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CE NT RAL VE RMONT I NT E RNE T

Pre se nte d b y: Je re my A. Ha nse n, Ph.D CI SSP Je rry Dia ma ntide s, Ph.D

ABOUT ME …

• PhD in Co mpute r Sc ie nc e
• Curre ntly a n Asso c ia te Pro fe sso r a t No rwic h Unive rsity
• 10+ ye a rs in info rma tio n te c hno lo g y & se c urity
• E

xpe rie nc e in F

• rtune 500 do wn to 2 pe rso n o rg a niza tio ns
• Se le c tb o a rd me mb e r in Be rlin sinc e 2013

HANDOUT S

• Sa mple pe titio n
• 30 VSA 202c
• “Mo re tha n Just F

a c e b o o k”

• “Why L
• c a l So lutio ns? ”
• “Co mmunity Bro a db a nd Cre a te s Jo b s”
• Co mmunic a tio ns Unio n Distric t sta tute
• E

C F ib e r pric ing & spe e ds

WHAT I ’ M PROPOSI NG

• Sta rting a c o mmunity I

nte rne t Se rvic e Pro vide r

• Co mmunic a tio ns Unio n Distric t: a munic ipa l e ntity
• Co nne c ting Ce ntra l Ve rmo nt re side nc e s with e xtre me ly hig h-spe e d wire d

I nte rne t se rvic e

• Curre nt F

CC rule s c a ll “b ro a db a nd” 25/ 3 Mb ps, whic h fe w pe o ple ha ve he re

• I

’ m ta lking a b o ut 100+/ 100+ Mb ps

• Ve rmo nt’ s T

e le c o mmunic a tio ns Pla n:

“By ye ar e nd 2020, a major ity of addr e sse s in Ve r mont should have ac c e ss to the Inte r ne t at spe e ds of at le ast 100 Mbps symme tr ic al, and e ve r y addr e ss should have ac c e ss to spe e ds of at le ast 10 Mbps download. By 2024, e ve r y addr e ss should have br

• adband with minimum te c hnic al r

e quir e me nts of 100 Mbps symme tr ic al.”

WHY DO T HI S?

• E

xisting I SPs ha ve no mo tiva tio n to pro vide truly hig h-spe e d I nte rne t

• L
• c a l g o ve rna nc e = lo c a l c o ntro l = lo c a l a c c o unta b ility
• No profit motive → cheaper rates
• E

c o no mic de ve lo pme nt

• Ne t ne utra lity
• Sub sc rib e r priva c y c o nc e rns (tra c king ne two rk a c tivity & re se lling )
• I

ndire c tly drive pric e s o f o the r o ffe ring s do wn a nd spe e ds up

• Co mmunity a nd no npro fit c o o pe ra tive I

SPs a re spring ing up to se rve unde rse rve d ma rke ts (ma p o n ne xt pa g e )

T HE T HRE E BI G RE ASONS

• 1. I

mpro ve a c c e ss spe e ds

• 2. Che a pe r a c c e ss
• 3. Be tte r “inta ng ib le s”: c usto me r

se rvic e , priva c y, tra nspa re nc y

WHO’ S I NVI T E D T O T HE PART Y? (SO F AR)

• Ba rre City
• Ba rre T
• wn
• Be rlin (e xpe c te d to b e o n b a llo t)
• Ca la is
• E

a st Mo ntpe lie r

• E

lmo re

• Middle se x (o n T
• wn Me e ting b a llo t)
• Mo ntpe lie r
• No rthfie ld (Se le c tb o a rd re je c te d, sta rting pe titio n drive )
• Pla infie ld (e xpe c te d to b e o n b a llo t)
• Ro xb ury
• Willia msto wn
• Wo rc e ste r

I NF RAST RUCT URE OVE RVI E W

• E

xisting po le s

• F

ib e r o ptic c a b le

• Ne two rking de vic e s
• On pre mise s @ sub sc rib e r
• At distrib utio n po ints
• I

n le a se d lo c a tio ns in to wns

• Uplink to the I

nte rne t

F E ASI BI L I T Y ST UDY (NE XT YE AR)

• An info rma tio n-g a the ring pro je c t to he lp us ma ke g o o d de c isio ns b y te lling

us:

• 1. Diffe re nc e s b e twe e n c o mme rc ia l a nd re side ntia l ma rke t
• 2. Co nsumptio n pa tte rns
• 3. Sa tisfa c tio n with inc umb e nts
• 4. I

mpo rta nc e o f diffe re nt fa c e ts o f I nte rne t se rvic e

• Spe e d
• Pric e
• Custo me r Se rvic e
• 5. De ma nd e stima tio n

SAMPL E F E ASI BI L I T Y RE SUL T S

CRI T I CI SMS

• “I

do n’ t wa nt my ta xe s to g o up fo r so me thing I do n’ t wa nt!”

• “But wo n’ t this stuff a ll b e o b so le te b e fo re the b o nd c o me s due ? ”
• >20 ye a rs fo r the c a b le , ~5 ye a rs o n ro ute rs & switc he s
• “I

do n’ t wa nt to b e in the sa me po sitio n a s Burling to n T e le c o m.” a nd “Ha ve n’ t a b unc h o f the se pro vide rs fa ile d? ”

• “I

f the re wa s truly the de ma nd, wo uldn’ t the ma rke t c o rre c t to pro vide the supply? ”

• “Are n’ t the se to wns c o ve re d b y sa te llite / wire le ss b ro a db a nd a lre a dy? ”
• “T

he re ’ s no g ua ra nte e tha t yo u’ ll a c tua lly pro vide c he a pe r se rvic e o r fa ste r spe e ds.”

NE XT ST E PS & ROUGH T I ME L I NE

1. Ge t la ng ua g e o n the 2018 T

• wn Me e ting b a llo t in the 10+ to wns (b y Ja n 1)

2. Pub lic o utre a c h & a wa re ne ss b uilding (thro ug h Ma r 6)* 3. Win a ppro va l a t T

• wn Me e ting (Ma r 6)

4. Se le c tb o a rds & City Co unc il a ppo int re pre se nta tive s to the Distric t (b y Apr 30) 5. I de ntify so urc e s o f se e d mo ne y a nd a nc ho r institutio ns (o ng o ing ) 6. F irst a nnua l me e ting (Ma y 8) 7. Add a dditio na l me mb e rs? 8. RF P fo r & e xe c utio n o f fe a sib ility study--$ fro m VCDP Planning Grant? 9. Dra ft b usine ss pla n & b udg e t, de c ide o n initia l c o ve ra g e

• 10. […]

* By Ma y 8 fo r Ba rre T

• wn witho ut a spe c ia l T
• wn Me e ting

L ANGUAGE F OR T HE BAL L OT

“Sha ll the T

• wn o f Ca la is e nte r into a c o mmunic a tio ns

unio n distric t to b e kno wn a s Ce ntra l Ve rmo nt I nte rne t, unde r the pro visio ns o f 30 V.S.A. Ch 82? ”

QUE ST I ONS?

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