The Georgia Broadband Deployment Initiative aims to expand broadband access in unserved rural areas of the state through mapping, planning, and grant programs as outlined in SB402, the ACE Act. Key activities include developing a statewide broadband map to identify unserved locations, establishing rules for a broadband grant program to fund last mile infrastructure, and coordinating with state agencies and industry stakeholders to achieve connectivity goals. The initiative is led by the Department of Community Affairs and Georgia Technology Authority with input from an advisory committee.

1. Georgia Broadband Deployment Initiative (GBDI)
https://broadband.georgia.gov/
October 2019 1

2. Legislation: SB402, The Achieving Connectivity Everywhere (ACE) Act
• Provide for planning, incentives, and deployment of broadband services to unserved areas throughout the state
Background
• Rural study committees 2017
• Legislative Session 2018
• SB402-ACE Act to promote rural broadband
Executive Overview
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• DCA to publish a
Broadband Map
• Decision to use FCC
data or develop a
Georgia map
January 1, 2019
• DCA to develop the
Broadband Grant
Program Rules and
structure
July 1, 2019
Timeline
• DCA designated GTA
as development
partner for the
Broadband Map
July 1, 2018
• SB402-ACE Act
Signed into law
May 7, 2018
• GTA and DCA to submit a
joint report for the
Broadband Plan and the
Broadband Grant Program
Status
June 30, 2019 (Annually)
• New Statewide Map
• Announce State Grant
Program
June-July 1, 2020

3. 3
Department of Economic
Development
5 Agencies
13 Projects
Our success will be enabled by the key state agencies working together in concert with support from our stakeholder partners.
GBDI Project Team

4. DCA CVIOG
STAKEHOLDERS
Local Government & Service Providers
GTA DOT SPC DEcD
EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE
DCA
Commissioner
Nunn
GTA
Executive Director
Rhodes
PROJECT TEAM
Department of Economic Development
Program Management
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BROADBAND
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Governance
Georgia Broadband Deployment Initiative:
ACE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
• AT&T
• ACCG
• GA Cable Assoc
• Comcast
• GEDA
• GMA
• GA Telecom Assoc
• GA EMC
• Windstream

5. PURPOSE & SCOPE
• Provide perspective on key policy and
legislative issues
• Provide subject matter resources
• Support the GA Broadband Plan
APPROACH
• Bi-monthly meetings and ad-hoc
discussions, as required
• Advisors offer feedback and receive project
updates and actively participate in the
process
• Initial term – 1 year, to be extended, as
applicable, starting October 2018-December
2019
• Member participation in requests for
domain expertise (mapping, ordinances,
grants, etc)
CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS
• Work efficiently to ensure support for
aggressive work plan
• Coordinate across stakeholders
• Keep Advisory Committee members
updated on overall ACE Projects
• Foster flow of communication to
members and feedback from them
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Advisory Committee Overview

6. DRAFT 6
August – December 2018 January – July 2019
1 ACE Project Management and Governance
2 Broadband Plan Broadband Plan
3 Broadband Report: Stakeholder and Executive Communications
4 Broadband Grant Program Development
5 Comprehensive Planning
6 Broadband Model Ordinances
7 Broadband Ready Communities
8 Broadband Ready Community Sites
9 Mapping – Phase 1 Mapping – Phase 2
10 Technical Support and Assistance- state agencies
11 Grant Applicant Coordination
12 State Asset Analysis
13 State Right of Way
GBDI Projects Schedule
Version 2
Rules Published
Published
Published
Published
Underway
RFI in Development

7. Solving the investment challenge from an investor point of view (pubic & private)
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State Grant Funds:
= 50% of Capital
= 22.5% of Overall Investment
Provider Investment
Capital Cost
= 50% of Capital
Provider Investment
Operating Expense
= 55% of Total Cost
22.5%
22.5%
55%
Provider
• Mapping to identify unserved with at least 25/3 service
• Cost modeling to determine funding requirements
• Develop state grant program for July 1, 2020.
Funding Broadband

8. Broadband Partner
35%
Social Impact =
Number of Locations
22%
Average Capital Cost
Per Location
14%
Capital Contribution
11%
Economic Impact
11%
Broadband Ready
7%
Broadband Partner
Social Impact
Capital Cost
Capital Contribution
Economic Impact
Broadband Ready
State Grant Scoring Categories

