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

Thu Jan 26 10:46:10 PST 2017

Thank you John,

Vince Bradley

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From: John Badal <JBadal at sacred-wind.com>
Date: 1/26/17 11:40 AM (GMT-07:00)
To: "Bradley, Vince, DoIT" <Vince.Bradley at state.nm.us>, rl at 1st-mile.org, 1st-mile Nm <1st-mile-nm at mailman.dcn.org>
Subject: RE: [1st-mile-nm] LFC: Rural Broadband Aggregation

Vince,

I wholeheartedly endorse P3 broadband projects and find them beneficial in communities all around the state, not just where rural broadband is lacking.  Quite frequently local community leaders are unaware as to how to maximize use of broadband to enhance government or other community services and even to help improve their economies.  Properly structured P3 projects could help sustain rural communities.  On another note, I didn’t say that the report was poorly written; on the contrary, it states well and correctly that work needs to be done to improve broadband infrastructures in the state, but it misses the target mainly in 2 areas:  the middle mile in NM needs to be much more robust and the last mile – whether copper, coaxial cable, fiber or fixed wireless – must be improved in rural areas that are for the most part served by our larger carriers.

Thank you,

John

From: Bradley, Vince, DoIT [mailto:Vince.Bradley at state.nm.us]
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2017 10:14 AM
To: John Badal <JBadal at sacred-wind.com>; rl at 1st-mile.org; 1st-mile Nm <1st-mile-nm at mailman.dcn.org>
Subject: RE: [1st-mile-nm] LFC: Rural Broadband Aggregation

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

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From: John Badal <JBadal at sacred-wind.com<mailto:JBadal at sacred-wind.com>>
Date: 1/26/17 9:34 AM (GMT-07:00)
To: rl at 1st-mile.org<mailto:rl at 1st-mile.org>, 1st-mile Nm <1st-mile-nm at mailman.dcn.org<mailto: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

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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<mailto: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

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