Local Providers - Wired to Empower Rural Communities
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Fiber optic technology provides internet speeds that are significantly faster than other technologies like copper, cable, 3G, 4G or DSL. A fiber connection can be over 1,000 times faster than 3G and between 5 to 250 times faster than other popular options. In 2015, a company received national awards for most innovative gigabit broadband service, as a smart rural community, and as a gig certified provider, as well as regional and local awards, for their work bringing high-speed fiber internet to users.
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Local Providers - Wired to Empower Rural Communities
- 6. Before CAF II After CAF II
- 7. Technology
- 10. 0 250 500 750 1000 Wireless - 3G Big Phone Company - Copper Wireless - 4G/LTE Cable Company - Copper - Fiber Fiber Optic Speed vs. Other Technologies (Mbps) 150 – 650 times faster than ADSL 1,000 times faster than 3G 1 Gigabit 5 – 80 times faster than cable 70 –250 times faster than 4G/LTE
- 13. 2015 Most Innovative Gigabit Broadband Service [National] 2015 Smart Rural Community Award [National] 2015 Gig Certified Provider [National] 2015 Excellence: Quality of Place Award [Regional] 2015 Business of the Year [Local]
- 15. Culture
- 20. Thank you!
Editor's Notes
- This is the entire staff of Paul Bunyan Telephone in the early 90's. All 23 of us. Still sporting the mullet....and a sweet Aladdin tie.
- Communications Act of 1934 – 82 years ago Act that created both the FCC and the Universal Service concept “available…to all the people of the United States…a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service with adequate facilities at reasonable charges.” 1930s only 40% of U.S households had telephones Telecommunications Act of 1996 First major rewrite Expanded to include Internet and advanced services Enabled local competition “Provide equitable and non-discriminatory contributions from all providers of telecommunications services for the fund supporting universal service programs” So we have a template for universal access, but there hasn’t been the will to make it happen. Arbitrary fund cap Need to look at contribution side Instead….. CAF II CenturyLink US 1,174,142 locations $505,702,762 MN 114,739 location $54,035,150 Frontier US 659,587 locations $283,401,855 MN 46,910 locations $27,551,363 Windstream US 404,625 locations $174,895,478 MN 4,440 locations $1,519,855 FCC CAF II Report – April 2015 10/1 required by 2020 (Upped to 10/1 in 12/2014, was 4/1) Commissioner Pai: “Why are we spending over $10 billion to deploy something that isn’t even broadband? Don’t those in rural American deserve broadband access?” FCC raised definition of broadband to 25/3 – Jan 2015
- Broadband availability map. Illustrates there is much work to do Pink = less than 25/3 But if you think federal CAF II money is the answer, it isn’t. The weak 5 year,10/1 requirements of CAF will not change this map one bit. Even worse, CAF recipients are using it as a tool to attempt to stop grant funding of true, future-proof network expansion.
- Paul Bunyan Communications has invested $170 Million in our fiber network. Our first fiber-to-the-home installation was in 2004.
- Launched in 2014, GigaZone is our large-scale roll-out of gigabit services across our 5,000 square mile territory. Aggressively priced at 250 / $60, 500 / $80, and 1000 / $100 Upload and download: Importance of upload Peers thought we were nuts. Don’t want to be the gate keeper to innovation, but rather enabler Offer at a real price. Not just for show.
- Local, state, and national recognition
- An awareness of our gigabit network translate into economic development success for our region This recognition translate into economic value to the region we serve Fortune 100 bank inquiry on GigaZone
- Not always easy – pic from our Central Itasca County Border to Border grant project earlier this year Even Google has backed off of their Google Fiber plans and expectations. In addition to the business model challenges….
- US Senator from Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey