Inland Empire Regional Broadband Consortium Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Historic Harvey House Barstow, California

Inland Empire Regional Broadband Consortium

 Martha van Rooijen

 Executive Director, IERB Consortium

 Inland Empire Broadband Plan (adopted November 2014)  Closing the Digital Divide  Priority Areas—Unserved and Underserved  Reliable, affordable, and available high-speed internet access

within Riverside and San Bernardino Counties

CPUC CASF 16 Statewide Consortia

Inland Empire Regional Broadband Consortium

Riverside County and San Bernardino County

Riverside and San Bernardino Counties

IERB Consortium

• 34 Members

(Endorsed by 40 more organizations and growing)

 Bayne & Associates  California State University, San Bernardino  City of Barstow  City of Cathedral City  City of Corona  City of Loma Linda  City of Moreno Valley  City of Redlands  City of Riverside  City of San Bernardino  Coachella Valley Economic Partnership  County of Riverside  County of San Bernardino  Coachella Valley Economic Partnership  Eastern Sierra Connect Broadband Consortium  Esri

 Greenfield Communications

 Harris & Associates  Hemet Public Library  Hi-Desert Memorial Health Care District  Housing Authority, Co. of San Bernardino  Inland Empire United Way  Inland Library System  Morongo Basin Econ Development Consortium  MVR Consulting  Netreva, Inc.  PhD Computing, Inc.  Riverside Unified School District  San Bernardino City Unified School District  San Bernardino Community College District  San Bernardino Public Library  Strategic Point LLC  Alliance for Commercialization of Technology  Western Riverside Council of Governments

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INLAND EMPIRE BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS PLAN

(Adopted November 2014) 

Closing the Digital Divide

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The Inland Empire as a “Smart Region”

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Rural and Remote Areas

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Local Government Broadband Solutions

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Programs for Underserved and Disadvantaged Residents

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Education

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Healthcare and Telemedicine

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Broadband and Economic Development

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Priority List of Action Items

PRIORITY COMMUNITIES

San Bernardino County

• CPUC Resolution T-17443

June 26, 2014

• Red Mountain,

Searles Valley, and Trona

• Phelan and Pinon Hills
• Morongo Basin

CPUC Broadband Grants—San Bernardino County

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CPUC Approved May 2015:

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Helendale, $1.5 million, Ultimate Internet Access (UIA)

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Wrightwood, $2 million, UIA

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Under CPUC Review:

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“Five Mining Communities” $9.2 million , Race Communications

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Red Mountain, Searles Valley, Trona, Johannesburg, and Randsburg

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San Bernardino and Kern Counties

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1,178 Public Housing Units, $1.3 million, Housing Authority County of San Bernardino

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More Grants Applications are coming soon!

• San Bernardino County Priority Community
• Red Mountain, Searles Valley, Trona
• Population: 1,864
• Housing Units: 1,068
• Unserved and Underserved
• Take Advantage of “Digital 395”
• Red Mountain is literally on Digital 395 Path
• Community Anchors—Sheriff & Fire Stations, School District, Searles Valley Minerals
• Tourism: Star Trek V. The Final Frontier was filmed in Trona

• San Bernardino County Priority Community
• Phelan and Pinon Hills
• Population: 21,000
• Housing Units: 8,144
• Unserved and Underserved
• Phelan-Pinon Hills Community Service District (PPHCSD)
• Verizon will not expand services
• New High-Desert Transportation Corridor Victorville to Palmdale

• San Bernardino County Priority Community
• Morongo Basin
• Population: 59,356
• Housing Units: 29,238
• Unserved and Underserved
• Joshua Tree National Park
• Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center
• Hi-Desert Medical Center
• Morongo Unified School District
• Sheriff, Police and Fire Stations

• Social Security
• DMV
• Post Office
• Housing
• Healthcare
• Education
• Employment
• Public Safety
• Government Services—Permits, Court
• Banking
• Credit & Other Accounts
• News
• Information
• Shopping
• Communicating – Email, Social Media, Meet ups
• Photos
• Travel
• Entertainment
• More . . .???

 Sunne Wright McPeak

 CEO, California Emerging Technology Fund

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CETF provides leadership statewide to close the "Digital Divide" by accelerating the deployment and adoption of broadband to unserved and underserved communities and populations.

 Michael Ort

 CEO, Praxis Associates

 Digital 395 and Broadband Opportunities

 John Baker

 Regulatory Analyst

California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

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California Advanced Services Fund (CASF)

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Broadband Infrastructure Grants for Unserved & Underserved Communities

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Broadband Infrastructure and Adoption Grants for Public Housing

State Resources, Opportunities and Partnerships

 www.cetfund.org -- California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF)  www.iebroadband.com -- Inland Empire Regional Broadband Consortium  www.cpuc.ca.gov – California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) IERB Consortium Contact: Martha van Rooijen, MVR Consulting Consortium Manager martha@iebroadband.com or (951) 845-4391

 Follow up and Action Items

Lunch and Discussion

 12:15 pm