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Connecting Arizona to the Future

GOVERNMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AGENCY (GITA) & ARIZONA TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION COUNCIL (ATIC). Connecting Arizona to the Future. Presentation to The Governor’s Rural Development Conference August 19, 2005. CONNECTING ARIZONA TO THE FUTURE.

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Connecting Arizona to the Future

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  1. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AGENCY (GITA) & ARIZONA TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION COUNCIL (ATIC) Connecting Arizona to the Future Presentation to The Governor’s Rural Development Conference August 19, 2005

  2. CONNECTING ARIZONA TO THE FUTURE WHAT RURAL BROADBAND CAN DELIVER E-COMMERCE - including connection to world markets, Tele-commuting, and all the benefits of the Information age. E-LEARNING - including vast improvements in student learning, lower costs to deliver education material and teaching, workforce development and lifetime learning. E-Government - including lower cost to deliver government services, a more responsive government, a more accountable government.

  3. CONNECTING ARIZONA TO THE FUTURE WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY Arizona is ranked 12th in Broadband Deployment (2003 TechNet Report) among the States. With full Broadband deployment in rural Arizona, we can expect: • An estimated $8.5 Billion increase in GDP (based on studies of the economic impact of Broadband deployment; in 2003 by Gartner Group; in 2003 by CEBR Ltd. - a British company; and in 2001 by Brookings Institute). • $100 Million annual increase in revenue for State government • 11,500 new jobs, mostly hi-tech (Center for a Sound Economy Report – Broadband deployment impact on Arizona - by Wayne T. Brough, Dec 2003). • Increased Access to a Global Economy.

  4. CONNECTING ARIZONA TO THE FUTURE Barriers to Broadband Deployment in Rural Arizona • Leadership, Planning and Coordination is consistently identified as the single most important factor to successfully deploy broadband. • A Lack of cooperation among the telecom providers, and indifference or a lack of public and private cooperation • The Return on Investment for Telco’s in Rural Areas is insufficient to support Broadband infrastructure build-out without a Technology breakthrough or subsidy support. • Rights-of-Way Access is a significant barrier - including a morass of Federal, tribal, state and local Rights of Way regulations, multiple jurisdictional permitting, lengthy application approvals, unequal and prohibitive fees. We must find a balance between the value of Rights of Way and the value of Broadband based Economic Development. • A Lack of Funding subsidies. Arizona lacks sufficient access to E-Rate dollars and to federal grant mechanisms. In addition, Arizona needs to establish additional funding sources, such as its own Broadband Universal Service Fund. when rates alone cannot carry the load of deployment

  5. CONNECTING ARIZONA TO THE FUTURE Other Barriers in Arizona : Middle-Mile Fiber Connections • Map at right reflects how little fiber reaches anywhere but key cities • Much of the state is surviving on aging copper and microwave plant. • Each population center should have 2 paths in & out for reliable telecom • Lack of redundant paths devastates whole regions when outages occur • Limited shared use of existing infrastructure keep costs high Fiber Map - AZ

  6. CONNECTING ARIZONA TO THE FUTURE Comparative Examples of other States COLORADO: Fiber as a result of the ongoing MNT Project GEORGIA: Fiber as a result of the 5-year Broadband fiber push

  7. Arizona’s Economic Regions

  8. Regional Telecom Assets - A Useful Metric CONNECTING ARIZONA TO THE FUTURE

  9. Community Assessments Final Telecom Assessment Report.pdf  (110 Pages) This report is the final of four reports by Acres-Parcomm commissioned by Dept of Commerce. It is statewide in scope and provides details for the following areas: Flagstaff, Page, and Williams in Coconino County The Hopi Tribe in Coconino County The Navajo Nation in Coconino County Parker in La Paz County Safford, Pima, and Thatcher in Graham County Show Low, Pinetop-Lakeside, Snowflake, & Taylor in Navajo County Sierra Vista in Cochise County Yuma_CTA Report,FINAL.pdf (235 pages) This report covers much of Yuma County. Gila Pinal County CTA Report FINAL.pdf (295 pages) This report covers Gila and Pinal counties. Northern Arizona 2004 Telecom Plan.pdf (181 pages) This GFEC report incorporates a needs analysis and plan for Northern Arizona

