identified
 Providers have been contacted
 Overlay information is being compiled and gaps have
been identified
 Several potential options have been identified
 We are on the right track, based on the information
learned from other city and county studies
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Information Learned
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 Considering how to best proceed in determining:
 How the backhaul or other backbone issues may be
addressed (further identification necessary) to provide
consistently available high speed to all residents
 How the County of Goochland might be able to participate
or provide assistance at little to no cost
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Next Steps
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 Community Input on steps to date, status of our
work, and feedback from citizens on these items as
well as general or specific feedback
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Town Hall meeting 8/15, Byrd Elementary School, 7:00 pm
Town Hall meeting 8/22, Company 3 Firehouse, 7:00 pm
 Culmination of group work by completing additional
considerations aforementioned
 Compilation of all work into a precise report with
suggestions and recommendations
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Resources
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 Web page for the committee is available at:
http://www.co.goochland.va.us/Home/GoochlandC
ountyBroadbandEffortsInformation.aspx
 Additional resources:
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http://acceleratevirginia.org/speedtest
http://wired.virginia.gov
http://mapping.vita.virginia.gov/broadband
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Questions?
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