Transcript State Broadband Planning Initiatives July 2010

State Broadband Initiatives
August 2010
Bill Price
Department of Management Services
ARRA Stimulus
• Broadband Mapping: $2.4M
• 2 Years of Funding
• Broadband Planning: $500,000
• 8 month Project Started July 1, ends February 1, 2011
Broadband Planning Project
Analyze Government Broadband Supply and Demand
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Led by the Public Utilities Research Center (PURC) at UF
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Participation with State , City and County Institutions
Expected Outcomes
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Provide Government with an Accurate Baseline View of:
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Current Government Network Capabilities, Capacities, Availability, Customers
and Costs
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Current Government Policies that affect them
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Current and Future Broadband Demand
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Scenario Plans to Optimize Government Broadband Resources
Broadband Data and Mapping
Broadband Data and Mapping
Service Provider Data: Availability, Technology and Speed
Community Anchor Institution Data: Location, Technology, Speed
Residential Technology and Adoption Data
Demographic Data
Broadband Data and Mapping
Statewide, 81% of Florida residents own a home computer.
This translates into approximately 2.7 million adults without a home computer.
Statewide, 67% of all Florida adult residents subscribe to home broadband service.
This translates into approximately 5.7 million adults without broadband service at home.
Disparities between
Rural and Urban, Age, Race, Education, Income
Additional Broadband Proposed Funding
NTIA Recommended Broadband Funding for Florida: $6.5M
1. Broadband data and mapping inventory through 2015: Funding Requested: $2.4M
2. Establish a Broadband Programs Office: Funding Requested: $2.4M
• E-Rate Support Team
• Grant Support Team
3. Local/Regional/State Broadband Planning: Funding Requested: $1M
4. Library Technology Assessment : Funding Requested: $560,000
Additional Information
PURC: Mark Jamison, [email protected]
http://warrington.ufl.edu/purc/
DMS: Bill Price, [email protected], 850.410.0709
Broadband Portal, www.dms.myflorida.com/suncom/broadband_initiative_arra
Florida Broadband Mapping Portal
www.connect-florida.org
Florida Interactive Mapping
http://www.connect-florida.org/mapping