  10. CONNECTING ARIZONA TO THE FUTURE • The Telecommunication Infrastructure Sub-Committee (TISC) was created in October 2004. GITA Director is the Chairman of the Committee • Members were appointed from Government, Education and the Public Sectors, including ATIC *. • TISC will provide a framework for the strategic planning process and for the development of telecom infrastructure in Arizona, both on a Statewide and Regional basis. • TISC will work with regional planning councils (per Commerce Dept. model), and other Statewide councils or committees. RECENT INITIATIVES - TISC *Arizona Telecommunication and Information Council

  11. CONNECTING ARIZONA TO THE FUTURE RECENT INITIATIVES - ATIC • Managed a DHS Mobile WIFI Grant project in Southern AZ • Sponsored Corporation Commission Election Debates • Formulated Telecom Recommendations for GCIT • Engaged the FCC (October Event) in Discussions specific to Arizona • Provided many Informational Events for all of Arizona regarding Cybersecurity, Telecom based Economic Development initiatives, and Best Practices

  12. CONNECTING ARIZONA TO THE FUTURE Processing a Request for Information (RFI) February through May 2005 1. In partnership with ATIC, the League of Cities & Towns and the Arizona County Supervisors Association (CSA), an RFI was issued. 2. It Utilized the Regional Community Telecom Assessments as a basis of identifying regional needs. Those assessments are now published at the GITA Website. 3.The RFI provided empirical support for the subsequent policy recommendations for ubiquitous Broadband deployment in Rural Arizona and specific strategies for leveraging government purchases for that purpose.

  13. CONNECTING ARIZONA TO THE FUTURE STRATEGIES & INITIATIVES TO ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION • Identify Telecommunications as a critical infrastructure. • Provide Statewide Telecom Planning and Coordination. • Facilitate alternatives for Telecom infrastructure Funding and Financing. • Aggregate Demand and Procurement of Telecom Services (TOPAZ). • Seek sources of Federal Funding (E-Rate, RUS, DHS, US Commerce Dept. Grants). • Provide a Forum to discuss Rights-of-Way Issues. • Coordinate Community and Regional Assessments. • Educate Policy Makers

  14. CONNECTING ARIZONA TO THE FUTURE Policy Recommendations from TISC and ATIC • Adopt an Arizona definition of Broadband to be 1MB. • 2.Establish a Broadband Authority or Commissionas has been done in other states • 3.Develop a Statewide Telecom Strategic Plan • Convene a series of regional and statewide Telecom Roundtable discussions. Develop a database of current telecom plans and initiatives • Expedite access to local, state, federal and tribal rights-of-way. • 6. Provide ongoing funding for Community Telecommunications • Assessments

  15. CONNECTING ARIZONA TO THE FUTURE Policy Recommendations from TISC and ATIC (continued) • Provide state support to research funding sources and write grant • proposals • Implement a strategy to facilitate increased use of the federal E-rate • subsidies • Elevate the Telecommunications Infrastructure Subcommitteeto a • stand alone and funded entity • Expand the role of the Arizona Corporation Commission in • broadband deployment by modifying the current Arizona Universal • Service Fund or creating a new fund to support broadband • deployment. • Oppose legislative actions that erect explicit or de facto barriers to • municipal participation in Broadband deployment.

  16. CONNECTING ARIZONA TO THE FUTURE From GITA - Other Activities related to Broadband Deployment • CANAMEX CORRIDOR AS A SMART CORRIDOR • OVERSIGHT OF DHS WIFI GRANT IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA • TRIBAL INTERFACE • SUPPORT OF E-RATE PROCESSES IN ARIZONA • OVERSIGHT OF AGENCY TELECOM PROJECT INVESTMENT JUSTIFICATION (PIJ)

  17. DHS WIFI GRANT HIGHLIGHTS DHS Grant Area Geographic area of OHS Grant. Approximately 30 miles of Canamex Corridor along Interstate 19, basically from Green Valley on the North to Rio Rico on the South.

  18. CONNECTING ARIZONA TO THE FUTURE Anticipated Results of WIFI Project • A 30-mile stretch of the CANAMEX Corridor near Mexico will be “secured” as a First Responder WIFI “hot spot” enabling “WIFI ready” vehicles or devices moving through or in the area, to have mobile access to the Internet at broadband speeds (> 1Mbps). • First responders will be equipped to take advantage of this mobile “hot spot.” • Public and private enterprises and especially schools will also have similar access. • Post Grant “sustainability” • Replication in many other locations in Arizona

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