Moving Towards A Gigabit State May 4, 2015 Broadband Inventories

Expanding Broadband Services Results: Jobs, Innovation and Economic Development It’s not just about technology companies or big business:  Small businesses comprise 99% of establishments and 80% of total employment in inner cities and economically challenged areas.  Small businesses are particularly important in high-tech industries. They currently hire roughly 40% of all high-tech workers, and account for a majority of the more than 1.2 million new jobs generated by the growth of the Internet during the last 10–15 years.* *Maija Renko & Paul Reynolds, Profiling the Growth Oriented Nascent Entrepreneur in the US —Evidence from Representative Samples, pg.12 (2006)

Long-Term Impacts of Broadband on Economic Development Increased Economic Output- Yearly increase in GDP in the areas served by new high speed broadband infrastructure, is the largest long-term social or economic impact due to broadband infrastructure spending. The additional broadband infrastructure provided by BTOP can be expected to create more than 22,000 long-term jobs and generate more than $1 billion in additional household income each year.* Broadband Speed and Price  Institutions served by BTOP infrastructure grantees experienced significantly increased speeds and lower costs. *ASR Analytics Final Report, pg. 33, available at:

Broadband Inventories 1) Community Assets to be Leveraged 2) Service Sectors and Geographic Areas In The Community

Meeting people in the inventory process is an opportunity to make the contacts you will need in the future. Information Sources  Municipal Utility Providers (Electric, Water)  Emergency Management Agency  Traffic Engineering  City Engineers  IT Department  Public Works  Tax Assessor More important contacts  National Broadband Map  State Broadband Map  Zoning Department  Public Safety Agencies  Permit Department  GIS  Property Acquisition

1. Community Assets Inventory Existing Private or Public Sector Conduits Abandoned Gas-Lines Electric Plant Trench with extra conduit Telephone poles (if you have rights to use them) Telecommunications routes with extra conduit Railroad Routes Abandoned water mains Abandoned sewers or storm drains

1. Community Assets Inventory: Existing Fiber Conduits / Counts Traffic signal fiber SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) systems for water, pumps lift, etc… Street light conduit Shared conduit with telecommunication providers Institutional network

1. Community Assets Inventory: Wireless Assets Water towers owned by the city or other entity Buildings with roof top space for antennas Existing cell towers Street light poles may be of use for small cell placement Use of easement for new placement of small poles for small cell use

1. Community Assets Inventory: Land Plots of local land suitable for node or NOC locations Inside space of government buildings for hub locations NOC or Data Center space Wireless sites Space for Wi-Fi access point (AP)

Other Infrastructure Projects and Processes Facilitating Lower Cost Broadband Deployment Is a dig once policy in effect? Align broadband planning with the schedule and location of other public works projects Streamline permitting process Understand the processes of other ROW providers (e.g. rail roads) or pole owners

2. Service Sectors and Geographic Areas Inventory Business license data by industry code Land use plan and circulation element City, State, Federal facilities Education buildings and campuses Medical facilities Business Improvement Districts Tax Increment Finance Districts (TIFs) Industrial Parks