mid-minnesota regional broadband discussion
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Broadband in the Mid-Minnesota Region
What’s at stake?
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Broadband Fun Facts• Faster broadband
– Recently reaffirmed by the FCC:• anything less than 25 Mb/3 Mb is not broadband• Mobile cellular is not a substitute for a fixed connection
– FCC standard increased 30-fold between 2008 and 2016– Some ISPs increased speeds 100-fold in same period – Comcast just raised all speed tiers by 50 Mb
• Households– Use more than 250 GB of data/month and rising– Have 13 connected devices; 50 devices by 2022
• Computers, phones, fitness devices, home security, medical devices, thermostats, personal assistants, watches, home appliances, cars, farm animals, sensors, tractors,
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Digital Divide IndexDark colors are bad!
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Winning!
Losing!
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Broadband
Upload Speed
Affordability
Reliability
Mobility
Latency
Download Speed
Assess Your Community’s Broadband
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Mid-Minnesota Region
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Technology Challenges• All technologies are getting better, but …
• Cellular– 5g requires fiber to within 1,000 feet of customer
– 4g/3g coverage can be spotty in rural
– Beware of ** on “unlimited” data plans
• Satellite– Latency/delay affects advanced use
– Same ** as cellular
• Fixed wireless– Increasingly robust with fiber-fed towers,
especially on the prairie
– Trees eat wireless!
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Federal Broadband Subsidies for Larger Carriers (CAF II) affecting the region
www.fcc.gov/reports-research/maps/caf-2-accepted-map/
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(ACAM), a federal subsidy for Mid-size Carriers affecting the region
www.fcc.gov/reports-research/maps/a-cam-offer-map/
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CAF II and ACAM Improvements• FCC subsidies to CenturyLink, Frontier & mid-size carriers• Requires a 25/3Mb, 10 Mb/1 Mb or 4 Mb/1 Mb minimum
connection, depending on program• No requirement to serve everyone• Within 3,000 feet > 25 Mb or greater possible• At 10,000 feet = ~ 10 Mb • Copper condition affects carrying capacity over distance
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Frontier DSL Speed – Distance
Chart
Questions:Are extra copper pairs
available?
What is the quality of the copper lines?
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FRONTIER’S LINDSTROM EXCHANGE
Red circles = 3,000 foot radius = 25 Mb/3 Mb and higher
Blue circles = 9,000 foot radius = between 25 Mb/3 Mb to 10 Mb/1 Mb
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FRONTIER’S LINDSTROM EXCHANGE
Those within the circles, about 10% of land area, may meet the 2022 state goal of 25 Mb/3Mb; no one would meet the 100 Mb/20 Mb2026 state goal.
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CENTURYLINK’S BRAHAM EXCHANGE
Red circles = 3,000 foot radius = 25 Mb/3 Mb and higher
Blue circles = 9,000 foot radius = between 25 Mb/3 Mb to 10 Mb/1 Mb
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CENTURYLINK’S BRAHAM EXCHANGE3,000 foot radius circles occupy less than 10 percent of the land area
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Fiber Infrastructure Investment –a good choice?
• Fiber to the Home costs from $4,000 - $12,000 per home to install
• Seventy percent of homebuyers will not buy a home without a good broadband connection
• A fiber-connected home increases in value by $3,000 to $7,000.
• Well-connected residents and businesses save money in many ways, conservatively estimated at $1,500 per year.
• Customers switching from satellite/cellular packages to triple play FTTH report savings of $300 - $400 per month!
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What else costs about $10,000?
A bunch of 10 year-old stuffon Craigslist!
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Conclusions
• The Mid-Minnesota Region needs better broadband to reach its potential
• Subsidies are required to spur private sector investment in rural broadband
• The MN Border to Border Broadband Fund is an excellent tool but has no current appropriation
• MN Rural Broadband Coalition Day on the Hill is April 12. (www.mnbroadbandcoalition.com)
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What’s good enough?
Local leadership decides!