Utah Broadband Advisory Council Meeting

April 19, 2012

April 19, 2012

Steve Proctor

First Responder Network Authority (First NET). Nationwide PS Network based on a single Architecture. Reallocates 700 MHz D Block to PS. Interoperability Board in the FCC. -Establish minimum Technical Requirements to insure

interoperability. -Submit to the FCC for review of the recommendations. No later than 30 days FCC shall approve with revisions the

technical recommendations.

Independent Authority: Exempt from Paperwork

reduction, Administrative Procedures, Regulatory Flexibility 15 Member Board Holds the Single PS License (10 MHz x 10 MHz) Ensure the design, implementation, construction, deployment in

consultation with state, federal, local and tribal entities. Ensures deployment phases with substantial rural coverage Board: Sec of Homeland Security, Att. General of US, Manager office and

budget, 12 individuals to be appointed by the Sec of Commerce: 3 with states, locals, tribes, territories. 3 who have served as PS professionals

Geographical and regional representation Urban and Rural reorientation

Public Safety Experience Technical Expertise Network Expertise Financial expertise Standing Public safety Advisory Committee Additional standing Ad hoc committees

Consult with regional, state, tribal and local jurisdictions regarding the distribution and expenditures of any amounts to carry out its responsibilities including: Construction or access to the core network and build out

Placement of towers

Coverage areas of the network

Adequacy of hardening, security, reliability and resiliency

Assignment of priority to local users

Training of local users

• Consultation must occur thru the designated single officer or governmental body designated by each state

NTIA shall establish a grant program to states Shall assist state, regional, tribal and local jurisdictions to plan to

integrate the infrastructure in association with the NPSBN 6 months: NTIA must establish a grant program: Defining eligible costs,

scope of activities, prioritizing grants to insure rural and urban coverage Each state: shall certify a single officer or governmental body to serve as

coordinator First NET must complete RFP First NET will notify the GOVERNOR of each state: Completion of the

process No later than 90 days: Governor must opt in or opt out: be part of the

national or build its own….to the national standard State will have 180 days to do the RFP Process for state operations..FCC Shall review and approve or disapprove

IF plan is not approved—state will be a partner in the national network

State builds its own network—they pay the national user fees for use of the NPSBN elements

State will incur a 20% match on construction grants Network will be a cost recovery network and will have to pay

back the funding it borrows and eventually support itself

2-22-12 Enactment of the Statute 3-22-12 FCC Appoints Interoperability Board 5-22-12 90 Days Interoperability Board submits Technical

Requirements 6-21-12 + 30 days FCC Approves Technical Plan 8-20-12 180 Days Sec of Commerce appoints First NET

board 8-22-12 6 months: NTIA Established requirements for State

and Local Planning Grants TBD First net established itself with resources, RFP, consults

with states, completes RFP and releases notice TBD states have 90 days after that to opt in or out

Utah Education Network - Interactive Video

Conferencing (IVC)

Utah Broadband Advisory Council Meeting

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Jeff Egly, Associate Director, UEN

Email: jegly@uen.org

The Utah Education Network within the Utah

Education and Government Sector

UEN is an educational technology partnership of

public and higher education, providing educational

technology services statewide.

Established by statute, and reports directly to the

Legislature and the Governor.

As of the 2012 Legislative Session UEN is now

governed by an 11 member Governing Board

whose members represent higher education,

public education, libraries and state government.

UEN’s Core Responsibility

The network is a public-private partnership between UEN and Utah telecommunications providers.

UEN does not own the network. We lease circuits from telecommunications companies using multi-year contracts.

To provide a

statewide wide area

network with robust

and reliable

connectivity to the

Internet for every

public school and

college, and most

public libraries.

County-level Example of the UEN Network

What is video conferencing?

Two-way or multi-way interactive video and audio

conferencing.

Standards based solutions vs. proprietary solutions

Standards based – H.323, SIP, MPEG 264.

Interoperability – vendor agnostic. (for the most part)

Cisco (formerly Tandberg), Polycom, LifeSize, RADVision

High quality video, content, encryption.

Point-to-point and multi-way (bridged)

Often used in business, government, and education

Proprietary – Skype, Google+ video, FaceTime.

Less expensive or free. Works only with other users of

the same application. Limited features.

Bridging is available with some applications

Classes & Events supported on UEN’s

IVC Network

Higher Education to Public Education Concurrent Enrollment

Public Education Inter-District and Intra-District events provide access to quality teachers and classes

Higher Education Classes offered statewide by the larger universities and regionally by state colleges

Ad-Hoc – Access to video network for meetings and ad-hoc events

Medical – Extend operating/procedure room

Examples of class offerings

Health Science

American Sign Language

Political Science

Mandarin Chinese

Medical Coding

World Civilization

Theater

Nursing

Calculus

Special Education – Teacher certifications

Snake Valley Water meetings

Thank You!

Utah cities and businesses need to get online.

Tara Thue

What we know…

• Utah is the national leader in home broadband adoption, with 80% of households in Utah using broadband at home.

• We have the youngest population in the United States.

• Schools are connected, most with a gigabit-enabled speeds.

• Residential broadband is widely available, even in rural areas.

What we don’t know…

• How are we leveraging these facts to our advantage for economic development?

• Are businesses using broadband or broadband-enabled technologies at the same rate residential users?

• Do all cities, towns and counties in Utah have a website, or some mechanism for their constituents to communicate or connect with them online?

Utah Cities and Towns

• According to the Utah Association of Counties, all counties currently have a website

– http://www.uacnet.org/about-counties/links-to-cos-and-others/

• Gathered data from the Utah League of Cities and Towns (ULCT) on whether or not a city had a website…with unexpected results

– http://www.ulct.org/ulct/about/linkstocities.html

No Website

32%

Have a Website

68%

Utah Cities and Towns Without a Website

Out of 245 Utah cities or towns, only 166 had a website

In the National Broadband Plan, the FCC states:

“Americans can check their bank accounts, communicate with customer service

representatives and do their shopping anytime, anywhere by using applications enabled by

broadband. Americans now expect this level of service from their government and are often

disappointed with what they find.”

Utah Businesses

• Results based on a 2011 survey conducted by the Business Expansion and Retention (BEAR) initiative – BEAR, also known as “economic gardening”, focuses on taking direct action to

help local entrepreneurs successfully fast-track sustainable expansion of their businesses. It identifies and targets viable existing businesspeople or programs with the desire and capacity to grow and expand. It also provides them with a package of professional business assistance.

– BEAR is based in GOED, and covers rural counties • All counties except Davis, Salt Lake, Utah and Weber

• The Survey gathered data from about 5,000 small to medium-sized businesses, including whether or not their business had a website

• 20 Counties surveyed (focused on rural): – Beaver, Box Elder, Cache, Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand,

Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Piute, San Juan, Sevier, Toole, Uintah, Wasatch, Wayne

– 9 Counties not surveyed: • Davis, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, San Pete, Summit, Utah, Washington, Weber

Have a Website

28%

No Website

72%

Utah Businesses Without a Website

Out of 4,690 Utah businesses surveyed,

only 1333 had a website

5

174 119 49

2 204

15 22 128 39 30 59 12

6 191 35 36 65 134

8

1333

0

38 44 18

1 126

16 32 196 64 49 105 24

17 776 179 212 366 941

153

3357

Utah Businesses Without Websites by County

Have a Website No Website

utah cities and businesses need to get online.