Florida Background and Perspective

In 1975 Statute Created the Division of Telecommunications to:Develop, Manage and Operate Statewide Communications

The Division manages 30 Master Contracts, budget $300M, Staff 115The Division is responsible for: Public Safety Communications Planning and CoordinationLaw Enforcement Communications PlanE911 Planning and CoordinationEMS Communications Plan700MHz PS Interoperability Channel Plan

Public Safety Protecting Florida

100,000+ public safety professionals58,560 Square Miles18M Population83M Annual visitors67 Counties411 CitiesOver 400 Radio Systems

Public Safety Communications

Statewide LMR Radio SystemShared Access to local, state, federal98% Mobile Coverage, 16,000 radios

Proprietary voice onlyProcured as service

Funding vehicle fees $20M annually

Broadband Communications

Statewide IP MPLS NetworkOver 5400 connections

Shared Access to local and stateVoice, Video, Data

Procured as serviceUser Controlled Virtual Networks

Self Funding with Operational Cost RecoveryPlanning SIP and IMS

What We Believe Should Guide Our EffortsThe Goals of Interoperability, Cost and Quality are more about Governance and Procurement than the LTE standard itself

The foundations are the Federal Program Rules and Terms for spectrum and fundingGovernance In Florida should be through our Domestic Security Oversight Council (2001) Procurement as a Service approach to meet Cost, Quality, Coverage and Interoperability

We RecommendIncentives that Leverage State Telecom Divisions with Public Safety Organizations to Coordinate:Use of Local and State Resources and Assets; Networks, Funding, ExpertiseProcurement Planning, Development and Management

What We Need to Know

Federal Rules, Requirements and Funding Effects on: Establishing an Single Enterprise Governance Model Procurement Strategies Resulting from Governance Adoption

Statutory Requirements Needed