inaugural utah broadband provider roundtable presentation
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Presentation by Tara Thue, Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED), and Bert Granberg, Utah Automated Geographic Reference Center (AGRC) at the Utah Broadband Provider Roundtable on 10/4/2010.TRANSCRIPT
Inaugural Utah Broadband Provider Roundtable
What is the Utah Broadband Project
A joint effort between – the Utah Public Service Commission (PSC) [the official
grant designee], – the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED),
[responsible for coordination and planning], and – the Utah Automated Geographic Reference Center (AGRC)
[responsible for mapping/technical services]– Provider Engagement Contractor: International Research
Center (IRC)
Funding
Mapping: $1.5 Million Planning: $500,000 • The total grant award just over $2 million• In-kind match for approximately $500,000• Total project estimate=$2,555,553
New Award• A supplemental award of $3.1 million was announced by the
NTIA last week.• What for?
– Prolong the “life” of the project from two to five years; – Support a research survey on broadband demand and Internet usage; – Provide for local outreach related to increasing broadband adoption; – Establish one additional staff member to support the existing project
staff; – Identify and implement best practices related to data collection,
integration, and validation; and – Leverage state-to-county relationships and Utah’s 911 Committee to
develop a statewide address file.
Other Broadband Efforts in Utah
• BTOP Recipients• Utah Education Network ($13 million)• Ute Tribe ($1.4 million)• Utopia ($16 million)
• BIP Recipients• South Central Communications ($9.2 million)
State Legislative Efforts
Rural Broadband Service Fund Act Utah Code Ann. § 63M-1-2305
• The fund was limited to $1,000,000 in post performance cash grants with a 50% of project cost ceiling and a sunset date of July 1, 2010.
Public Outreach Efforts• Audiences:
– Broadband Providers– Public Officials– Businesses– Consumers
• Mechanisms– Meetings– Tradeshows– Traditional Media– Social Media
• SlideShare• YouTube• Facebook (via GOED’s page)• Twitter
– NEW WEBISTE: http://BROADBAND.UTAH.GOV
@UtahBroadband
Website
• Will be released later this month• Designed by Utah Interactive
Preview…..
Questions, feedback or technical assistance requests?
Contact the Utah Broadband Project team anytime at [email protected]
Tara Thue, [email protected]
Bert Granberg, [email protected]
Utah Automated Geographic Reference Center (AGRC)
• Dept. of Technology Services (DTS)– State Geographic Information Database
• Data, Services, Infrastructure– Aerial Photography– Streets & Address Locations– Land Ownership & Parcels– Municipal and Political Boundaries– Demographic Data– Terrain Models– GPS Network– …
AGRC Broadband Mapping Role
• Technology Services Provider to the Project– Data collection, standardization, verification– NTIA submission– State Broadband Map
• Hosting and Development
Technical Assistance Available To Providers!
What is being mapped?• NTIA Broadband Definition:
– 768K down, 200K Up• Speed & Technology:
– Wireless Service Areas• Service polygons
– Wire-based Service Areas• Census Block (where blocks <= 2 sq miles)• Road Segment• Address Service Points
– Infrastructure• Middle & Last Mile Locations
– Service Overview (by county)– Community Anchor Institutions
• Schools, Emergency Response, Health, Government, Public Services
Italics = Protected Data Records
Expected Utah Participation inOctober 2010 NTIA Data Submission
• Emery• Frontier• Gunnison• Hughes• InfoWest• Integra• Leap/Cricket• Level3• Manti• Myvocom• NewEdge• Qwest
• Sprint/Nextel• SouthCentral• Spanish Fork• Strata• T-Mobile• ThreeSixty• Union• Utopia• Veracity• Verizon• Wild Blue• XOCommunications• XpressWeb
• AllWest• American Fiber• AT&T• Baja• Beehive• Bresnan• CentraCom• Comcast• Covad• Digis• DirectComm.
Significant Data Processing
Still Underway
Broadband Availability
WirelessBroadband
Broadband Availability
WirelineBroadband
(& Wireless)
Broadband Availability
Fiber Service
(& Wireline& Wireless)
Broadband Availability
10 mbps or greater(Provider-reported
Service, All technologies)
Broadband Availability
10 mbps or greater
including UEN & Community
Anchor Institutions
(All technologies)
Broadband Availability
State Broadband Map• Interactive Browser Based Map• Allow Users to Explore Non-Confidential
Broadband Data• Design, User Cases:
– Consumer– Community, Civic Leaders– Policy: Incentives, Planning, etc.
Interactive Map w/
Zoom and Pan
Controls
CONCEPT DRAFT
Find Location of
Interest
CONCEPT DRAFT
View Broadband & Demographic Data For Map
Center Location
CONCEPT DRAFT
CONCEPT DRAFT
Filter BroadbandMap Data
SelectMap
Background
CONCEPT DRAFT
Utah Broadband Mapping: The Road Ahead
• NTIA Data Submission, Wed Oct 6th [date extended by NTIA]– Provider Feedback Packets, November 2010
• New FCC National Broadband Data Model– Subsequent submissions, March/September
Our Goals:1. Browser-based submission portal, Mar 20112. State Broadband Map
– Target Release: Jan 2011• Provider preview, 1 month prior
3. Speed Test Data Available to Providers4. Statewide Address Point Map Layer, July 2012
Questions, feedback or technical assistance requests?
Contact the Utah Broadband Project team anytime at [email protected]
Tara Thue, [email protected]
Bert Granberg, [email protected]
Inaugural Utah Broadband Provider Roundtable