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[Female Announcer] I will now extend the conference
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over to the host of the call.
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Thank you, you may begin.
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Okay, thank you.
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Hi, everyone.
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Welcome to the Annual CASF Workshop.
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I'm Louise Fischer, I'm the Supervisor
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for the Broadband Infrastructure Group.
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And I want to thank everyone for attending
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in this sort of, this is our new world type of workshop.
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We have viewers on Admin Monitor watching and hearing this.
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We have our presenters and panelists on WebEx,
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so you'll be able to see them and their slides.
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Our audio is over the phone.
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And we also have a call-in for those of you
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that are not on broadband networks.
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And you can email questions to CASF_Workshop,
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so if you want to do that, and this also includes
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any technical questions you might have.
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Please just email in and we'll take care of that.
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I think that the Astronauts of Apollo 11 got to the moon
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and back with less complexity than this workshop.
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So I want to thank everybody first, in advance,
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for your patience with any technical glitches we might hit.
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We haven't had any yet, but just in case.
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And also, we are doing this with multiple people all over,
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so bear with us on the handoffs.
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So, from there, my colleagues will tell you much more
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about what's going on with the program.
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And I get to do the introduction of our keynote speaker.
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So, it is with great pleasure that I introduce
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our keynote speaker, a tireless advocate
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who is committed to ensuring that all of California,
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including rural and tribal areas,
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have access to broadband service, and thereby fulfill
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our governor's Broadband For All initiative.
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So I give you our assigned Commissioner
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for the CASF proceeding, Commissioner Martha Guzman Aceves.
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Thank you very much for that warm introduction.
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And thank you and good morning to everybody over the phone
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and watching us over Admin Monitor.
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But first I wanted to take a moment
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to thank everyone for all of their efforts
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that are happening throughout the state.
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We know we hear a little glimpse and pieces
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of people who are forming new partnerships,
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expanding new partnerships, and really
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coming to find solutions that, in some cases,
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we never thought were possible.
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So I want to thank you all.
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I know that folks participating in this workshop
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are really at the front line of making sure
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that all Californians have access to broadband,
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and we stand committed to continuing to work
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to improve how the state can improve that access.
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But mostly I want to thank you,
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I know it's a very difficult time
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for many of your families and for many of you,
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and still continuing to do this important work.
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So thank you very much and I really
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look forward to today's discussion.
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I'm gonna start by just giving everyone
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a little bit of an update of what we've been doing
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here at the commission and share a little bit broader
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than just telecommunications, just a little snip,
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a little tidbit of it, and talk
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a little bit about some of the actual
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telecommunications actions that are happening.
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And I know that everyone is overwhelmed,
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but I really want to encourage you
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to engage in some of these.
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Okay, so with that, we'll go to the next slide here.
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It looks like it's up, good.
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This is a quick summary of the actions
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that the commission is aware of.
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Much like the need for broadband, we're also very much aware
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here at the commission of the increased energy use
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that is happening throughout the state.
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And this is just a little sharing
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of things that we've instituted.
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And to the credit of many of the regulated entities,
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they have also stepped up and done this
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without any sort of consternation.
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Disconnections on electricity and water and gas are all,
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been ordered by the governor and by ourselves as prohibited.
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So customers should not be prohibited,
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and you are welcome to call us to remedy
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any situations that you may be aware of.
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We're also, as you may have heard, suspending
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any sort of verification eligibility on our programs,
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and obviously we've called for, and I know
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many of you have called for, the ISPs to do so the same.
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But some of our big programs are
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what we call the CARE program,
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the California Alternative Rates for Energy.
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That's a discount program of 20 to 35%
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of your electricity bill, and also the Lifeline program,
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which I'll get into a little bit more.
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We really want to make sure folks are able to access
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both of those key programs in our jurisdiction.
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And just as an example, we are also, in this next
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May 7th meeting, as well as the past meeting in April,
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we've been taking measures to try to provide
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electricity and gas rate relief.
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And you'll see a few more measures
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of something called the High Use Charge.
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I won't get into it, I just wanted to mention
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that we're really stretching to try to figure out ways
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to alleviate monthly bills, knowing that the usage
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has gone up and people, while people are staying at home.
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There's a link here, and you can get it off
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of our front page at the CPUC, a link to the COVID response
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and the protections that have been put in place.
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There are also a list of protections
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that I'll get into next here on the Telco side.
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Next slide, please.
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Okay, thank you.
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Our Executive Director Alice Stebbins did send a letter
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last month, on March 23rd, to all of the large
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internet service providers asking them to step up.
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Some of these elements as you know
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are part of the SEC Pledge.
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We did ask that they eliminate
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data caps and overage charges.
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Again, to reinforce their commitment
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to suspend disconnections.
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And too, if they had not yet activated,
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and there's only a few that have not,
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to activate their affordable plan offerings.
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And really stressing the need, I know many providers,
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I want to recognize Comcast in particular,
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who has made it really a little more streamless
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to enroll some of our K through 12 eligibility population.
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And our communications director and some of his team
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are meeting biweekly with these providers
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to try to further reinforce some of what we're hearing,
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a lot of what we're hearing from many of you,
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of some of these issues to enrolling in these plans.
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And that continues to be an area of consternation.
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Next slide.
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Okay, I'm trying to catch up to the slide here.
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All right, this highlights one of the actions
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that our team in the Communications Division
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was able to effectuate.
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Many of you may be familiar with
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the California Teleconnect Fund.
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That is a fund that provides a 50% subsidy for K-12,
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as well as other non-profit sectors,
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such as hospitals and libraries.
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But for the purposes of this heightened need for children,
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we did set aside a $25 million fund for cooperation
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with the Department of Education
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for the most disadvantaged schools
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in terms of broadband access and they have been developing
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a pedagogy for how they've identified these schools,
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and we're coordinating with them on that,
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including some of the work that's been done
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on knowledge that many of you have, which is where
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the current geographical gaps on adoption exist already.
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And not to anyone's surprise, there is a lot of overlap.
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And so I'm happy to take questions on that later today,
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but just want to highlight that this is something
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that's rolling now and essentially schools that,
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let's say, had a contract with a provider,
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are now able to extend these contracts
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to provide hotspots to children in their homes.
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I'm just realizing, I didn't get the punchline in here.
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So this is a $25 million for hotspots for children.
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Okay, next slide.
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And also, I leave to Selena to discuss
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the action that's been taken on the CASF side
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that we hopefully will be running on May 7th.
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Let me turn now to the Lifeline proceeding.
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And this is really one, that kind of a call to action
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to all of you to really see if you can find it
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within your time to participate in this proceeding.
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And this talks about some of the key questions
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that were put out in Commissioner Shiroma's rulings
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that went out last week or a little, a week ago.
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And one of the key provisions that we're asking about
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is what is the role of the Lifeline program
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for expanding broadband services,
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which is not a new concept necessarily.
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Many of you have suggested this in the past.
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There are other states that are using this.
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And there's a very low participation
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on the federal broadband subsidy
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in Lifeline here in the state.
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But this is the time that we really want
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to reevaluate the role of the Lifeline program
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for providing the broadband service,
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at an affordable rate, obviously.
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So I really encourage you to get involved with that.
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And again, happy to answer more questions on that
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and the timeline for that, but we do have a high-end focus
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about figuring this out within the next few months.
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Okay, next slide.
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And again, just, I know some of these things
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I'm gonna hold for Selena, but I just want
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to really share my appreciation for all of the staff,
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and for all of you as I said at the beginning.
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Many people have just stepped up tremendously,
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even I will do a little side for you,
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the CASF team and the communications director
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did get a shout out by the governor this week
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because of the efforts around the Teleconnect fund
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and the CASF Adoption fund.
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So, we have much more work to do,
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but I'm looking forward to today's discussion
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to really bring out what those next steps should look like
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and really encourage our continued communication,
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as difficult as it is now,
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to just be maintained and hopefully amplified.
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Thank you very much, and Selena, I'll turn it over to you.
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Thank you, Commissioner.
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Good morning.
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Welcome to the CASF Workshop.
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My name is Selena Huang, and I'm the Program Manager
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for the Communications Division's
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Broadband, Radio, and Market Branch.
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First of all, I hope everyone is staying
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healthy and safe during this challenging time.
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The COVID-19 situation has had
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a significant impact on all of our lives.
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I understand that many regions and stakeholders
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have gone into emergency mode.
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For example, many of you have to focus
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on getting through and had other priorities,
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so on behalf of the team, we thank you
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for you time and participation today.
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Broadband is more important than ever,
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especially in light of the shelter in place orders,
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and we recognize the potential impact.
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Next slide, please.
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Commission Guzman Aceves already mentioned
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the CPUC actions, but in terms of CASF,
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we have also taken some action so far.
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For example, on March 26th, the Assigned Commissioner,
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which is assigned, or like Commissioner Guzman Aceves
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issued an ACR requesting comments
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on the CASF rules and application.
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The ACR consisted of 25 questions covering various accounts.
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Question number one focused on issues
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pertaining to COVID-19.
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Comments and reply comments were
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received earlier this month.
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Comments on all the other questions were due on April 15th,
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and reply comments are due on April 27th.
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So, I encourage, if you haven't already, take a look
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at the comments and file reply comments by April 27th.
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And then on March 30th, the Communications Division director
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sent a letter to Adoption, Consortia,
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and Public Housing grantees, stating
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that the commission is considering taking steps
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to explore options to extend completion dates
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for all of the existing CASF projects based on
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the duration of the governor's executive order.
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We will be sharing more information
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later this week or early next week.
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And on April 17th, the commission issued a draft resolution
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that proposes to adopt criteria and process
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for the distribution of grants from the Adoption account,
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and that is working with the California Department
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of Education, which will determine the specific school
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and school districts' needs for funding allocation.
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And this is in response to COVID-19,
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and we also propose to set aside an amount
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not to exceed five million for this distribution.
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Comments are due on April 27th,
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and reply comments are due on May 1st.
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The proposal will be on the commission's
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May 7th voting meeting agenda.
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And next slide, please.
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The Competition OII, or Order Instituting Investigation
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decision directs staff to conduct a study
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of consumer broadband speed experience,
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measured by the CalSPEED fixed location tests.
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The commission, in partnership
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with California State University,
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or CSU, Chico and CSU, Monterey Bay, are looking
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for volunteers to help collect quality measurement
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using the new CalSPEED Home Measurement Device.
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Please help spread the word about CalSPEED Home.
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Sign up to participate as a volunteer and we already see
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some posts of measurement with that at CalSPEED.net.
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And if you have any questions, I'm happy
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to answer that later during the Q and A session.
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Next slide, please.
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Today we're here to help facilitate collaboration
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regarding cost effective strategies to which
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the CASF program's goals and bridge the digital divide.
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Before we get started with today's workshop,
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I'm happy to introduce the two new supervisors
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for the CASF programs, Louise Fischer,
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whom you already met earlier, is the Supervisor
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of the CASF Infrastructure and Market Analysis Section.
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Her section handles the Infrastructure
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and Line Extension Program.
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James Tang is the Supervisor
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of the CASF Adoption and Access Section.
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His section handles the Adoption,
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Consortia, and Public Housing Account.
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And, I would like to thank Commissioner Guzman Aceves
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for being the keynote speaker and for her great leadership
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on the CASF program.
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I would also like to thank Rob Osborn
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who is the new Communications Division Director
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and he's been really supportive
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for us to move things along.
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Last but not least, thanks to the team
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for putting together the workshop today.
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From IT and AV Support we have Joe Hega and Robert Stanford.
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Our Workshop Coordinator, we have Melanie Balfour.
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And presenters, we have Jessica Honeyfield, Phil Enis,
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Carlos Jennings, Grace Liu, and Peter Pratt.
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And we also have a lot that helped or provided support
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to make this happen today, including Winston Comfey,
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Lindsey Teng, Taylor Cheim, Sunshine Palmer,
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Michael Minkus, Owen Rochte.
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And our consortium moderator today is Trish Kelly,
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and consortium panelists are Tom West, Steve Blum,
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David Espinoza, Connie Stewart, and Cole Przybyla.
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And thank you all for joining us today.
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With that, let's get started.
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Good job.
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Okay, thank you, Selena.
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This is Jessica Honeyfield.
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And let me pull up my presentation.
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Okay, good morning, everyone.
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My name is Jessica Honeyfield.
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I'm a Senior Telecom Engineer with
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the California Public Utilities Commission.
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And today I'll be presenting on the California
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Advanced Services Fund Infrastructure Account
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to go over eligibility and the application process.
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So a little bit about the program and where we are today.
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In 2017, the Internet for All Now Act changed the codes
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that govern the CASF program and amended 300 million
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in funding to the Broadband Infrastructure account.
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The commission then adopted new rules
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and requirements and guidelines
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for the CASF Infrastructure Account in December of 2018.
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So the program goals for the CASF Infrastructure program
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is to provide broadband access
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to no less than 98% of households in California.
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California is divided into 14 consortia regions,
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and currently we have three consortia regions
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that have met that goal.
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Now I say that not to imply those areas
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are not eligible for a CASF grant,
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it is not our intent to leave anyone behind,
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but just to point out that we still
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have a lot of work to do.
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So who may apply for a CASF grant?
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Any broadband service provider
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is eligible to apply for a grant.
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That includes entities with CPCN holders,
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wireless carriers with WIRs,
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and even none-telephone corporations.
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Also eligible to apply are local government agencies,
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including municipalities and tribal entities
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that wish to bring broadband into their community.
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So for project eligibility, an area, for a project
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to be eligible, the area has to be defined as unserved,
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meaning there is no broadband access
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of at least six megabit download and one megabit upload.
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CAF II areas or Connect America Fund Phase II areas
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are currently ineligible to receive CASF funding.
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However, that statute expires in July
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at which point it would be eligible.
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If your project includes middle mile infrastructure,
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it must be indispensable to accessing
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the last mile infrastructure.
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Currently the CASF cannot fund middle mile only projects,
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and it's up to the grantee to determine
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what type of technology it wishes to deploy
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as long as the solution can provide a minimum
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of 10 megabit download and one megabit upload,
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that project would be considered eligible.
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So one of the most significant changes to the code
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is in the funding criteria, which allowed
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the commission to approve up to 100% funding
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for an eligible project meeting certain criteria.
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So the baseline for an eligible project
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would receive 60% reimbursement meaning
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that the commission would pay for 60% of the,
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or the fund would pay 60% of the construction costs.
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But there are several opportunities for a grantee
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to earn up to 100% funding if the project
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met certain criteria regarding low-income customers
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or going into a low-income area or also an area
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that is totally unserved with no broadband access.
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Regarding performance criteria,
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a commission approved project must be able
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to complete within 24 months after CEQA approval.
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If the project is found to be CEQA exempt, the project
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must complete within 12 months of the project start date.
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As I mentioned earlier, the minimum requirement
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for a project is it must provide 10 megabit download,
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one megabit upload to all households
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within the project area, and there are latency
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and data cap requirements that must be adhered to.
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We also require that the grantee provide
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an affordable broadband plan for low-income customers
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and we do require a two year pricing commitment
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on all broadband plans, two years after project completion.
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So how to apply.
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If you would like to apply for a CASF grant
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please work with your local consortia.
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They will be able to help you identify project areas,
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eligible project areas, and put together an application.
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All applications will be evaluated against information
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contained in the California Interactive Broadband Map,
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so it's very important that you utilize that tool,
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or that map, to identify your project areas.
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Within the broadband map there is also
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a CASF Application tool which will extract information
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for you that's required for the application,
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such as the median household income,
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the number of households within your project area,
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and I want to mention that if you find a discrepancy
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in the broadband map you are able to challenge
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the broadband map and include that information
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in your project summary with the census blocks
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or area you would like to challenge.
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As part of the application, there are 20 application items
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that need to be provided with the submission.
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The project area does not have to be one contiguous area.
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It could be dis-separate areas.
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But we do require those 20 application items
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for the project area.
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For more details on those application items
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we have that information on our CASF Infrastructure website.
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These slides will be made available on the website,
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so you'll be able to find the links there.
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The application deadline for 2020 application cycle
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is May 4th, and again, if you have any questions,
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please work with your local consortia.
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The contact information for the CASF Infrastructure team
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is also listed below
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at CASF_Application_Questions@cpuc.ca.gov.
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As Selena mentioned, there is an ACR out for comment
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regarding potential rule changes to the CASF program.
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There's still an opportunity to provide comments.
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Reply comments are due on April 27th,
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and we do encourage you to let us know what you think.
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With that I will turn over the presentation
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to my colleague Phil Enis to talk to you
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about Line Extension Program.
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Good morning, everyone.
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Thank you, Jessica, for that introduction.
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I just want to make sure that my slides
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are up and everyone can see them.
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I'm gonna talk briefly this morning
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about the California Advanced Services Fund
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Line Extension Program, and we call it LEP,
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which in our lingo also means limited English proficiency,
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but we'll use Line Extension Program.
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Legislation in late 2017 changed
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the California Advanced Services Fund
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to provide a $5 million pool of money
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to allow individual households or property owners
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to apply for funds to connect their households to broadband.
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It's through facility based providers.
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The commission created programmatic rules
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in decision 2019 to start the program.
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The two slides of interest that I'll talk about next
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are who may apply and what makes an eligible project.
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An eligible applicant essentially needs to reside
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at the location or be a property owner at the location.
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Applicant eligibility is based on income,
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and that can be, that threshold is met two ways,
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through either our California Lifeline
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or California CARE program as Commissioner Guzman Aceves
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mentioned earlier, they'd be two public programs
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to support low-income utility provision.
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Applicants who are not enrolled in one of those programs
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can still meet the income criteria threshold
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for line extension, and that is currently,
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this slide needs to be updated,
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$51,500 for a household of four, median household income.
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Also, the rules--
Phil, can you hear me?
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Yeah?
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Phil, this is one of those technical difficulties
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I apologize for.
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We need to get your slides over to Joe.
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Oh, so we're not being shown?
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Can you hit the share content button?
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I did.
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And your presentation part?
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Hit your slideshow button.
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Oh, is it there now?
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And yes, are we good now, Joe?
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And Carlos, when you go next, do all that too.
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Carry on, Phil.
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Oh, my humble apologies.
No problem.
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I feel like I was talking to the void at this point.
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And the slides will be available on the website.
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I believe they're available at this point in time.
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In terms of who may apply for a Line Extension Program grant
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is representatives of providers
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may apply for individuals as well.
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And one example that we do have in the 2019-2020 timeframe
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was a representative of the facilities-based carrier
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applying on behalf of a household.
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An eligible Line Extension Program project
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need three criteria, essentially.
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That applicant has not been provided a line extension grant
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in the past and that the project for the household
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does not have a connection to any
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facilities-based broadband provider.
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So the only way they would be getting in broadband
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at this point in time would be through mobile.
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That is something that we've asked a question about
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in Commissioner Guzman Aceves' assigned commissioner ruling
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for people to comment on.
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A third criteria is that a project must be exempt
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from California Environmental Quality Act requirements.
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We can subsidize up to 100% of the cost
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of their Line Extension Program grant
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and it is based on technology, that it be
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a max of $500 for a fixed wireless installation
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and a max of $9,300 for a wireline installation.
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Information on how to apply is up on our website.
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Our next application deadline
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for Line Extension Program grants is June 1st of 2020,
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and we'll be taking applications quarterly thereafter.
