florida rural broadband alliance
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Florida Rural Broadband Alliance
www.WeConnectFlorida.com
What is FRBA?
• A LLC, a private business entity• New Middle Mile broadband infrastructure• Connect providers of vital public sector
commercial services with private sector non-profit entities
• Broadband to two regions with only 39 % of people has access to broadband service
Who Owns FRBA
• Opportunity Florida in Florida’s Northwest Rural Area of Critical Economic Concern (NWRACEC)
• Florida Heartland (FHREDI) in South Central Rural Area of Critical Economic Concern (SCRACEC)
Regional & Local Governments’ Members
Opportunity Florida• Holmes County• Washington County• Jackson County• Gadsden County• Calhoun County• Liberty County• Gulf County• Franklin County
Florida’s Heartland REDI (Regional Economic Development Initiative)•Hardee County•Desoto County•Highlands County•Okeechobee County•Glades County•Hendry County•Immokalee
Entities Graph
Florida’s Heartland
www.flaheartland.com
How is FRBA funded?
• 2009 American Recovery & Reinvestment Act “Stimulus Money”
• August 2010 - Network to be completed 2013• ~$24 million in total• + 30 % match cash of in-kind assets & services• Private Partners:
What is Middle Mile?
• Infrastructure for the Internet. • Connects the core network to
local network. • Provides Internet backbone &
wholesale services for Last Mile providers
Middle Mile
FRBA Middle Mile
Exception: Can provide Last Mile to “Anchor Institutions”
• Health organization• Education• Social Service• Library & Schools• Nonprofit organizations
Time Plan
• All dates are preliminary • Updates will be published• 12 to 18 month • = Mid to End of 2012
Round Two Submission – Network Diagram
•Preliminary Network designs•Met all required standards for Grant Application•Incorporates 77 points of interconnection for Anchor Institutions and Local Access Providers
Network Design
FHREDIRegion
Network
South Region Network
Opportunity & Connection
Learn more
• www.weconnectflorida.com
• FHREDI – www.flaheartland.com – 863-385-4900
Questions & Comment?