Leveraging Stimulus Funding for Florida Job Creation, Increased Digital Access, Inclusion and Literacy and Self-Sustaining Communities through Broadband Deployment Proprietary and Confidential State of Florida

Agenda Basic Pillars Purpose of Broadband Stimulus Funding Opportunity for Community Colleges & CWA Partnerships & Strategic Alliances Fiber & WiMAX – Available Assets Initial Steps Proprietary and Confidential

Basic Pillars

Purpose of Broadband Stimulus Funding

Opportunity for Community Colleges & CWA

Partnerships & Strategic Alliances

Fiber & WiMAX – Available Assets

Initial Steps

Basic Pillars Workforce Development Education Asset-Based Community Economic Development Social Entrepreneurship Digital Access, Inclusion & Literacy E-Community Outreach, Education & Teams Proprietary and Confidential

Workforce Development

Education

Asset-Based Community Economic Development

Social Entrepreneurship

Digital Access, Inclusion & Literacy

E-Community Outreach, Education & Teams

The Broadband Stimulus and… Asset-Based Community Development - is a methodology that seeks to uncover and highlight the strengths within communities as a means for sustainable development. The basic tenet is that a capacities-focused approach is more likely to empower the community and therefore mobilize citizens to create positive and meaningful change from within. Social Entrepreneurship - Social enterprises are for ‘more-than-profit,’ using blended value business models that combine a revenue-generating business with a social-value-generating structure or component. A social entrepreneur in the 21st century will redefine entrepreneurship as we know it due to their progressive business models. By incorporating these two components into a viable State (and national) broadband plan we can fully exploit the synergies available surrounding Community, Education, Workforce Development and the Environment using broadband infrastructure.

Asset-Based Community Development - is a methodology that seeks to uncover and highlight the strengths within communities as a means for sustainable development. The basic tenet is that a capacities-focused approach is more likely to empower the community and therefore mobilize citizens to create positive and meaningful change from within.

Social Entrepreneurship - Social enterprises are for ‘more-than-profit,’ using blended value business models that combine a revenue-generating business with a social-value-generating structure or component. A social entrepreneur in the 21st century will redefine entrepreneurship as we know it due to their progressive business models.

Purpose of Broadband Stimulus Funding Preserve and create jobs, promote national economic recovery, and assist those most impacted by the recession Create an efficient, systemic, large-scale and sustainable transformation of public education, workforce development, and health care service through efficient delivery systems Demonstrate leadership in diversity and the provision of equitable economic opportunity for all citizens, including the underprivileged, underserved, and un-served Deploy a state wide wireless broadband infrastructure from which portion of revenues will directly flow back to the aforementioned programs Proprietary and Confidential

Preserve and create jobs, promote national economic recovery, and assist those most impacted by the recession

Create an efficient, systemic, large-scale and sustainable transformation of public education, workforce development, and health care service through efficient delivery systems

Demonstrate leadership in diversity and the provision of equitable economic opportunity for all citizens, including the underprivileged, underserved, and un-served

Deploy a state wide wireless broadband infrastructure from which portion of revenues will directly flow back to the aforementioned programs

Opportunity for Florida Community Colleges & Communications Workers of America (CWA) Increased opportunities for employer and emerging industry sector engagement, through which businesses can obtain services related to human capital acquisition and management Catalyst for student advancement through innovative education, skills mastery, labor exchange, and job creation New and diverse revenue streams (e.g. broadening of CCs/CWAs professional development offerings) Proprietary and Confidential

Increased opportunities for employer and emerging industry sector engagement, through which businesses can obtain services related to human capital acquisition and management

Catalyst for student advancement through innovative education, skills mastery, labor exchange, and job creation

New and diverse revenue streams (e.g. broadening of CCs/CWAs professional development offerings)

Partners & Strategic Alliances Funding BTOP/BIP (Broadband Stimulus) E-Rate (FCC) Dept. of Labor ETA (WIRED) Private Sector Best Buy (Children’s Foundation @15 Program) Comcast, Clearwire (2.5 GHz EBS) GE, GridNet, FPL (Smart Grid, Smart Meters, TOD Scheduling, Load Demand Control, etc. AirSpan, SBA Intel Knight Center for Digital Excellence Alliances & Potential Grant Applicants CWA / Community Colleges Connect Florida (FLDMS) K-12, Universities Florida Hospital Association Florida Library Association Florida RACEC ADE & One-Economy Enterprise Florida (S.T.E.M. Education) FL2i, iCoast FPL FiberNet & FL Lambda Rail 2.5GHz EBS Licensees/Lessees 3.65GHz Operators First Round Funding Recipients Newspapers E-Communities County Governments Proprietary and Confidential

