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INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION • SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY & ADMINISTRATION • COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES WWW.IPA.UDEL.EDU
State of Broadband in Southern Delaware
Troy Mix
Picking Up Speed: Delaware Broadband for Economic Development
Elbert N. and Ann V. Carvel Research and Education CenterGeorgetown, Delaware
May 20, 2015
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Defining broadband
• Advanced telecommunications capability– “high-speed, switched, broadband…that enables
users to originate and receive high-quality voice, data, graphics, and video telecommunications”
• Key factors– Technology neutral– Speed
• From 4 Mbps/1 Mbps to 25 Mbps/3 Mbps– Latency– Consistency, reliability, and redundancy
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Quality of life
Jobs
Future opportunity
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State of Broadband in Southern Delaware
• Extent of infrastructure and service
• Adoption and use rates
• Assessing potential impacts
• Charting a path forward
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EXTENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICE
State of Broadband in Southern Delaware
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% population with access to 3 Mbps downloads / 768kbps uploads, 2014
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% population with access to 25 Mbps download speeds or higher, 2014
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How does southern Delaware’s % population served by 25 Mbps+ compare?
• Kent County (95%)– #151 of 1,017 counties with similar rural character
– #21 of 280 other “Rural Govt. Districts”
• Sussex County (93%)– #206 of 1,017 counties with similar rural character
– #30 of 368 “Bedroom Communities to Midsize Centers”
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1.5 Mbps+
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25 Mbps+
National Broadband Map, http://www.broadbandmap.gov/speed, June 2014.
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% population with access to 2 or more wireline providers, 2014
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% population with access to 25 Mbps download speeds
% population with 2 or more wireline providers
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ADOPTION AND USE RATESState of Broadband in Southern Delaware
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% farms accessing Internet, 201213
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% farms using Cable or Fiber to access Internet, 2012
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How does farm Internet use in Sussex County compare?
• Internet Use (70%)– #562 of 1,016 counties with similar rural character
– #18 of top 50 broiler producing counties
• Cable or Fiber Internet Use (25%)– #115 of 1,016 counties with similar rural character
– #3 of top 50 broiler producing counties
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ASSESSING POTENTIAL IMPACTSState of Broadband in Southern Delaware
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Quality of Life
• Higher rates of broadband adoption can result in healthier behavior– Whitacre, B., & Brooks, L. (2014).
• Faster speeds, lower latency allow more entertainment & communication options
• Telemedicine, telehealth, and telework– Stenberg, P., Morehart, M., Vogel, S., Cromartie, J., Breneman, V., &
Brown, D. (2009).
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Jobs• Earlier availability spurred employment growth
– Stenberg, P., Morehart, M., Vogel, S., Cromartie, J., Breneman, V., & Brown, D. (2009).
• Broadband adoption associated with increased incomes and entrepreneurship– Whitacre, B., Gallardo, R., & Strover, S. (2014).
• Biggest productivity gains w/skilled workforce– Mack, E., & Faggian, A. (2013).
• Precision ag. will demand more connectivity– Whitacre, B. E., Mark, T. B., & Griffin, T. W. (2014).
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Future Opportunities
• Skills training necessary to best exploit broadband in rural areas– Win-win
• Value for education
• Telework & Distance learning
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CHARTING A PATH FORWARDState of Broadband in Southern Delaware
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Conclusions• Infrastructure and service
– Some gaps in western/southern Kent & Sussex
– Options for redundancy seem relatively limited
– Generally, benefits from “metro” location
• Adoption and use– Residential and agricultural use rate modest
– Cable and fiber adoption higher than average
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Elements of a potential path forward
• Target infrastructure to fill geographic gaps with specific use cases in mind
• Technical user networks nurture skill sets & practices for enhanced productivity
• Digital literacy and skills development
• Specific targets and process for evaluation
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Contact information:
Troy Mix, AICPPolicy ScientistInstitute for Public AdministrationUniversity of Delaware(302) [email protected]
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References
Mack, E., & Faggian, A. (2013). Productivity and Broadband The Human Factor.
International Regional Science Review, 36(3), 392-423.
Stenberg, P., Morehart, M., Vogel, S., Cromartie, J., Breneman, V., & Brown, D. (2009).
Broadband Internet's value for rural America. Washington, DC: US Department of
Agriculture. Economic Research Service, Economic Research Report(78).
Whitacre, B., & Brooks, L. (2014). Do broadband adoption rates impact a community's
health? Behaviour & Information Technology, 33(7), 767-779.
Whitacre, B., Gallardo, R., & Strover, S. (2014). Does rural broadband impact jobs and
income? Evidence from spatial and first-differenced regressions. The Annals of
Regional Science, 53(3), 649-670.
Whitacre, B. E., Mark, T. B., & Griffin, T. W. (2014). How Connected Are Our Farms?
Choices, 29(3).
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