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If you have questions you would like to direct
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at us on staff, the email is below.
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Program results for 2019-2020 is
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we granted one Line Extension Program grant
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in the Central Valley near Fresno.
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And again, we are trying to reevaluate the rules
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to see if we can use the funding
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to fund essentially more of these grants.
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Thank you, and I will be available for questions
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at the very end of all of the presentations.
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And with that, I'll turn it over to Carlos Jennings.
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He is a Analyst who works on our geographical
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information systems and he will be making
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the presentation on areas that may be ripe
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for CASF Infrastructure grant funding.
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Thank you.
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All right, thank you, Phil.
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Hello, my name is Carlos Jennings.
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I am the GIS Analyst for the CASF Infrastructure team.
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And as Phil mentioned, I'll be showing slides
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of higher density, unserved areas that are eligible
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for CASF infrastructure grants within the seven consortia
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that are participating in today's workshop.
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And we highly encourage providers
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and other eligible entities to apply
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for infrastructure grants in these locations,
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which would make a significant contribution
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to achieving the CASF program goal
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of deploying high speed broadband internet
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to 98% of California households.
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So let me pull up my slides here.
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Okay.
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So I'm gonna go through the seven consortia.
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I've selected a couple of areas in each consortia.
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And I tried to find areas that are higher in density
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that have a significant number of households
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that are unserved.
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So in the beautiful Redwood Coast,
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the Redwood Coast Connect Consortium,
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there are some prime grant eligible areas,
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in Crescent City and Camp Clamath and Hoppaw.
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So in Crescent City, let me tell you a little bit
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about the map, so this is the CASF eligible layers,
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and it's broken down by, there's one that just shows you
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the eligible layers, and then there's another layer
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that shows you the density by household,
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so that's what we're looking at.
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So the darker the colors, the more brillian red,
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the higher the concentration of households in those areas.
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So here in Crescent City, there are 126 unserved households.
00:32:26.240 --> 00:32:27.970
And the median household income
00:32:27.970 --> 00:32:32.970
for these combined census block groups is just over $40,000.
00:32:33.600 --> 00:32:38.600
So, this qualifies as a low-income area
00:32:39.224 --> 00:32:44.224
based on the CARE threshold of $51,200.
00:32:45.457 --> 00:32:48.830
And this figure is adjusted annually,
00:32:48.830 --> 00:32:50.890
so it will be adjusted again very soon,
00:32:50.890 --> 00:32:53.163
I believe in, like May or June.
00:32:54.120 --> 00:32:59.120
And so the baseline for funding for a grant application
00:33:00.090 --> 00:33:02.763
for an approved grant is 60% of funding.
00:33:03.700 --> 00:33:08.552
And, however, additional funding can be provided
00:33:08.552 --> 00:33:12.050
for various reasons, one of them if the area
00:33:12.050 --> 00:33:16.930
is a low-income area, below that threshold, 51,200,
00:33:17.940 --> 00:33:22.940
and that would qualify for an additional 30% of funding.
00:33:23.630 --> 00:33:25.900
And if the provider, if there's also
00:33:25.900 --> 00:33:29.550
a low-income subscription plan
00:33:29.550 --> 00:33:33.640
that is a low cost subscription plan that is $15 or less,
00:33:33.640 --> 00:33:36.270
would qualify for an additional 10% of funding,
00:33:36.270 --> 00:33:39.290
which would bring the total to 100%,
00:33:39.290 --> 00:33:42.953
and there are other ways to achieve the 100% funding.
00:33:46.330 --> 00:33:50.597
So, let's move onto a little further south along 101.
00:33:51.725 --> 00:33:56.725
There is some rural areas around Camp Klamath and Hoppaw,
00:33:57.010 --> 00:34:01.210
also in Del Norte County, and I was corrected,
00:34:01.210 --> 00:34:03.440
it's Del Norte, not Del Nort-ay.
00:34:05.744 --> 00:34:09.430
Of unserved households, there are 503 unserved households,
00:34:09.430 --> 00:34:12.233
and this is also a low-income area.
00:34:14.750 --> 00:34:17.460
So you might see that there are some diagonal lines
00:34:17.460 --> 00:34:19.440
on some of these census blocks,
00:34:19.440 --> 00:34:21.960
that indicates that these are also
00:34:21.960 --> 00:34:26.960
the Connect America Fund areas, CAF II areas.
00:34:27.930 --> 00:34:31.190
And these should become eligible
00:34:31.190 --> 00:34:36.190
after July 1st according to the CASF rules.
00:34:39.079 --> 00:34:43.773
Okay, and in the remote Northeast kingdom of California,
00:34:46.287 --> 00:34:49.670
the beautiful Northeast California Connect Consortium,
00:34:49.670 --> 00:34:53.723
two communities, Burney and McColl, take a closer look at.
00:34:55.240 --> 00:35:00.240
Burney has 273 unserved households.
00:35:00.380 --> 00:35:03.430
And as you can see, this is a very low-income area.
00:35:03.430 --> 00:35:07.373
The median income is just over $16,000.
00:35:08.230 --> 00:35:12.480
And so, again, we highly encourage applicants
00:35:12.480 --> 00:35:16.323
to consider applying for a grant in this community.
00:35:19.410 --> 00:35:23.420
And a little to the southwest of Burney
00:35:23.420 --> 00:35:26.100
there's the community of McColl,
00:35:26.100 --> 00:35:31.100
and this has 424 unserved households, and this would also
00:35:31.670 --> 00:35:36.670
qualify for additional funding because of the income,
00:35:38.020 --> 00:35:41.403
the median household income in this area.
00:35:45.720 --> 00:35:49.870
Next we have the Upstate California Connect Consortium.
00:35:49.870 --> 00:35:54.853
And I selected three locations here because
00:35:57.140 --> 00:36:01.590
this area has one of the lowest rates
00:36:01.590 --> 00:36:05.223
of percentage of served households.
00:36:06.080 --> 00:36:09.243
It's around just under 79%.
00:36:11.780 --> 00:36:16.780
So in Lake County, a few miles south of Clear Lake,
00:36:17.570 --> 00:36:21.340
there are some communities, a cluster of communities,
00:36:21.340 --> 00:36:26.340
Hobergs, Cobb, Whispering Pines, with one I. (chuckling)
00:36:28.680 --> 00:36:33.680
and there are 905 unserved households in this area.
00:36:35.390 --> 00:36:39.023
And while this is not a low-income area,
00:36:40.880 --> 00:36:44.190
well, it's possible that if you select,
00:36:44.190 --> 00:36:46.403
if this is broken up into several projects,
00:36:47.280 --> 00:36:49.300
then some of them may qualify,
00:36:49.300 --> 00:36:53.070
but altogether this area would not.
00:36:53.070 --> 00:36:57.652
But nevertheless, we do want to achieve 98% deployment,
00:36:57.652 --> 00:37:02.343
and this is a rural community so we also want to make sure
00:37:02.343 --> 00:37:05.220
that we reach as many people, as many households
00:37:05.220 --> 00:37:06.913
as possible in California.
00:37:09.460 --> 00:37:11.510
And just a few miles to the north,
00:37:11.510 --> 00:37:15.290
on the north shore of beautiful Clear Lake,
00:37:15.290 --> 00:37:19.330
there are the communities of Lucerne and Nice.
00:37:19.330 --> 00:37:24.330
And we have a total of 650 unserved households,
00:37:25.480 --> 00:37:27.853
and also a low-income area.
00:37:30.520 --> 00:37:33.197
There are just a couple of CAF blocks,
00:37:35.793 --> 00:37:40.043
not that many, AT&T is the provider for those CAF blocks.
00:37:42.780 --> 00:37:47.310
And a little to the east in Colusa County, Williams,
00:37:47.310 --> 00:37:49.850
the community of Williams, which is
00:37:49.850 --> 00:37:53.970
along I-5 heading north on Sacramento,
00:37:53.970 --> 00:37:57.063
there are 709 unserved households.
00:38:00.280 --> 00:38:04.193
And a little further south, where I am, in Sacramento,
00:38:05.990 --> 00:38:09.870
this area is represented by the Connected Capitol Area
00:38:09.870 --> 00:38:13.900
Broadband Consortium, and there's two communities,
00:38:13.900 --> 00:38:16.503
Waldo Junction and Rancho Murieta.
00:38:17.830 --> 00:38:20.190
Waldo Junction is in Yuba County.
00:38:20.190 --> 00:38:23.380
It's near the Beale Air Force Base.
00:38:23.380 --> 00:38:26.403
And there are 140 unserved households in this area.
00:38:28.027 --> 00:38:30.123
It's not a low-income area.
00:38:32.270 --> 00:38:36.810
And also, to the southeast of Sacramento,
00:38:36.810 --> 00:38:41.810
there's the upscale bedroom community of Rancho Murieta,
00:38:42.160 --> 00:38:46.820
with 1,641 unserved households.
00:38:46.820 --> 00:38:51.490
And for some reason this area
00:38:53.119 --> 00:38:55.810
does not have high speed broadband.
00:38:55.810 --> 00:39:00.810
There are some CAF grants surrounding it that AT&T has,
00:39:03.920 --> 00:39:07.260
but not within Rancho Murieta itself, to the exception
00:39:07.260 --> 00:39:11.763
of the one orange colored census spot there on the top.
00:39:15.660 --> 00:39:19.070
And then moving a little to the southeast,
00:39:19.070 --> 00:39:22.300
into the foothills, into the Sierras,
00:39:22.300 --> 00:39:25.063
represented by the Central Sierra Connect Consortium.
00:39:26.230 --> 00:39:29.070
This is a very rural area with lots of rugged terrain
00:39:29.070 --> 00:39:34.070
which can qualify for additional funding under the rules.
00:39:34.230 --> 00:39:39.230
And there's two areas that have a cluster
00:39:39.640 --> 00:39:43.380
of unserved households in Blanchard and Barrett,
00:39:43.380 --> 00:39:46.703
in Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties, respectively.
00:39:48.040 --> 00:39:52.933
There are over 517 unserved households.
00:39:53.810 --> 00:39:58.787
And I am from San Antonio, Texas,
00:39:59.798 --> 00:40:02.290
so I notice one of the census blocks looks like
00:40:02.290 --> 00:40:06.433
the state of Texas, (chuckling) interesting.
00:40:08.860 --> 00:40:10.867
Also in Central Sierra, there is
00:40:10.867 --> 00:40:12.663
the community of North Wawona.
00:40:13.920 --> 00:40:15.593
70 unserved households.
00:40:17.030 --> 00:40:19.330
And although these are not low-income areas,
00:40:19.330 --> 00:40:23.410
we do want to reach as many people as possible
00:40:23.410 --> 00:40:25.680
so that we can achieve the program goal
00:40:25.680 --> 00:40:30.680
of 98% served households, or broadband deployed
00:40:30.840 --> 00:40:32.243
for 98% served households.
00:40:34.160 --> 00:40:37.717
Okay, and heading back towards the coast,
00:40:37.717 --> 00:40:40.437
the North Bay area and beyond,
00:40:40.437 --> 00:40:43.373
North Bay North Coast Broadband Consortium.
00:40:44.440 --> 00:40:49.400
Up in beautiful Mendocino County,
00:40:49.400 --> 00:40:54.400
there is the very artsy and rural community of Covelo.
00:40:56.680 --> 00:41:01.593
There are 772 unserved households in this area.
00:41:02.467 --> 00:41:05.283
And this is also a low-income area,
00:41:06.350 --> 00:41:11.350
and there are a lot of CAF areas that Frontier was awarded
00:41:12.559 --> 00:41:17.559
that we'll see after July 1st what is left.
00:41:20.070 --> 00:41:21.670
And then a little to the southeast
00:41:21.670 --> 00:41:23.940
and to the southwest of Covelo,
00:41:23.940 --> 00:41:28.640
along 101, the town of Laytonville.
00:41:28.640 --> 00:41:29.780
It's a low-income area,
00:41:29.780 --> 00:41:34.143
and there are 532 unserved households here.
00:41:37.314 --> 00:41:40.530
And then heading down the coast, south of the Bay area,
00:41:40.530 --> 00:41:43.193
in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties,
00:41:44.448 --> 00:41:45.990
the two communities of Brookdale
00:41:45.990 --> 00:41:49.293
and Posts and Pfeiffer Big Sur.
00:41:50.940 --> 00:41:55.070
Brookdale is a community north of Santa Cruz,
00:41:55.070 --> 00:41:57.770
in Santa Cruz County, and there are
00:41:57.770 --> 00:42:01.173
111 unserved households in this area.
00:42:03.930 --> 00:42:07.180
And down in Monterey on the rugged
00:42:07.180 --> 00:42:10.820
and gorgeous Big Sur Coast, the communities of Post
00:42:10.820 --> 00:42:15.300
and areas around Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park.
00:42:15.300 --> 00:42:18.370
This is a very large geographic area,
00:42:18.370 --> 00:42:21.740
it's very rugged, hard to reach,
00:42:21.740 --> 00:42:26.740
but there are 533 unserved households in this area.
00:42:30.880 --> 00:42:34.420
So that concludes this portion of my presentation.
00:42:34.420 --> 00:42:35.270
Thank you very much.
00:42:35.270 --> 00:42:37.853
So if you have additional CASF information,
00:42:38.870 --> 00:42:43.870
please go to the website, cpuc.ca.gov/casf,
00:42:45.140 --> 00:42:49.573
or email CASF_Application_Questions@cpuc.ca.gov.
00:42:50.486 --> 00:42:53.760
We also have a broadband interactive map,
00:42:53.760 --> 00:42:56.843
and that is broadbandmap.ca.gov.
00:42:57.982 --> 00:43:01.010
And if you have questions about the broadband map,
00:43:01.010 --> 00:43:04.653
feel free to email me, CJ1@cpuc.ca.gov.
00:43:05.810 --> 00:43:07.600
And I'll be happy to set up an appointment
00:43:07.600 --> 00:43:08.850
and we can can go over the map
00:43:08.850 --> 00:43:13.453
or other eligibility criteria for the program.
00:43:14.790 --> 00:43:19.510
Okay, so bear with me, I'm going to stop sharing this
00:43:19.510 --> 00:43:22.673
and bring up my web browser.
00:43:25.890 --> 00:43:28.213
There, share.
00:43:35.420 --> 00:43:36.393
Okay.
00:43:42.150 --> 00:43:43.673
Oh here it is, okay.
00:43:45.145 --> 00:43:45.978
Wrong tab.
00:43:46.937 --> 00:43:49.920
I see it on WebEx.
00:43:49.920 --> 00:43:50.753
Yes, Lou?
00:43:52.080 --> 00:43:53.800
You're good to go, Carlos.
Okay.
00:43:53.800 --> 00:43:56.800
This is the CASF Interactive Broadband Map.
00:43:56.800 --> 00:43:59.270
This is CASF, there is a lot of information on here
00:43:59.270 --> 00:44:03.600
about broadband deployment and we have an excellent team
00:44:03.600 --> 00:44:08.600
who works tirelessly to maintain this map and keep it
00:44:09.870 --> 00:44:13.460
up to date and they're constantly making improvements.
00:44:13.460 --> 00:44:17.023
So when you go to broadbandmap.ca.gov,
00:44:18.240 --> 00:44:21.583
you'll see the menu on the left and the default layers
00:44:23.430 --> 00:44:25.820
are CASF Infrastructure Eligible Areas
00:44:25.820 --> 00:44:27.663
and CAF II Eligible Areas.
00:44:30.007 --> 00:44:34.450
And now, the updated rules require CASF applicants
00:44:34.450 --> 00:44:38.730
to submit a complete list of subscriber addresses,
00:44:38.730 --> 00:44:41.780
and it is very important that they be
00:44:41.780 --> 00:44:44.910
official US Postal Service addresses
00:44:44.910 --> 00:44:48.240
with the correct suffix abbreviations.
00:44:48.240 --> 00:44:52.773
No P.O. boxes, and correct five digit ZIP code.
00:44:54.000 --> 00:44:56.020
Please refer to the data format
00:44:56.020 --> 00:45:00.030
for geographic locations of households.
00:45:00.030 --> 00:45:02.423
And our website,
00:45:04.383 --> 00:45:07.380
and there is also a pre-formatted spreadsheet
00:45:08.390 --> 00:45:12.720
which is available to download, which has fields
00:45:12.720 --> 00:45:15.913
formatted in the proper way according to the template.
00:45:18.720 --> 00:45:21.240
So be that as it may, we also have a handy
00:45:21.240 --> 00:45:24.020
CASF Application Assistant tool
00:45:24.020 --> 00:45:27.110
on the California Interactive Broadband Map,
00:45:27.110 --> 00:45:29.520
where applicants can obtain additional
00:45:29.520 --> 00:45:33.190
corresponding census block information
00:45:33.190 --> 00:45:37.030
to determine the geographic boundary of the project,
00:45:37.030 --> 00:45:39.580
which is also required in the rules,
00:45:39.580 --> 00:45:42.030
as well as required demographic data,
00:45:42.030 --> 00:45:44.900
such as median household income,
00:45:44.900 --> 00:45:49.570
land area in square miles, the number of households,
00:45:49.570 --> 00:45:54.570
and whether the area is actually CASF eligible.
00:45:54.850 --> 00:45:58.240
So I'm going to give a brief demonstration on how to use
00:45:58.240 --> 00:46:02.623
the tool and the various layers that are available.
00:46:04.240 --> 00:46:07.163
So as I mentioned, when you first go to the website,
00:46:09.317 --> 00:46:12.510
two layers are automatically populated.
00:46:12.510 --> 00:46:15.010
That's the infrastructure eligible areas,
00:46:15.010 --> 00:46:18.323
the CASF, CAF II, excuse me, eligible areas.
00:46:20.254 --> 00:46:25.254
So our various subcategories of menus on the menu bar.
00:46:26.854 --> 00:46:28.983
There's broadband adoption.
00:46:30.587 --> 00:46:33.650
There is broadband deployment.
00:46:33.650 --> 00:46:36.940
So it will show you where broadband is available
00:46:37.830 --> 00:46:39.603
and by technology type.
00:46:40.700 --> 00:46:43.510
And then we have the broadband grant section.
00:46:43.510 --> 00:46:46.160
So this is where the eligible areas
00:46:46.160 --> 00:46:50.193
and the CAF II eligible areas are located.
00:46:51.110 --> 00:46:54.260
We also have a CalSPEED and public feedback section,
00:46:54.260 --> 00:46:57.710
community anchor institutions, and political boundaries.
00:46:57.710 --> 00:47:00.520
So our like census blocks, block groups,
00:47:00.520 --> 00:47:05.520
counties, tribal lands, urban areas, state,
00:47:05.530 --> 00:47:08.903
senate and assembly districts, and congressional districts.
00:47:11.470 --> 00:47:13.805
There's a legend.
00:47:13.805 --> 00:47:17.300
There's a toggle switch to make the legend appear on the map
00:47:17.300 --> 00:47:21.690
or you can just keep it in the menu.
00:47:21.690 --> 00:47:25.470
And some layers are, they're scale dependent,
00:47:25.470 --> 00:47:29.610
so some of them won't pop in until you zoom into that scale,
00:47:29.610 --> 00:47:33.073
and then the corresponding legend will populate as well.
00:47:34.840 --> 00:47:39.700
And then at the bottom of the menu we have various tools.
