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Transcript of Broadband Policy Workshop Mankato
BROADBAND IN MINNESOTA
Critical Issues For Consideration
The MN Ultra High Speed Broadband Task Force is charged
with advising the 2010 MN Legislature on state broadband
policy.
What do you want them to know?
Agenda Topics
• What is broadband and why do we want it?
• Where are we now?• Where do we want to go?• How do we get there?
Where are we now?
• As a nation• Minnesota• In this region• In your community
My assumption: The best broadband is high-speed, low-cost, ubiquitous and reliable!
International Comparisons - OECD
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Source: OECD
DSL Cable Fibre/LAN Other
OECD Broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants, by technology, December 2008
OECD average
USA
United Kingdom6%
Germany8%
Rest of OECD38%
United States30%
Japan11%
France7%
Total broadband subscriptions, percentage of total OECD, top 5 countries, June 2007
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Ireland
Sw itzerland
Netherlands
Iceland
Italy
Hungary
United States
Czech Republic
Norw ay
Denmark
OECD
Slovak Republic
Sw eden
Korea
Japan
Percentage of fibre connections in total broadband subscriptions, December 2008
18.464.95
3.853.56
3.223.16
2.822.65
2.442.27
2.101.92
1.741.72
1.581.511.441.42
1.161.15
1.111.031.02
0.950.92
0.410.350.34
0.25
MexicoTurkey
CanadaPoland
HungaryBelgium
Czech RepublicUnited States
Slovak RepublicPortugal
NorwayAustria
SpainSwitzerland
IrelandLuxembourg
GermanyItaly
United KingdomNetherlands
IcelandGreeceDenmark
New ZealandAustralia
FinlandSwedenKorea
FranceJ apan
115.0141.42
110.5173.83
46.3122.07
15.6026.66
54.1813.35
20.9922.73
43.2774.60
22.2816.51
19.1722.24
13.1645.20
37.2946.70
26.0786.02
160.9668.76
98.804.48
27.9186.00
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MexicoTurkey
CanadaPoland
HungaryBelgium
Czech RepublicUnited States
Slovak RepublicPortugalNorw ayAustria
SpainSw itzerland
IrelandLuxembourg
GermanyItaly
United KingdomNetherlands
IcelandGreece
DenmarkNew Zealand
AustraliaFinland
Sw edenKorea
FranceJapan
Range of broadband prices per Mbit/s, October 2008, all platforms, logarithmic scale, USD PPP
Global Comparison - Price per MB
USA
Pew Center
Minnesota Broadband Statistics
• Center for Rural Policy – Late 2007 data– Broadband Users
• 52.3% of rural residents• 57.8% statewide average• 63% metro residents
– Dial Up Users• 38% statewide say broadband too expensive• 30% rural say broadband not available
Ubiquity ScenariosMetro Area
• Metro Area– Duopoly almost everywhere– Prime business areas (Downtowns, Eagan,
Eden Prairie, etc.) served by multiple fiber networks by CLECs
Ubiquity- Greater Minnesota• Duopoly (cable and DSL) in county seats and other towns over 1,000• CLEC
– 100% CLEC overbuild in limited number of Qwest communities– Cherry-picking CLEC in many Qwest areas via fiber and leased copper
• Broadband in rural countryside highly variable depending on provider• Certain coverage in rural coops• General coverage in private rural companies• Increasing coverage by smaller investor owned providers• Limited coverage by larger investor owned providers
• Wireless coverage– Fixed wireless dependent on topography and trees– Mobile wireless dependent on market
• Smallest communities – Single provide or no provider depending on local telephone company and
wireless coverage
• According to Connected Minnesota, over 90% of MN households have available broadband services of at least 786k.
Pink – Cable modem Purple – DSL Grey – Unserved
Where do we want to go?Discussion
• What goal for bandwidth?• What applications are important to you now
and into the future?• Should the goal have tiers, depending on
location, user types and applications?• Should mobile broadband be a part of this
discussion?• Broadband – essential utility or market
service?
What are the best ways to stimulate broadband development?
• Free markets and private investment
• Government incentives• Government mandates• Public-private partnerships • Public networks with private
providers• Public utilities
• Private
• PublicWhere do cooperatives fit into this list?
Why do we want broadband?Application examples
• Regional and Local Examples– Health– Education– Community
• Tool Kit– http://broadband.blandinfoundation.org
Input for the Task Force
What is this region’s message?Who will speak?