1. California Broadband Update 911 Advisory Board Meeting Jon Dickinson Director of External Affairs Office of the Chief Information Officer HANDOUT #4

2. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act $7 billion available for broadband from ARRA Two rounds of funding: Round 1: $4 billion available Round 2: $4.8 billion available Filing window closed March 2010 Projects to be completed in 2-3 years 2

3. US Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service (RUS), Broadband Improvement Program (BIP) Primarily infrastructure (middle mile, last mile) US Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Broadband Telecommunications Opportunities Program (BTOP) Comprehensive Community Infrastructure Public Computer Centers Sustainable Broadband Adoption American Recovery & Reinvestment Act

4. Broadband ARRA Round 2 Deadlines BTOP 2 is for middle mile infrastructure projects with emphasis on unserved or underserved areas. $4.8 billion available in Round 2 ($2.6 billion for BTOP and $2.2 billion for BIP) Applications submitted by end of April. State Recommendations Due May 3, 2010 Round 2 grants to be announced by Sept. 30, 2010 4

5. NTIA CCI Priority Criteria NTIA has a new Comprehensive Communities Infrastructure (CCI) approach for Middle Mile projects that offer new or upgraded connections to community anchor institutions Schools, libraries, community colleges, medical/health care professionals, community support organizations, public safety NTIA will look at infrastructure applications according to an explicit list of priorities: (1) service to community anchor institutions, (2) public-private partnerships, (3) stimulating growth in economically distressed areas, (4) middle mile to community colleges, (5) middle mile to public safety, (6) middle mile to unserved/underserved areas, and (7) middle mile with 30% contribution. 5

6. NTIA – BTOP Round 2 NTIA received 867 applications for second round funding, totaling $11 billion in federal funding. – CCI: 355 applications requesting $8.4 billion – SBA: 251 applications requesting $1.7 billion – PCC: 261 applications requesting $.922 billion 120 applications (multi state & CA only) submitted that affect CA = $1,931,511,319 6

7. Backbone For the “Next Generation” With the help of county coordinators and individual PSAPs, OCIO was able to connect 129 PSAPs with 9 different infrastructure grant applications Central Valley Next Generation Broadband Infrastructure Plan (CENIC) – Central California/45 PSAPs. Oakland Fiber-Optic Middle Mile Project – City of Oakland/1 PSAP. Comprehensive Middle Mile Community Infrastructure Project – Del Norte and Humboldt Counties/8 PSAPs. Broadband Grid for California’s Central Coast – Monterey/Santa Cruz Central Coast/10 PSAPs. Plumas-Sierra Telecommunications (PST) Project – Plumas, Sierra, and Lassen Counties/5 PSAPs. San Diego Rural Broadband Project – San Diego and Southern Riverside Counties/17 PSAPs. Siskiyou Middle Mile Project – Siskiyou County/6 PSAPs. SmartRiverside Broadband Expansion Project – City of Riverside/5 PSAPs. Wireless Broadband Service for Underserved Rural Areas – San Joaquin, Alameda, Contra Costa Counties/32 PSAPs.

8. Future Opportunities 1.National Broadband Plan 2.NTIA – BTOP, Round 3…? 3.Other RUS grant opportunities

9. Questions? Contact: Jon Dickinson Director of External Affairs, OCIO Jon.Dickinson@state.ca.gov 916-319-9223 9