00:47:39.700 --> 00:47:41.010
There's an address search.
00:47:41.010 --> 00:47:44.340
You can search for a specific address,
00:47:44.340 --> 00:47:47.363
or communities, city, town.
00:47:48.220 --> 00:47:50.970
There are various space maps.
00:47:50.970 --> 00:47:52.633
You can look at a satellite view.
00:47:54.020 --> 00:47:55.683
There's a terrain map.
00:47:56.950 --> 00:47:58.703
And there's the default map.
00:47:59.950 --> 00:48:03.513
And this is (mumbles) here, and dark.
00:48:07.360 --> 00:48:12.360
And then below that is CASF Application Assistant tool.
00:48:13.277 --> 00:48:15.747
And just before I give a demo on that,
00:48:15.747 --> 00:48:18.540
let me just finish going through the menu items.
00:48:18.540 --> 00:48:23.470
There's a tool to identify internet providers.
00:48:23.470 --> 00:48:25.810
You click on an area and it will show you
00:48:27.330 --> 00:48:28.717
the providers that are in that area
00:48:28.717 --> 00:48:30.567
and the technology that is available.
00:48:31.841 --> 00:48:32.910
Let it populate here.
00:48:35.200 --> 00:48:37.240
Okay, there we go.
00:48:37.240 --> 00:48:40.560
So, I clicked in a CASF eligible area
00:48:40.560 --> 00:48:42.823
and you can see there are no providers.
00:48:44.060 --> 00:48:47.598
You can also look at mobile, and there's
00:48:47.598 --> 00:48:50.098
a little bit of geographic data available as well.
00:48:52.217 --> 00:48:55.010
We have a Zoom to Provider, which you can choose
00:48:55.010 --> 00:48:59.870
providers by technology type and it will give you
00:48:59.870 --> 00:49:02.420
all of the providers that are available in an area.
00:49:03.360 --> 00:49:04.513
So let's see,
00:49:06.830 --> 00:49:08.830
all right, I won't do that at this time.
00:49:09.720 --> 00:49:12.510
Or you can Zoom to a Region, so this is very handy
00:49:12.510 --> 00:49:17.421
for finding ZIP codes, political districts,
00:49:17.421 --> 00:49:19.773
counties, tribal lands, et cetera.
00:49:20.750 --> 00:49:23.913
So let me go back up to the Application Assistant tool.
00:49:24.940 --> 00:49:26.323
And so,
00:49:28.473 --> 00:49:33.473
you can't use this tool to get addresses that are required,
00:49:33.530 --> 00:49:38.530
but it's a very useful tool to check it for eligibility
00:49:39.760 --> 00:49:44.000
and to get other information that is required.
00:49:44.000 --> 00:49:47.363
We do still require a boundary of the project area.
00:49:48.200 --> 00:49:53.200
So, census blocks is a good way to submit that.
00:49:53.510 --> 00:49:55.640
That does not substitute for the addresses,
00:49:55.640 --> 00:49:56.890
though, I want to stress.
00:49:59.130 --> 00:50:03.387
And so there are four ways that you can select
00:50:03.387 --> 00:50:05.490
the areas and get information.
00:50:05.490 --> 00:50:10.490
And you can export the retrieved data into a spreadsheet,
00:50:10.810 --> 00:50:13.660
which is very, can be very useful.
00:50:13.660 --> 00:50:16.760
So there are four methods to select areas.
00:50:16.760 --> 00:50:21.080
So there is a point and you just click on census block
00:50:22.940 --> 00:50:24.823
that you want more information about.
00:50:26.870 --> 00:50:28.523
You can draw a line segment.
00:50:29.500 --> 00:50:34.310
So you click, draw your line segment,
00:50:34.310 --> 00:50:38.899
double-click to close it, and any census blocks
00:50:38.899 --> 00:50:40.720
for whichever layer you have selected
00:50:40.720 --> 00:50:44.873
will be selected that intersect that line.
00:50:46.420 --> 00:50:49.870
There is a polygon, oops, yeah,
00:50:49.870 --> 00:50:53.920
you have to double-click, there we go, polygon.
00:50:53.920 --> 00:50:55.773
You can draw a polygon of any shape.
00:50:59.420 --> 00:51:00.253
There we go.
00:51:09.760 --> 00:51:11.683
And double-click to close it.
00:51:13.380 --> 00:51:16.720
Or you can draw, there's a circle feature which will
00:51:16.720 --> 00:51:19.483
also select all the areas that intersect in that area.
00:51:22.130 --> 00:51:27.113
Hit features, and you'll see on the right-hand side,
00:51:28.150 --> 00:51:29.890
the data will populate.
00:51:29.890 --> 00:51:31.150
So there is four tabs.
00:51:31.150 --> 00:51:33.620
There's data by census block, which is
00:51:33.620 --> 00:51:35.980
the layer that we're reviewing,
00:51:35.980 --> 00:51:38.723
and also the corresponding block groups,
00:51:39.590 --> 00:51:41.540
the corresponding census tracts,
00:51:41.540 --> 00:51:45.183
and anchor institutions that are in the area.
00:51:46.210 --> 00:51:49.470
So you can see here, the information that shows
00:51:49.470 --> 00:51:52.693
this full 15 digit census block number.
00:51:53.660 --> 00:51:58.611
And the zero, the leading zero, is very important.
00:51:58.611 --> 00:52:00.963
That is part of the number.
00:52:01.840 --> 00:52:04.020
So they have to be 15 digits.
00:52:04.020 --> 00:52:09.020
So please include the leading zero, for applicants.
00:52:10.340 --> 00:52:13.970
It will tell you the land area in square miles,
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which is one of the criteria that we ask in applications.
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The estimated population.
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The number of households.
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So you can see here whether it's unserved
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and eligible for CASF, which these blocks are.
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And the corresponding information
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with the other geographic areas,
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so it's block groups, census tracts.
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And if you click this Excel icon,
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it will export all of the data into a spreadsheet.
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And just a word about median household income,
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you'll need to use the block group tab to retrieve that,
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because block group is the smallest geographic area
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for aggregating median household income.
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And that is all I have.
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I think we're running a little bit ahead.
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So what should,
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just, should we move onto the next,
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or should we have more discussion?
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Carlos, go ahead
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and introduce Grace and the Consortia.
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Excellent.
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Okay, thank you very much.
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So I'm going to hand it over to Grace Liu
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who will talk about the CASF Consortia.
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And maybe we'll have a little bit more time
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at the end for Q and As, which may be good.
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Okay, thank you.
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Grace?
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Thank you.
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Yes, thank you, Carlos.
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Let me first bring out the presentation.
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Can you guys see the presentation?
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Not yet.
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It's there now.
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Okay, good morning.
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My name is Grace Liu.
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I am the Lead Analyst on the CASF Consortia Account.
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Before providing a brief overview of the Consortia Account,
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I would like to thank the Council Chair and Members
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for taking the time out of your busy schedules
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and being on the Consortia panel today, so thank you.
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And welcome to the workshop.
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So just a brief overview.
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As you are familiar with AB 1665, which established
00:54:54.340 --> 00:54:57.260
the funding continuation of the Consortia Account
00:54:57.260 --> 00:55:00.931
with additional 10 million in program funding.
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Subsequently, the commission adopt the October 2018 decision
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which is the rulemaking for the program.
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So the major program change is the shift
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of program focus from previously
00:55:16.310 --> 00:55:20.890
broadband adoption access to broadband deployment.
00:55:20.890 --> 00:55:25.890
As specified by AB 1665, the account funding shall be used
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"to facilitate the deployment of broadband services
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"by assisting infrastructure application."
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So this slide shows the eligible organization types,
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such as local and regional government,
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public safety, education, along with other entity types.
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There are 17 consortia regions throughout the state.
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Most consortia groups have received
00:55:59.450 --> 00:56:01.283
the multiple grant cycle funding.
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Presently we have 11 active consortia grants.
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I will get into more details
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on the funding status in the next slide.
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Then for the regions that are not
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currently represented or funded by CASF,
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we have reached out and communicated with the members.
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We are working on opening another grant cycle.
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The solicitation announcement letter
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will be sent out to the CASF distribution list today.
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Applications are due to Communications Division by June 5.
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We will accept consortia grant applications
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from both existing and newly formed groups for the regions
00:56:51.280 --> 00:56:54.923
that are not currently funded by CASF.
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So since the program inception,
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of the total authorized 25 million,
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the Consortia Account has awarded
00:57:06.910 --> 00:57:11.910
approximately 17.3 million as of today.
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So the table here lists the grant start date, end date,
00:57:17.420 --> 00:57:21.170
number of grants awarded, the approved budget,
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and the total disbursement by grant cycle.
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The first grant cycle is complete.
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The second grant cycle is concurrently running
00:57:31.210 --> 00:57:33.520
with the third grant cycle.
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This is because some of the second
00:57:35.860 --> 00:57:40.860
grant cycle grants have a later end date.
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So based on the total disbursement,
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it is about 70% completion for the second cycle.
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And as I highlighted here, the third cycle
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started in November 2019.
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As we are moving into the new cycle
00:58:00.220 --> 00:58:02.900
with the revised program goal,
00:58:02.900 --> 00:58:05.590
focusing on broadband deployment,
00:58:05.590 --> 00:58:07.610
I am sure we are all thinking about
00:58:07.610 --> 00:58:11.800
how to promote broadband deployment and work together
00:58:11.800 --> 00:58:15.633
to meet the 98% statutory broadband access goal.
00:58:17.100 --> 00:58:19.770
And this is why we are here today.
00:58:19.770 --> 00:58:23.150
Basically, we would like to have more conversations
00:58:23.150 --> 00:58:26.690
all together and better understand the achievements,
00:58:26.690 --> 00:58:29.980
progress and issues so we can work
00:58:29.980 --> 00:58:34.970
to the best of our capacity to implement the programs.
00:58:34.970 --> 00:58:38.590
We would like to collaborate and consult
00:58:38.590 --> 00:58:41.760
with regional consortia members, stakeholders,
00:58:41.760 --> 00:58:46.380
and everyone, to find more CASF projects
00:58:46.380 --> 00:58:50.033
and learn from consortia's experience and expertise.
00:58:52.000 --> 00:58:57.000
So before I hand it over to the consortia panel facilitator
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Trish Kelly Managing Director of Valley Vision,
00:59:01.020 --> 00:59:04.750
here is the consortia program website and email address,
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if you have additional questions.
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Thanks, Trish.
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Good morning.
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This is Trish from Valley Vision.
00:59:13.610 --> 00:59:17.060
Thank you so much, Grace, for all your support
00:59:17.060 --> 00:59:19.637
and help for us today and for all the team
00:59:19.637 --> 00:59:23.370
and for Commissioner Guzman Aceves, for your leadership.
00:59:23.370 --> 00:59:24.630
It's greatly appreciated
00:59:24.630 --> 00:59:27.580
as we are all in this mission together.
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And as noted by Selena earlier today,
00:59:30.170 --> 00:59:32.040
this mission is more important than ever,
00:59:32.040 --> 00:59:35.230
especially that COVID-19 has elevated
00:59:35.230 --> 00:59:38.660
and accelerated the issues of deployment and adoption
00:59:38.660 --> 00:59:41.023
that we've all been working on for many years.
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The first slide, please, Grace?
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Thank you.
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So our mission is to close the digital divide
00:59:51.300 --> 00:59:53.440
in the Sacramento Capital Region.
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Valley Vision is a non-profit civic leadership organization
00:59:56.620 --> 01:00:00.660
and we have been managing the consortium since 2012.
01:00:00.660 --> 01:00:05.660
So our work mission is to collaborate, connect, advocate,
01:00:06.570 --> 01:00:10.510
and try to get as many infrastructure projects as possible
01:00:10.510 --> 01:00:15.510
to meet our 98% threshold, but also we have a strong role
01:00:16.650 --> 01:00:21.463
in communication about broadband issues and resources
01:00:21.463 --> 01:00:25.010
across the region and we work with a large network
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of state, regional, and federal partners.
01:00:27.840 --> 01:00:32.810
So, this support from the PUC has been really critical
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for our region as we elevate the issue.
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Next slide, please, Grace.
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So to give an overview of our region, our planning region,
01:00:43.530 --> 01:00:45.600
which aligns with our Council of Governments
01:00:45.600 --> 01:00:47.720
is actually six counties that includes
01:00:47.720 --> 01:00:50.805
Placer and El Dorado Counties to the east.
01:00:50.805 --> 01:00:52.590
So the purpose of the wireless consortium,
01:00:52.590 --> 01:00:57.590
we cover four core counties and they are a mix
01:00:57.620 --> 01:00:59.920
of urban, rural, and suburban.
01:00:59.920 --> 01:01:03.360
So we have approximately 20,000 unserved households
01:01:03.360 --> 01:01:06.500
as identified by the PUC mapping project, and we know
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that we have thousands more underserved households,
01:01:09.850 --> 01:01:13.470
as well as many areas around the region,
01:01:13.470 --> 01:01:18.470
including our rural communities, older business centers,
01:01:20.520 --> 01:01:23.920
and we have a lot of pockets in our urban areas
01:01:23.920 --> 01:01:27.860
of underserved or communities with low adoption rates,
01:01:27.860 --> 01:01:30.010
which has really been manifested right now
01:01:30.010 --> 01:01:33.060
through the challenge for remote learning.
01:01:33.060 --> 01:01:36.140
So, we have also a very strong
01:01:36.140 --> 01:01:38.020
partnership and collaboration model,
01:01:38.020 --> 01:01:39.980
and I'll talk about those in a few minutes,
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but to look at our broadband grades,
01:01:42.640 --> 01:01:45.750
these are based on the PUC data reflecting
01:01:45.750 --> 01:01:50.290
cost, speed, reliability, competition and other factors.
01:01:50.290 --> 01:01:52.480
So even though, as we like to say,
01:01:52.480 --> 01:01:55.250
we're the capital of the fifth largest economy in the world,
01:01:55.250 --> 01:01:58.410
our grades are poor in most areas.
01:01:58.410 --> 01:02:00.410
And it makes it really hard, not only
01:02:00.410 --> 01:02:03.400
to support our households but our communities.
01:02:03.400 --> 01:02:05.160
So that's our mission.
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Next slide, please, Grace.
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So these are some of the areas in which we are working.
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These are our priorities and some of our core partnerships.
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Broadband is a critical regional infrastructure priority.
01:02:19.410 --> 01:02:22.070
We are currently working on our Capital Region
01:02:22.070 --> 01:02:26.400
Prosperity Strategy, which is a federally funded strategy.
01:02:26.400 --> 01:02:28.830
That's a core partnership with our Metro Chamber,
01:02:28.830 --> 01:02:31.330
our Council of Governments, and our Greater Sacramento
01:02:31.330 --> 01:02:33.610
Economic Council, and Valley Vision.
01:02:33.610 --> 01:02:37.090
So, not only is infrastructure for broadband embedded
01:02:37.090 --> 01:02:40.250
in connectivity with transportation infrastructure,
01:02:40.250 --> 01:02:44.472
but it's a high regional priority, and that includes
01:02:44.472 --> 01:02:48.373
as a foundation for talent development and digital skills.
01:02:49.410 --> 01:02:52.530
We also of course are working to support our providers
01:02:52.530 --> 01:02:54.360
to develop infrastructure projects
01:02:54.360 --> 01:02:57.327
so the data and information provided by the PUC
01:02:57.327 --> 01:02:59.550
has been really helpful for us
01:02:59.550 --> 01:03:02.750
as we work to deploy across our region.
01:03:02.750 --> 01:03:06.760
We are all of course focused on improved mapping and data
01:03:06.760 --> 01:03:10.110
and that's to improve our eligibility for funding,
01:03:10.110 --> 01:03:12.030
both at the state and federal level.
01:03:12.030 --> 01:03:14.860
And as mentioned before with Chico State,
01:03:14.860 --> 01:03:17.430
we work a lot in our local governments,
01:03:17.430 --> 01:03:19.510
and partners work a lot to get people
01:03:19.510 --> 01:03:23.260
to take the CalSPEED test, so that's been a valuable tool.
01:03:23.260 --> 01:03:25.510
One of the key areas on which we're working
01:03:25.510 --> 01:03:29.040
is to identify and provide models, policies,
01:03:29.040 --> 01:03:32.640
and ordinances around permitting, planning, guidelines
01:03:32.640 --> 01:03:35.740
for local communities so that we can help expedite
01:03:35.740 --> 01:03:39.550
infrastructure projects, especially joint youth and Dig One.
01:03:39.550 --> 01:03:42.520
So working with our statewide network of other consortia
01:03:42.520 --> 01:03:46.470
has been really valuable, and we do national research
01:03:46.470 --> 01:03:48.490
and connect with leadership organizations,
01:03:48.490 --> 01:03:52.000
but this is something where the consortia network
01:03:52.000 --> 01:03:54.730
has really been a great learning network, and of course
01:03:54.730 --> 01:03:57.583
also the work that CETF and others have developed.
01:03:58.610 --> 01:04:01.400
And I just want to note that we work very closely
01:04:01.400 --> 01:04:04.050
with the consortia in our surrounding areas
01:04:04.050 --> 01:04:06.920
and we really appreciate those partnerships.
01:04:06.920 --> 01:04:09.480
One of our other projects is to really improve
01:04:09.480 --> 01:04:11.550
our connectivity for rural areas.
01:04:11.550 --> 01:04:14.750
We have a very vibrant food and Ag economy,
01:04:14.750 --> 01:04:16.740
it's over $7 billion.
01:04:16.740 --> 01:04:20.520
We have one of the best global assets in UC Davis.
01:04:20.520 --> 01:04:24.040
We really want to accelerate adoption for Ag tech
01:04:24.040 --> 01:04:26.250
to support, not only our food and Ag economy,
01:04:26.250 --> 01:04:30.120
but our rural communities and to improve resource efficiency
01:04:30.120 --> 01:04:31.870
in water and energy and other uses,
01:04:31.870 --> 01:04:34.440
and be a showcase for resiliency.
01:04:34.440 --> 01:04:38.100
But we cannot adopt Ag tech
01:04:38.100 --> 01:04:40.623
without broadband in our rural areas.
01:04:41.870 --> 01:04:43.950
So, another thing is our state,
01:04:43.950 --> 01:04:46.080
federal, regional partnership projects.
01:04:46.080 --> 01:04:48.670
We are working on the strategic broadband corridors
01:04:48.670 --> 01:04:52.560
with the PUC, the Broadband Council, Caltrans, and others
01:04:52.560 --> 01:04:56.080
to identify high priority, all the consortia has identified
01:04:56.080 --> 01:04:58.900
high priority corridors across their regions,
01:04:58.900 --> 01:05:02.900
and how we can leverage transportation projects to achieve
01:05:02.900 --> 01:05:07.680
adoption or deployment for broadband infrastructure.
01:05:07.680 --> 01:05:09.955
We have partnered with Chico State
01:05:09.955 --> 01:05:13.390
and the Fresno Broadband Consortium
01:05:13.390 --> 01:05:17.580
for the San Joaquin Valley, with funding from CETF,
01:05:17.580 --> 01:05:19.530
the California Emerging Technology Fund,
01:05:19.530 --> 01:05:24.530
to do an Ag tech pilot to show how important broadband is
01:05:25.220 --> 01:05:27.653
to adopt Ag tech, as I'd mentioned earlier.
