Broadband Mapping in Minnesota

Broadband Mapping in Minnesota

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  CONNECTIONS FOR THEFUTURE Broadband Mapping in Minnesota Diane Wells & Wes Kerr
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  Pre-SBI: Minnesota • May12, 2008, Governor signed bill requiring MN Dept. of Commerce to contract with a non-profit to create maps displaying levels of broadband service • Total appropriate of $175,000 from TAM fund • Summer 2008 RFP published, proposals reviewed • October 2008 Contract signed with Connect Minnesota • 110 providers submitted coverage data for the map • 7600 speed tests, 85 broadband inquiries • Final report submitted June 30, 2009
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  Pre-SBI: National • BroadbandData Improvement Act • Signed October 10, 2008 by President Bush • Recognized importance of broadband and need to improve data on the deployment and adoption of broadband service • No funding was attached
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  Pre-SBI: ARRA • AmericanRecovery and Investment Act • BTOP funding of $4.7 billion included up to $350 million for a national broadband map that carries out the intent of the Broadband Data Improvement Act • President Obama signed ARRA on February 17, 2009 • Minnesota established a Memorandum of Understanding with Connect Minnesota; NTIA awarded SBI grant funding to Connect Minnesota in December 2009
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  First Minnesota Map Pre-SBI
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  Mapping Deployment Technologies: DSL •Large Number of Providers • Different business models leading to Different deployment strategies • Legacy data formats and knowledge
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  Mapping Deployment Technologies: Cable •CAD • Franchise Boundaries
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  Mapping Deployment Technologies: FixedWireless • Unknown Data • No Boundaries • Different Technologies • Environmental Impacts on propagation of Signals.
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  Mapping Deployment Technologies: MobileWireless • Data was provided by the Providers directly and simply added to the Map
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  Mapping Deployment Technologies: Fiber Datawas provided in various formats however CAD data was common.
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  SBI Mapping  Requirements All Providers  Validation  6 month interval  Speed Tiers  Technology Type
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  Broadband Growth  BroadbandGrowth throughout the state over the SBI program.
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  Validation Work
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  Terrestrial, non-mobile availability (10/1/2014) 10Mbps/6Mbps
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  Mapping Statistics
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  Mapping Statistics
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  Current Federal Mapping FCC undertook enhanced Form 477 data collection  Pertinent dates:  First submission was due in October but due to Technical issues wasn’t completed until December.  First NBM update with 477 is expected this summer  Next submission is due on March 1st, 2015.
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  Broadband Adoption  Statewideadoption has grown from 72% in 2010 to 77% in 2014  Mobile adoption has more than doubled from 26% to 59% during that same time.  Home broadband adoption in rural areas of the state grew significantly since 2010 (from 58% to 68% in 2014)
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  TBD Mapping inthe FUTURE  “Future” is the short term  OBD entering a “bridge” contract with Connect Minnesota to end of current fiscal year (June 30, 2015)  Plan is to have one round of data collection; collect data under old tiers for tracking comparison and also Minnesota’s 10/5 speed tier  Create maps  No residential/business surveys under bridge contract  Review future data collection/surveys following legislative session
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  Q&A Contact: Diane Wells Office ofBroadband Development at DEED [email protected] Wes Kerr Connected Nation [email protected]