Insights from Rural Minnesota Broadband Feasibility Studies
Lessons learned from broadband feasibility studies in various rural Minnesota communities highlight the diverse challenges, opportunities, and financial considerations involved in expanding broadband infrastructure.
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Click to edit Master title style Lessons from Rural Minnesota Broadband Feasibility Studies Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Ann Treacy atreacy@treacyinfo.com http://blandinonbroadband.org Fifth level Treacy Info logo 1 www.treacyinfo.com
Click to edit Master title style Communities with Studies Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Cloquet Valley Cook County Kanabec County City of Staples/ Todd County City of Winthrop (Renville County) Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Red Wing Redwood Falls/ Redwood County SouthWest Central Service Cooperative Lac qui Parle EDA Lakefield Northfield Fifth level Fifth level Treacy Info logo 2 www.treacyinfo.com
Click to edit Master title style Each Community is Different! Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Fifth level Treacy Info logo 3 www.treacyinfo.com
Click to edit Master title style Investigated Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Technology Scenarios Local Champions Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Business Basics: Cost versus Revenue Keys to Success (ARRA) Public Private Partnerships Fifth level Fifth level Treacy Info logo 4 www.treacyinfo.com
Click to edit Master title style Financial Components Business Case Projections of Costs and Revenues Balance Sheets Income Statements Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Cash Flow Statements Capital and Operational Breakeven Analysis Sensitivity Analysis for Competitive Responses Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Fifth level Treacy Info logo 5 www.treacyinfo.com
Click to edit Master title style Costs Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Equipment Backbone Access Operations (Marketing, customer support, technology management) Planning and Engineering Construction Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Fifth level Fiber to the Farm is expensive! Treacy Info logo 6 www.treacyinfo.com
Click to edit Master title style Financing & Revenue Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Municipal General Obligation Bonding Revenue Bonds State Grants and Loans Federal Grants and Loans Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Wholesale Model Open Access Network Residential Customers Business Customers Anchor Tenants Fifth level Fifth level Money saved Treacy Info logo 7 www.treacyinfo.com
Click to edit Master title style Public Private Partnership Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Is there no likely partner? Look to area providers Make the business case better Consider a Cooperative Approach Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Is there one obvious potential partner? Are there several partners? Open Access Network Fifth level Fifth level Treacy Info logo 8 www.treacyinfo.com
Click to edit Master title style Technology Scenarios Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Open Access Network with wireless overlay Open Access Network that serves community anchor institutions Phased is OK just make sure you re going forward Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level FTTP (Fiber to the Premise) FTTN (Fiber to the Node/Neighborhood) Open Access Fiber Network Fifth level Fifth level Treacy Info logo 9 www.treacyinfo.com
Click to edit Master title style Local Champion Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Fifth level Leadership: You Have to do it yourself but you can t do it alone. Treacy Info logo 10 www.treacyinfo.com
Robust Broadband Networks Click to edit Master title style Feasibility Grants Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level study 1:1 match Next deadline April 4, 2014 $25,000 for community study $40,000 county or multi-community Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Fifth level http://tinyurl.com/BFfeasibility Treacy Info logo 11 www.treacyinfo.com
Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level atreacy@treacyinfo.com Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Ann Treacy Thank you! Fifth level Fifth level Treacy Info logo 12 www.treacyinfo.com