01:05:28.501 --> 01:05:31.590
So we use these partnerships and leverage
01:05:31.590 --> 01:05:35.670
additional resources to show, make the case for investment.
01:05:35.670 --> 01:05:38.390
So we also work closely with a broad network of partners,
01:05:38.390 --> 01:05:41.470
including California Forward, CETF, and state partners
01:05:41.470 --> 01:05:44.670
for the governor's "Broadband for All" strategy.
01:05:44.670 --> 01:05:47.450
Another key area for us is digital inclusion.
01:05:47.450 --> 01:05:50.330
We support a digital inclusion coalition
01:05:50.330 --> 01:05:53.180
for Sacramento with the city and the library
01:05:53.180 --> 01:05:55.190
and we're trying to do some initiative there.
01:05:55.190 --> 01:05:57.240
It's a huge issue for us, especially
01:05:57.240 --> 01:06:00.020
as we've seen with schools and remote learning.
01:06:00.020 --> 01:06:02.070
We've had a school to home project,
01:06:02.070 --> 01:06:04.350
that's been really valuable for us
01:06:04.350 --> 01:06:07.710
to generate some resources and show how important it is
01:06:07.710 --> 01:06:10.879
to start addressing the homework gap early on.
01:06:10.879 --> 01:06:13.390
Another area that we're really working on
01:06:13.390 --> 01:06:15.190
with our leadership organizations
01:06:15.190 --> 01:06:18.690
is to improve our federal program eligibility
01:06:18.690 --> 01:06:22.330
with the USDA Re-Connect, FCC funding, et cetera.
01:06:22.330 --> 01:06:24.800
We had the FCC chairman out last year
01:06:24.800 --> 01:06:28.690
as a result of our work, and we, in our region
01:06:28.690 --> 01:06:31.060
and across California are often locked out
01:06:31.060 --> 01:06:34.160
of these resources, so working with the PUC,
01:06:34.160 --> 01:06:36.680
Peter Pratt and others, has been very valuable for us.
01:06:36.680 --> 01:06:39.820
We work with not only FCC and USDA
01:06:39.820 --> 01:06:43.360
but NTIA and EDA to make the case.
01:06:43.360 --> 01:06:44.660
Last slide, please, Grace.
01:06:47.510 --> 01:06:49.840
So I just wanted to highlight the issue
01:06:49.840 --> 01:06:52.550
of digital literacy and digital adoption
01:06:52.550 --> 01:06:55.610
being so critical to regional economies.
01:06:55.610 --> 01:06:57.760
Two years ago the Brookings Institution
01:06:57.760 --> 01:07:00.050
did an analysis for us and showed
01:07:00.050 --> 01:07:02.370
a greatly increased demand for digital skills,
01:07:02.370 --> 01:07:04.530
and this chart shows the change
01:07:04.530 --> 01:07:07.660
in the need for digital skills across jobs.
01:07:07.660 --> 01:07:12.100
So 75% of our jobs now need some level of digital skills.
01:07:12.100 --> 01:07:15.670
But if we do not get in the forefront of this,
01:07:15.670 --> 01:07:18.420
with starting with digital literacy early on,
01:07:18.420 --> 01:07:20.300
our region is going to fall behind,
01:07:20.300 --> 01:07:22.700
and this is a huge equity issue for us
01:07:22.700 --> 01:07:25.620
because those residents who are most at risk
01:07:25.620 --> 01:07:29.140
of job displacement are those who need these digital skills.
01:07:29.140 --> 01:07:32.150
So that concludes my comments.
01:07:32.150 --> 01:07:35.420
And now I would like to turn it over to Tom West
01:07:35.420 --> 01:07:38.840
from the North Bay North Coast Broadband Consortium.
01:07:38.840 --> 01:07:41.590
And thank you again for the opportunity to participate.
01:07:43.000 --> 01:07:44.550
Thank you very much.
01:07:44.550 --> 01:07:46.330
The North Bay North Coast Broadband
01:07:46.330 --> 01:07:49.000
Consortia consists of four members,
01:07:49.000 --> 01:07:53.113
the counties of Marin, Mendocino, Napa, and Sonoma.
01:07:54.090 --> 01:07:55.950
There have been two actions that have been taken
01:07:55.950 --> 01:08:00.030
within this consortium to facilitate broadband deployment.
01:08:00.030 --> 01:08:03.180
One is that three of our counties, I should say
01:08:03.180 --> 01:08:07.460
that our consortium is divided into four teams.
01:08:07.460 --> 01:08:10.030
We actually have five work plans.
01:08:10.030 --> 01:08:13.350
And in three instances, three county teams
01:08:13.350 --> 01:08:15.670
are in the process, or have completed
01:08:15.670 --> 01:08:18.860
countywide strategic broadband plans.
01:08:18.860 --> 01:08:22.200
The second action within our consortium is that
01:08:22.200 --> 01:08:24.940
Calvin Sandeen, the leader of the Sonoma team,
01:08:24.940 --> 01:08:28.340
has actually created a neutral non-for-profit
01:08:28.340 --> 01:08:30.943
corporation called We Can Do It,
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and I'll have more to say about that later on.
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Why are we developing countywide strategic broadband plans?
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It's about taking ownership and control
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of our future broadband decisions.
01:08:46.440 --> 01:08:47.963
Flip the, yeah, thank you.
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It gives us a clear articulation of priority broadband needs
01:08:52.930 --> 01:08:55.710
and requirements within each of the counties.
01:08:55.710 --> 01:08:58.770
It also starts to address the issue of the need
01:08:58.770 --> 01:09:02.450
to integrate current stovepipes for the good of all
01:09:02.450 --> 01:09:05.780
and not have everybody solving their own problem,
01:09:05.780 --> 01:09:08.490
but not solving the overall problem.
01:09:08.490 --> 01:09:11.220
And, it provides the basis for future
01:09:11.220 --> 01:09:14.610
broadband deployment and adoption projects.
01:09:14.610 --> 01:09:19.610
Why did Calvin create a statewide not-for-profit?
01:09:19.650 --> 01:09:23.030
The idea is here to provide neutral ownership
01:09:23.030 --> 01:09:25.870
for middle mile broadband infrastructure assets
01:09:25.870 --> 01:09:29.160
across the state, and to ensure open access
01:09:29.160 --> 01:09:33.140
to these middle mile assets, which is not the case today,
01:09:33.140 --> 01:09:36.680
and be an entity that has the tools and expertise
01:09:36.680 --> 01:09:40.160
to assist local entities, local ISPs,
01:09:40.160 --> 01:09:42.610
with last mile deployment projects.
01:09:42.610 --> 01:09:46.130
We find that most of our local ISPs
01:09:46.130 --> 01:09:50.400
do not have the resources in terms of staff or money
01:09:50.400 --> 01:09:54.358
to mount a CASF grant application.
01:09:54.358 --> 01:09:57.583
So that's what we're up about at this moment.
01:09:58.480 --> 01:10:02.003
And next I would like to introduce Steve Blum.
01:10:03.280 --> 01:10:04.380
Thanks, Tom.
01:10:05.850 --> 01:10:09.790
I think Grace, I'm gonna save my slides for later on when
01:10:09.790 --> 01:10:14.790
we get into the five questions we're supposed to address.
01:10:16.070 --> 01:10:19.530
Just as a brief overview, the Central Coast
01:10:19.530 --> 01:10:22.680
Broadband Consortium covers Santa Cruz,
01:10:22.680 --> 01:10:25.370
Monterey, and San Benito Counties.
01:10:25.370 --> 01:10:28.590
We've been in existence now for about 25 years,
01:10:28.590 --> 01:10:30.120
a little over 25 years.
01:10:30.120 --> 01:10:34.040
We were originally created as a task group
01:10:34.040 --> 01:10:37.363
by the Monterey Area Association of Governments.
01:10:38.291 --> 01:10:43.073
And we've gone through several different life cycles.
01:10:44.460 --> 01:10:48.173
About 10 years ago, 11 years ago, during the 2009-2010
01:10:51.290 --> 01:10:54.403
stimulus program, federal stimulus program,
01:10:55.580 --> 01:10:58.870
we kind of came together in our current form.
01:10:58.870 --> 01:11:01.463
We're an ad hoc organization.
01:11:02.450 --> 01:11:05.630
We have members and participants
01:11:05.630 --> 01:11:09.050
from all over the three counties.
01:11:09.050 --> 01:11:14.050
We do a number of things as task groups.
01:11:14.430 --> 01:11:16.480
We're a coordinating body for a lot
01:11:16.480 --> 01:11:19.653
of the broadband activities that go on in our region.
01:11:21.170 --> 01:11:25.610
The work we do under our CASF grant
01:11:25.610 --> 01:11:29.870
is focused on, our CASF Consortia grant,
01:11:29.870 --> 01:11:32.933
is focused on broadband infrastructure deployment.
01:11:34.090 --> 01:11:36.320
Our fiscal agent is the City of Watsonville.
01:11:36.320 --> 01:11:40.330
The grant project is managed by
01:11:40.330 --> 01:11:43.050
the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership.
01:11:43.050 --> 01:11:47.020
And one of the things we really focus on
01:11:47.020 --> 01:11:50.253
is getting broadband infrastructure out into the community.
01:11:51.110 --> 01:11:53.773
Sometimes that's the CASF grants.
01:11:54.900 --> 01:11:59.900
Two years ago, UC Santa Cruz led a project
01:12:00.217 --> 01:12:05.217
that created a 90 mile long open access fiber route,
01:12:07.400 --> 01:12:10.360
middle mile fiber route, from Santa Cruz
01:12:10.360 --> 01:12:13.730
down through Watsonville, Salinas, and to Soledad,
01:12:13.730 --> 01:12:18.730
and that has been the backbone
01:12:19.280 --> 01:12:21.550
of a lot of broadband development,
01:12:21.550 --> 01:12:25.860
both for incumbent providers and independent projects.
01:12:25.860 --> 01:12:30.340
But we're not limited to CASF funded projects
01:12:31.570 --> 01:12:36.400
in the broader work that the ad hoc group does.
01:12:36.400 --> 01:12:37.753
A couple of examples.
01:12:38.630 --> 01:12:41.930
City of Gonzales just is in the process
01:12:41.930 --> 01:12:46.813
of finishing distribution of 2,000 mobile hotspots.
01:12:48.300 --> 01:12:50.990
The city is paying for two years
01:12:50.990 --> 01:12:53.360
worth of service plus the hotspots.
01:12:53.360 --> 01:12:55.670
This is in partnership with T-Mobile
01:12:55.670 --> 01:12:58.220
and the Gonzales Unified School District.
01:12:58.220 --> 01:13:01.210
Every household in town can get a hotspot.
01:13:01.210 --> 01:13:04.920
There's about 1,800 homes in town, households,
01:13:04.920 --> 01:13:07.450
and another couple hundred in the surrounding
01:13:07.450 --> 01:13:11.130
unincorporated area with kids that go to Gonzales Unified.
01:13:11.130 --> 01:13:16.130
So that is project that our consortium has supported.
01:13:16.790 --> 01:13:20.279
Another one, another way of getting things done,
01:13:20.279 --> 01:13:23.850
is action before the CPUC.
01:13:23.850 --> 01:13:26.530
And I think a good example of that was
01:13:26.530 --> 01:13:31.530
the Charter's acquisition of Time Warner Cable Systems.
01:13:33.040 --> 01:13:35.720
That was reviewed by the CPUC
01:13:35.720 --> 01:13:38.820
in the normal course of business.
01:13:38.820 --> 01:13:41.404
We intervened, the City of Gonzales,
01:13:41.404 --> 01:13:44.021
the County of Monterey intervened,
01:13:44.021 --> 01:13:46.740
and one of the conditions that came out of that
01:13:46.740 --> 01:13:49.641
was that Charter was required to upgrade
01:13:49.641 --> 01:13:53.713
their analog cable systems, you could get 36 channels
01:13:53.713 --> 01:13:58.713
of 1950's gray TV for I think 105 bucks a month before.
01:14:00.810 --> 01:14:03.830
Now they have full broadband access.
01:14:03.830 --> 01:14:07.588
In terms of numbers, that project alone
01:14:07.588 --> 01:14:11.480
got about 100,000 people online
01:14:11.480 --> 01:14:14.970
that did not have adequate service before.
01:14:14.970 --> 01:14:18.253
So I think that's an overview of what we do.
01:14:19.200 --> 01:14:22.480
I will, like I say, I will reserve the slides
01:14:22.480 --> 01:14:26.520
when we get further into our discussion,
01:14:26.520 --> 01:14:31.520
but I'd turn it over to Dr. David Espinoza up in Chico.
01:14:35.270 --> 01:14:36.810
Thank you, Steve.
01:14:36.810 --> 01:14:39.660
I'm David Espinoza, Broadband Specialist
01:14:39.660 --> 01:14:42.910
at the CSU Chico Geographical Information Center.
01:14:42.910 --> 01:14:46.230
This center is the coordinating agency of the Upstate
01:14:46.230 --> 01:14:48.613
and Northeastern California Connect Consortia.
01:14:49.452 --> 01:14:53.720
The map here shows the Upstate Consortia in orange,
01:14:53.720 --> 01:14:56.913
which serves the counties of Glenn, Colusa, and Lake,
01:14:57.786 --> 01:14:59.980
and the Northeastern Consortia in blue,
01:14:59.980 --> 01:15:03.400
which serves the counties of Butte, Tehama, Plumas,
01:15:03.400 --> 01:15:05.683
Shasta, Lassen, Siskiyou, and Modoc.
01:15:07.380 --> 01:15:11.390
Both consortia consist of ISPs, local governments,
01:15:11.390 --> 01:15:13.070
community and local institutions,
01:15:13.070 --> 01:15:15.071
community-based organizations,
01:15:15.071 --> 01:15:17.770
county offices of the locations,
01:15:17.770 --> 01:15:20.270
and business chambers, among other local partners.
01:15:21.460 --> 01:15:23.848
This consortia supports the California goal
01:15:23.848 --> 01:15:26.537
to achieve 98% broadband availability
01:15:26.537 --> 01:15:29.385
across the state and in each consortium.
01:15:29.385 --> 01:15:33.162
The table here shows the broadband service status
01:15:33.162 --> 01:15:36.540
at the California standard of 6/1
01:15:36.540 --> 01:15:38.900
in both consortia and in each county.
01:15:38.900 --> 01:15:41.889
These present pressures are based on latency.
01:15:41.889 --> 01:15:45.808
2019 CPUC broadband availability data.
01:15:45.808 --> 01:15:48.600
You can see that the Northeastern consortium
01:15:48.600 --> 01:15:53.250
is currently at 89%, and the counties with the lowest levels
01:15:53.250 --> 01:15:58.250
are Modoc at 44% and Lassen at 67%.
01:15:59.280 --> 01:16:01.120
The counties with the highest levels
01:16:01.120 --> 01:16:06.120
are Shasta at 90% and Butte at 95%.
01:16:06.714 --> 01:16:10.886
The Upstate Consortium is at 78%
01:16:10.886 --> 01:16:13.690
and the total levels in the three counties range
01:16:13.690 --> 01:16:16.833
from 63% in Colusa to 85% in Glenn.
01:16:19.910 --> 01:16:22.007
So, based on these broadband levels,
01:16:22.860 --> 01:16:24.560
there is still a lot of work to do
01:16:24.560 --> 01:16:28.290
to achieve the California goal of 98%.
01:16:28.290 --> 01:16:29.363
Next slide, please.
01:16:34.320 --> 01:16:38.300
Then, to get to the 98%, the Upstate and Northeastern
01:16:38.300 --> 01:16:41.110
California Connect Consortia, under current
01:16:41.110 --> 01:16:46.110
CASF consortia grant, have been working on supporting ISPs,
01:16:46.460 --> 01:16:49.630
local governments, and other regional entities,
01:16:49.630 --> 01:16:51.568
to file applications for the state
01:16:51.568 --> 01:16:53.880
and federal program infrastructure grants
01:16:53.880 --> 01:16:57.655
such as CASF and the USDA Re-Connect program.
01:16:57.655 --> 01:16:59.840
We have been supporting local governments
01:16:59.840 --> 01:17:02.840
to develop strategic master broadband plans and policies
01:17:02.840 --> 01:17:04.563
to promote broadband expansion.
01:17:05.670 --> 01:17:08.703
Policies include these ones, policies and ordinances.
01:17:09.680 --> 01:17:11.720
Our consortia have also been working
01:17:11.720 --> 01:17:14.340
with statewide agencies and organizations
01:17:14.340 --> 01:17:17.610
to find collaborative approaches to expand broadband.
01:17:17.610 --> 01:17:22.350
For example, in collaboration with Caltrans, CPUC, CETF,
01:17:22.350 --> 01:17:26.000
CDT, and other broadband consortia, or actually,
01:17:26.000 --> 01:17:29.050
all broadband consortia, we've worked on
01:17:29.050 --> 01:17:31.279
the strategic broadband corridors.
01:17:31.279 --> 01:17:34.888
We have been also collaborating with CENIC and CTN
01:17:34.888 --> 01:17:36.940
to expand broadband to more education
01:17:36.940 --> 01:17:40.550
and healthcare facilities, especially in rural areas.
01:17:40.550 --> 01:17:43.210
We have also been working with local partners
01:17:43.210 --> 01:17:46.220
to validate reported broadband coverage and speeds
01:17:46.220 --> 01:17:50.113
using CPUC tools, such as the CalSPEED application
01:17:50.113 --> 01:17:53.520
and the CPUC public feedback form.
01:17:53.520 --> 01:17:57.493
This work will potentially open more CASF eligible areas.
01:17:58.810 --> 01:18:00.830
And that's an overview of the Upstate
01:18:00.830 --> 01:18:03.123
and Northeastern Consortia, and I will
01:18:03.123 --> 01:18:08.123
pass it over to the next presenter.
01:18:09.558 --> 01:18:10.800
Hi there.
01:18:10.800 --> 01:18:13.877
This is Connie Stewart from Redwood Coast,
01:18:13.877 --> 01:18:17.150
a Connect Consortia up in Humboldt,
01:18:17.150 --> 01:18:19.754
Del Norte, and Trinity Counties.
01:18:19.754 --> 01:18:24.754
We also have 11 federally qualified tribes
01:18:25.750 --> 01:18:29.980
in our region, and some of those tribes
01:18:29.980 --> 01:18:33.053
have the lowest connectivity in the region.
01:18:34.270 --> 01:18:37.857
Our consortia actually was started
01:18:37.857 --> 01:18:42.857
many years before CASF actually existed.
01:18:43.670 --> 01:18:46.770
And originally our consortia was started
01:18:46.770 --> 01:18:51.770
because there was not enough cable or enough copper wire
01:18:52.730 --> 01:18:57.260
to have more phone hookups in many communities,
01:18:57.260 --> 01:19:00.780
and Pac Bell decided to try to bring fiber optic
01:19:00.780 --> 01:19:05.170
into our community and got into a long protracted fight
01:19:05.170 --> 01:19:08.440
with Caltrans about right of way.
01:19:08.440 --> 01:19:11.960
And so that really, that experience
01:19:11.960 --> 01:19:16.960
really sort of still colors where our consortia focuses now.
