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The WisconsinPublic Service Commission
Introduces:
What About Rural Broadband? April 17, 2014
Presenters:
Andy Lewis, Broadband & Economic Development SpecialistUW-Extension, Broadband & E-Commerce Education [email protected]
Rod Olson, CEO Vernon Telephone [email protected]
Sid Sherstad, General Manager, Siren Telephone Company, [email protected]
Presenters:
Lori Vergin, PresidentMpower Consulting, [email protected]
Adam Holroyd, [email protected]
Andy Lewis, Broadband & Economic Development Specialist
UW-ExtensionBroadband & E-Commerce Education Center
Today’s Objectives• What Can We Learn from the Data about broadband
in rural Wisconsin?
• Why Rural Broadband is Important
• Technologies for use in broadband delivery, and why some might be more likely applied in rural Wisconsin
• Lessons learned from successful rural initiatives
• PSC Opportunities
Source: Broadband Availability Beyond the Rural/Urban Divide, NTIA, 2013, http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/broadband_availability_rural_urban_june_2011_final.pdf
37 rpsm = 9.6%
11 rpsm = 9.5%
Source: Broadband Availability Beyond the Rural/Urban Divide, NTIA, 2013, http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/broadband_availability_rural_urban_june_2011_final.pdf
The Web at 25 in the U.S.
• Use Computers %(2014)
• Cell Owners % (2014)
The Web at 25 in the U.S., Pew Research Center, 2014, http://www.pewinternet.org/files/2014/02/PIP_25th-anniversary-of-the-Web_0227141.pdf
The Web at 25 in the U.S.
• Internet Users %(2014)
• Smart Phone Owners %(2014)
The Web at 25 in the U.S., Pew Research Center, 2014, http://www.pewinternet.org/files/2014/02/PIP_25th-anniversary-of-the-Web_0227141.pdf
2003-2013
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Wisconsin/Publications/Annual_Statistical_Bulletin/bulletin2013_web.pdf
Share of Total Employment: Farm and Ag Processing
Where are the Urbanized Areas?
Where Do We Have Robust Broadband > 25 Mbps Download?
Source: http://www.broadbandmap.gov/speed
Max Adv. Download Speed, Wireline
http://wi.linkamericadata.org/
Minnesota Fiber Cooperative
For more information see Blandin Community Broadband Program: http://broadband.blandinfoundation.org/resources/reports-detail.php?intResourceID=26552
Norvado Telephone Cooperative
Cooperatives
Cooperatives have been changing the face of doing business for over 150 years. That's because when you join a cooperative, you're choosing a business that is organized, owned and controlled by the very people who use it. And those people can actually help shape and grow their cooperative to meet the changing needs of members.
Over 100 million people are members of more than 48,000 cooperatives in the United States today. They've organized themselves to provide goods and services in nearly every sector of our economy.
But that isn't all. Cooperatives are partners in our community, investing in economic development and human involvement that will keep our hometowns and rural areas alive and well in years ahead. Working together, cooperative members are reaching goals they never could have attained on their own.
Source: Norvado, http://www.norvado.com/norvado-about-what-is-a-cooperative.php
The Vernon County Telephone Cooperative
Mosaic: Chippewa Valley
Other Examples of Next Generation Broadband in Rural Wisconsin (Baldwin Broadbad LLC)
Siren Telephone Company
The Wireline Story
Rod Olson, CEO Vernon Telephone Cooperative [email protected]
Sid Sherstad, General Manager, Siren Telephone Company, [email protected]
Beyond traditional connectivity…
• Aging in Place– Technologies delivered over or accessed by
broadband extend & enhance independent living–Numerous case studies around the US
offering understanding of integration of smart services for the aging population
Areas of opportunity• Healthcare– Access to medical specialties without physical travel
or where they are not readily available– Device monitoring and maintenance– Exercise, physical therapy, brain stimulation– Access to and delivery of medication
• Smart home/Security– Fire, burglary, CO2 & emergency response are just
the tip of the iceberg– Wellness checks, service coordination, activity
monitoring
Areas of opportunity• Cost Reduction– Telephone, video, etc.
• Communication & Socialization– Web cams– Email– Social Networks– Education– Ministry– Community participation
Areas of opportunity
• National Aging in Place Council• Examples outside the US– Rally Round in the UK– Good Robot in Canada– Molli in Sweden
• Limited only by human imagination
Opportunities in Agriculture• When we think about Wisconsin, agriculture
comes to mind• Livestock & crop monitoring• Property security• Weather monitoring• GPS services• Inventory management• Communication• Education• And that’s just the beginning…
Max. Adv. Download Speed Wireless
SonicNet Examples of Community Partnerships
Working With Broadband ProvidersAdam Holroyd, PartnerSonicNet
• What Communities could do better to work with rural broadband providers
• Leverage Assets to influence ROI
• Examples of Community Partnerships
What Communities could do better to work with rural broadband providers
• o Be willing to be educated on the technology.• o Have realistic expectations based upon the
information the provider has given you, not on what Google Fiber is doing in Kansas City.
• o Communicate to the provider exactly what you are looking for. Ask general questions and you will get general answers, ask specific questions you will get specific answers.
Leverage Assets to influence ROI
o Lando Influenceo Technology Fairso Surveys
Examples of SonicNet Community Partnerships
o Town of Minocquao Town of Cloverlando Town of Winchestero Vilas County
Questions?
Satellite Coverage
Questions?
Coming Up…APRIL 24: UWEX High Speed Bits “Broadband and K12” with guest Kurt Kiefer, WI DPI 2—2.30PM CST Toll Free 1-866-244-1129Passcode 7668 732#
JULY 8: PSC 2014 Broadband Planning Symposium Monona [email protected]
Available for Questions:
Webinar archive: http://broadband.uwex.edu/resources/webinars/
Andy Lewis, UW-Extension , [email protected]
Lori Vergin, Mpower Consulting, LLC, [email protected]
Rod Olson, Vernon Telephone Cooperative, [email protected]
Adam Holroyd, SonicNet, [email protected]
Matt Sparks, Baldwin Telephone Company, [email protected]
Wendy Boese, Mosaic Telecom, [email protected]
Sid Sherstad, Siren Telephone Company, [email protected]
