Georgia Technology Authority

Broadband DiscussionJanuary 26, 2016

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

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

Availability and Speed2014: 3Mb speeds or better

Unserved Households:262,000 6% of total

Unserved Households638,000 or 16%

Availability and Speed:2014: 25Mb speeds or better

< 3 Employees, $150,000 Sales

Rural Small Business2014: 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

5+ Employees; $300,000 Sales

< 3 Employees, $150,000 Sales

3 Employees, > $150,000 Sales

Rural Small Business2014: Locations without 25Mb+: 74,746

• ‘Rural’ as defined by DCA

OneGeorgia Authority by county, not

by metro

• Small Business source: ESRI

Business Analyst

Industrial Parks: 2014

FCC Funds up to $10BBroadband UpgradesNationally

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

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