01:19:17.820 --> 01:19:22.820
We did a comprehensive study thanks to funding
01:19:23.710 --> 01:19:28.120
from the California Emerging Technology Fund,
01:19:28.120 --> 01:19:33.120
we were one of their first grants to look at adoption,
01:19:33.200 --> 01:19:37.470
I mean look at the possibility of deployment and adoption
01:19:37.470 --> 01:19:40.690
by focusing on the anchor institutions
01:19:40.690 --> 01:19:43.900
and on seeing people's willingness to pay.
01:19:43.900 --> 01:19:47.960
And what we determined was, in order to provide deployment
01:19:47.960 --> 01:19:51.630
in our region, we really did need to enhance public
01:19:51.630 --> 01:19:56.467
and private relationships and investment
01:19:57.400 --> 01:20:00.910
so that we could take advantage of it.
01:20:00.910 --> 01:20:04.540
And right as we did that study CASF was created,
01:20:04.540 --> 01:20:07.640
and so it's been a wonderful partnership
01:20:07.640 --> 01:20:11.590
for being able to get some public engagement
01:20:11.590 --> 01:20:14.440
and public funding into our region.
01:20:14.440 --> 01:20:18.760
Our critical issues are the lack of wireline in our region.
01:20:18.760 --> 01:20:22.130
We have some of the lowest wireline
01:20:22.130 --> 01:20:24.730
of any region in the state of California,
01:20:24.730 --> 01:20:28.520
which impacts backhaul ability
01:20:28.520 --> 01:20:33.520
and access to backhaul is directly related to cost and also,
01:20:33.760 --> 01:20:38.270
even for areas that are served, impacts reliability.
01:20:38.270 --> 01:20:41.300
So we have frequent outages even in areas
01:20:41.300 --> 01:20:42.470
that are well served.
01:20:42.470 --> 01:20:44.930
As a matter of fact, one of the reasons I don't have slides
01:20:44.930 --> 01:20:49.930
is because we experienced an outage in our most urban areas
01:20:50.500 --> 01:20:53.370
that lasted for about eight hours
01:20:53.370 --> 01:20:57.640
on the day that we all were working on our slides.
01:20:57.640 --> 01:21:00.220
One of our other critical components
01:21:00.220 --> 01:21:03.387
is economic development, and although CASF
01:21:04.770 --> 01:21:09.390
is a household based program, in our region there are
01:21:09.390 --> 01:21:12.930
more than 2,000 businesses that work out of their home
01:21:12.930 --> 01:21:15.340
that have zero to four employees.
01:21:15.340 --> 01:21:17.800
And for an economic development standpoint,
01:21:17.800 --> 01:21:21.100
if we can get resources to those households,
01:21:21.100 --> 01:21:25.340
to those businesses, and they all hire one more employee,
01:21:25.340 --> 01:21:28.450
that would be an amazing economic advantage
01:21:28.450 --> 01:21:33.450
to small communities in our region.
01:21:33.990 --> 01:21:37.300
We focus a lot on policy and especially
01:21:37.300 --> 01:21:40.640
what we can do locally to improve policy
01:21:40.640 --> 01:21:44.960
to increase access to deployment from telecom companies.
01:21:44.960 --> 01:21:47.890
We created, in Humboldt County,
01:21:47.890 --> 01:21:51.303
the first telecom general plan element
01:21:51.303 --> 01:21:55.410
so that we could work to coordinate policies
01:21:55.410 --> 01:22:00.410
that would improve and allow companies to come in with ease,
01:22:00.450 --> 01:22:02.810
and we're still working on implementing
01:22:02.810 --> 01:22:05.173
some of those suggestions in our general plan.
01:22:06.020 --> 01:22:11.020
We struggle because we have many geographic challenges.
01:22:11.780 --> 01:22:16.610
We have many frontier communities, and you may have seen
01:22:16.610 --> 01:22:20.460
recently some of our most frontier communities
01:22:20.460 --> 01:22:24.900
have been in the LA Times, The Sacramento Bee, and on NPR
01:22:24.900 --> 01:22:26.450
because we have school systems
01:22:26.450 --> 01:22:30.360
that are really experiencing challenges all of the time,
01:22:30.360 --> 01:22:34.140
but COVID is really, has really increased
01:22:34.140 --> 01:22:37.440
the urgency to get them services.
01:22:37.440 --> 01:22:41.770
For those of you who are coming from a more urban area,
01:22:41.770 --> 01:22:43.830
the difference between a rural community
01:22:43.830 --> 01:22:47.880
and a frontier community, I live in a rural community
01:22:47.880 --> 01:22:51.070
which means that when a mountain lion came
01:22:51.070 --> 01:22:54.740
and sat by my car yesterday, I was able
01:22:54.740 --> 01:22:56.500
to get a notice from next door
01:22:56.500 --> 01:22:59.420
that I might not want to go out into my community.
01:22:59.420 --> 01:23:03.000
If you're in a frontier community, you probably shrug
01:23:03.000 --> 01:23:05.683
when a mountain lion comes and sits by your car.
01:23:06.920 --> 01:23:11.400
We struggle with environmental challenges.
01:23:11.400 --> 01:23:15.620
There's a lot of agencies that we have to work with
01:23:15.620 --> 01:23:17.990
in order to deploy broadband.
01:23:17.990 --> 01:23:19.660
We have right of way challenges.
01:23:19.660 --> 01:23:22.600
We have to work with a lot of private landowners
01:23:22.600 --> 01:23:26.900
in order to get broadband across to folks.
01:23:26.900 --> 01:23:30.750
And so I'll talk more when we get to questions,
01:23:30.750 --> 01:23:33.250
I mean when we get to the panel
01:23:33.250 --> 01:23:35.470
about some of our best practices
01:23:35.470 --> 01:23:38.113
on working with those things.
01:23:40.086 --> 01:23:45.086
And we are really, we've been through a lot of grants
01:23:45.590 --> 01:23:50.590
through all sorts of CASF projects during the years
01:23:52.480 --> 01:23:57.480
where legislation has changed, and we're really excited
01:23:57.820 --> 01:24:00.010
about the fact that we're going to see
01:24:00.010 --> 01:24:04.020
a lot of our telecom providers
01:24:04.020 --> 01:24:06.310
applying for grants in the next cycle.
01:24:06.310 --> 01:24:08.423
I'll stop there and pass it onto Cole.
01:24:10.780 --> 01:24:11.620
Good morning.
01:24:11.620 --> 01:24:13.520
My name is Cole Przybyla.
01:24:13.520 --> 01:24:16.430
I am an Economic Development Director for Tuolumne County.
01:24:16.430 --> 01:24:20.270
We are the Innovation and Business Assistance Department.
01:24:20.270 --> 01:24:24.070
So I am not an actual director of our Central Sierra
01:24:24.070 --> 01:24:27.160
Connect Broadband Consortium, but rather a member,
01:24:27.160 --> 01:24:30.980
and an active member in the sense that my goal was
01:24:30.980 --> 01:24:34.930
to encourage broadband infrastructure builds in our county
01:24:34.930 --> 01:24:37.300
to then encourage economic development.
01:24:37.300 --> 01:24:39.970
So that was the standpoint I got involved,
01:24:39.970 --> 01:24:42.260
and from there I started to connect partners.
01:24:42.260 --> 01:24:47.260
So I involved CENIC, I involved our Northeast Centers,
01:24:47.973 --> 01:24:50.960
Upstate California Connect Consortium,
01:24:50.960 --> 01:24:52.940
I involved Steve Blum at Tellus Venture
01:24:52.940 --> 01:24:56.830
about understanding this data to bring it all together
01:24:56.830 --> 01:24:59.880
and from there we created an event utilizing
01:24:59.880 --> 01:25:03.800
a lot of those partners to bring together Stephanie Tom
01:25:03.800 --> 01:25:06.401
from our California Department of Technology
01:25:06.401 --> 01:25:09.470
and quite a few other different presenters
01:25:09.470 --> 01:25:14.470
to really bring the ones that will make some difference
01:25:14.470 --> 01:25:17.570
in having some influence in infrastructure.
01:25:17.570 --> 01:25:21.240
And with that, we also included our five regions
01:25:21.240 --> 01:25:25.360
and five counties which are Alpine, Amador,
01:25:25.360 --> 01:25:28.610
Calaveras, Tuolumne, and Mariposa.
01:25:28.610 --> 01:25:31.570
And what really worked was we created an event
01:25:31.570 --> 01:25:35.100
that had speakers and that had some action plans in it,
01:25:35.100 --> 01:25:37.840
but we created a pre-conference meeting
01:25:37.840 --> 01:25:41.850
where we got supervisors, some of the speakers together
01:25:41.850 --> 01:25:45.600
to really talk about what it is that, from a county level,
01:25:45.600 --> 01:25:50.050
we could control in increasing that infrastructure.
01:25:50.050 --> 01:25:54.380
And so what came out of that meeting was a five region goal
01:25:54.380 --> 01:25:57.920
to create a very similar Dig One policy,
01:25:57.920 --> 01:26:00.320
and then also a broadband plan utilizing
01:26:00.320 --> 01:26:03.960
some of that preferred scenario information with CENIC.
01:26:03.960 --> 01:26:06.820
And so I'm happy to report that we are,
01:26:06.820 --> 01:26:10.070
right up until COVID, kind of when about
01:26:10.070 --> 01:26:11.930
we were putting in our Dig One policies
01:26:11.930 --> 01:26:14.880
at a five county region, and we're still
01:26:14.880 --> 01:26:16.840
having that broadband plan discussion.
01:26:16.840 --> 01:26:18.850
And so we can go into it a little bit farther.
01:26:18.850 --> 01:26:21.010
That's the basics of how I got involved
01:26:21.010 --> 01:26:23.473
and it's very exciting, and I'll pass it off.
01:26:27.810 --> 01:26:29.140
Thank you very much, Cole.
01:26:29.140 --> 01:26:31.950
This is Trish again, and now we're going to shift
01:26:31.950 --> 01:26:34.870
into our panel discussions talking about
01:26:34.870 --> 01:26:38.470
a series of topics and issues that Grace mentioned.
01:26:38.470 --> 01:26:43.470
So the first issue that we'd like to discuss is how does,
01:26:43.909 --> 01:26:47.270
the consortia will share about their successful experiences,
01:26:47.270 --> 01:26:50.970
best practices, and or CASF infrastructure project cases.
01:26:50.970 --> 01:26:53.733
So I'd like to start with Connie, please, first.
01:26:56.083 --> 01:26:57.910
Thank you.
01:26:57.910 --> 01:26:59.760
Up in the Redwood Coast, as I said,
01:26:59.760 --> 01:27:02.560
which is Humboldt, Del Norte, and Trinity County,
01:27:02.560 --> 01:27:07.560
one of, we have had great success with CASF grants.
01:27:08.570 --> 01:27:11.630
One of our chief findings, as I mentioned,
01:27:11.630 --> 01:27:14.880
was the lack of backhaul and wireline.
01:27:14.880 --> 01:27:17.380
And so in the early days of the program,
01:27:17.380 --> 01:27:20.780
we identified some strategic corridors
01:27:20.780 --> 01:27:25.780
that we needed backhauls so that we could develop a co-op,
01:27:26.180 --> 01:27:31.070
open access co-op model, that would allow our ISPs
01:27:31.070 --> 01:27:33.660
to buy service off of those lines
01:27:33.660 --> 01:27:36.530
so that they could offer more last mile services
01:27:36.530 --> 01:27:38.863
to communities at a reasonable price.
01:27:39.740 --> 01:27:43.880
One example of that project which was an early win,
01:27:43.880 --> 01:27:48.880
and CASF, was the Highway 36 Broadband project,
01:27:50.400 --> 01:27:53.103
which extended across Humboldt,
01:27:54.247 --> 01:27:58.500
Trinity, and into Shasta County.
01:27:58.500 --> 01:28:01.880
That project not only allowed us to provide
01:28:01.880 --> 01:28:06.530
last mile service to some really remote communities,
01:28:06.530 --> 01:28:10.480
but it also improved the reliability of service
01:28:10.480 --> 01:28:15.480
to our major urban area and improved economic development.
01:28:16.120 --> 01:28:18.470
Very early on we wrote a paper.
01:28:18.470 --> 01:28:22.092
We had a whole series of outages,
01:28:22.092 --> 01:28:27.092
and we wrote a paper on the economic experience that we had,
01:28:27.370 --> 01:28:32.370
hospitals couldn't do surgeries,
01:28:32.880 --> 01:28:37.410
the airport shut down, other major experiences
01:28:37.410 --> 01:28:41.180
from not having that wireline reliability.
01:28:41.180 --> 01:28:46.180
So we were able to partner and get some private funding in
01:28:46.890 --> 01:28:49.550
to help augment, that was back in the days
01:28:49.550 --> 01:28:52.283
when CASF was only a 60% program.
01:28:53.570 --> 01:28:57.350
We have several other real successes,
01:28:57.350 --> 01:29:00.780
and I'd like to thank everyone on CASF staff
01:29:00.780 --> 01:29:04.940
who's been working closely with the Karuk and Yurok Tribe.
01:29:04.940 --> 01:29:09.760
On the May 7th agenda we've got an augmentation request
01:29:09.760 --> 01:29:14.760
to allow the tribe to build a middle mile/last mile project.
01:29:16.050 --> 01:29:21.050
That was under the previous AB 1665 grant, which will serve
01:29:23.127 --> 01:29:28.127
some of our most remote tribes with service.
01:29:28.420 --> 01:29:32.800
And so we've had companies that have applied
01:29:32.800 --> 01:29:37.800
and we've had new corporations that have also stepped up,
01:29:39.330 --> 01:29:42.180
been formed, similar to what Tom West
01:29:42.180 --> 01:29:44.053
was talking about to serve.
01:29:45.070 --> 01:29:46.840
And the,
01:29:46.840 --> 01:29:51.240
I would say one of the most important things for success
01:29:51.240 --> 01:29:53.760
is to make sure you engage political leaders
01:29:53.760 --> 01:29:56.483
in your community and all of the stakeholders.
01:29:57.330 --> 01:29:59.753
Also, to really document the need.
01:30:00.340 --> 01:30:04.450
And I had a recent call with Frontier Communications
01:30:04.450 --> 01:30:06.040
that's putting in an application
01:30:06.040 --> 01:30:08.220
for one of our remote communities.
01:30:08.220 --> 01:30:12.660
And was really impressed with the fact that they said,
01:30:12.660 --> 01:30:15.850
we will never forget that public meeting we had there
01:30:15.850 --> 01:30:19.627
where the community impressed the need for service on us.
01:30:19.627 --> 01:30:21.640
And so we're happy to be able to apply
01:30:21.640 --> 01:30:24.120
for a CASF grant there.
01:30:24.120 --> 01:30:26.290
So being able to connect,
01:30:26.290 --> 01:30:31.290
the community need to the to the providers is critical.
01:30:32.000 --> 01:30:37.000
Another big success I think for our consortia
01:30:37.070 --> 01:30:39.050
is staying neutral.
01:30:39.050 --> 01:30:43.600
We don't have favorites among providers.
01:30:43.600 --> 01:30:46.220
We wanna work with each provider
01:30:46.220 --> 01:30:51.000
to assure that we can provide success.
01:30:51.000 --> 01:30:55.530
So we do not sign NDAs or any agreements
01:30:55.530 --> 01:30:58.300
to only work with one provider in a region.
01:30:58.300 --> 01:31:01.320
We stay neutral as much as we can.
01:31:01.320 --> 01:31:06.320
And then also we really focus on making sure that
01:31:09.950 --> 01:31:14.000
we are outreaching and make policy leaders understand
01:31:14.000 --> 01:31:17.660
the need and their impact locally on
01:31:17.660 --> 01:31:21.760
the provider's ability to get into communities.
01:31:21.760 --> 01:31:24.610
So we have gone back to our communities
01:31:24.610 --> 01:31:27.440
to our sort of anti wireless
01:31:27.440 --> 01:31:30.810
and talk to them about the implications of writing policies
01:31:30.810 --> 01:31:33.770
that make it more strenuous for wireless
01:31:33.770 --> 01:31:35.700
providers to come in.
01:31:35.700 --> 01:31:38.480
I'll stop there and I believe
01:31:38.480 --> 01:31:41.083
David is going to also answer this question.
01:31:43.890 --> 01:31:45.000
Yeah, thank you Connie.
01:31:45.000 --> 01:31:46.610
And I could say in addition
01:31:46.610 --> 01:31:48.170
to you being a Frontier Community,
01:31:48.170 --> 01:31:49.380
you're also a pioneer
01:31:49.380 --> 01:31:51.660
because you were the first region to really
01:31:51.660 --> 01:31:55.310
start working on the issue in a more concerted way.
01:31:55.310 --> 01:31:58.560
So moving across to the North State.
01:31:58.560 --> 01:32:00.293
Yes, David, you're next place.
01:32:01.972 --> 01:32:02.861
Thank you Trish.
01:32:02.861 --> 01:32:04.350
Thank you Connie.
01:32:04.350 --> 01:32:06.997
I wouldn't have started with GSF infrastructure
01:32:06.997 --> 01:32:08.910
for your cases.
01:32:08.910 --> 01:32:12.910
After CPUC completed the CASF infrastructure
01:32:12.910 --> 01:32:15.183
grant rulemaking at the end of 2018,
01:32:16.110 --> 01:32:19.340
or Bourbon Consortia reach out to potential applicants
01:32:19.340 --> 01:32:22.280
including incumbent competitive
01:32:22.280 --> 01:32:25.210
and potential new entrant ISPs.
01:32:25.210 --> 01:32:27.351
We send to ISPs,
01:32:27.351 --> 01:32:30.400
CASF infrastructure grant application package.
01:32:30.400 --> 01:32:32.200
Which included first,
01:32:32.200 --> 01:32:34.303
the rulemaking and application documents.
01:32:35.210 --> 01:32:37.250
Second, a summary of the grants
01:32:37.250 --> 01:32:40.270
highlighting important guidelines or requirements.
01:32:40.270 --> 01:32:43.620
And third, we included maps of eligible areas
01:32:43.620 --> 01:32:46.050
which showed potential funding levels,
01:32:46.050 --> 01:32:51.050
from 60% to 100% on these reasons, CASF funding criteria.
01:32:53.550 --> 01:32:56.170
We generated these maps using CPUC
01:32:56.170 --> 01:32:58.150
bourbon availability data,
01:32:58.150 --> 01:33:00.833
census data, and geographical data.
01:33:01.840 --> 01:33:05.810
This information package helps to bring to the page of ISPs
01:33:05.810 --> 01:33:08.490
some potential CASF projects in our region.
01:33:08.490 --> 01:33:12.570
And help them to carry out initial business assessments
01:33:12.570 --> 01:33:15.393
which incorporated priority areas,
01:33:16.240 --> 01:33:20.790
And some ISPs responded on consortia (mumbles) assisted them
01:33:20.790 --> 01:33:22.773
with different application items.
01:33:23.760 --> 01:33:27.120
To gather support for these projects and coordination,
01:33:27.120 --> 01:33:30.650
we also work collaboratively with partners such as
01:33:30.650 --> 01:33:34.943
CEPA, electric officials and Local consortia partners.
01:33:36.680 --> 01:33:40.800
As a result to our ISPs, Frontier Communications
01:33:40.800 --> 01:33:43.050
and bourbon telecommunications,
01:33:43.050 --> 01:33:47.370
filed a total of six projects in the 2019 application cycle
01:33:47.370 --> 01:33:49.665
to carry out deployments in the counties of
01:33:49.665 --> 01:33:51.573
Norfolk, (mumbles) and Plumas.
