state broadband initiatives august 2010 bill price department of management services
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State Broadband InitiativesAugust 2010
Bill PriceDepartment 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 ProjectAnalyze Government Broadband Supply and Demand
• Led by the Public Utilities Research Center (PURC) at UF
• Participation with State , City and County Institutions
Expected Outcomes
• Provide Government with an Accurate Baseline View of:
• Current Government Network Capabilities, Capacities, Availability, Customers and Costs
• Current Government Policies that affect them
• Current and Future Broadband Demand
• Scenario Plans to Optimize Government Broadband Resources
Broadband Data and Mapping
Broadband Data and MappingService Provider Data: Availability, Technology and SpeedCommunity Anchor Institution Data: Location, Technology, SpeedResidential Technology and Adoption DataDemographic Data
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 betweenRural and Urban, Age, Race, Education, Income
Broadband Data and Mapping
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
PURC: Mark Jamison, [email protected]://warrington.ufl.edu/purc/
DMS: Bill Price, [email protected], 850.410.0709Broadband Portal, www.dms.myflorida.com/suncom/broadband_initiative_arra
Florida Broadband Mapping Portalwww.connect-florida.org
Florida Interactive Mappinghttp://www.connect-florida.org/mapping
Additional Information