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The FCC is charged with creating the National Broadband Plan. This presentation was made by Bill Schrier, Chief Technology Officer for the City of Seattle,at an FCC-sponsored workshop held in Washington DC on 25 August 2009. Schrier also represented the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials, International (APCO). The presentation urges the FCC to envision a national broadband network of fiber to every home and busienss, with 4G wireless networking overlaid.
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A Vision for Fibering and Un-Fibering
AmericaThe National Broadband Plan
Bill Schrier, Chief Technology OfficerCity of Seattle, Washington, USAThe Association of Public Safety
Communications OfficialsFCC Workshop: Public Safety and Homeland
Security25 August 2009
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Summary
• America’s Networks Lack Sufficient Bandwidth
• A goal: a fiber optic network to every home and business in the nation, coupled with
• Widespread private and public safety 4th Generation Wireless broadband networks
FCC Workshop - Broadband25 August 2009
Fibering and Un-Fibering AmericaBill Schrier, CTO, City of Seattle
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History
• Telegraph • Electricity• Telephone • Public safety radio• Cellular TelephoneLesson: We’ve built national networks
before and they’ve made us more safe and secure
FCC Workshop - Broadband25 August 2009
Fibering and Un-Fibering AmericaBill Schrier, CTO, City of Seattle
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New Technologieshave Potential
• Internet plus Web and E-Mail• HD Television, video-sharing • Cell phone SMS, Video, Photo• Facebook, TwitterProblem: This tech not harnessed for
public safety; insufficient bandwidth
FCC Workshop - Broadband25 August 2009
Fibering and Un-Fibering AmericaBill Schrier, CTO, City of Seattle
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911 and 311 Potential
• Video calls, HDTVs, cameras –HDTVs in many homes, linked with cameras, improve PSAP calls
• Photos and Video from cell phones, mobile cameras to PSAPs, field officers
• SMS feeds – texting from people at scene
FCC Workshop - Broadband25 August 2009
Fibering and Un-Fibering AmericaBill Schrier, CTO, City of Seattle
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The Recommendation
• Build fiber to every home and premise• Fiber to PSAPs, 911 Centers• With fiber, build 4G wireless networks for residents, public safety units, fie\ld officers
FCC Workshop - Broadband25 August 2009
Fibering and Un-Fibering AmericaBill Schrier, CTO, City of Seattle
Seattle Fiber Map
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Multipurpose Fiber, 4G
• Telemedicine• Tele-education• Improve in quality of life through HD video• True telecommuting• Every home or business a potential
video source, creating jobs, spurring innovation
FCC Workshop - Broadband25 August 2009
Fibering and Un-Fibering AmericaBill Schrier, CTO, City of Seattle
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Environment, Security
• Reduce auto trips, traffic jams• Reduce lost productivity in
commuting and traveling, e.g this panel to Washington, DC
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions• Less dependence on foreign oil -
improved homeland security
FCC Workshop - Broadband25 August 2009
Fibering and Un-Fibering AmericaBill Schrier, CTO, City of Seattle
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A Daunting Task
• A daunting task and goal• Many phones, TVs …• Many households, businesses …• But the technology is here• Leadership, bold vision • Pilot projects • National fiber, 4G wireless networks
FCC Workshop - Broadband25 August 2009
Fibering and Un-Fibering AmericaBill Schrier, CTO, City of Seattle