01:33:52.460 --> 01:33:56.597
This project will deploy a total of 636 households
01:33:58.090 --> 01:34:00.670
located in hard to reach areas
01:34:00.670 --> 01:34:05.150
using VDSL six wireless and fiber optics.
01:34:05.150 --> 01:34:08.313
The Project included (mumbles) deployment.
01:34:09.420 --> 01:34:12.110
And for the 2020 application cycle,
01:34:12.110 --> 01:34:14.010
we are carrying out the same approach.
01:34:15.610 --> 01:34:19.670
Another area that our consortia has been working on
01:34:19.670 --> 01:34:22.490
is supporting local governments to develop policies
01:34:22.490 --> 01:34:25.060
and strategic master bourbon plans
01:34:25.060 --> 01:34:26.853
to support broadband expansion.
01:34:27.740 --> 01:34:31.300
For instance, we have assisted counties, cities and towns
01:34:31.300 --> 01:34:34.290
to develop and implement vigorous policies
01:34:34.290 --> 01:34:37.850
in order to maximize access to excavation projects
01:34:37.850 --> 01:34:39.640
in the public right of way
01:34:39.640 --> 01:34:43.150
and to optimize resources for completing installation
01:34:43.150 --> 01:34:44.653
for fiber optics deployment.
01:34:45.670 --> 01:34:48.540
Our consortia developed (mumbles) ordinances
01:34:48.540 --> 01:34:52.830
recently passed adopted by the cities of Portland, Lakeport
01:34:52.830 --> 01:34:56.543
and the tower of paradise as part of its revealed efforts.
01:34:58.150 --> 01:35:01.200
We have been developing master google plans.
01:35:01.200 --> 01:35:04.120
These plans included comprehensive assessments
01:35:04.120 --> 01:35:06.530
of the landscape of broadband services
01:35:06.530 --> 01:35:10.192
based on CPUC broadband availability data.
01:35:10.192 --> 01:35:12.380
And in return also provide them recommendations
01:35:12.380 --> 01:35:14.990
to do broadband coverage ISPs
01:35:14.990 --> 01:35:19.240
by upgrading, expanding or launching broadband networks.
01:35:19.240 --> 01:35:22.840
These plans also provide a recommendation for developing
01:35:22.840 --> 01:35:25.740
and implementing policies to support broadband deployment.
01:35:27.460 --> 01:35:29.460
We developed a master google plan,
01:35:29.460 --> 01:35:32.770
Well recently adopted by the legislate board.
01:35:32.770 --> 01:35:36.840
And also developed countywide plans that some of which
01:35:36.840 --> 01:35:39.793
are currently being reviewed for potential adoption.
01:35:41.850 --> 01:35:44.790
Thank you Trish, back to you.
01:35:44.790 --> 01:35:45.623
Okay.
01:35:45.623 --> 01:35:47.570
Thank you very much David, for all your excellent work
01:35:47.570 --> 01:35:50.460
in the North state and for your partnership with us here.
01:35:50.460 --> 01:35:53.230
Next I'd like to go to the next issue, question,
01:35:53.230 --> 01:35:56.820
which is sharing consortia engagement with providers,
01:35:56.820 --> 01:35:59.030
local government stakeholders and consumers.
01:35:59.030 --> 01:36:00.900
And you've already heard some of the partnerships,
01:36:00.900 --> 01:36:03.820
but now we'll switch to Tom.
01:36:03.820 --> 01:36:06.070
Could you take it away please, Tom?
01:36:06.070 --> 01:36:06.903
Sure.
01:36:09.940 --> 01:36:14.460
The key for us has been to have our four County members,
01:36:14.460 --> 01:36:15.616
as I mentioned before,
01:36:15.616 --> 01:36:18.380
Marin, Mendocino, Napa and Sonoma,
01:36:18.380 --> 01:36:22.030
to have the counties to take ownership of the
01:36:23.450 --> 01:36:25.420
issue of broadband.
01:36:25.420 --> 01:36:27.250
At some point in time,
01:36:27.250 --> 01:36:29.793
our Regional Consortia is not going to be funded.
01:36:30.650 --> 01:36:34.870
So we have organized with an oversight committee,
01:36:34.870 --> 01:36:36.970
which is comprised of
01:36:36.970 --> 01:36:40.530
one board of supervisor from each of the counties
01:36:40.530 --> 01:36:45.530
and one board of supervisor who is an alternative.
01:36:45.900 --> 01:36:49.450
So the intent here is to try to have them
01:36:49.450 --> 01:36:52.620
eventually take this responsibility back to the board
01:36:52.620 --> 01:36:55.130
and have it become part of the infrastructure
01:36:55.130 --> 01:36:58.053
thrust of a specific County.
01:36:58.950 --> 01:37:01.590
In addition to that, we've had two counties,
01:37:01.590 --> 01:37:03.400
Sonoma and Mendocino,
01:37:03.400 --> 01:37:06.830
that have had Community Advisory Groups
01:37:06.830 --> 01:37:09.860
made up of citizens as well as stakeholders
01:37:09.860 --> 01:37:11.810
from across the each of the counties.
01:37:11.810 --> 01:37:15.000
And they've been in existence for well over a decade.
01:37:15.000 --> 01:37:18.350
And those two advisory committees
01:37:18.350 --> 01:37:21.440
have been very instrumental in those respective counties.
01:37:21.440 --> 01:37:24.290
In the case of Marin and Napa,
01:37:24.290 --> 01:37:26.280
they have formed task forces,
01:37:26.280 --> 01:37:29.880
which really consists of people within the government
01:37:29.880 --> 01:37:32.830
who are taking this responsibility on.
01:37:32.830 --> 01:37:36.920
So the first key is engaging your local governments,
01:37:36.920 --> 01:37:41.883
namely the counties and having them undertake the ownership.
01:37:43.090 --> 01:37:44.910
In terms of providers,
01:37:44.910 --> 01:37:47.840
every effort is made to engage the providers
01:37:47.840 --> 01:37:49.603
on an ongoing basis.
01:37:50.440 --> 01:37:51.870
That is somewhat of a challenge
01:37:51.870 --> 01:37:55.200
in certain of our counties where
01:37:55.200 --> 01:37:58.290
there are a number of local ISPs.
01:37:58.290 --> 01:38:01.390
And as I mentioned earlier, it is very difficult.
01:38:01.390 --> 01:38:05.400
These people are family owned businesses.
01:38:05.400 --> 01:38:08.610
They find niche markets and when you come
01:38:08.610 --> 01:38:12.503
and talk with them about applying for a CASF grant,
01:38:13.370 --> 01:38:16.340
they immediately tell you they're overworked
01:38:16.340 --> 01:38:19.900
and underpaid and that they don't have the staff resources
01:38:19.900 --> 01:38:22.480
nor the money that is necessary to mount
01:38:22.480 --> 01:38:25.660
such an effort either for federal or state grants.
01:38:25.660 --> 01:38:28.410
So this is a really an interesting challenge.
01:38:28.410 --> 01:38:30.810
On the other hand, we have a couple of providers
01:38:32.630 --> 01:38:37.520
like Comcast and Sonic that have not been
01:38:38.400 --> 01:38:40.180
interested in taking federal money,
01:38:40.180 --> 01:38:41.660
but at the same time
01:38:41.660 --> 01:38:44.340
have been moving fairly aggressively within our regions.
01:38:44.340 --> 01:38:46.180
And that is good.
01:38:46.180 --> 01:38:47.823
And then to be frank,
01:38:48.690 --> 01:38:52.120
our incumbents seem to be treading water.
01:38:52.120 --> 01:38:56.010
So that's where our assessment is.
01:38:56.010 --> 01:38:58.380
Getting the counties to take ownership,
01:38:58.380 --> 01:39:01.210
continuing to engage the providers
01:39:01.210 --> 01:39:03.270
and try to move the ball down the court
01:39:03.270 --> 01:39:05.393
with advanced technology for the future.
01:39:07.320 --> 01:39:10.430
Thank you so much Tom, for all your efforts there.
01:39:10.430 --> 01:39:13.680
Next I'd like to talk to Cole.
01:39:13.680 --> 01:39:15.030
Cole, you've given us
01:39:15.030 --> 01:39:17.500
a little bit of an overview of your partnership strategies,
01:39:17.500 --> 01:39:19.313
but please carry on.
01:39:20.260 --> 01:39:22.070
Yeah, so I'll expand a little bit.
01:39:22.070 --> 01:39:26.750
So what really worked for our event,
01:39:26.750 --> 01:39:29.710
because that's really what was the catalyst for our
01:39:29.710 --> 01:39:32.360
five County region to do a broadband plan
01:39:32.360 --> 01:39:35.450
and Dig Once policies that really worked at our event
01:39:35.450 --> 01:39:38.120
was to have it more than speakers.
01:39:38.120 --> 01:39:40.190
And to expand a little bit on Tom,
01:39:40.190 --> 01:39:42.870
with Tom saying about the County supervisors.
01:39:42.870 --> 01:39:44.490
That's exactly right.
01:39:44.490 --> 01:39:46.930
It's so important to get those County supervisors
01:39:46.930 --> 01:39:48.770
to be on board.
01:39:48.770 --> 01:39:51.310
But more importantly to even understand
01:39:51.310 --> 01:39:55.160
what broadband mean and what broadband infrastructure is,
01:39:55.160 --> 01:39:58.390
but also then what we found out is very often the basics.
01:39:58.390 --> 01:40:00.100
So terminology.
01:40:00.100 --> 01:40:02.070
So whenever we have an event
01:40:02.070 --> 01:40:04.900
or you have time to talk to supervisors,
01:40:04.900 --> 01:40:07.930
remind them and use verbiage
01:40:07.930 --> 01:40:10.100
that makes sense for them on terminology.
01:40:10.100 --> 01:40:13.120
'Cause we start to talk to internet service providers.
01:40:13.120 --> 01:40:15.290
We wanna make sure that the supervisors understand
01:40:15.290 --> 01:40:16.123
what they're talking about.
01:40:16.123 --> 01:40:19.200
So what I'm saying is make sure you compare
01:40:19.200 --> 01:40:22.310
what those internet feeds are like dial-up, DSL satellites
01:40:22.310 --> 01:40:23.940
to the things they understand.
01:40:23.940 --> 01:40:27.450
Like in our case, we were comparing them to
01:40:27.450 --> 01:40:31.607
Cattle Trails versus Highways versus Interstates.
01:40:31.607 --> 01:40:34.790
And we really kind of outlined what the difference between
01:40:34.790 --> 01:40:37.980
speeds and data and all those terms about wireline
01:40:37.980 --> 01:40:40.860
and wireless that we all know as,
01:40:40.860 --> 01:40:42.190
I'm not a broadband expert,
01:40:42.190 --> 01:40:45.350
but your most likely a broadband expert.
01:40:45.350 --> 01:40:46.970
But when you talk to a supervisor
01:40:46.970 --> 01:40:48.380
and economic development director,
01:40:48.380 --> 01:40:49.740
we are not experts.
01:40:49.740 --> 01:40:51.690
So we went through and outlined
01:40:51.690 --> 01:40:53.680
all those kinds of terminology
01:40:53.680 --> 01:40:57.320
and then really explained what a Dig Once policy was,
01:40:57.320 --> 01:40:58.400
what a broadband plan was,
01:40:58.400 --> 01:41:00.460
so they could feel confident
01:41:00.460 --> 01:41:02.660
when we went to this larger event
01:41:02.660 --> 01:41:04.710
about making statements on,
01:41:04.710 --> 01:41:07.330
we are going to go forward with a Dig Once policy.
01:41:07.330 --> 01:41:11.090
We are going to go forward with a broadband plan.
01:41:11.090 --> 01:41:14.820
And then the other thing that we did in tandem
01:41:14.820 --> 01:41:18.820
to make sure that internet service providers also wanted
01:41:18.820 --> 01:41:21.070
to be involved in come to this event,
01:41:21.070 --> 01:41:23.877
is we really partnered with the CPUC
01:41:23.877 --> 01:41:26.850
and the California Advanced Services Fund staff.
01:41:26.850 --> 01:41:30.680
And so somehow we convinced just to Highfield
01:41:30.680 --> 01:41:34.300
our telecom or one of the CPUC is telecom engineers
01:41:34.300 --> 01:41:36.700
to come to the meeting and the event
01:41:36.700 --> 01:41:40.130
and beforehand have private conversations
01:41:40.130 --> 01:41:41.990
with internet service providers.
01:41:41.990 --> 01:41:44.370
And it sounded like about four of them
01:41:44.370 --> 01:41:47.110
had never even heard of advanced services funds.
01:41:47.110 --> 01:41:49.900
And they are moving forward with projects.
01:41:49.900 --> 01:41:52.620
So that was a very, another fruitful
01:41:52.620 --> 01:41:54.550
thing that we did with those private meetings
01:41:54.550 --> 01:41:56.729
with internet service providers.
01:41:56.729 --> 01:41:59.580
And then at the event, it wasn't just speakers.
01:41:59.580 --> 01:42:03.260
We had California Advanced Services Fund map
01:42:03.260 --> 01:42:05.776
that we posted so that everyone can really understand
01:42:05.776 --> 01:42:07.550
where are the fixed line?
01:42:07.550 --> 01:42:09.270
Where are those wireless gaps?
01:42:09.270 --> 01:42:12.050
And then also again, making sure that everyone
01:42:12.050 --> 01:42:14.670
was on the same page about what we were talking about.
01:42:14.670 --> 01:42:19.350
We had those comparisons of what are the speeds
01:42:19.350 --> 01:42:20.950
that you need to run a screen
01:42:20.950 --> 01:42:22.750
versus what are those needs that you need
01:42:22.750 --> 01:42:23.860
at the millennial family
01:42:23.860 --> 01:42:26.180
with five different screens going on.
01:42:26.180 --> 01:42:27.670
And so that again,
01:42:27.670 --> 01:42:29.943
really helped to lead the discussion along.
01:42:30.860 --> 01:42:34.260
And one of the things that was also very important for that
01:42:35.220 --> 01:42:37.800
event that we found that was very successful
01:42:37.800 --> 01:42:41.450
was getting those state partners to our region
01:42:41.450 --> 01:42:44.210
and seeing actually what is the topography,
01:42:44.210 --> 01:42:46.350
what does the County look like
01:42:46.350 --> 01:42:48.580
and why do we continually say that
01:42:48.580 --> 01:42:52.400
while putting in some towers is really helpful.
01:42:52.400 --> 01:42:55.830
It may not be the ultimate solution as in a fixed wire line
01:42:55.830 --> 01:42:57.830
or kind of other solutions.
01:42:57.830 --> 01:43:00.640
So again, I think it was, as Tom said,
01:43:00.640 --> 01:43:03.320
really having those County supervisors understanding
01:43:03.320 --> 01:43:06.530
and being a part of the conversation,
01:43:06.530 --> 01:43:09.330
educating them and then bringing in all those providers
01:43:09.330 --> 01:43:11.710
and different stakeholders that then can understand
01:43:11.710 --> 01:43:15.466
from those supervisors standpoint why this is so important.
01:43:15.466 --> 01:43:17.070
And that's what I have.
01:43:17.070 --> 01:43:18.180
Thank you very much Cole.
01:43:18.180 --> 01:43:19.430
That's great.
01:43:19.430 --> 01:43:20.460
This is Trish again.
01:43:20.460 --> 01:43:23.140
I'll give a little overview of what we've done in our region
01:43:23.140 --> 01:43:24.870
here in the capital region.
01:43:24.870 --> 01:43:28.800
Valley vision's role in all of our projects is partly to be
01:43:28.800 --> 01:43:30.970
a convener and a collaborator.
01:43:30.970 --> 01:43:33.830
To foster collaboration and also to generate
01:43:33.830 --> 01:43:36.840
information and data that helps decision makers
01:43:36.840 --> 01:43:40.790
on policies and actions as well as community stakeholders.
01:43:40.790 --> 01:43:43.370
So generating a lot of the information
01:43:43.370 --> 01:43:46.480
about our broadband gaps and deficiencies and status
01:43:46.480 --> 01:43:49.500
has really helped us be able to mobilize
01:43:49.500 --> 01:43:51.550
our leadership in our community.
01:43:51.550 --> 01:43:55.840
So we take this an approach in a multipronged approach.
01:43:55.840 --> 01:43:59.470
We have met with almost all of the supervisors
01:43:59.470 --> 01:44:02.850
in our regions over the years and we brief them
01:44:02.850 --> 01:44:05.730
and we talk about ways that it integrates
01:44:05.730 --> 01:44:08.730
into their general plans and their priorities.
01:44:08.730 --> 01:44:12.870
And we have a mechanism that our Metro Chamber sponsors
01:44:12.870 --> 01:44:13.860
each year it's called cap to cap,
01:44:13.860 --> 01:44:15.850
the capital of the capital trip.
01:44:15.850 --> 01:44:18.990
It's the largest delegation that goes across the country
01:44:18.990 --> 01:44:23.350
to Washington to advocate on policy issues
01:44:23.350 --> 01:44:24.810
that are critical to the region.
01:44:24.810 --> 01:44:29.040
And so over the years, broadband has really migrated to
01:44:29.040 --> 01:44:33.046
a top level issue across many different topics.
01:44:33.046 --> 01:44:36.270
It's seen as a core foundational infrastructure.
01:44:36.270 --> 01:44:38.830
So there's a lot of leadership support
01:44:39.670 --> 01:44:44.670
for deploying broadband more cohesively across the region.
01:44:45.330 --> 01:44:47.630
And there are elected officials in that network.
01:44:47.630 --> 01:44:49.880
And then we also work closely with our council
01:44:49.880 --> 01:44:52.180
of governments SACOG,
01:44:52.180 --> 01:44:55.840
which has membership from all of our cities and County.
01:44:55.840 --> 01:44:58.060
So that's another leadership overlay.
01:44:58.060 --> 01:45:01.330
And then as part of our normal day to day work
01:45:02.550 --> 01:45:05.220
for the consortia data gathering
01:45:05.220 --> 01:45:07.210
and helping our communities.
01:45:07.210 --> 01:45:09.730
Normally what we do is we work with the planners
01:45:09.730 --> 01:45:12.210
and the staff in each of the counties.
01:45:12.210 --> 01:45:14.300
Some counties are more organized than others,
01:45:14.300 --> 01:45:18.420
like Yolo County through a lot of this work early on
01:45:18.420 --> 01:45:21.030
did a Yolo County broadband plan.
01:45:21.030 --> 01:45:24.360
And so they have an ongoing task force
01:45:24.360 --> 01:45:27.700
that reports to the board of supervisors each month.
01:45:27.700 --> 01:45:31.900
And so we have a natural connectivity there
01:45:31.900 --> 01:45:33.990
to work with staff and points of contact.
01:45:33.990 --> 01:45:36.400
But we have a network of partners
01:45:36.400 --> 01:45:38.360
that we work with locally in each County.
01:45:38.360 --> 01:45:41.880
So we convene, we work with Steve Blum
01:45:41.880 --> 01:45:43.050
who's a consultant for us.
