New York State Broadband Public Informational Meeting

December 12, 2017

New NY Grant Program Overview

Technology Overview

Construction Overview

Questions / Answers

New NY Broadband Grant

Program Overview

Grant Application Process

Project Cost Review

Timeline

New NY

Broadband

Grant

New NY Broadband Grant Program

• Governor Cuomo established program in 2015

• $500M budget – awarded in 3 phases

• Goal –• Broadband to Unserved and Underserved Areas

• Unserved – Priority – Less than 25M down

• Libraries / Educational Opportunity Centers

• Underserved – between 25M down / 99M down

• Eligible areas defined by Census Blocks

• 20% Financial Commitment by Awardees

Grant

Application

Process

Grant Application Process

• Detailed Application• Online portal

• 120+ questions• Analysis / determination of project area

• Mapping

• Engineering design - FTTP

• Budget development

• Financial feasibility

• Financial commitment

• Community Support

• 200+ hours of development time

Project

Cost

Review

Project Cost Review

Category Amount

Network and Access Equipment $142,000

Outside Plant Costs $2,984,831

Drop & Eligible Customer Premises Equipment $2,042,070

Professional Services (Engineering) $740,000

Testing $15,000

Racks / Fuse / Alarm Panels / Fiber Management $119,000

Fiber Splicing Trailer / Fiber Splicing Equipment / Generators /

Fiber Mapping Software

$102,000

Total Project Costs $6,144,901

Project Cost Review

• Total Project Cost (state + private): $6,144,901

• Total Applicant Private Match (20%): $1,228,981

• Total Grant Amount (80%): $4,915,920

Project Statistics

• Number of Units to be Passed: 1,675

• Number of Housing Units to be Passed: 1,505

• Number of Business Units: 169

• Number of CAI’s: 1

• Number of Census Blocks: 136

Timeline

Timeline

• Strategic discussions began in January 2016

• Hancock Telephone Submitted under the initial Phase 1 funding window

• Application coordination and development – February – April 15th

• Awards announced – August 2016• 25 Projects awarded - $54M of the $500M budget

• Construction process began – September 2017

• Construction needs to be completed by December 31, 2018• Customer Installations – December 2020

Technology Overview

DSL vs Fiber

FTTH Abilities

Equipment Overview

ONT Installations

Services to be Offered

DSL

vs

Fiber

DSL Capabilities

• Digital Subscriber Line• Uses existing copper phone line to deliver internet

• Delivers up to approximately 4 Mbps / 1 Mbps

• What can you do with 4/1?• Browse the Web

• Email

• Download e-books

Fiber Capabilities

• Has the ability to deliver up to 1000 Mbps

• What more can you do with 1000 Mbps?• Download movies and videos

• Stream TV

• Online gaming

• Connect computers, smartphones, and smart TVs all at once

How Does Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Work?

Fiber Optic

How Does Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Work?

FTTH

Abilities

What Will Drive Bandwidth in the Future

Near Term:

• Online Video – Increased Use and Higher Resolution

• Advanced Gaming

• Telecommuting

• Medical Technology Advancements

• Machine-to-Machine Communications

• Home Security and Monitoring

The Evolution of Entertainment

• On-Demand Streaming• Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, HBO, etc.

• Increasing resolutions

The Evolution of Entertainment Continued

• Traditional Broadcasters• ABC, NBC, CBS, ESPN, HBO, etc.

• Cord Cutting• Sling Television

• PlayStation Vue

• User Generated “Live” Content

• Online Video Games and other Downloadable Content

0

2

4

6

8

10

$0.0

$1.0

$2.0

$3.0

$4.0

$5.0

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Us

ersM

illio

ns

De

vic

e R

eve

nu

e

Bill

ions

Telehealth Growth

Device Rev. Users

The Evolution of Medicine

• Online Diagnosis• American Well, Doctor on Demand, MD Live, MeMD, Teladoc

• Telesurgery• Remote surgery from hundreds of miles away

The Evolution of Medicine Continued

• Prototype Health Stations

• Online Courses• Many universities now have more online students

• High schools now allowing students to stay home

• Broadband Required to Provide Quality Education• Teacher shortages in rural areas

• Especially STEM fields

All require

reliable

broadband!

