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Georgia Broadband Update Hearing
- 1. Georgia Technology Authority Broadband Discussion January 26, 2016
- 2. Broadband Program Office • State Broadband Initiative (SBI): 2010-2015 Federal Grant and State Match: All projects completed. – Provided research and analysis on broadband: Established ‘Broadband Center’ at UGA Carl Vinson Institute of Government – Digital Bootcamps for small business through Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) – Analysis and report on E-Rate and Schools Fiber inventory – Digital Economy Planning with 12 Regional Planning Commissions – Broadband Market Assessments for DCA OneGeorgia Authority – Telemedicine project with DPH – Two Digital Summits
- 3. Broadband Data Analysis and Mapping: http://digital.georgia.gov/map/ Eric McRae, Associate Director mcrae@itos.uga.edu 706.542.3442 Broadband Data and Maps • Partners: 200 broadband service providers • Users: Local Government, Universities, providers, developers, utility companies, citizens User 2015-2016 YTD
- 4. Availability and Speed 2014: 3Mb speeds or better Unserved Households: 262,000 6% of total
- 5. Unserved Households 638,000 or 16% Availability and Speed: 2014: 25Mb speeds or better
- 6. < 3 Employees, $150,000 Sales Rural Small Business 2014: Availability with 25Mb+: 335,873 3 Employees, > $150,000 Sales 5+ Employees; $300,000 Sales • ‘Rural’ as defined by DCA OneGeorgia Authority by county, not by metro • Small Business source: ESRI Business Analyst
- 7. 5+ Employees; $300,000 Sales < 3 Employees, $150,000 Sales 3 Employees, > $150,000 Sales Rural Small Business 2014: Locations without 25Mb+: 74,746 • ‘Rural’ as defined by DCA OneGeorgia Authority by county, not by metro • Small Business source: ESRI Business Analyst
- 9. FCC Funds up to $10B Broadband Upgrades Nationally Funds upgrades and Service to: 134,005 Rural Georgia High Cost to Serve Locations. Funding of $305,151,306 over 6 years to: Windstream, ATT, Frontier, CenturyLink Provider Locations Annual Amount ATT 67,402 $25,345,199 Windstream 64,721 $24,867,807 Frontier 1,105 $375,826 Centurylink 777 $269,719 Total 134,005 $50,858,551 Total unserved at 3mbps: 262,600 Gap:128,595 Total unserved at 25mpbs: 638,100
- 10. Challenges in Rural • Consumer and Business ability to pay • Diminishing returns on rural investment • 200+ Facility Based Broadband Providers • Each color represents a unique provider