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WashingtonStateBroadbandStimulus

Overview


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Washington State Broadband Overview

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Thestateofoureconomycallsforaction,boldandswift...andwewillact,notonlytocreatenewjobs,buttolayanewfoundationforgrowth.Wewillbuildtheroadsandbridges,theelectricgridsanddigitallinesthatfeedourcommerceandbindustogether.

PresidentObama'sInauguralAddress

January20,2009

Overview

TheAmericanRecoveryandReinvestmentActof2009(ARRA)appropriated$7.2billiontoexpandaccessto

broadbandservicesintheUnitedStates,particularlytoruralareas(i.e.,unservedandunderservedareasineach

state).

Inthecomingmonths,thesegrantswillbeawardedtoapplicantswhocandemonstrateahighlikelihoodof

successinseveralareas,includingjobcreation,expansionofbroadbandinfrastructuretoruralareas,andcreation

ofinnovativeprogramsthatprovideeducation,training,andbroadbandadoptionopportunities.

Giventhemassivesizeofthistask,itsimportancetoour

state'seconomicwellbeing,andtheveryshortperiod

oftimeavailabletoqualifyforfederalfunding,all

interestedpartiesmustworktogethertocreate

effectiveandefficientplansforthedeployment,access,

andaffordabilityofbroadbandinruralareas.

Whatisbroadband?

Broadbandisacommunicationssystemthatprovides

highspeedtransmissionofdata,voice,andvideoover

theInternetorothernetworksinmultipleways(suchas

fiberopticcable,coaxialcable,wirelesstechnology,and

satellites).Broadbandplatformsallowprovidersto

combinevoice,video,anddataontoasinglenetwork.

Whyisbroadbandsoimportanttothe

stateofWashington?

TechnologybasedIndustryContributesTo40%ofOurTotalEmployment

AccordingtoWashingtonEmploymentSecurityDepartment(ESD)data,whenappliedwithmultipliereffects,an

estimated1.16Mjobswerecreatedduetotechnologybasedindustries whichamountstoapproximately40%of

thetotalemploymentinthestate.

Between1974and2007,thetotaltechnologybasedemploymentgrewfrom6.7%to11.8%.Furthermore,based

onthe

data

from

the

Technology

Alliance

Report,

technology

jobs

supportanaverageof3.39jobsforeachdirectwageandsalaryjob

(comparedto2.75jobsforallindustries).Laborincomein

technologyaveraged$117,691,comparedtothestateaverageof

$54,097.Itappearsevidentthattechnologybasedemploymentis

importanttoourstate;moreover,broadbandisimportanttoother

technologybasedindustries.


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TechnologybasedIndustryCreatesJobs,YetAreasofWashingtonMayBecomeIsolatedfromSuch

OpportunitiesWithoutAccesstoBroadband,TrainingandEducation

Asbroadbanddependentjobsarecreated,communitieswithaccess,education,andtrainingintheskillsrequired

couldbenefitsubstantially.However,providersperceivethatthecoststodeploynextgenerationtechnologies

maybe

higher

than

potential

profits

and

thus,

those

areas

that

lack

broadband

access

will

fall

farther

behind

in

economicdevelopment.

Studiesshowthattechnologybasedbusinessessupportjobgrowth,andthus,thedeploymentofbroadbandto

communitiesinruralareasisvitalforthestatesoveralleconomichealth.Anecdotalevidencesuggeststhatareas

lackingbroadbandaccess,education,andskillsarethesameareaswhereunemploymentisthehighest.Forthis

reason,persistenteffortsshouldbemadetoensureourcitizensareprovidedthenecessaryaccess,education,and

trainingtorealizetheeconomic

benefitsofbroadband particularly

inourruralareas,andother

communitiesthat

are

at

the

highest

riskofbeingisolatedfrom

economicprogress.

WhatWashingtonisDoing

Newbroadbandwebsite

TheWashingtonStateBroadband

website

(http://broadband.dis.wa.gov/)

provideskeyinformationon

mapping,applicantresources,thevarioustypesofbroadbandfundingavailable,andupdatesonthelatest

broadbandnews.Thesitewillsoonalsoincludebothatrackingandamappingapplication,allowingapplicantsto

sharetheirintentionsandprovideanopportunitytodetermineiftherewaystoworktogetheronprojectsof

mutualinterest.

Legislation

HouseBill1701designatestheDepartmentofInformationServices(DIS)asthedesignatedentitytoapplyfor

federalfundingtomapbroadbandavailabilityinthestateofWashingtonforthenextfive(5)years.DISwillwork

withvariouspublicsectororganizationstofacilitateand

coordinatestatewidemappingactivities,aswellasthe

developmentofabroadbandstrategy.