Funding

BTOP/BIP (Broadband Stimulus)

E-Rate (FCC)

Dept. of Labor ETA (WIRED)

Private Sector Best Buy (Children’s Foundation @15 Program) Comcast, Clearwire (2.5 GHz EBS) GE, GridNet, FPL (Smart Grid, Smart Meters, TOD Scheduling, Load Demand Control, etc. AirSpan, SBA Intel Knight Center for Digital Excellence

Alliances & Potential Grant Applicants

CWA / Community Colleges

Connect Florida (FLDMS)

K-12, Universities

Florida Hospital Association

Florida Library Association

Florida RACEC

ADE & One-Economy

Enterprise Florida (S.T.E.M. Education)

FL2i, iCoast

FPL FiberNet & FL Lambda Rail

2.5GHz EBS Licensees/Lessees

3.65GHz Operators

First Round Funding Recipients

Newspapers

E-Communities

County Governments

Florida Fiber Backbone (not including city/county rings) FPL FiberNet Florida Lambda Rail Proprietary and Confidential

What is WiMAX? Ubiquitous High Speed Internet Access, VoIP, VPNs, Video Proprietary and Confidential

Florida Existing/Potential Coverage (WiMAX) 2.5GHz EBS (2500 – 2690MHz) 3.65GHz Operators (3650 -3700MHz) Proprietary and Confidential

More About the 2.5GHz EBS 1960’s – 1970’s - Originally assigned to state government agencies, state universities and university systems, public community and technical colleges, private universities and colleges, public elementary and secondary school districts, private schools (including Catholic school systems in a number of large metropolitan areas), public television and radio stations, hospitals and hospital associations, and private, non-profit educational entities 2004 - FCC changed the rules surrounding this spectrum real estate (went from swamp land to ocean front property) 2009 – Clearwire has acquired lease rights to 85+ percent of this spectrum covering most major MSA’s E.G. - FAU’s Lease (Clearwire) is $173 Million over 30 Years covering all of Palm Beach & Broward counties. Ironically, all the above mentioned 2.5GHz EBS non-profit license holders qualify for BTOP/BIP funding but now have to go through Clearwire to deploy their spectrum assets Key is to utilize this asset while maintaining Clearwire (or Comcast) ARPU Concurrent build out of both the 2.5GHz EBS and 3.65GHz band provides for state wide, self-sustaining, ubiquitous wireless network Proprietary and Confidential

1960’s – 1970’s - Originally assigned to state government agencies, state universities and university systems, public community and technical colleges, private universities and colleges, public elementary and secondary school districts, private schools (including Catholic school systems in a number of large metropolitan areas), public television and radio stations, hospitals and hospital associations, and private, non-profit educational entities

2004 - FCC changed the rules surrounding this spectrum real estate (went from swamp land to ocean front property)

2009 – Clearwire has acquired lease rights to 85+ percent of this spectrum covering most major MSA’s

E.G. - FAU’s Lease (Clearwire) is $173 Million over 30 Years covering all of Palm Beach & Broward counties.

Ironically, all the above mentioned 2.5GHz EBS non-profit license holders qualify for BTOP/BIP funding but now have to go through Clearwire to deploy their spectrum assets

Key is to utilize this asset while maintaining Clearwire (or Comcast) ARPU

Concurrent build out of both the 2.5GHz EBS and 3.65GHz band provides for state wide, self-sustaining, ubiquitous wireless network

What WiMAX Will Become (2-5 Years) WiMAX will become a cost-effective standards for a collection of technologies which can be deployed today that will directly benefit workforce development, education, the environment and socio-economic issues that plague our local communities and governments daily in today's economy. The introduction of WiMAX technologies will act as a catalyst and pioneer these types of programs and services that will ultimately benefit our communities and drive participation by the large incumbents as newer technologies are introduced in the marketplace. As the FCC is charged with providing a national broadband plan to Congress and the Obama Administration by February, 2010 (4 months) our new FCC Chair, Julius Genachowski should to take a look at what the State of Florida is introducing in this forward thinking model and provide incentives for the large incumbents and smaller operators to participate. Proprietary and Confidential

WiMAX will become a cost-effective standards for a collection of technologies which can be deployed today that will directly benefit workforce development, education, the environment and socio-economic issues that plague our local communities and governments daily in today's economy.

The introduction of WiMAX technologies will act as a catalyst and pioneer these types of programs and services that will ultimately benefit our communities and drive participation by the large incumbents as newer technologies are introduced in the marketplace.

As the FCC is charged with providing a national broadband plan to Congress and the Obama Administration by February, 2010 (4 months) our new FCC Chair, Julius Genachowski should to take a look at what the State of Florida is introducing in this forward thinking model and provide incentives for the large incumbents and smaller operators to participate.