01:45:43.050 --> 01:45:45.170
He generates data on the mapping
01:45:45.170 --> 01:45:49.400
and each County is able to identify more deeply
01:45:49.400 --> 01:45:51.490
what their priority target areas are
01:45:51.490 --> 01:45:52.640
and talk about
01:45:52.640 --> 01:45:55.680
developing infrastructure projects with providers.
01:45:55.680 --> 01:45:57.770
We also have region wide convenings
01:45:57.770 --> 01:46:00.440
where we bring in all the partners
01:46:00.440 --> 01:46:04.410
including anchor institutions, local governments, planners.
01:46:04.410 --> 01:46:07.510
We work closely with our economic development staff
01:46:07.510 --> 01:46:10.590
and then also providers to try to provide a platform
01:46:10.590 --> 01:46:13.890
where we can talk about our regional priorities
01:46:13.890 --> 01:46:16.840
and how to make progress there.
01:46:16.840 --> 01:46:18.930
With our council of government,
01:46:18.930 --> 01:46:22.820
we have worked closely with them on the strategic broadband
01:46:22.820 --> 01:46:25.820
corridors project and I want to thank Tom West again
01:46:25.820 --> 01:46:29.220
for his leadership along with Martha Van region,
01:46:29.220 --> 01:46:34.050
in 2018 and 2019 to help canvas all of the regions
01:46:34.050 --> 01:46:38.730
about what their critical priorities were for the corridor
01:46:38.730 --> 01:46:42.330
and that has enabled us to work closely with the PUC,
01:46:42.330 --> 01:46:45.290
Caltrans, the broadband council,
01:46:45.290 --> 01:46:48.310
California Emerging Technology Fund and others
01:46:48.310 --> 01:46:49.670
to convene the partners
01:46:49.670 --> 01:46:53.070
and to really understand what we need to do.
01:46:53.070 --> 01:46:54.970
On our end to be ready.
01:46:54.970 --> 01:46:58.100
One of the issues that came out for instance is that
01:46:58.100 --> 01:47:01.400
providers have a lot of challenges getting projects
01:47:01.400 --> 01:47:04.030
through the permitting process in Caltrans districts
01:47:04.030 --> 01:47:06.360
because there's variability
01:47:06.360 --> 01:47:08.560
about the way that those processes happen.
01:47:08.560 --> 01:47:10.780
So if things can happen at the state level,
01:47:10.780 --> 01:47:13.290
what will improve outcomes on the ground.
01:47:13.290 --> 01:47:15.100
And so through that work,
01:47:15.100 --> 01:47:18.190
we're also coordinating with our council of government
01:47:18.190 --> 01:47:20.840
on the metropolitan transportation plan,
01:47:20.840 --> 01:47:24.930
which is the 20 year plan to invest infrastructure funds.
01:47:24.930 --> 01:47:28.580
So to make sure that we're doing joint use and Dig once.
01:47:28.580 --> 01:47:31.320
And I wanna also acknowledge our partnership
01:47:31.320 --> 01:47:34.450
with the California Emerging Technology Fund.
01:47:34.450 --> 01:47:37.010
They have funded a school to home project for us,
01:47:37.010 --> 01:47:40.000
a preferred broadband scenarios project
01:47:40.000 --> 01:47:41.870
and our AgTech pilot,
01:47:41.870 --> 01:47:45.190
which is a partnership not only with Chico State
01:47:45.190 --> 01:47:48.440
and Fresno State, but also with partners like USDA,
01:47:48.440 --> 01:47:52.700
University of California, our local farm Bureau,
01:47:52.700 --> 01:47:55.310
lost Ag commissioner, lot of partners.
01:47:55.310 --> 01:47:58.910
And so it really enables us to highlight issues that we feel
01:47:58.910 --> 01:48:02.223
also have relevance for other regions of the state.
01:48:03.150 --> 01:48:06.250
So that's part of our approach
01:48:06.250 --> 01:48:08.810
in dealing with our engagement.
01:48:08.810 --> 01:48:12.460
Now, I'd like to go to our next question, which is
01:48:12.460 --> 01:48:14.680
the Consortia experience
01:48:14.680 --> 01:48:16.937
in identifying CASF of priority areas
01:48:16.937 --> 01:48:19.660
and developing cost-effective strategies.
01:48:19.660 --> 01:48:22.060
So I'd like to start with Steve.
01:48:22.060 --> 01:48:22.910
Thank you, Steve.
01:48:23.900 --> 01:48:25.300
Thank you.
01:48:25.300 --> 01:48:28.143
If we could go back to my slides now.
01:48:29.760 --> 01:48:31.540
Boom, next one.
01:48:31.540 --> 01:48:32.373
One more.
01:48:32.373 --> 01:48:33.206
There we go.
01:48:36.305 --> 01:48:40.853
In developing priorities, the first thing we had to do here
01:48:42.170 --> 01:48:44.683
was decide what our goals were.
01:48:46.760 --> 01:48:49.660
As I said earlier, we're an ad hoc organization.
01:48:49.660 --> 01:48:52.140
We've been around for 25 years.
01:48:52.140 --> 01:48:56.900
We bring in cities, counties, educational institutions,
01:48:56.900 --> 01:49:01.070
and our membership as well as private companies.
01:49:01.070 --> 01:49:05.650
Help organizations and internet service providers,
01:49:05.650 --> 01:49:10.180
both incumbents and competitive internet service providers.
01:49:10.180 --> 01:49:14.850
So in trying to figure out what we wanted to do
01:49:14.850 --> 01:49:18.600
before we set priorities, it was what do we need here?
01:49:18.600 --> 01:49:19.750
And in doing that,
01:49:19.750 --> 01:49:22.973
we looked at different broadband standards.
01:49:23.950 --> 01:49:27.220
CASF standard is six down and one up.
01:49:27.220 --> 01:49:31.610
If you have that you're considered to be served.
01:49:31.610 --> 01:49:34.830
We found that to be absolutely unacceptable.
01:49:34.830 --> 01:49:38.680
That suits some business plans out there.
01:49:38.680 --> 01:49:40.410
But it doesn't suit the economic
01:49:40.410 --> 01:49:42.843
and social development goals of our region.
01:49:44.240 --> 01:49:45.940
So could I have next slide please.
01:49:47.030 --> 01:49:49.620
We went out and we took,
01:49:49.620 --> 01:49:52.210
as we did a survey in partnership with
01:49:52.210 --> 01:49:54.113
the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership.
01:49:55.270 --> 01:49:59.110
We did a survey of people in all three of our counties
01:50:00.220 --> 01:50:03.070
in the cities, in the rural areas,
01:50:03.070 --> 01:50:05.760
in the remote ranch land to San Benito County
01:50:05.760 --> 01:50:10.760
and Silicon Valley, which is creeped into Santa Cruz.
01:50:11.080 --> 01:50:15.550
If it didn't matter, we got the same response back
01:50:16.490 --> 01:50:18.430
in terms of what people need,
01:50:18.430 --> 01:50:20.100
what people are doing online.
01:50:20.100 --> 01:50:24.180
And if people didn't believe it then,
01:50:24.180 --> 01:50:27.550
you've got to believe it now was with the COVID-19
01:50:27.550 --> 01:50:31.170
situation where kids are going to school online.
01:50:31.170 --> 01:50:34.520
And it doesn't matter if the kid is sitting in bitter water
01:50:34.520 --> 01:50:37.290
in the ranch, lands at San Benito County
01:50:37.290 --> 01:50:39.180
or in downtown Santa Cruz,
01:50:39.180 --> 01:50:41.383
which is as fiber rich as they come.
01:50:42.490 --> 01:50:43.323
It doesn't matter.
01:50:43.323 --> 01:50:44.950
They're doing the same things.
01:50:44.950 --> 01:50:46.710
If you're running a business,
01:50:46.710 --> 01:50:48.160
you're doing the same thing
01:50:48.160 --> 01:50:49.830
no matter where you are in our region,
01:50:49.830 --> 01:50:54.830
whether you're a rancher or a farmer
01:50:55.400 --> 01:50:58.130
or you're running a hotel
01:50:58.130 --> 01:51:03.120
or you're a software developer or anything.
01:51:03.120 --> 01:51:04.300
You have the same needs.
01:51:04.300 --> 01:51:06.460
It doesn't matter where your home is,
01:51:06.460 --> 01:51:09.690
you're looking for the same type of information,
01:51:09.690 --> 01:51:12.180
entertainment and enrichment out there.
01:51:12.180 --> 01:51:15.660
It doesn't matter what your job is,
01:51:15.660 --> 01:51:17.380
what your social station is,
01:51:17.380 --> 01:51:19.800
if you're a farm worker or a corporate CEO,
01:51:19.800 --> 01:51:20.710
it doesn't matter.
01:51:20.710 --> 01:51:22.180
It's all the same.
01:51:22.180 --> 01:51:23.767
That's what our survey said
01:51:23.767 --> 01:51:25.710
and that's what we're finding out now.
01:51:25.710 --> 01:51:30.200
And what that need came back as when we did the survey
01:51:30.200 --> 01:51:32.660
to quantify it was that
01:51:32.660 --> 01:51:35.870
for most nearly all residential purposes,
01:51:35.870 --> 01:51:37.450
100 down, 20 up.
01:51:37.450 --> 01:51:41.030
100 megabits download, 20 megabits upload speeds
01:51:41.030 --> 01:51:44.113
were sufficient to meet the needs.
01:51:45.170 --> 01:51:47.550
Those feed levels are also sufficient to meet
01:51:47.550 --> 01:51:52.550
most of the needs of small to medium sized businesses.
01:51:52.730 --> 01:51:56.090
Doesn't really get to the
01:51:56.090 --> 01:51:59.210
needs of large scale businesses and institutions.
01:51:59.210 --> 01:52:02.090
But if we're looking at what needs to be deployed
01:52:02.090 --> 01:52:05.410
on a mass basis, which is what CASF is about,
01:52:05.410 --> 01:52:08.010
those were the speed levels
01:52:08.010 --> 01:52:10.300
that we found we needed.
01:52:10.300 --> 01:52:14.040
So that's what we focused our development work on
01:52:14.040 --> 01:52:17.650
and how we set out for at.
01:52:17.650 --> 01:52:18.643
Next slide please.
01:52:20.330 --> 01:52:25.330
I'm using that 100 down, 20 up as a minimum.
01:52:27.240 --> 01:52:31.943
And the California average as the average.
01:52:32.910 --> 01:52:34.460
The California average, by the way,
01:52:34.460 --> 01:52:39.460
and the average California has access to broadband speeds,
01:52:40.150 --> 01:52:43.730
broadband service from two providers at one,
01:52:43.730 --> 01:52:47.450
a telephone company at roughly on the average,
01:52:47.450 --> 01:52:50.860
a median 30 megabits down, five megabits up
01:52:51.860 --> 01:52:54.940
and also from one cable provider
01:52:54.940 --> 01:52:59.870
on the median 400 megabits down and 20 megabits up.
01:52:59.870 --> 01:53:02.410
And that is the California average,
01:53:02.410 --> 01:53:04.670
although you don't really have to go through the math
01:53:04.670 --> 01:53:05.510
to figure that out.
01:53:05.510 --> 01:53:08.200
If you just look at what's available in LA County,
01:53:08.200 --> 01:53:10.210
that tends to be the California average
01:53:10.210 --> 01:53:11.420
for just about anything.
01:53:11.420 --> 01:53:15.690
Simply because it's such a large part of our population,
01:53:15.690 --> 01:53:19.300
but when you set that as the average
01:53:19.300 --> 01:53:24.300
as a C and 100 down 20 up as the as barely passing it,
01:53:25.590 --> 01:53:27.240
the minimum necessary,
01:53:27.240 --> 01:53:31.100
and you do a little bit more math on the stats
01:53:31.100 --> 01:53:32.963
from around the state.
01:53:34.000 --> 01:53:36.520
You come up with a grading scheme.
01:53:36.520 --> 01:53:38.690
And what I've got up here on the slide
01:53:38.690 --> 01:53:41.070
is that a County level?
01:53:41.070 --> 01:53:42.710
You can see that if you live in Alameda
01:53:42.710 --> 01:53:46.052
or San Francisco counties, you're doing pretty well.
01:53:46.052 --> 01:53:49.840
Your broadband infrastructure rates are B,
01:53:49.840 --> 01:53:52.380
but as you get further out from those centers,
01:53:52.380 --> 01:53:53.850
it drops off.
01:53:53.850 --> 01:53:54.763
Next slide please.
01:53:57.440 --> 01:54:00.960
So using these standards,
01:54:00.960 --> 01:54:02.520
what we did is we went out
01:54:02.520 --> 01:54:07.520
and we operate our own online mapping resource.
01:54:08.860 --> 01:54:11.060
We do our own analysis here.
01:54:11.060 --> 01:54:15.860
We don't duplicate what the CPUC does on their online map
01:54:15.860 --> 01:54:18.120
because that would be so helpful.
01:54:18.120 --> 01:54:22.290
But our analysis, we try to dive down a little deeper
01:54:22.290 --> 01:54:26.850
into the market conditions in our region.
01:54:26.850 --> 01:54:29.720
And by the way, when we run the data,
01:54:29.720 --> 01:54:32.050
we just run a statewide data set.
01:54:32.050 --> 01:54:35.380
So if anybody wants to come onto our website,
01:54:35.380 --> 01:54:37.500
Central Coast Broadband Consortium org,
01:54:37.500 --> 01:54:39.113
it's a catchy web name.
01:54:41.937 --> 01:54:43.610
You can see it,
01:54:43.610 --> 01:54:46.360
those tools are available for for the entire state.
01:54:46.360 --> 01:54:47.320
It's just as easy.
01:54:47.320 --> 01:54:50.180
It's actually easier to run a statewide data set than to try
01:54:50.180 --> 01:54:53.763
and carve out individual counties easier and cheaper.
01:54:54.870 --> 01:54:57.100
But what we did was, is we,
01:54:57.100 --> 01:54:58.650
and what we continue to do is
01:54:58.650 --> 01:55:02.230
we look at population density versus broadband gaps.
01:55:02.230 --> 01:55:05.310
And what you're seeing up here on the slide here
01:55:05.310 --> 01:55:07.620
is San Benito County.
01:55:07.620 --> 01:55:09.770
It's the analysis we did a few years ago
01:55:09.770 --> 01:55:14.570
when the CPUC asked a Consortium to do,
01:55:14.570 --> 01:55:19.570
to set priorities and we've continued this approach
01:55:20.390 --> 01:55:25.390
on through, to identify areas that are eligible
01:55:26.300 --> 01:55:31.300
for CASF grants and have the greatest need.
01:55:31.994 --> 01:55:33.644
Can I have the next slide please.
01:55:34.490 --> 01:55:35.373
The last slide.
01:55:36.320 --> 01:55:39.410
We've used these mapping tools
01:55:39.410 --> 01:55:44.410
and this is our quantitative research
01:55:45.030 --> 01:55:47.390
into what broadband speeds,
01:55:47.390 --> 01:55:50.220
what minimum broadband speeds are necessary.
01:55:50.220 --> 01:55:54.060
We've used that to identify areas where
01:55:54.060 --> 01:55:56.330
broadband infrastructure is lacking.
01:55:56.330 --> 01:56:00.120
And over time we have built up a portfolio
01:56:00.120 --> 01:56:02.490
of broadband projects in our region.
01:56:02.490 --> 01:56:07.490
That began with the Federal Stimulus Program in 2009.
01:56:09.102 --> 01:56:13.580
And as some of the projects got built and got funded,
01:56:13.580 --> 01:56:15.920
some some didn't make it so far,
01:56:15.920 --> 01:56:20.460
but every project that we've we've put forward built
01:56:21.940 --> 01:56:25.420
or not funded or not as provided a base
01:56:27.162 --> 01:56:28.690
for projects going on.
01:56:28.690 --> 01:56:31.320
So that's how we've set priorities
01:56:31.320 --> 01:56:33.430
and we've identified areas
01:56:33.430 --> 01:56:36.280
where we need broadband infrastructure
01:56:36.280 --> 01:56:40.610
and we've worked with local internet service providers,
01:56:40.610 --> 01:56:45.610
independence and incumbents light to try and get those done.
01:56:47.790 --> 01:56:52.790
As a Consortium, we will provide support on a neutral basis
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to any ISP that wants to wants to submit a CASF application.
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We're not here to tell people they can't submit it
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a CASF application.
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We will support anybody, but we also as a Consortium
01:57:09.700 --> 01:57:13.070
identify areas where we need the infrastructure
01:57:13.070 --> 01:57:14.720
and we need the service
01:57:14.720 --> 01:57:18.220
and we actively work to develop projects
01:57:18.220 --> 01:57:19.870
in those areas as well.
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So I'll turn it back to you, Trisha.
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Thank you so much Steve.
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And thanks for all the support you provide
01:57:26.300 --> 01:57:28.330
for all of us across the state.
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Next I'd like to ask David
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to talk about the experience in the North state.
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Thank you David.
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Thank you Trish.
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Our Consortia work on identifying key priority areas
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based on two main inputs.
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First, CPUC Broadband availability data and census data.
01:57:57.840 --> 01:58:00.040
And the second, input from local partners
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such as local governments,
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including elected officials and the staff.
01:58:04.130 --> 01:58:07.143
And also input from local organizations and residents.
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Respond on using CPUC and Census data.
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We use the data to carry out geospatial analysis.
01:58:17.318 --> 01:58:20.390
To identify areas that we're on serve at six one
01:58:20.390 --> 01:58:22.420
and census block level.
01:58:22.420 --> 01:58:24.240
Then within these areas,
01:58:24.240 --> 01:58:28.300
we also identified low income areas, rural areas
01:58:28.300 --> 01:58:30.373
are major rough and no service areas.
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The results of these geospatial analysis
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were maps of each County of each of our 10 counties,
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which clearly identified these areas.
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Then we set meetings and conference calls
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with Local Consortia Partners
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such as the local government in counties, cities, towns
01:58:50.270 --> 01:58:53.340
or other Consortia partners and show them these maps
01:58:53.340 --> 01:58:55.310
and ask for their input regarding
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which areas were priorities for their community.
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Local partners know what and where their needs are,
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which in addition to unserviced mentioned areas
01:59:05.640 --> 01:59:08.640
can also include important aspects of communities
01:59:08.640 --> 01:59:10.790
such as connectivity for educational
01:59:10.790 --> 01:59:12.167
and healthcare institutions
01:59:12.167 --> 01:59:14.320
and business and commercial areas
01:59:14.320 --> 01:59:16.713
which are important for economic development.
01:59:18.220 --> 01:59:20.790
This local input is very important
01:59:20.790 --> 01:59:24.540
because it helps to identify and aggregate broadband demand
01:59:24.540 --> 01:59:27.560
with County, ensure sustainability in the long term
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for broadband infrastructure deployment.
01:59:31.110 --> 01:59:34.550
In the end, the core infrastructure of broadband networks
01:59:34.550 --> 01:59:38.120
transfers together residential customers,
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a community constitution and businesses.
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After the finding priority areas.
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We also worked with ISPs including incumbent, competitive
01:59:49.533 --> 01:59:51.610
and potential new entrants
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in order to develop cost effective strategies
01:59:54.600 --> 01:59:57.083
which might be expanding ISPs footprint,
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reuse existing infrastructure
02:00:00.360 --> 02:00:02.583
or carrying out brand new deployments.
