Building the Gigabit City in Northern California
Jun 19, 2015
Building the Gigabit City in Northern California
Objectives of Workshop
• Building blocks for foundation
• Improve ability to advance broadband
• Basic skills for ongoing tasks
• Leverage the e-book
Workshop Format
• General overview of skillset
• Apply knowledge to your community
• Collaboration
Workshop Sessions1. Stakeholder assessment
2. Data gathering
3. Ownership, funding options
4. Finding “the one thing”
5. Marketing strategy & tactics
I. Stakeholder Assessment
• Provide 30,000-foot view
• Initial insight to potential impact
• Captains to lead the charge
• Keys to anchor tenants
Stakeholder Categories
• Local government
• Education
• Nonprofit organizations
• Medical/healthcare
Stakeholder Categories (more)
• Real Estate
• Largest companies
• Media
• Agriculture
II. Constituent Data Collection
• More you know, greater the ROI
• Multiple ways to gather
• Ongoing process
• Gather info, increase supporters
Build on Stakeholder Info
• Test assumptions
• Determine depth of support
• Pre-sell broadband
• Ideally – start a movement
The Process, Summarized
• Educate to possibilities
• Relate benefits to their world
• What’s that worth to you?
• Many will sell themselves
Constituent Groups
• Local government
• Business owners
• Students/educators
• Medical community
Constituent Groups (more)
• General population - demo
• General population - occupation
• Appropriate subgroups
III. Organization Structure
• City or county owns infrastructure
• Public utility owns network
• Community creates nonprofit
• Community creates co-op
Organizational Structure (more)
• Use existing nonprofit
• Existing co-op transitions
• Public private partnership
• Business people create company
Funding Options
• Municipal bonds
• Jurisdiction offers assets
• Constituents invests
• Pre-pay for buildout
• Take it to the bank