Multiple WiMAX SLA’s Bundled fixed, nomadic and mobile internet access and communications Virtual Private Networks (Community) Ubiquitous Household Accounts (6MB/2MB) Business (PTP) @ 100MbPS – 1GbPS Services ALL Metro, Urban, Suburban AND Rural Markets Core Infrastructure for Smart Grid Nominal core infrastructure cost billed through municipal utilities (e.g. $9.95/month/account) Proprietary and Confidential

Bundled fixed, nomadic and mobile internet access and communications

Virtual Private Networks (Community)

Ubiquitous Household Accounts (6MB/2MB)

Business (PTP) @ 100MbPS – 1GbPS

Services ALL Metro, Urban, Suburban AND Rural Markets

Core Infrastructure for Smart Grid

Nominal core infrastructure cost billed through municipal utilities (e.g. $9.95/month/account)

Beneficiaries & Anchor Tenants Direct Beneficiaries School Systems, IHE’s, Libraries Digital Access, Inclusion & Literacy Community Organizations and other qualifying Non-Profits Job-Seekers Health Care Community Redevelopment Anchor/Network Tenants Community Colleges/CWA Municipalities/Cities Public Safety/First Responders Workforce Boards – One-Stop Career Centers Energy Newspapers Hospitals, Health Care Employers Event Venues Businesses Communities Households Proprietary and Confidential

Direct Beneficiaries

School Systems, IHE’s, Libraries

Digital Access, Inclusion & Literacy

Community Organizations and other qualifying Non-Profits

Job-Seekers

Health Care

Community Redevelopment

Anchor/Network Tenants

Community Colleges/CWA

Municipalities/Cities

Public Safety/First Responders

Workforce Boards – One-Stop Career Centers

Energy

Newspapers

Hospitals, Health Care

Employers

Event Venues

Businesses

Communities

Households

Broadband Infrastructure RF/Engineering Studies Topography Studies, Base Station/Tower Locations, Fiber Performed by Tier One Operator(s) Business Model and Revenue Projections Letter of Intent for AirSpan, Best Buy, Intel, GE Grant Writing & Engineering Services and establishing 3.65GHz Footprint Proprietary and Confidential

RF/Engineering Studies

Topography Studies, Base Station/Tower Locations, Fiber

Performed by Tier One Operator(s)

Business Model and Revenue Projections

Letter of Intent for AirSpan, Best Buy, Intel, GE

Grant Writing & Engineering Services and establishing 3.65GHz Footprint

Initial Steps FLDMS begin dialogue with Comcast (or Clearwire) FLDMS Initiate Public Education Component for E-Community Programs using FL2i Social Networking Platform FLDMS to contact FCC E-Rate and DOL ETA WIRED FLDMS to coordinate 2 nd Round Broadband Stimulus Funding to include: Infrastructure Public Computer Centers Vulnerable Population (DAIL) Sustainable Adoption FLDMS to coordinate deployment model with FPL FiberNet and Florida Lambda Rail Proprietary and Confidential

FLDMS begin dialogue with Comcast (or Clearwire)

FLDMS Initiate Public Education Component for E-Community Programs using FL2i Social Networking Platform

FLDMS to contact FCC E-Rate and DOL ETA WIRED

FLDMS to coordinate 2 nd Round Broadband Stimulus Funding to include:

Infrastructure

Public Computer Centers

Vulnerable Population (DAIL)

Sustainable Adoption

FLDMS to coordinate deployment model with FPL FiberNet and Florida Lambda Rail

In the News… Here's the new FCC Chairman making the big announcement that the FCC will support the wireless industry by making more spectrum available and a tower siting shot clock - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdDcBD3FHHI Comcast Reselling Clearwire WiMAX - http://moconews.net/article/419-time-warner-to-start-selling-clearwires-wimax-service-dec.-1/

Here's the new FCC Chairman making the big announcement that the FCC will support the wireless industry by making more spectrum available and a tower siting shot clock - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdDcBD3FHHI

Comcast Reselling Clearwire WiMAX - http://moconews.net/article/419-time-warner-to-start-selling-clearwires-wimax-service-dec.-1/

Contact Info Brad Bowman Founder – AccessDelray.org 561.400.1194 [email_address] Blog – GovTech.com – Broadband Nation http://www.digitalcommunitiesblogs.com/broadband_nation/

Brad Bowman

Founder – AccessDelray.org

561.400.1194

[email_address]

Blog – GovTech.com – Broadband Nation http://www.digitalcommunitiesblogs.com/broadband_nation/