The Evolution of Education

• Technology Driven Classroom

The Evolution of Education Continued

The Evolution of the Workplace

• Work from Home• Full-time telecommuting

• Part-time telecommuting

• Work from Vacation Home• Seasonal telecommuting

What Will Drive Bandwidth in the Future

Longer Term:

• Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality• Education

• Healthcare

What Will Drive Bandwidth in the Future Continued

Longer Term:

• Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality• Gaming

• Personal Communications

• Entertainment

What Will Drive Bandwidth in the Future

Longer Term:

• Intelligent Highway Systems and Self-Driving Cars

What Will Drive Bandwidth in the Future Continued

Longer Term:

• Continuous Health Monitoring• Wearables and Nanotechnology

• Intelligent Digital Assistants

Fiber is the Long-Term Answer

• Dramatic Changes in Last 10 Years• Different Materials

• Different Technology

• Different Protocols

• The Least Expensive Way to Build a Network is also the Most Future Proof

Equipment

Overview

Fiber Cabinets

• Utilizing existing cabinets

• Cabinets• House Splitters

• Fiber Management

Aerial Fiber

Hanging and Lashing the Fiber

Splicing the Fiber

Aerial Fiber

ONT Installations

Fiber at the House – The ONT

The ONT

• Optical Network Terminal (ONT)

• Deliver POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service), Data (Ethernet), and Video (RF and/or IP)

Services

Services to be Offered• Locations in Grant Funded Area

• Residential – 1,505• Business / Other Locations – 169• Libraries - 1

• Internet• Current DSL Offerings – 2M/1M, 4M/1M, 8M/1M, 14M/1M, 20M/1M• New Fiber Offerings – 25M/5M, 50M/10M, 75M/20M, 100M/50M

• Voice – continue to offer same voice service

• Video• Expanded Video Offering Footprint Area

Construction Overview

Project Map Overview

What’s Been Done to Date

What Will be Done Next

Estimated Subscriber Turn Ups

Project

Map

Overview

Project Map

Sands Creek Remote

Apex Remote

Depot Remote

Hancock Central Office

City Brook Remote

Fishs Eddy Hut

Served From Fishs Eddy Hut

Peas Eddy Remote

Lake Remote

What’s

Been Done

to Date

Fishs Eddy Hut

• Mainline Construction• Approximately 3 to 4 miles constructed

• Waiting on approvals from the power company

• Approximately 2 weeks worth of construction left after approvals

• Splicing• Currently being worked on

• Drop Construction• Currently being worked on

• 11 drops have been done

Hancock Central Office

• Mainline Construction• Hancock Town currently being worked on

• Approximately 5 to 6 miles constructed

• Splicing• Next steps

• Drop Construction• Next steps

City Brook Remote

• Mainline Construction• Currently being worked on

• Splicing• Next steps

• Drop Construction• Next steps

Construction Crews

• 3 Mainline Crews

What Will

be Done

Next

Remaining Service Areas

• Depot Remote • Likely will be next

• Mainline Construction

• Splicing

• Drop Construction

• Sands Creek Remote

• Apex Remote

• Peas Eddy Remote

• Lake Remote

Construction Timeline

• Anticipated Completion: Summer

• Potential Delays• Bad winter weather

• Pole Attachment Agreements

Estimated

Subscriber

Turn Ups

Estimated Subscriber Turn Ups

• Turn Ups• Area by area basis

• Once an area’s construction is completed turn ups will start

• Hancock Telephone plans to turn up customers

Questions

• Contact Hancock• Hancock Telephone Company

• telco@hancock.net

• Main Office Line• (607) 637-9911

• Toll Free Line• (800) 360-4664

Thank you