icbn briefing for crtc 082511
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Representing Central Maryland in
theOne Maryland
Broadband Network
CRTC Broadband TechFocusICBN Program Briefing
August 25, 2011www.onemaryland‐icbn.org
$115 million of Stimulus (ARRA) funding through the NTIA awarded to the State of Maryland (prime recipient)▪ $72 million in federal funds for ICBN jurisdictions▪ $25 million in matching funds
Program objectives: Create jobs, stimulate economy, and promote wider access to broadband for the public Provide broadband to anchor institutions Support public safety communications
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• City of Annapolis• Anne Arundel County• Baltimore County• City of Baltimore• Carroll County• Frederick County• Harford County• Howard County • Montgomery County• Prince George’s County
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New fiber will interconnect and augment existing networks in all 10 ICBN jurisdictions and will enable interconnection across all 23 counties in Maryland
Each jurisdiction will own and take responsibility for all fiber and equipment within its boundaries
Redundant physical paths planned for interconnectivity among ICBN jurisdictions and other partner networks networkMaryland NCRnet Internet peering locations
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715 anchor sites 189 Public Safety sites 331 Schools 30 Libraries 7 Community Colleges and other Higher Ed. 158 Other Government, Health Care, and Community Support sites
Approximately 800 miles of fiber optic infrastructure Primarily 216 strand count cable Primarily underground construction in 2” conduit (~72% as planned)
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MOU implemented among ICBN jurisdictions Received environmental approval for statewide construction
Permitting and engineering underway in all jurisdictions Statewide permitting for MDE, USACE, SHA, and railroads initiated Pole attachment agreements signed with BGE, Verizon, and Pepco for aerial construction
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Centralized procurement initiatives: Contracts awarded for fiber cable, outside plant (OSP) materials, OSP engineering, construction, and logistics/inventory support
Progress: Approximately 1200 pole applications submitted (Pepco, Verizon, BGE)
Nearly 70 miles of new conduit constructed Nearly 350 miles of engineering completed or in‐progress Construction underway in Prince George’s, Anne Arundel, Baltimore County, Carroll County, and Baltimore City currently 8
Fiber cable and material shipments on order for projections through the year
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All ICBN fiber will contain a minimum allocation of 24‐strands for open access lease Available to anyone on a non‐discriminatory basis
▪ NTIA guideline is that no single entity can occupy more than half of available capacity
Individual jurisdictions can choose to allocate more strands and/or pull or overlash additional cable
Intent is to provide low‐cost middle mile option to reduce barrier for entry into underserved markets Pricing commitment is minimum of 40% below market rates
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Pricing and leasing model currently under development Opportunity now to work with ICBN to identify specific routes of interest
Potentially to modify route to serve interests of commercial partners where feasible
Numerous providers already expressing significant interest in certain routes
Plan to offer a single point of contact for route details, fiber availability, and leasing across the ICBN
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Intergovernmental links designed to ensure contiguous fiber paths between all jurisdictions Over 100 miles of contiguous paths currently planned to span between Counties
All fiber will have open access allocation Degree to which fiber reaches into each jurisdiction and provides contiguous open access path with the rest of the 800 miles depends on specific jurisdiction network architecture
Access will be provided at all splice enclosures Some jurisdictions will offer access to existing fiber where available 12
Any route currently planned is an opportunity for joint construction and cost‐sharing Working with multiple commercial operators currently
Current route maps available at:http://onemaryland‐icbn.org/maps
Updated routes and construction progress soon to be provided via the same site
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Project scope includes buildout to serve only identified “unserved” population within the ICBN Will make FTTP available to over 900 potential subscribers in Anne Arundel County
Anne Arundel County will own the physical infrastructure Broadstripe in negotiations to act as service provider
Spare capacity will be available to any entity on the same non‐discriminatory basis as with all ICBN fiber
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