9. 9
Grant Applicant Provider Partners
Grant funding:
1. State grants fund retail residential and business broadband services to unserved locations from mapping
2. State grants fund a 50% of broadband network buildout capital cost
Before grant application:
1. DCA provides applicants a list of Approved Broadband Partners from a State Master Contract
2. Applicant determines broadband partner i.e. prime contractor to fund, plan, build and operate proposed network
3. DCA provides applicant/partner with unserved census blocks and locations data
Grant application:
1. Broadband partner is expected to develop grant application with applicant oversight
2. Broadband partner identifies eligible locations willing to invest and provide service to
3. Broadband partner to provide 50% of capital and operating costs if awarded
Grant award:
• Broadband partner build, and operate retail broadband services to awarded locations
• Applicant to monitor and report to DCA awarded grant progress
• Cost reimbursement from DCA to broadband partner
• Applicant on title to eligible capital cost items until acceptance criteria is met, then full title to provider partner

10. Approved Partners State Contract
Master Service Agreement (MSA)
Applicant
Partner Agreement
Grant Award Contract
Partner Partner Partner Partner
County A B C D
County A B C D
County A B C D
County A B C D
Approved Partner List
T&C
T&C
State-
Provider
Applicant
Provider
DCA-
Applicant
T&C
Pre-approved provider partners

11. Mapping Pilot
• 3 counties; Lumpkin, Elbert and Tift
• 7 providers; Cable, EMC, Telco and City Gov.
• Completed in March: 44,443 locations
• Statewide mapping in progress for 156
counties, 46 providers
Georgia Mapping Accuracy for 25/3 served or unserved
• For each location (5-6 million) with location details
• Using 2019 location counts
• Determine unserved locations and census blocks
• Determine investment with cost modeling
FCC Mapping Lacks Accuracy required by statute
• 1 location per census block = all served
• Uses 2010 census location counts
Broadband Mapping
FCC

12. Georgia Location Mapping Approach
Addresses
Parcels, structures, lat/long
Service availability by address
From providers (46)
Master address file:
Addresses,
Parcels,
Structures,
Residential or Business,
Geocoordinates
Secondary
Satellite Imagery
MSFT building footprints
Geocoding,analysis,
cleansing,address matching
Commercial
Providers
Broadband datasets
availability by address
For 10 and 25Mbps
Providers
State Broadband Master File
Provider address matching,
analysis, verification
Geocoding,analysis,
cleansing,address matching
Local Gov
Broadband Mapping
Grants for unserved census blocks and
unserved locations.
Unserved location records shared with
applicants and provider partners
Published map with census block
Level served/unserved status

13. Location specific accuracy:
• Identify unserved locations: 25/3
• Location details: Addresses, owner,
boundaries, size, location points,
structures, Structure counts and
unit counts.

14. 14
FCC
Mapping
Georgia
Mapping
Elbert Tift Lumpkin
Pilot Results Comparison
Unserved 25/3
Served 25/3

15. Mapping: Lumpkin County
15
Georgia served: if 81% locations served
Georgia unserved: (= to or >20%) locations unserved
FCC: if 1 location served
FCC: 100% locations unserved
(Grant eligible)
No locations
FCC Georgia

16. Map Petitions
Map correction process
(= to or >20%) locations unserved in a census block
Petition:
• Who can petition: Provider or political subdivision
• What can be challenged: DCA census block designation (served/unserved)
• What is required: petition with data specifying locations or census blocks
Action and timing
1. On receipt of petition: DCA publishes ‘notice of petition’ on website
and notifies all service providers of petitioned census blocks
2. Providers have 45 days to send proof of locations served/unserved
3. DCA makes determination within 75 days of notice to providers
Lumpkin County
(Grant eligible)
(= to or >81%) locations served in a census block

17. Request for Information RFI
Broadband Strategic Leasing: State Properties

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1. Is there an opportunity that is mutually
beneficial to the state and the industry?
2. If there is, what does that look like and what is
required to accomplish the benefits?
2. What might the financial results look like to
the State?
4. What are recommendations and next steps to
move forward?
RFI Purpose
Assessment Report of State Properties for Broadband
https://gspc.georgia.gov/broadband-strategic-leasing-program-rfi

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• 800,000 Acres Land
• 14,800 Buildings
• 692 Miles Rail Right of Way
• Towers
• Other Structures
State Real Property Assets

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State Owned Railroad ROW Miles
GDOT Heart of Georgia 249
GDOT Georgia Southwestern 102
GDOT Chattanooga-Chickamauga 49
GDOT Georgia Florida 43
GDOT Georgia Northeastern 25
GDOT Ogeechee 22
GDOT Silver Comet Trail 45
SPC Atlanta-Chattanooga 157
Total Miles 692
State owned rail right of way