Broadband InvestmentGeorgia Technology Authority

August 31, 2016

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Broadband Data Analysis and Mapping: http://digital.georgia.gov/map/

Eric McRae, Associate Director mcrae@itos.uga.edu706.542.3442

Broadband Center

• Partners: 200 broadband service providers• Users: State, Fed and Local Government, Universities, providers, developers, utility companies

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Private Sector Broadband Investment200+ facility based broadband providers-

$Billions annually-10s of thousands employees-

Investment priorities follow demand and revenue-Business and residential demand is in metro/urban-

Wireless is key driver and drives fiber expansion-

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*Colors represent wireline providers

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Broadband Speed Availability10Mbps Minimum

SERVED UNPOPULATEDUNSERVED

Broadband Speed Availability3Mbps Minimum

Unserved Households:262,000 6% of total

Broadband Speed Availability25Mbps Minimum

Unserved Households638,000 or 16%

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Wireless Broadband4G LTE coverage (All Providers)-

Speed varies by location and provider-National average: 10Mbps down-

Ranges from 5-12Mbps down, 2-5Mbps up-Monthly costs barrier-

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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 $50,858,5516

FCC Funds up to $10BBroadband UpgradesNationallyConnect America Fund

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Connect America Fund: Phase I $30 Million for 55,723 Homes

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CAF Phase I New Served

Unserved

Uninhabited

Served

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FCC CAF II New Served and Upgrades to 10Mbps

AT&T

CenturyLink

Frontier

Windstream

-$305,151,306 over 6 years

-134,005 households

Connect America Fund Phase II

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-22,000 locations-$12M annual subsidy-$72M over 6 years

FCC CAF II: Not taken by Incumbents

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Served

Served after CAF

CAF auction

Unserved after CAF

Connect America Fundbefore and after

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Company Grant Loan

Appalachian Valley Fiber Net $21,286,914

Blue Ridge Telephone $853,768

Bulldog Cable Ga. $11,300,000

Columbia County $13,483,004

Darien Telephone $233,997

Darien Telephone $233,996

Flint Cable $4,095,913

Flint Cable $4,095,913

Level 3 $1,427,310

North Ga. Network (NGN) $33,490,537

Quincy Telephone $218,167

SGRITA $6,663,515

SGRITA $6,663,515

UCAID $1,954,380

Wilkes Tel $33,678,779

Wilkes Tel $14,433,762

Windstream $5,129,575

Windstream $4,665,116

Total $152,914,737 $10,993,424

ARRA Stimulus Grants/Loans 2011

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i. Estimated annual Lifeline dollars - $137,785,620.90ii. Estimated annual Lifeline dollars used – $55,981,740

iii.Estimated annual Lifeline dollars left – $81,803,880.90

FCC USF Lifeline Program

$2.5B annual program to subsidize phone, +broadband (Dec. 2016) $9.25 monthly funding to qualified people

Ga. has approximately 1.2M who qualify and averages 40% participate statewide

Three providers offer $10.00 month option to qualifiedComcast, Cox and AT&T

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Broadband Requirements for Georgia Schools

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FCC: USF E-Rate Program$3.9B Annual funding program since 1998Ga. average is 80% in support for broadband network costs to schools and librariesFunding goes to providers of services

Year Ga E-Rate Funding

2015 $123,476,542.16

2014 $76,990,346.10

2013 $75,733,782.54

2012 $102,861,668.42

2011 $94,313,943.43

2010 $100,826,964.53

2009 $106,937,641.46

2008 $86,756,050.73

2007 $79,395,801.59

2006 $60,634,324.13

2005 $68,993,517.27

2004 $70,675,527.51

2003 $77,274,609.72

2002 $57,894,945.99

2001 $62,474,648.64

2000 $50,710,873.23

1999 $94,997,019.46

1998 $49,498,942.02

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State Funding: ‘Connections for Classrooms’Infrastructure Upgrades to support at least 100Mbps to each School (2300)

Annual appropriations to district grant fundsManaged by GOSA: 2014-2016Total: $82,609,591 to 159 Districts

2014: $198M requested, 146 Districts$37M funded, 104 Districts

2015/16: $40,609,591 E-Rate matching funds

2016: $5M mobile devices; laptops, tablets

Equipment upgradesTo support higher speed

Equipment upgradesTo support higher speed

Equipment upgradesTo support higher speed& Devices

Devices

2,209 of 2,300 K-12 schools have fiber

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