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AboutDIS

TheDepartmentofInformationServices(DIS),ledbytheagencydirectorandstateCIO,

providestechnologyleadershipforgovernmentorganizationsacrossWashington.DIS

wasformedthroughtheconsolidationofthestate'sfourindependentdataprocessing

andcommunications

systems

in

1987.

A

cabinet

level

agency,

DIS

organized

to

provide

leadership,policyandservicechoicesfortheuseofinformationtechnologywithinstate

andlocalagencies,theeducationsector,tribalgovernments,andqualifyingnonprofit

groups.

AboutWashington'sNextGenerationNetwork(NGN)

WashingtonsNextGenerationNetwork(NGN)isastatewidebroadbandtransportnetworkdesignedtoaddress

thediverseneedsofWashingtonStategovernmentorganizations,includingstateagencies,cityandcounty

governments,education

institutions,

tribal

governments,

and

qualified

non

profits.

Deployed

in

2007,

the

state

of

theartNGNleverageshighspeedfiberoptictechnologytoprovidereliable,costeffective,highspeed,high

capacitynetworkconnectionstoavarietyoforganizations.TheNGNprovidesthehighspeedtransportandfiber

opticbackbonesupportingnetworksservingvarioussectorswithinthestate:

PublicGovernmentNetwork(PGN)makesonlinegovernmentservicesavailabletothepublic. IntergovernmentalNetwork(IGN)isusedbycustomerstosecurelyconnecttomanagedgateways,

applications,andotheronlineendpointsownedbystateagencies,cities,andcounties.

StateGovernmentNetwork(SGN)isthecommoncomputer

networkusedbystateagencies.

TheK20EducationNetworkdissolvesthegeographic

boundariesoflearningby

providingequalaccesstoworld

classeducationalresourcesfor

hundredsofeducational

communitiessmallandlarge,

ruralandurban,throughout

WashingtonState.


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AbouttheGovernor'sBroadbandAdvisoryCommittee(GBAC)

InMay2009,theGBACwasestablishedtoevaluateandmakerecommendationsregardingthecreationofa

broadbandplanforthestateofWashingtoninthecontextoffederalfundingarisingfromtheAmericanRecovery

andReinvestmentActof2009.Specifically,theGBACwasaskedtoadvisetheGovernoronthestatesuseof

federalstimulus

funding

to

promote

and

sustain

broadband

service

availabilityanditsuseasanengineforeconomicdevelopment,job

growth,educationandresearch,andotherrecognizedpublic

purposes.TheirJuly2009reportreflectstheconsensus

recommendationsofadiversegroupofexpertsinthebroadband

community representingbusiness,educationandlibraries,public

health,andgovernmentalentities.Thereportisavailableonlineat:

http://broadband.dis.wa.gov/GBAC_Report.pdf.

GBACMembers

and

Affiliations

SharonL.Nelson,Chair

MarcBerejka SeniorDirector,TechnologyPolicy

andStrategy,MicrosoftCorporation

BettyBuckley ExecutiveDirector,StoneSoupand

CommunitiesConnectNetwork

BillCovington Director,TechnologyLawandPublic

PolicyClinic,AssistantProfessorofLaw,University

ofWashingtonSchoolofLaw

FedericoGenoeseZerbi VicePresidentofITBusiness

Partners,BoeingCorporation

TrenGriffin

Partner,

Microsoft

Corporation

Ron

Johnson

Chief

Technology

Officer,

University

of

Washington

JeffMero ExecutiveDirector,Associationof

WashingtonPublicHospitalDistricts

VijiMurali VicePresidentforInformationServices

andChiefInformationOfficer,WashingtonState

University

MikeScroggins DeputyExecutiveDirectorof

InformationandTechnology,StateBoardof

CommunityandTechnicalColleges

JohnStanton CoFounder,TrilogyPartnership

TonyTortorice

Director,

Washington

State

DepartmentofInformationServices

JanWalsh

State

Librarian,

Washington

State

Library

RogersWeed Director,WashingtonDepartmentof

Commerce


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American

Reinvestment

andRecoveryAct

broadbandfunds

Application

deadlineWhat'sthemoneyfor? Whocanapply?

FirstwaveNTIA

(Upto$1.6

billion)

BroadbandInfrastructure

Aug.14,

2009

FundsInfrastructureprojects(upto$1.2billion)thatdeliverbroadbandservicethroughLastMileorMiddleMilefacilitiesto

unservedandunderservedareas.

FundsPublicComputerCenter(upto$50million)willfundprojectsthatexpandcomputercentercapacitiesthatpermitthe

publictousethesecomputercenters,suchascommunity

collegesandpubliclibraries.

FundsSustainableBroadbandAdoptioncategory(upto$150million)willfundinnovativeprojectsthatpromotebroadband

demand,suchasprojectsfocusedonbroadbandeducation,

awareness,training,access,equipmentorsupport particularly

amongvulnerablepopulations.

