Minnesota Broadband Policy and Program Briefing

Minnesota Broadband Policy and Program Briefing

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  Office of BroadbandDevelopment Update February 23rd, 2017 Danna MacKenzie – 651-259-7611 [email protected] Executive Director MN Office of Broadband Development Department of Employment and Economic Development
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  State Involvement inBroadband 2008-2010 • 2008 – First broadband taskforce created • 2009 – First state broadband map created • 2010 – Statutory broadband goals established (10/5) 2011-2013 • 2011 – Broadband task force re-authorized under new Governor • 2013 - Office of Broadband Development was created within DEED 2014-2016 • 2014 - Border to Border Broadband Infrastructure Grant created • 2015 – Taskforce appointments renewed • 2015 – 2nd round of B-to-B grant appropriated • 2016 – Speed goals renewed and updated (25/3) & 3rd grant round
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  • Provide technicalassistance to communities and providers • Administer the Border to Border broadband grant program • Measure and map broadband availability across the state • Inform and support state broadband policy discussions • Clearinghouse for state and federal program resources • Measure and Analyze community anchor institution needs • Support digital inclusion (literacy and affordability) • Support the inclusion of community broadband needs into local planning processes • Dig Once/conduit/ROW mgmt/permitting • Provide support to the Broadband Task Force Office of Broadband Development Roles and Responsibilities - Highlights
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  All Homes andBusinesses will have access to broadband service of at least: - 25 Mbps download by 3 Mbps upload (Current FCC definition) by 2022 - 100 Mbps download by 20 Mbps upload by 2026 Minnesota State Broadband Goals Renewed and updated in 2016
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  2016 Broadband Availability By Township Percentageof Households Served by Fixed, Non-Mobile Broadband Service Households that DO NOT HAVE At Least 25 Mbps download by 3 Mbps upload (2022 state goal): Statewide: 209,000 Rural: 202,000
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  By 2026 itis a state goal to have all homes and businesses have access to at least one provider of service at or above 100Mbps Download by 20 Mbps upload Broadband 2026 Statewide: 70.83% Rural: 52.46%
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  Border to BorderBroadband Development Grant - Purpose • Purpose: to provide financial incentive for the acquisition and installation of broadband infrastructure into unserved and underserved areas of Minnesota • Allowable costs: project planning, construction permits, purchase or construction of facilities for last-mile and middle-mile infrastructure, and the installation and testing of the equipment used to provide broadband service.
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  2016 Grant Awards Bythe Numbers Announced 1-11-17 Number of applications 62 Total amount applied for $55M Amount awarded $34M Number of projects awarded Breakdown by region:  Northeast: 4 projects - $3,987,586  Northwest: 6 projects - $4,997,144  West Central: 7 projects - $7,957,476  East Central: 9 projects - $6,253,623  Southwest: 8 projects – $6,852,073  Southeast: 8 projects - $4,100,856 42 Local/private match $40.3M Number of locations served 18,989 Unserved locations 18,370 Underserved locations 568 Challenges submitted 44 Number of challengers 13 Number of projects challenged 28 Number of challenges resulting in non-funding 6
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  Grant Awards: 3 rounds 3-yeartotals Funding $65.58M Applications Received 146 Awards: Awards Made 73 Households Served 25,949 Businesses Served 3176 Institutions Served 244 Public/Private partnerships 26 Projects: Matching Investments $81.6M Completed 19
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  2016 Broadband GranteeStories • Sunrise Township project in Chisago County – a trifecta investment – blends state grant, CenturyLink’s CAF II funding, and township bonding to provide fiber to the home (FTTH) to unserved households, businesses, and community anchor institutions. Initiated by Stepp Manufacturing, which required gigabit speeds for continued operations • Frontier’s project in Kandiyohi County pairs CAF II funding & state grant to increase broadband to at least 25/3 to 701 locations on existing plant, and FTTH capable of delivering 150/150 to 446 locations—both well above the 10/1 required for a CAF II build only • Lismore Coop’s hybrid project in Nobles County improve broadband using both FTTH delivering gigabit service to some areas and fixed wireless connections to many more. • Mille Lacs Electric Cooperative – partnered with a telephone co-op to bring service to one of the least served counties in the state.
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  Border-to-Border Broadband Grant Program •The Governor recommends $30 million per year in funding – $5 million reserved specifically for tribal and/or low-income areas in Greater Minnesota. • These applications would be eligible for 75% in state matching grant funds, since tribal and/or low-income communities are often unable to raise 50% of the total project cost.
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  2016 Border toBorder Broadband Development Grant – Resources Grant Information http://mn.gov/deed/programs-services/broadband/grant-program Interactive Eligibility Map http://map.connectmn.org Subscribe to Our Newsletter http://mn.gov/deed/broadband