Utah broadband Advisory Council Presentations 4.19.12

Utah Broadband Advisory Council Meeting

April 19, 2012

Report to the Utah BroadbandAdvisory council

April 19, 2012

Steve Proctor

Key Objective of the Bill 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.

First Net

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

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

First NET must: 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 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

The states 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

Timing 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 MeetingThursday, April 19, 2012

Jeff Egly, Associate Director, UENEmail: [email protected]

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-co

s-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

Daggett

County

Tooele County

Box Elder

County

Grand County

Kane County

Iron County

Juab County

Wayne County

Uintah County

Cache County

Millard County

San Ju

an County

Sevier

County

Piute County

Carbon County

Garfield County

Duchesn

e County

Emery

County

Wasatch

County

Beave

r County

TOTAL

5

174119 49

2 20415

22 128 39 30 59 126

191 35 36 65 1348

1333

0

3844 18

1 12616

32 196 64 49 105 2417

776 179 212 366 941153

3357

Utah Businesses Without Websites by County

Have a Website No Website

utah cities and businesses need to get online.