1	Evaluating the Municipal Broadband Landscape
2	Quality Connectivity is Critical Economic Development Large business Small business Home business Quality of Life Schools, public safety and government access Residential access Access to health care Mobile access
3	Global Competitiveness By some standards, the U.S. ranks 16^th in use of broadband services The price for connectivity is significantly higher in the U.S. than elsewhere U.S. investments in connectivity are primarily market driven Traditional telecom pricing inhibits application adoption
4	Community Considerations How well are we connected? Private sector providers Existing and planned public investments If inadequate, what then? If public investment is required, which business model makes sense?
5	Connectivity Analysis Network infrastructure Service offerings Competition, pricing and customer service Customer segments Big business Small and medium business Institutions Residents
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7	Technical Analysis Where does connectivity fall short? Service type Big pipes Broadband for residents and small business Wireless and mobile applications Geographic All of the community Parts of the community Outlying area
8	What next? If adequate, work with providers to promote adoption and use If not, proceed to next steps
9	Improvement Strategies Work with existing private sector to improve infrastructure and services Attract competitive providers by leveraging public & private sector purchasing power Leverage existing or planned public sector investments Joint venture Municipal utility
10	Questions for Municipal Involvement Is this a critical community need? What type of network? Who will own the network? Who will operate the network? Open or closed network? What types of services should we provide? Does this make financial sense? What is our plan to remain competitive?
11	Discussion Bill Coleman bill@communitytechnologyadvisors.com 651-491-2551