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Association County Commissioners of Georgia August 14, 2019 Georgia Broadband Deployment Initiative
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Association County Commissioners of GeorgiaAugust 14, 2019
Georgia Broadband Deployment Initiative
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Agenda
• Purpose• Background• Update
o Broadband Plano Grant Programo Designationso Mapping
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Georgia Broadband Deployment Initiative What is the mission of GBDI?
• To promote and incent deployment of broadband services to unserved areas.
Why is it important?
• 1.6 million Georgians lack access to high-speed internet.
• Critical infrastructure for the 21st Century.
• Essential to business, healthcare, education, agriculture, and quality of life.
What are the Barriers to Deployment?
• High cost infrastructure investment due to:o low population densitieso rugged terrain
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Background
BACKGROUND
• Senate Resolution 876 in 2016o Joint High-speed Broadband Communications Access for all Georgians Study Committee
• Rural study committees 2017 o Senate Rural Georgia Study Committee was createdo HR 389 created the House Rural Development Council
• Legislative Session 2018o SB402- created as the framework for the Georgia Broadband Deployment Initiative (GBDI)
RECENT LEGISLATION
• SB2: allows for electric utilities providers to provide broadband services
• SB17: authorizes telephone cooperatives and their broadband affiliates to provide broadband services
• SB66: provides for process to streamline deployment of wireless services in ROW
“With 25% of rural residents without access to high speed internet, bringing this access to ALL of Georgia is a fundamental component of our plan to strengthen rural Georgia”
- Governor Brian Kemp
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Update
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Broadband Plan• The plan published in May for the Governor’s Office to support the USDA ReConnect program
Grant Program• Rules and Regulations approved as of June 17, 2019• Providing technical assistance and supporting other funding sources
DesignationsBroadband Ready Community Designation:• Comprehensive Plan inclusive of a Broadband Services Element• Model Ordinance
Broadband Ready Site Designation:• Offer broadband services at a rate of not less than 1 gigabit per second in the downstream to end users
Technical Assistance• Identifying unserved areas• Developing a cost model to understand cost of investment• Identifying provider partners
Statewide Mapping• Phase 1 is complete and Phase 2 is underway
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Local Comprehensive Plan Update
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AldoraAltoAragonAveraBall GroundBarnesvilleBartowBerkeley LakeBrunswickBufordBurke CountyButlerCantonCarltonCave Spring
CedartownClarkesvilleComerDaculaDuluthFloyd CountyGordonGrantvilleGraysonGwinnett CountyIlaHamptonHenry CountyIrwin CountyJefferson County
Lamar CountyLee CountyLeesburgLilburnLocust GroveLouisvilleLulaMadisonMcDonoughMetterMilnerMorrowMuscogee CountyNorcrossOcillaOconee County
Oglethorpe CountyPerryPolk CountyReynoldsRockmartRomeSnellvilleStapletonStockbridgeSugar HillSuwaneeTaylor CountyWadleyWaleskaWaynesboroWrens
118 Jurisdictions have an approvedplan that includes
Broadband Element
1st Broadband Ready Community Designation
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Resources Available Online
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https://broadband.georgia.gov/
• State Broadband Plan
• Broadband Ready Community Designation
information and application
• Broadband Ready Site Designation information and
application
• Mapping
• Additional Resources
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Broadband Mapping
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Mapping Pilot• 3 counties; Lumpkin, Elbert and Tift• 7 providers; Cable, Emc, Telco and City• Completed in March: 44,443 locations• Statewide mapping in progress for 156 counties, 46 providers
Georgia Mapping Accuracy for 25/3• For each location (5-6 million) with location details• Using 2019 location counts• Determine unserved locations and census blocks• Determine investment requirement
FCC Mapping Lacks Accuracy • 1 location per census block = served• Uses 2010 census location counts
FCC
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Georgia Location Mapping Approach Data Required
SecondarySatellite Imagery
MSFT building footprints
Geocoding, analysis, cleansing, address matching
Addresses
Parcels, structures, lat/long
Service availability by addressFrom providers (46)
Grants for unserved census blocks and locationsUnserved location records shared with applicants and
provider partners
Commercial
46 ProvidersBroadband datasets
availability by address For 10 and 25Mbps
Providers
State Broadband Master FileProvider address matching,
analysis, verification =
Geocoding, analysis, cleansing, address matching
Local Gov
Published map with census blockLevel served status
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Location specific accuracy:• Identify unserved locations: 25/3• Location details: Addresses, owner,
boundaries, size, location points, structures, Structure counts and unit counts.
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Mapping Pilot Results Comparison
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(Grant eligible)
No locations
FCC: if 1 location served
FCC: 100% locations unserved
FCC
Georgia served: if 81% locations served
Georgia unserved: (= to or >20%) locations unserved
Georgia
Mapping: Lumpkin County
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Information on USDA Support: ww.broadband.georgia.gov
Broadband Department Email: [email protected]
Mapping Information: [email protected] or 706-542-5308
Local and Regional Planning Information: [email protected]
Contacts
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