BROADBAND IN MINNESOTA Critical Issues For Consideration

The MN Ultra High Speed Broadband Task Force is charged with advising the 2010 MN Legislature on state broadband policy. What do you want them to know?

Agenda Topics What is broadband and why do we want it? Where are we now? Where do we want to go? How do we get there?

What is broadband and why do we want it?

Where are we now?

Where do we want to go?

How do we get there?

Where are we now? As a nation Minnesota In this region In your community My assumption: The best broadband is high-speed, low-cost, ubiquitous and reliable!

As a nation

Minnesota

In this region

In your community

International Comparisons - OECD USA

Global Comparison - Price per MB USA

Pew Center

Minnesota Broadband Statistics Center for Rural Policy – Late 2007 data Broadband Users 52.3% of rural residents 57.8% statewide average 63% metro residents Dial Up Users 38% statewide say broadband too expensive 30% rural say broadband not available

Center for Rural Policy – Late 2007 data

Broadband Users

52.3% of rural residents

57.8% statewide average

63% metro residents

Dial Up Users

38% statewide say broadband too expensive

30% rural say broadband not available

Ubiquity Scenarios Metro Area Metro Area Duopoly almost everywhere Prime business areas (Downtowns, Eagan, Eden Prairie, etc.) served by multiple fiber networks by CLECs

Metro Area

Duopoly almost everywhere

Prime business areas (Downtowns, Eagan, Eden Prairie, etc.) served by multiple fiber networks by CLECs

Ubiquity- Greater Minnesota Duopoly (cable and DSL) in county seats and other towns over 1,000 CLEC 100% CLEC overbuild in limited number of Qwest communities Cherry-picking CLEC in many Qwest areas via fiber and leased copper Broadband in rural countryside highly variable depending on provider Certain coverage in rural coops General coverage in private rural companies Increasing coverage by smaller investor owned providers Limited coverage by larger investor owned providers Wireless coverage Fixed wireless dependent on topography and trees Mobile wireless dependent on market Smallest communities Single provide or no provider depending on local telephone company and wireless coverage According to Connected Minnesota, over 90% of MN households have available broadband services of at least 786k.

Duopoly (cable and DSL) in county seats and other towns over 1,000

CLEC

100% CLEC overbuild in limited number of Qwest communities

Cherry-picking CLEC in many Qwest areas via fiber and leased copper

Broadband in rural countryside highly variable depending on provider

Certain coverage in rural coops

General coverage in private rural companies

Increasing coverage by smaller investor owned providers

Limited coverage by larger investor owned providers

Wireless coverage

Fixed wireless dependent on topography and trees

Mobile wireless dependent on market

Smallest communities

Single provide or no provider depending on local telephone company and wireless coverage

According to Connected Minnesota, over 90% of MN households have available broadband services of at least 786k.

Pink – Cable modem Purple – DSL Grey – Unserved

Where do we want to go? Discussion What goal for bandwidth? What applications are important to you now and into the future? Should the goal have tiers, depending on location, user types and applications? Should mobile broadband be a part of this discussion? Broadband – essential utility or market service?

What goal for bandwidth?

What applications are important to you now and into the future?

Should the goal have tiers, depending on location, user types and applications?

Should mobile broadband be a part of this discussion?

Broadband – essential utility or market service?

What are the best ways to stimulate broadband development? Free markets and private investment Government incentives Government mandates Public-private partnerships Public networks with private providers Public utilities Private Public Where do cooperatives fit into this list?

Free markets and private investment

Government incentives

Government mandates

Public-private partnerships

Public networks with private providers

Public utilities

Private

Public

Why do we want broadband? Application examples Regional and Local Examples Health Education Community Tool Kit http://broadband.blandinfoundation.org

Regional and Local Examples

Health

Education

Community

Tool Kit

http://broadband.blandinfoundation.org

Input for the Task Force What is this region’s message? Who will speak?