2015
Governor’s Northern Wisconsin Economic Development Summit
Wisconsin Broadband Strategy
December 1, 2015
Session Agenda
● Dani Jones
● Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
● David Cagigal
● Division of Enterprise Technology at Dept. of Administration
● Maria Alvarez-Stroud
● UWEX – Broadband & E-Commerce Education Center
● Angie Dickison
● State Broadband Office at Public Service Commission
● Q & A
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GIGABIT BUSINESS PARKS
WSTA and WEDC: Public-Private Partnership
ALIGNING RESOURCES WITH NEEDS
WEDC
Division of Economic and Community Development
Division of Entrepreneurship and
Innovation Division of Business and
Industry Development Division of International Business Development
Prospering Businesses and
Communities
Entrepreneurial Spirit
Specialized Industry Leadership
Global Outlook
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BID MISSION STATEMENT
Leveraging industry leadership to accelerate growth and high quality jobs by advancing public/private partnerships for targeted, high impact initiatives in Wisconsin.
FROM CONCEPT TO REALIZATION
Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association (WSTA) presented the concept to WEDC
WSTA and WEDC collaboration: • User-friendly
• Business parks, Industrial parks, TIF districts
• Clearly-defined area
• Fiber and Gig-capable infrastructure
• Ability to provide service within a reasonable amount of time
Business park list created WSTA members identified the locations where they provide Gigabit service
WSTA members provide Gigabit service to over 130 locations: Purple – 100Gbps
Yellow – 10Gbps
Green – 1Gbps
GIGABIT BUSINESS PARKS
DETAILS
130+ sites with 1Gbps / 10Gbps / 100Gbps
Each site: • Site details:
• Name / Speed Available / Location / Community / County
• Provider details:
• Company Name
• Contact Name
• Phone Number
• Email Address/Web-site
HOW TO GET THERE
LocateinWisconsin.com
OPENING PAGE
WHAT’S NEXT?
AT&T working to identify business parks they serve Continued expansion to other providers Additional mapping for economic developers
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dani Jones WEDC Sector Development Manager 608-210-6842 [email protected] Bill Esbeck Executive Director 608-256-8866 [email protected]
Major Programs
● STAR (State Transforming Agency Resources) - ERP
● INCREASE BROADBAND SERVICES & SPEED
● Secure The Enterprise
● Implement e-Government Services (Portal)
● Consolidate And Optimize Infrastructure
● Enable Business Continuity
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Broadband Strategy
Governor’s Top Priorities: Jobs, Jobs & More Jobs – attract more businesses Workforce Development – provide greater access to
online training in job centers and libraries Education Reform – access online e-books, e-
curriculum, Learning Mgt. Systems with BYOD 24X7 Infrastructure Investment – increase broadband
infrastructure investments and deployments Lean Government – increase self-service portal
offerings
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Broadband Strategy
Engage telecommunication partners Develop a Unified Communications strategy Accommodate and integrate FirstNet requirements Establish a vision between current BCN state facilities
(1,200+), schools (650+) and libraries (350+) Prioritize increases in bandwidth for STAR, EMR, EHR, etc.
and other critical systems at DOC, DHS and other state facilities
Recognize and identify related infrastructure investments required as a result of high speed broadband (i.e., customer premise equipment – CPE, etc.)
Increased bandwidth to all BCN libraries in 2014 Create new statewide communications RFP
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Broadband Strategy
2014 BCN Spend - 2,100+ Locations: Schools & Libraries (900+) TEACH program (Federal e-Rate & State USF) - $18M
Technology for Educational Achievement
State Offices (1,200+) Balance of BCN charges - $7M
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Broadband Strategy
Badger Converged Network (BCN) Contracts 2006 to 2011 2011 to 10/31/2016 – Extended in 2011 with Minimum Revenue
Guarantee (MRG) MRG will be met 7/2015 Individual Case Basis (ICB) pricing interim successes
Next Steps RFI complete RFP draft complete RFP final (Plan Release in April, 2015) Evaluate and select Contract negotiations
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Broadband Strategy
Guiding Principles Greater service/speeds
Reduced costs
Reliability
Secure
Future proof
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Broadband Strategy
New Contract Expectations: Monthly Recurring Charges (MRC) Lower rates with greater speeds
CAPEX Minimal CAPEX required Significant fiber infrastructure installed over the years 93% of schools have fiber All BCN Libraries (350+) have fiber Eliminate State dedicated Core and aggregator network and
use commercially available network
Open Partnership
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Broadband Strategy
TEACH Statute Changes: Remove restriction of one school per district
Remove funding by category
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Broadband Strategy
Demand Transparency for Providers Collaboration among UWEX, WEDC and PSC on business
surveys Share one stop business applications (20,000/Yr.) Share existing fiber infrastructure for state facilities,
schools and libraries Share school readiness Prioritize and leverage commercial, residential, state
facilities, schools and libraries needs
Reduce Speculative CAPEX Spend (Trenching) Through Better Planning
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Broadband Strategy
Wired for Success – Through Public Private Partnerships:
o Achieve Guiding Principles • Greater service/speeds • Reduced costs • Better Reliability • More Secure • Future proof
o Contribute to the Governor’s Priorities • Jobs, Jobs & More Jobs • Workforce Development • Education Reform • Infrastructure Investment • Lean Government
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Catalyzing Community Change through Broadband
UWEX Broadband & E-Commerce Education Center
A Fluid and Critical 21st Century Issue
Broadband What We Know…
Utilization
Availability
Adoption
Utilization
People make it happen!
UWEX County Economic Development Agents & Community Partners
Partnerships to figure it out
Public and Private
Coordination, Education & Resources
• PSC/UWEX Broadband Resource Guide
• Broadband Policies & Regulations: A Beginning Roadmap
• Regional Broadband Boot Camps with Providers
• UWEX Broadband Adoption Advisory Board
• DNR/UWEX Collaboration
Rural E-Commerce Pilots
Lessons Learned: Wide range of
knowledge Topics are relevant Pitch is accurate Trainers are good Hands-on is key Basic barriers to
entry Group training +
Consultation Training is Needed!
2: Pilots 6: Counties 15+: Industries 106: Trainees
E-Commerce Training Results
Utilization vs. AR/KS/NC/NE rural SME
• 74% have a website (vs. 77%)
• 45% sell online (vs. 56%)
• 56% do eMarketing (vs. 62%)
• 55% do online customer service (vs. 66%)
• 35% use online collaboration (vs. 59%)
Very Important Barriers vs. AR/KS/NC/NE SME
• 40% lack expertise (vs. 19%)
• 30% security concerns (vs. 41%)
• 22% privacy concerns (vs. 30%)
• 20% cost of development (vs. 18%)
• 18% products not suited (vs. 15%)
Average DEi Score is 5.3
77 businesses competed assessments - Ashland, Bayfield, Clark, Oneida, Vilas, Wood
• 84% under 10 employees - 21% in Retail Trade
• Average DEi of 5.3 – typical rural average is 6.4 (AR/KS/NC/NE; under 50 employees)
• Expertise issues are critical barriers for 30% and challenging for another 30-40%
“This is a very valuable topic and is just what we need in rural Wisconsin.”
State Broadband Office
Broadband Expansion Grant Program
o Create an incentive to foster private broadband investment and expansion
o Support local-based initiatives o Leverage the use of funds from federal
broadband programs 35
State Broadband Office
o 2016 Broadband Expansion Grant Program o Annual appropriation to fund is $1.5 million o 28 Applications requesting over $4.4 million o Overview of Grants awarded
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State Broadband Office
Questions ?
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