Mountain Connect 2014 Becoming a Gigabit City City of Montrose.

Mountain Connect 2014

Becoming a Gigabit City

City of Montrose


Montrose


Broadband in Montrose

• 51st out of 64 ranked cities in Colorado*• 29th in state, ranked by population (19K)• Predominately Copper Infrastructure• Some Fiber

* Net Index Explorer - OOKLA


The Telecom Lineup

• CenturyTel and Charter • Local fiber provider/ISP – Clearnetworx• Several WISPs• Middle Mile Providers

– CenturyLink– FastTrack– Colorado Eagle-Net/Affiniti– Forethought.net


Today’s Environment

• Demand exceeds supply



• Demand exceeds supply• Providers claim that we have what we need



• Demand exceeds supply• Providers claim that we have what we need• Companies choosing NOT to relocate here



• Demand exceeds supply• Providers claim that we have what we need• Companies choosing NOT to relocate here• Existing businesses are not able to

obtain/afford service they need


The First Step

Realize you have a problem


The Second Step

Set a Goal


Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.

~ W. Clement Stone


The Third Step

Engage the Community


The Fourth Step

Make it Happen


Action Plan in Montrose

• Measure A


Measure A

Without increasing taxes, shall the citizens of the City of Montrose Colorado re-establish their City's right to provide all services restricted since 2005 by Title 29, article 27 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, described as "advanced services," "telecommunications services" and "cable television services," including any new and improved high bandwidth services based on future technologies, utilizing community owned infrastructure including but not limited to the existing fiber optic network, either directly or indirectly with public or private sector partners, to potential subscribers that may include telecommunications service providers, residential or commercial users within the City?


Measure A Passes!



• Measure A - ü• Policy and Code Changes


Policy and Code Changes

• Evaluate Aerial Construction– Consider waivers of undergrounding requirements– Use of poles allowed by our franchise agreement– Aerial micro duct

• Excavation Permits• Dig-Once• Engineering Standards



• Measure A - ü• Policy and Code Changes• Market Study



• Measure A - ü• Policy and Code Changes• Market Study• Identify potential partners and resources



• Measure A - ü• Policy and Code Changes• Market Study• Identify potential partners and resources• Identification of the RIGHT Business Model

and BEST Financial Structure for Montrose


Potential Business Models

• Municipal-Owned Infrastructure – Open Access Network

• Municipal-Owned Infrastructure – Direct Provision of Services

• Public/Private Partnership• Other?


Possible Financial Structures

• Finance• Pay as we go• Partnership



• Measure A - ü• Policy and Code Changes• Market Study• Identify potential partners and resources• Identification of the RIGHT Business Model

and BEST Financial Structure for Montrose• Make it happen


Virgil TurnerCity of Montrose

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Mountain Connect 2014 Becoming a Gigabit City City of Montrose.

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