[1st-mile-nm] LFC: Rural Broadband Aggregation

[John Brown]

P3 requires communities (the public side) to actually be willing to
actively engage and execute.

CABQ had a P3 proposal that would have save it $2.0 Million a year
forever, saved APS $4.9 million a year forever and reduce healthcare
telecom costs,
provided WiFi at every City Park, enhanced first responder wireless
broadband network, and bring competitive gigabit service to the
citizens.
In 5+ years CABQ hasn't figured out how to actively engage or execute.

Not sure how you legislate to force a public entity to engage in a P3........

The state could do a couple of simple things that would enhance the
ability of additional investment.

1. Create a single state wide RoW / Franchise process so that entities
don't have to goto hundreds of muni's to get RoW.

2. Create State run Pole Attachment rules that further support and
enhance existing Federal Laws.  Pole Attachment is critical and is one
the most painful things     to get executed with pole owners (telecom,
electrical, etc)

3. Not game procurement rules that BLOCK and PROHIBIT innovative and
successful broadband companies from responding to State RFP/RFB

On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 10:13 AM, Bradley, Vince, DoIT
<Vince.Bradley at state.nm.us> wrote:
> John,
>
> Let's be fair here,  although I agree with your statement on DSL . I believe
> this was a well-written report.  The only thing I see here missing other
> than the Statewide price agreement is incentives by the state of New Mexico
> to have outside companies come in and build extensive Broadband networks
> throughout the state of New Mexico, especially in rural areas that is
> greatly needed at this time.  I would also like to state that public-private
> Partnerships (P3) are needed to enhance our broadband networks throughout
> the state of New Mexico which other states have indoctrinated and are using
> successfully.
>
> Vince Bradley
> States of New Mexico
> PSLTE Engineer
>
>
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: John Badal <JBadal at sacred-wind.com>
> Date: 1/26/17 9:34 AM (GMT-07:00)
> To: rl at 1st-mile.org, 1st-mile Nm <1st-mile-nm at mailman.dcn.org>
> Subject: Re: [1st-mile-nm] LFC: Rural Broadband Aggregation
>
> Rarely do I respond to our distribution list with my opinions on a 1st Mile
> subject, but the premise of this report is flawed, which negates the
> conclusions.  On page 4 the statement that the absence of higher internet
> speeds in rural NM is due to the cost of fiber optic electronics is flatly
> wrong.  And on page 2 the assertion that DSL can't enable video streaming
> and that coaxial cable can't enable video conferencing is ludicrous.  My
> company utilizes video conferencing equipment to connect our offices in
> Gallup, Grants and Albuquerque, and soon in Bloomfield, partially over
> coaxial cable.  Recent tests of our broadband service over copper wire in
> McKinley County demonstrate 78Mbps download and 20 upload.  Our fixed
> wireless systems in McKinley, San Juan, Cibola, and Bernalillo Counties can
> also provide customers up to 100 Mbps download.  The absence of higher
> Internet speeds in major portions of rural NM is due to out of state local
> telecom carriers' lack of investment in broadband improvements to their
> current infrastructure.  For example, the sample list of unserved cities in
> table 4 of this report does not include any rural town in a locally-based
> rural telco's service territory.  This is not a criticism, it is a business
> economics fact.  While fiber to the premise is sexy and has placed NM in a
> competitive technology race with other states, it is not necessary for the
> provision of high speed Internet service unless the general population of NM
> requires access to Sandia Labs' super computers.  Don't get me wrong, fiber
> to the premise in our larger cities is a smart investment and can be made
> affordable, but, guys, even Google and AT&T have figured out that fiber to
> the premise everywhere cannot be justified economically, aggregation or no.
>
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 1st-mile-nm [mailto:1st-mile-nm-bounces at mailman.dcn.org] On Behalf Of
> Richard Lowenberg
> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 8:54 AM
> To: 1st-mile Nm <1st-mile-nm at mailman.dcn.org>
> Subject: [1st-mile-nm] LFC: Rural Broadband Aggregation
>
> Attached is a nine page .pdf of the recommendation by the Legislative
> Finance Committee, for State rural broadband aggregation options in New
> Mexico.
> RL
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
> 1st-Mile Institute     505-603-5200
> Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
> rl at 1st-mile.org     www.1st-mile.org
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