Welcome! Lincoln County Local Technology Planning Team Quarterly Meeting May 19,

Agenda Project Review o Goal 2 – Infrastructure Inventory o Goal 3 – Access & Use o Goal 4 – PUD Evaluation Wrap Up & Next Steps 2

LCLTPT Year-At-A-Glance 3

LCLTPT Activities – Past Three Months Gathered key stakeholder input Tracked & promoted funding opportunities Developing countywide map Analyzing data Drafting reports 4

Goal: Inventory Existing Infrastructure Develop an anchor institution access & use inventory tool, process & facilitate data collection. Big question: Is the $5 million ARRA-funded fiber optics investment in Lincoln County in use? 5

Inventory – Community Anchor Institutions (CAI) Note: Since the completion of survey efforts, one additional site is using ARRA-funded fiber. 6

Inventory – CAI Fiber 7

Inventory – CAI Providers Note: Since the completion of the survey effort, one site has changed providers. 8

CAI Inventory Key Learnings – General 26% using ARRA-funded fiber Speed tests: o Download: 2.27 – 65 Mbs o Upload:.34 – 56 Mbs Broadband satisfaction based on: o Type of technology o Provider o Price o Familiarity, expertise & use 9

Inventory Key Learnings – Libraries Communications top broadband use by staff Patron broadband use: <5%-70% Most frequent internet challenge “too slow” – but speeds matched cost Other challenges were limited: o Hours o Staffing o Funds o Equipment o Technical expertise 10

Inventory Key Learnings – Medical Most healthcare facilities use fiber Internet services rated “very satisfied” or “satisfied” ARRA-funded fiber concerns: o Price o Future availability o “Dismal” speed test results (one site visit) 11

Inventory General Learnings – Municipal Use at additional County locations is currently cost prohibitive County courthouse use is robust 12

Goal: Infrastructure Inventory–Telecom Providers Develop a broadband provider inventory & collect data about current & planned services. Big question: Can we learn more about services in the County than currently reported on the WSBO map? 13

Key Learnings –Telecom Providers Yes, but it won’t be easy! List of providers grows from 13 to 26 Competitive market made survey largely unproductive New Service Providers 14

Goal: Assessment – Community Develop an outreach & assessment process to collect data from the education community. Big question: Would access to high speed broadband help mitigate youth outmigration? 15

Key Learnings – Community Assessment Superintendents & Career Counselors Queried – Current access to broadband – Broadband and youth outmigration – Need for educational opportunities beyond HS NoaNet built to some schools after all – Are they connected? If not, why? 16

Goal: Evaluate PUD as Middle Mile Provider Identify Washington PUDs supporting broadband services, gather information about best practices & lessons learned. Big question: Should the Lincoln County PUD get into the broadband business? 17

LCLTPT PUD Interviews Selected five PUDs & interviewed staff: Chelan Douglas Okanogan Pend Oreille Stevens 18

PUD Broadband Deployment Costs 19

PUD Broadband Personnel 20

PUD Broadband Interviews – Key Learnings Need a vision Engage the community Get customers to put some skin in the game Create a business case Don’t get caught up on: “Build it & they will come.” 21

PUD Broadband Assessment – Key Considerations We welcome your input regarding key considerations from: 22

Wrap Up & Next Steps Finalize deliverables Distribute final report to LCLTPT & WSBO WSBO report – Frieda Ray EDC provides broadband education EDC continues work with libraries County will determine future efforts 23

Thank You! If you have any questions, suggestions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us! EDC Office or (509) Monica Babine, WSU Extension or (425) LCLTPT Documents on LincolnEDC.org 24