1. North Olympic Peninsula Broadband Symposium March 18th, 2019
Kitsap PUD
North Olympic Peninsula Broadband Symposium
March 18th, 2019

2. History – Express services
The telecom utility created using long term bonds
Created a figure 8 backbone infrastructure in Kitsap County
Connecting Schools, Libraries and other Anchor institutions
Carrier transport – CenturyLink (CenturyTel and Qwest) and Wave Broadband
Kitsap Naval Bases – Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS), Bangor and Keyport
Cell Tower backhaul
Small business customers
Future….. More Naval connections less carrier transport, Small Business (?)

3. Residential What comes next?
2015 Launched the COS Service Zones as a Survey tool for the county.
2016 Installed distribution cabinets and established the residential network – separate from the express network
Operate an Active Ethernet Solution
2017 Formed first Local Utility District for Telecommunications
2018 Double residential connections to reach over customers
What comes next?

4. Expand Residential Service Across Kitsap County
2019 Goal to provide service to residents
Middle Mile Expansion
Over 25 miles planned in 2019
Reach areas of unserved or underserved residents
Yellow areas on Heat Map
Add Staff
Increase telecom staff to 11
Two crews installing express and residential equipment
Need to add additional Splicing resources
Install Distribution Cabinets across county

5. Middle mile expansion Hansville Loop – Out to bid Feb 2019
Approximately 2000 residents with limited service
Multiple LUD proposed by the community
Seabeck Phase 3 – Out to bid March 2019
Create a redundant loop for existing Seabeck infrastructure
Approximately 600 residents
Multiple LUDs proposed by community
South Kitsap Redundancy – Out to bid March 2019
Create redundant path that is separate from CenturyLink for Kitsap County facilities in Port Orchard
Approximately 200 residents

6. Local Utility Districts
Funding Mechanism for communities to expand utility services
Utilized first in 2017 for Telecommunications Infrastructure
Average cost of connection is $4,700 if a path exists
LUD’s have ranged from $2,000 to $15,000 per lot for telecommunications
Assessed value of home is expected to increase 3-5%
Works best when small community of like sized homes, lots and type of connection (aerial or underground)
NonContiguous LUDs for individual residents started in

7. Questions?