A Municipal Perspective:How partnerships and planningcan lead the way on broadband

Tom GarrisonCommunications Dir.

City of Eagantgarrison@cityofeagan.com

(651) 675-5000accesseagan.com

Liaison to Eagan Tech Working GroupChair, LMC Telecomm Task Force, 2013 -Member 2008-2009 State Task ForceMember of Gig Group, 2006-07

Remarkable ConsenusOur recommendations “are only

as good as their implementation.” P. 97

To Achieve the GoalsWe need not just a report card,

but a plan

What does a good plan look like?

•Recognizes “one size-does not fit all” circumstances, p. 68•Focuses on collaboration and action, p. 70•Encourages public/private partnerships (p. 68) and recognizes local role (pp. 58-68

What does a good plan look like?

•Flexible on tactics, firm on goals•Positions MN as laboratory for best practices•Clarifies rules and solves problems•Recognizes role of government

AccessEagan•16.2 mile wholesale fiber network•Open to any carrier that wants to serve Eagan businesses•Carrier-class•Cost about $2 million paid from non-tax revenues.•Network Availability Guarantee

Three providers so far

What else could we do?Bonding authority to extend length of ROITest bed for new ideas & technologiesConvene community conversationsGrow MN’s talent economy“Harden” MN against cyber threats and single points of failure, pages 67, 82-89.

“Cyber attacks are every bit as real as the more well-known threats like terrorism [and] nuclear weapons . . . . The collective result of these kinds of attacks could be a cyber Pearl Harbor; an attack that would . . . paralyze and shock the nation.” ` Leon Panetta, U.S, Defense Secretary, 2012

What Else Should We Do?

•Cannot focus just on rural/unserved.•Keep regional job centers competitive•Focus on affordability•Focus on duties for Broadband Office•Identify best practices•Drill down in the data

Examples

•What’s the connection between employment density & connectivity?•How do we leverage our clusters?

In God we trust; all others please use data•Scientific, technical and professional jobs in the Twin Cities exceed Denver, Phoenix, Austin, TX, Portland, and . . . for now Kansas City •A new 2013 report shows “that the most affordable and fast connections are available in markets where consumers can choose between at least three competitive service providers.”•Yet, only nine percent of Americans have access to three or more providers; the majority are limited to one or two incumbents

Sources: 1. Greater MSP, 2. New America Foundation—The Cost of Connectivity 2013, 3. 2010 National Broadband Plan

Speed Leaders

Location Download/UploadSeoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong 1000/1000 Mbps

Kansas City, Google Fiber 1000/1000Lafayette, LA 1000/1000

Chattanooga, TN 1000/50Bristol, VA 1000/50

New York, D.C., LA - Verizon 500/100 0r 300/65San Francisco – Comcast 105/20

Source: New America Foundation—The Cost of Connectivity 2013

In God we trust; all others please use data

•Four of the top 24 speed leaders in the world are either municipal projects in the U.S. or private/public partnerships like Google in Kansas City

Source: New America Foundation—The Cost of Connectivity 2013.

Cost

Location Download/Upload CostSeoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong 1000/1000 Mbps $31-65

Kansas City, Google Fiber 1000/1000 $70Lafayette, LA municipal 1000/1000

San Francisco – Comcast 105/20 $115New York, D.C., LA - Verizon 500/100 0r 300/65$209-300

Source: New America Foundation—The Cost of Connectivity 2013; prices rounded

Latency – Speed to market

Source: Greater MSP. Study by NEF, 2013

SummaryNeed a planAim highUse metricsKnow our strengths/weaknessesCollaborate & partnerCities/Counties have a role

Final ThoughtCan we hurry up?

We’ve known this stuff for a long time.

Question: “How did you know that?”

Answer:

“The same way I knew fiber optics was going to replace coaxial cable.”

Harrison Ford in the role of tycoon Linus Larrabee in Sabrina~ 1995