• Broadband Mapping of Access and Availability

• Broadband advocate and advisor in Frankfort

• Help establish state-wide broadband policy and direction

• Facilitate access to broadband resources

1. ACCESS

2. AWARENESS

3. ADOPTION

4. AFFORDABILITY

1. ACCESS – 95%

2. AWARENESS – no perceived value

3. ADOPTION – 67% adoption rate

4. AFFORDABILITY – KY leads in poverty

Northern Kentucky

Population427, 000

Louisville and Surrounding

Counties Population1,100,000 Lexington and

Surrounding Counties

Population647,000

• Population 4,273,951 • Total Area 40,411 square miles• Households 1,686,618• 2,250,000 Live on 22% of land• 50% of population is in the Golden

Triangle

• 1.5% of the URBAN Kentucky population is without ACCESS

VS.

• 23% of the RURAL Kentucky population is without ACCESS

Can transform an internet back road

Into an internet super highway

High Speed Broadband

Give them ACCESS,make them AWARE,

make it AFFORDABLE, and they will ADOPT.

REASONS FOR NOT ADOPTING BROADBAND

1. Does not provide value2. Too expensive

Largest barrier to broadband adoption is not access to the technology, but rather a perceived lack of need.

BROADBAND ADOPTION

ACCESS AND SPEED

The Internet in Kentucky: Life in the Slow Lane, Michael T. Childress

LTE BROADBAND

BROADBAND SPEEDS

• 4646thth in broadband availability in broadband availability• 23% rural areas with no access23% rural areas with no access• 67% adoption rate67% adoption rate• Limited high capacity fiberLimited high capacity fiber

Kentucky @ 7.3 MbpsNational Average ~ 10 Mbps

BROADBAND SPEEDS – LOUISVILLE, KY

45 Counties

33 Counties

24 Counties

18 Counties

The Internet in Kentucky: Life in the Slow Lane, Michael T. Childress

BROADBAND ADOPTION

67.0% Kentucky Adoption 73.4% National Adoption

The fastest internet access most rural Kentucky

communities can get is a T-1 line

Most metro areas have access to Fiber and High Speed Broadband

BROADBAND CAPACITY

Kentucky’s ACCESS numbers2010 – 91% 2014 – 95% +4%

Kentucky’s ADOPTION rate2010 – 58% 2014 – 67% +9%

US Average Adoption = 73.4%

Kentucky and AFFORDABILITY 2010 - $5.48/Mbps 2014 -

$3.95/Mbps Kentucky ranks 39th in price *Study by Blue Fire Broadband (Satellite Provider)

The Commonwealth Healthcare Network Fund (CHNF) 65% Subsidy for broadband technology - non-profit healthcare facilities.

Next Generation Kentucky Information Highway / I-Way (NGKIH, KY I-way) – Gov. Beshear and Rep. Rogers statewide fiber optic project.

(KSP/OBOD/COT) Nationwide Public Safety Network.

eLearning and Internet Access Centers Over 30 rural public locations for internet computer access and training .

Adoption Program for 13 East Kentucky Counties Preliminary - broadband adoption program – education and incentives

PARTNERS

Brian E. Kiser, Executive Director702 Capital Annex, Room 460

Frankfort, KY 40601briane.kiser@ky.gov

broadband.ky.gov