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Lessons
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Minnesota
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Broadband
Feasibility
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Ann Treacy
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Communities
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Todd
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Lakefield
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Redwood Falls/
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Service Cooperative
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Each
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Financial
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Engineering
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Fiber to the Farm is expensive!
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Financing
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Obligation Bonding
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• Wholesale Model
Open Access Network
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• Is there no likely partner?
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– Look to area providers
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– Consider a Cooperative Approach
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FTTP
the Premise)
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FTTN
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Leadership: You Have to do it yourself but you can’t do it alone.
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Robust
Broadband
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Feasibility Grants
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• 1:1 match
• Next deadline April 4,
2014
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Thank
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