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Broadband in Rural Georgia Bill Price Digital Georgia Program
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Overview of the Digital Georgia Program and Broadband in Rural Georgia
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Broadband in Rural Georgia
Bill PriceDigital Georgia Program
PurposeInvesting in Projects to Increase Georgia’s Participation in the Digital Economy
What We are FundingTechnical Assistance and Information Development ResourcesRegional Planning for Digital Economic Strategies (12 Regions)Telemedicine ProjectEducation Broadband ProjectDigital Infrastructure MappingDigital Summits (3)
The Digital Georgia Program
PrioritiesRural GeorgiaThe Economy, Infrastructure, WorkforceBusiness and Government Collaboration
@Home, @Work The World is…Smarter…Smaller….Faster
14-29 Year Olds Say I Cannot Imaging life Without…
Digital Economy Planning
Non Profits
Business
State and Local Government Service
Providers
Develop a Digital Economy Strategy In 12 Georgia Regions
Develop Collaboration and PartnershipsDetermine Broadband Supply and DemandDetermine Workforce Supply and Demand
Determine Opportunities and ThreatsFind Resources and Assets
Identify Gaps and PrioritiesCreate Action
We Have More Resources than we are aware of
Current Approaches Chip away at statewide challenges
Accurate Data to enable fact based decision making
Requires Business and Government to partner to solve our challenges
Business and Government Collaboration is Critical
Broadband
Digital Transportation NetworkEnables the Digital EconomyEducation, Health, Public Safety
Rural Georgia InnovatesDrones in Georgia Agriculture
“Drones tested to help Georgia famers see crops from above” Moultrie Georgia: Private, Government and Universities
Georgia’s Rural Broadband
Broadband Research, Analysis and Mapping
Partners withCableTelco
Municipal
With Wireline Access9,257,781
No Broadband Access167,696 Households
429,872 People
Unserved By Broadband
Total 10,311
Available DSL Broadband
Available Cable Broadband
Wireless Broadband
Broadband InvestmentsPrivate Sector:100+ Broadband Service Providers Invest Billions in Georgia
Federal Funding: ResidentialFCC Connect America Fund Phase I = $348M for UnservedFCC Connect America Fund Phase II = $Billions a Year for 5 Yrs.
Public Safety Broadband “FirstNet”$7 Billion for National Mobile Broadband Network$3.3M to Georgia for FirstNet Planning
Education and Health Care:E-Rate Funds $2.5 Billion a Year for Schools and LibrariesRural Health Care Funds $400M a Year for Hospitals and Clinics
Connect America FundImpact to Georgia
Phase I$30 Million for 55,723 Homes
TN GA AL NC MS KY SC FL$0
$5,000,000
$10,000,000
$15,000,000
$20,000,000
$25,000,000
$30,000,000
$35,000,000
$40,000,000
$33,349,109
$30,259,496
$27,063,353
$20,950,161$19,509,846
$11,871,050$10,505,280
$6,455,989
FCC Connect America Funds for Broadband: Phase I
GA TN AL NC MS KY SC FL0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
52,728 Georgia Households
43,685
37,71835,472
26,472
20,110
15,154
10,294
$30,259,000 Funds Broadband to 52,728 Georgia Households
49,401 Households
3,320 Households
WindstreamATT
Connect America Fund Phase IGeorgia Households by Broadband Provider
Connect America Fund Phase II
$Billions Per Year for 5 Years
Challenges RemainEmployment and Ability to Buy a Computer and BroadbandRural Broadband Access and Speeds Lag Georgia MetrosRural Prices Can be 2-3 Times HigherRural Broadband Capacity LimitationsFewer Technical Support and Assistance Resources
Options to ImproveDevelop Public Private PartnershipsDevelop Ways to lower Broadband Investment CostsIdentify Ways to Grow Rural Broadband MarketsDevelop Technical Assistance Programs and ResourcesIncrease Awareness of Broadband Programs to Lower Cost
To Use Our ResourcesTo Participate, Contribute and Collaborate
Contact: Regional CommissionsBill Price, [email protected]
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