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<div>Very well said. Hopefully people on this email are listening. </div>
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<div>Vince Bradley </div>
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<div>From: John Brown <john@citylinkfiber.com> </div>
<div>Date: 1/26/17 10:38 AM (GMT-07:00) </div>
<div>To: "Bradley, Vince, DoIT" <Vince.Bradley@state.nm.us> </div>
<div>Cc: John Badal <JBadal@sacred-wind.com>, rl@1st-mile.org, 1st-mile Nm <1st-mile-nm@mailman.dcn.org>
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<div>Subject: Re: [1st-mile-nm] LFC: Rural Broadband Aggregation </div>
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<div class="PlainText">P3 requires communities (the public side) to actually be willing to<br>
actively engage and execute.<br>
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CABQ had a P3 proposal that would have save it $2.0 Million a year<br>
forever, saved APS $4.9 million a year forever and reduce healthcare<br>
telecom costs,<br>
provided WiFi at every City Park, enhanced first responder wireless<br>
broadband network, and bring competitive gigabit service to the<br>
citizens.<br>
In 5+ years CABQ hasn't figured out how to actively engage or execute.<br>
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Not sure how you legislate to force a public entity to engage in a P3........<br>
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The state could do a couple of simple things that would enhance the<br>
ability of additional investment.<br>
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1. Create a single state wide RoW / Franchise process so that entities<br>
don't have to goto hundreds of muni's to get RoW.<br>
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2. Create State run Pole Attachment rules that further support and<br>
enhance existing Federal Laws. Pole Attachment is critical and is one<br>
the most painful things to get executed with pole owners (telecom,<br>
electrical, etc)<br>
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3. Not game procurement rules that BLOCK and PROHIBIT innovative and<br>
successful broadband companies from responding to State RFP/RFB<br>
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On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 10:13 AM, Bradley, Vince, DoIT<br>
<Vince.Bradley@state.nm.us> wrote:<br>
> John,<br>
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> Let's be fair here, although I agree with your statement on DSL . I believe<br>
> this was a well-written report. The only thing I see here missing other<br>
> than the Statewide price agreement is incentives by the state of New Mexico<br>
> to have outside companies come in and build extensive Broadband networks<br>
> throughout the state of New Mexico, especially in rural areas that is<br>
> greatly needed at this time. I would also like to state that public-private<br>
> Partnerships (P3) are needed to enhance our broadband networks throughout<br>
> the state of New Mexico which other states have indoctrinated and are using<br>
> successfully.<br>
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> Vince Bradley<br>
> States of New Mexico<br>
> PSLTE Engineer<br>
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> -------- Original message --------<br>
> From: John Badal <JBadal@sacred-wind.com><br>
> Date: 1/26/17 9:34 AM (GMT-07:00)<br>
> To: rl@1st-mile.org, 1st-mile Nm <1st-mile-nm@mailman.dcn.org><br>
> Subject: Re: [1st-mile-nm] LFC: Rural Broadband Aggregation<br>
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> Rarely do I respond to our distribution list with my opinions on a 1st Mile<br>
> subject, but the premise of this report is flawed, which negates the<br>
> conclusions. On page 4 the statement that the absence of higher internet<br>
> speeds in rural NM is due to the cost of fiber optic electronics is flatly<br>
> wrong. And on page 2 the assertion that DSL can't enable video streaming<br>
> and that coaxial cable can't enable video conferencing is ludicrous. My<br>
> company utilizes video conferencing equipment to connect our offices in<br>
> Gallup, Grants and Albuquerque, and soon in Bloomfield, partially over<br>
> coaxial cable. Recent tests of our broadband service over copper wire in<br>
> McKinley County demonstrate 78Mbps download and 20 upload. Our fixed<br>
> wireless systems in McKinley, San Juan, Cibola, and Bernalillo Counties can<br>
> also provide customers up to 100 Mbps download. The absence of higher<br>
> Internet speeds in major portions of rural NM is due to out of state local<br>
> telecom carriers' lack of investment in broadband improvements to their<br>
> current infrastructure. For example, the sample list of unserved cities in<br>
> table 4 of this report does not include any rural town in a locally-based<br>
> rural telco's service territory. This is not a criticism, it is a business<br>
> economics fact. While fiber to the premise is sexy and has placed NM in a<br>
> competitive technology race with other states, it is not necessary for the<br>
> provision of high speed Internet service unless the general population of NM<br>
> requires access to Sandia Labs' super computers. Don't get me wrong, fiber<br>
> to the premise in our larger cities is a smart investment and can be made<br>
> affordable, but, guys, even Google and AT&T have figured out that fiber to<br>
> the premise everywhere cannot be justified economically, aggregation or no.<br>
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> John<br>
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> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: 1st-mile-nm [<a href="mailto:1st-mile-nm-bounces@mailman.dcn.org">mailto:1st-mile-nm-bounces@mailman.dcn.org</a>] On Behalf Of<br>
> Richard Lowenberg<br>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 8:54 AM<br>
> To: 1st-mile Nm <1st-mile-nm@mailman.dcn.org><br>
> Subject: [1st-mile-nm] LFC: Rural Broadband Aggregation<br>
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> Attached is a nine page .pdf of the recommendation by the Legislative<br>
> Finance Committee, for State rural broadband aggregation options in New<br>
> Mexico.<br>
> RL<br>
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> Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director<br>
> 1st-Mile Institute 505-603-5200<br>
> Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,<br>
> rl@1st-mile.org <a href="http://www.1st-mile.org">www.1st-mile.org</a><br>
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