EntitieseligibleforBTOP

grantsarelistedinthe

NOFA.

(SeeSec.6001(e)(1)oftheRecoveryAct.)

FirstwaveNTIA

(Upto$350

million)

Mappingfunds

Aug.14,

2009

FundsthecollectionofbroadbanddatathatwillbeaccessibleandclearlypresentedtoNTIA,thepublic,andstateandlocalgovernments

withoutundulycompromisingdataortheprotectionofconfidential

information.

Alsofundsaplanforcollaborationwithstatelevelagencies,local

authorities,andotherconstituencies,aswellasaproposalfor

planningprojectsdesignedtoidentifyandaddressbroadband

challengesinthestate.

OnlytheWashington

StateDepartmentof

InformationServices

(DIS)asspecifiedin

HouseBill1701.

FirstwaveRUS

(Upto$2.4

billion)

Aug.14,

2009

Fundsprojectswherearuralarea"lackssufficientaccesstohigh

speedbroadbandservicetofacilitateruraleconomicdevelopment."

TheRecoveryActmandatesthatprioritybegiventoprojectswhich:

giveendusersachoiceofproviders;servethehighestproportionof

ruralresidentsthatlackaccesstobroadbandservice;areprojectsof

currentorformerRUSborrowers(TitleIIborrowers);andarefully

fundedandreadytostartonceRecoveryActfundingisreceived.

EntitieseligibleforBIP

grantsare

listed

in

the

NOFA.

(SeeSec.6001(e)(1)oftheRecoveryAct.)

StateRole

StateGovernorswillbeprovidedanopportunitytomakerecommendationsconcerningtheallocationoffundsfor

qualifyingprojectsduringsteptwooftheBTOPapplicationprocess.

AlistofFirstWaveapplicantsthathavemetfederalrequirementswillbesenttotheGovernorofeachstateon

October15,

2009.

Each

Governor

will

have

20

calendar

days

to

rank

and

prioritize

the

list

of

applicants,

and

may

providealetterdescribinghowthoseapplicantsbestmeettheinterestsofWashingtonStatesbroadbandneeds.

FutureGrants

Additionalfundswillbeavailableinsubsequentfundingrounds,andallawardsmustbemadenolaterthan

September30,2010. Theamountoffundingavailableanddeadlinesforapplicantsubmissionsforthesecondand

thirdwavehavenotyetbeenannounced.


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Glossary

ARRA:AmericanReinvestmentandRecoveryAct

BDIA:BroadbandDataImprovementAct

BIP:BroadbandInitiativeProgram

Broadband:Acommunicationssystemthatprovideshighspeedtransmissionofdata,voice,andvideooverthe

Internetorothernetworksinmultipleways(suchasfiberopticcable,coaxialcable,wirelesstechnology,and

satellites).Broadbandplatformsallowproviderstocombinevoice,video,anddataontoasinglenetwork.

BTOP:BroadbandTechnologyOpportunitiesProgram

CommunityAnchorInstitutions:K12schools,libraries,medicalandhealthcareorganizations,publicsafety

organizations,universities,colleges,tradeschools,andcommunitysupportorganizations

DIS:DepartmentofInformationServices

GBAC:Governor's

Broadband

Advisory

Council

Lastmile:AsdefinedbyNTIA,lastmileinfrastructureconsistsoffacilitiesusedtoprovidebroadbandservice

betweenenduser(includingresidences,businesses,communityanchorinstitutions,etc.)equipmentandthe

appropriateaccesspoint,routerorfirstsignificantaggregationpointinthebroadbandnetwork.

Middlemile:AsdefinedbytheFederalCommunications Commission,middlemilefacilitiesproviderelativelyfast,

largecapacityconnectionsbetweenbackboneandlastmile.Middlemilefacilitiescanrangefromafewmilestoa

fewhundredmiles.

NOFA:NoticeofFundingAvailability

NTIA:National

Telecommunications

and

Information

Administration

RUS:RuralUtilitiesServices

Underserved:Anunderservedareaisdefinedasonewhere:atleasthalfofallhouseholdslackbroadbandor;

fewerthan40percentofhouseholdssubscribetobroadbandor;noserviceprovideradvertisesbroadband

transmissionspeedsofatleast3Mb/s.)

Unserved:Anunservedareaisdefinedas:oneormorecontiguouscensusblockswhereatleast90percentof

householdsintheservicearealackaccesstofacilitiesbasedterrestrialbroadbandservice(eitherfixedormobile)

attheminimumbroadbandtransmissionspeed(asdefinedbyNTIA).Ahouseholdhasaccesstobroadbandservice

ifahouseholdcanreadilysubscribetothatserviceuponrequest.

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