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For us it was also important to find partnerships,
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to find synergies and collaborative approaches,
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to maximize access to existing resources
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and providing infrastructure.
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Our Consortia, having working in partnership
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with local governments, community and constitutions,
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culture, cities and CPMs for example.
02:00:28.870 --> 02:00:31.670
In the case of local governments and other institutions,
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partnership with them is very important
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because they can make publicly owned assets available
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before we must reach agreements.
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ISPs can also work collaboratively with Caltrans
02:00:44.910 --> 02:00:48.730
to install conduit in construction projects
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along the state highways.
02:00:52.147 --> 02:00:55.350
And CPMs have also been working collaboratively
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with ISPs and Consortia to access,
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access to core proper infrastructure
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that connect education and healthcare facilities
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in rural areas.
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That's a summary of the approach of
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our consortium having taken on this bond.
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Thank you, back to you Trish.
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Thank you so much, David.
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Chris, how are we doing on time?
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We're running out of time.
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Can you hear me, Grace?
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Yeah, I can hear you.
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So we have about 13 minutes remaining for this discussion.
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Okay, great.
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Thank you.
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So we'll be concise,
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but this is an important issue now
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about Consortia feedback and recommendations.
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A broadband map and it's a structure application process,
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a very hot issue right now.
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So Steve, I'll start with you.
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If you could give a quick overview
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of your recommendations, please.
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Having worked on CASF applications since since 2009,
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I can say that the last round of applications,
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the process went very smoothly.
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There was, I think, a good,
02:02:15.690 --> 02:02:17.860
there was excellent work on
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the part of the CASF staff
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to review those applications
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and get proposed draft resolutions out in a timely manner.
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Challenges were dealt with, I think, properly
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and the appeals that were filed
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and disposed of by the CPUC earlier this year.
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Like actually, I guess the last one,
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was it the last meeting, a couple of meetings before
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shows that it is a rigorous process.
02:02:49.690 --> 02:02:54.523
I think if things can continue in that fashion,
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I think we'll be in good shape.
02:02:59.680 --> 02:03:03.760
Having struggled sometimes over the years
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and enjoyed the process over the years.
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I think that is going very well.
02:03:10.840 --> 02:03:14.503
I do think we need another application window for this year.
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The CAF exclusion expiration is,
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I don't think we need to wait until next April
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to look at those areas.
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The other issue of course,
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is the whole COVID-19 problem,
02:03:30.150 --> 02:03:34.600
which we had, I think, three or four projects
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from applicants that just got shell
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as soon as the lockdown,
02:03:40.120 --> 02:03:42.560
it's simply because they don't have the time
02:03:42.560 --> 02:03:46.200
or the resources to pursue those projects right now.
02:03:46.200 --> 02:03:48.720
And can't make predictions
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about capital spending and those things.
02:03:51.010 --> 02:03:53.380
So I think that's something we need.
02:03:53.380 --> 02:03:57.730
In terms of the mapping, I know the map.
02:03:57.730 --> 02:04:01.960
The mapping data, it originates with
02:04:01.960 --> 02:04:06.960
the FCC form 477 data, and the CPUC.
02:04:07.285 --> 02:04:10.258
That's a lot of that data and processes it,
02:04:10.258 --> 02:04:12.210
and I know it all gets a lot of criticism.
02:04:12.210 --> 02:04:14.430
I can tell you as somebody who works with it
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on a daily basis, it is not perfect.
02:04:18.120 --> 02:04:22.800
But you don't need perfect data in order to figure out
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where you have broadband gaps
02:04:24.980 --> 02:04:27.850
and where you need to pursue projects.
02:04:27.850 --> 02:04:29.603
I wanna go back a slide.
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Something that we said earlier today
02:04:34.830 --> 02:04:38.100
about about Apollo 11 being being less
02:04:38.100 --> 02:04:40.290
complicated than this.
02:04:40.290 --> 02:04:44.200
We went to the moon and back on three significant figures
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with these things.
02:04:45.630 --> 02:04:48.200
This is what got us to the moon and back.
02:04:48.200 --> 02:04:50.050
Three significant figures.
02:04:50.050 --> 02:04:54.797
That was a degree of precision that got us there.
02:04:56.730 --> 02:05:01.730
And I think the data we have on the maps is,
02:05:02.233 --> 02:05:06.180
and then the underlying data is more than sufficient
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for our purposes right now.
02:05:08.750 --> 02:05:12.960
The key is to read it intelligently,
02:05:12.960 --> 02:05:14.890
not take it at face value
02:05:15.808 --> 02:05:19.130
and do some critical analysis
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of what's in front of you.
02:05:22.470 --> 02:05:23.900
Great, thank you so much, Steven.
02:05:23.900 --> 02:05:26.410
We concur in our region with the
02:05:26.410 --> 02:05:29.380
desire to have another round of applications
02:05:29.380 --> 02:05:32.360
as for all the reasons that you've mentioned.
02:05:32.360 --> 02:05:35.250
Okay, David, I'll ask you to give a quick input
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on your recommendation.
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Thank you.
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Thank you Trish.
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Yeah, I agree with Steve, that the CASF infrastructure,
02:05:42.980 --> 02:05:45.800
grant application cycle in 2019
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have very clear guidelines.
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Have requirements and application process
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of what's a streamline on fast.
02:05:52.380 --> 02:05:54.590
Within six months break application,
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we'll review it on funding.
02:05:57.326 --> 02:06:00.850
For accessing potential she uses infrastructure projects ,
02:06:00.850 --> 02:06:05.850
the CPUC broadband availability data and maps (mumbles)
02:06:06.390 --> 02:06:09.500
to help the potential applicants, the theory,
02:06:09.500 --> 02:06:12.453
identify areas and priority areas.
02:06:13.860 --> 02:06:16.030
Congratulations also to the CASF team,
02:06:16.030 --> 02:06:18.478
which was also very responsible
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regarding application item inquiries
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from potential applicants and from Consortium.
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My recommendation also agreeing with Steve
02:06:27.237 --> 02:06:28.950
and what you said Trish,
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is that to opening a second application cycle each year,
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due to circumstances and events.
02:06:37.110 --> 02:06:39.400
Sometimes ISPs which are willing
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to work on CASF applications
02:06:41.570 --> 02:06:42.463
have to be brought attention
02:06:42.463 --> 02:06:45.063
and resources to other urgent matters.
02:06:46.010 --> 02:06:49.250
For example, some ISPs use the April,
02:06:49.250 --> 02:06:52.670
and then May 2019 application cycle
02:06:52.670 --> 02:06:55.720
due to investing and working on enhancing
02:06:55.720 --> 02:06:59.830
independent energy systems in preparation for PSPS,
02:06:59.830 --> 02:07:02.357
Public Safety Power Shutoffs.
02:07:02.357 --> 02:07:06.090
And now in 2020, the COVID-19 emergency situation
02:07:07.020 --> 02:07:10.280
also impacts ISPs as they respond to beads
02:07:10.280 --> 02:07:13.130
on the map using markets.
02:07:13.130 --> 02:07:16.570
So for these type unusual circumstances,
02:07:16.570 --> 02:07:19.900
it will base to have two applications cycles each year
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in order to maximize opportunities for applicants
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to prepare and file applications.
02:07:26.839 --> 02:07:28.620
And that's all I had.
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Back to you Trish.
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Great, thank you so much, David.
02:07:32.390 --> 02:07:33.640
Connie, up to you please.
02:07:36.650 --> 02:07:38.240
Hi, first of all,
02:07:38.240 --> 02:07:42.400
I would like to reiterate what Steve said,
02:07:42.400 --> 02:07:44.820
the process for mapping and application
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is getting better all the time.
02:07:46.730 --> 02:07:49.250
And thank you that I know that's not
02:07:49.250 --> 02:07:52.213
been an easy journey for CASF.
02:07:53.080 --> 02:07:57.040
I know that the CPUC wasn't really set up
02:07:57.040 --> 02:07:58.567
to run programs like this,
02:07:58.567 --> 02:08:00.600
and so it's been a great journey
02:08:00.600 --> 02:08:03.760
and we thank you for everything you've done.
02:08:03.760 --> 02:08:06.530
As far as mapping is concerned,
02:08:06.530 --> 02:08:11.530
I would agree with exactly what David and Steve emphasized.
02:08:13.040 --> 02:08:16.210
I think the maps are good enough
02:08:16.210 --> 02:08:19.030
and it's really up to us as Consortia
02:08:19.030 --> 02:08:21.760
to when we see a discrepancy,
02:08:21.760 --> 02:08:23.270
provide the information.
02:08:23.270 --> 02:08:27.403
The apps have been incredibly helpful.
02:08:28.360 --> 02:08:31.690
And we look forward to working on the Cal speed project
02:08:31.690 --> 02:08:32.903
in our area,
02:08:34.630 --> 02:08:38.020
would be some of the areas have been exaggerated
02:08:38.020 --> 02:08:40.240
for the quality of their speed
02:08:40.240 --> 02:08:42.730
and CASF staff has been amazing at
02:08:45.330 --> 02:08:49.840
working with us to update those maps as we go along.
02:08:49.840 --> 02:08:53.430
I do also wanna put a shout out for what Steve said.
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It's really up to the Consortia to translate the maps
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into usable maps and not just for application purposes,
02:09:02.680 --> 02:09:05.310
but also for educational purposes.
02:09:05.310 --> 02:09:08.430
And I'd like to give a shout out to Steve and David
02:09:08.430 --> 02:09:12.440
because their Consortia have really emphasized mapping
02:09:12.440 --> 02:09:14.713
and have been willing to,
02:09:15.940 --> 02:09:17.780
with the help of additional funding,
02:09:17.780 --> 02:09:20.930
maps for the regions like mine,
02:09:20.930 --> 02:09:24.370
that aren't really focused on mapping.
02:09:24.370 --> 02:09:27.940
And thank you to the California Emerging Technology Fund
02:09:27.940 --> 02:09:30.620
for over the years supporting additional funding
02:09:30.620 --> 02:09:32.763
to allow that mapping to happen.
02:09:34.090 --> 02:09:39.090
We were able to take advantage of Steve's ranking, grading
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to get that grading in our own region too.
02:09:43.220 --> 02:09:46.253
And so that was really helpful to us.
02:09:47.360 --> 02:09:49.050
As far as the application,
02:09:49.050 --> 02:09:52.360
one of the major challenges with the application project
02:09:52.360 --> 02:09:55.760
that we have experienced is because of our geographic area.
02:09:55.760 --> 02:09:58.330
We are only doing our best guests
02:09:58.330 --> 02:10:01.650
when we apply for applications about the cost.
02:10:01.650 --> 02:10:06.650
And so banks to CASF staffers as I mentioned the crew,
02:10:07.580 --> 02:10:09.230
can Yurok tribe coming back
02:10:09.230 --> 02:10:11.840
and ask you for a additional money.
02:10:11.840 --> 02:10:13.650
And I know Digital 299,
02:10:13.650 --> 02:10:17.340
which is a project that we're currently working on,
02:10:17.340 --> 02:10:19.120
is also doing the same.
02:10:19.120 --> 02:10:23.050
We're not asking for an increase in the percentage,
02:10:23.050 --> 02:10:26.260
but we are asking for the grant to be right-sized
02:10:26.260 --> 02:10:30.200
to that percentage because of changes based on
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the amount of time it's taken to do the applications,
02:10:34.520 --> 02:10:37.030
what's come out of the environmental reviews,
02:10:37.030 --> 02:10:40.480
and also just the geographic challenges
02:10:40.480 --> 02:10:42.700
when you actually do the engineering.
02:10:42.700 --> 02:10:47.450
So that has been a challenge in our area.
02:10:47.450 --> 02:10:50.240
And I cannot say enough about how staff,
02:10:50.240 --> 02:10:55.110
on how applications have always pushed the envelope
02:10:55.110 --> 02:10:59.540
and staff has really worked with us to
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try to solve problems
02:11:02.060 --> 02:11:04.380
with staying within the letter of the law.
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So thanks so much for that.
02:11:06.890 --> 02:11:09.530
And we look forward to working on this round,
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and I wanna emphasize what my colleagues are saying.
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Another round would be important this year.
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Great, thank you, Connie.
02:11:18.390 --> 02:11:21.510
And I wanna validate and express again,
02:11:21.510 --> 02:11:23.330
our appreciation to all the support,
02:11:23.330 --> 02:11:26.040
not only to our regional partners like Steve and David,
02:11:26.040 --> 02:11:29.080
but really to the CPUC staff has been phenomenal
02:11:29.080 --> 02:11:31.870
helping us through all of the data and how to use it.
02:11:31.870 --> 02:11:33.950
And for us, it's really important,
02:11:33.950 --> 02:11:36.490
not only for the applications, but as Connie mentioned,
02:11:36.490 --> 02:11:37.720
the educational purpose.
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We use the maps and visual displays
02:11:40.350 --> 02:11:44.060
to educate our leadership and our community stakeholders,
02:11:44.060 --> 02:11:46.510
and the visual really tell the story.
02:11:46.510 --> 02:11:48.510
So we use them in policy briefs
02:11:48.510 --> 02:11:51.120
and presentations that are very cross cutting.
02:11:51.120 --> 02:11:52.110
So thank you for that.
02:11:52.110 --> 02:11:53.700
So we have a few more minutes left,
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and I'm going to turn it over to Tom
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to share a few Consortia challenges and issues encountered,
02:12:00.270 --> 02:12:02.380
but focus on lessons learned as well.
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So thank you, Tom.
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Well, I'm going to probably not say anything
02:12:08.490 --> 02:12:10.770
given what I want to say.
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Great job to the CASF staff.
02:12:13.260 --> 02:12:15.773
The issue is well beyond them.
02:12:17.260 --> 02:12:20.912
I guess I will be a (mumble)
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There are too many stove,
02:12:21.840 --> 02:12:23.913
pipe efforts going on in California.
02:12:26.090 --> 02:12:29.950
We've been at it for 36 years since the divestiture.
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In 2008, the California Blue Ribbon Task Force
02:12:34.380 --> 02:12:37.940
calls for all Californians to be connected to broadband.
02:12:37.940 --> 02:12:41.480
And here we are 12 years later faced with COVID.
02:12:41.480 --> 02:12:43.470
And when you haven't done anything
02:12:43.470 --> 02:12:45.763
in terms of reaching that goal.
02:12:46.950 --> 02:12:49.470
And it's not only because,
02:12:49.470 --> 02:12:53.603
it's really because we lack an overall statewide strategy.
02:12:55.340 --> 02:12:57.853
So that's what I have to say.
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Thank you, Tom.
02:13:00.033 --> 02:13:03.450
And I hope with the governor's broadband, for all plan,
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we have the leadership at the state level
02:13:06.290 --> 02:13:07.860
and with our agency partners,
02:13:07.860 --> 02:13:12.250
and where the region stand ready to help support this goal.
02:13:12.250 --> 02:13:13.820
And I think everybody turned today.
02:13:13.820 --> 02:13:16.440
It's not just connecting households and residents,
02:13:16.440 --> 02:13:20.100
but it's this critical infrastructure for employers
02:13:20.100 --> 02:13:24.780
for our emergency services, such as learning, telemedicine.
02:13:24.780 --> 02:13:25.810
There's just a whole range,
02:13:25.810 --> 02:13:28.860
which we all know and want to support to see that achieved.
02:13:28.860 --> 02:13:32.310
So thank you again to everybody for your participation
02:13:32.310 --> 02:13:34.993
and the opportunity to be part of this great process.
02:13:36.760 --> 02:13:37.593
Okay.
02:13:37.593 --> 02:13:40.700
Thank you so much for the very productive discussion Trish,
02:13:40.700 --> 02:13:42.093
and the panelist.
02:13:42.980 --> 02:13:46.550
Next I would like to introduce our next presenter,
02:13:46.550 --> 02:13:49.280
Tito Price, who is the Senior Analyst
02:13:49.280 --> 02:13:51.620
State Communication division,
02:13:51.620 --> 02:13:55.370
Tito will talk about adult related topics.
02:13:55.370 --> 02:13:56.430
So let me stop.
02:13:56.430 --> 02:13:57.430
Thank you so much.
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Thank you so much, Grace.
02:14:00.590 --> 02:14:05.020
And I would ask Joe, if we could bring up my slide deck.
02:14:05.020 --> 02:14:06.160
There we go.
02:14:06.160 --> 02:14:07.050
Thank you.
02:14:07.050 --> 02:14:10.490
We wanted to spend a half an hour going through
02:14:10.490 --> 02:14:12.460
a very large federal program,
02:14:12.460 --> 02:14:15.300
which I'm sure many of my former colleagues
02:14:15.300 --> 02:14:16.190
in the consortia.
02:14:16.190 --> 02:14:18.410
It's wonderful to hear your voices
02:14:18.410 --> 02:14:20.140
and to talk with you again.
02:14:20.140 --> 02:14:22.012
Next year we're going to be together
02:14:22.012 --> 02:14:25.203
again in the same place as we were a year ago.
02:14:26.300 --> 02:14:31.300
So wanted to talk about the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
02:14:32.180 --> 02:14:34.070
or the FCC.
02:14:34.070 --> 02:14:36.400
Joe, if we could have the next slide.
02:14:36.400 --> 02:14:41.400
And this is as we'll see, a very well financed program,
02:14:41.860 --> 02:14:46.230
very complex, but we felt as our commissioners have felt
02:14:46.230 --> 02:14:49.860
in the leadership, they have given us in talking to the FCC,
02:14:49.860 --> 02:14:53.160
talking to other States, talking to members of Congress
02:14:53.160 --> 02:14:55.240
since literally the day
02:14:55.240 --> 02:14:58.880
that the notice of proposed rulemaking came out last August.
02:14:58.880 --> 02:15:01.230
We wanted to give you the benefit of the time
02:15:01.230 --> 02:15:04.600
our commissioners have allowed us to put into this
02:15:04.600 --> 02:15:06.890
because as the top slide says,
02:15:06.890 --> 02:15:10.510
because of the opportunity we see for our state.
02:15:10.510 --> 02:15:14.640
So number one, the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund or RDOF,
02:15:14.640 --> 02:15:16.620
it's a broadband infrastructure
02:15:16.620 --> 02:15:20.540
and operations funding program of FCC.
02:15:20.540 --> 02:15:24.620
It was announced last year in the late summer,
02:15:24.620 --> 02:15:28.620
it is financed as all of the public purpose
02:15:28.620 --> 02:15:30.370
of most of the public purpose programs
02:15:30.370 --> 02:15:33.850
at the federal level are from the Universal Services Fund.
02:15:33.850 --> 02:15:37.530
Of course, it is one of the largest
02:15:37.530 --> 02:15:39.570
single broadband infrastructure
02:15:41.300 --> 02:15:44.780
and operations funding cycles in U.S. history.
02:15:44.780 --> 02:15:47.040
Of course, it's gonna have a short cycle.
02:15:47.040 --> 02:15:50.450
We'll see in a moment just how much money is going out
02:15:50.450 --> 02:15:52.210
in this very short period of time
02:15:52.210 --> 02:15:55.240
within the next two years or so.
02:15:55.240 --> 02:15:58.990
RDOF is focused on broadband unserved areas.
02:15:58.990 --> 02:16:00.910
And we'll see a little bit about the
02:16:00.910 --> 02:16:03.440
eligibility of those areas in a moment.
02:16:03.440 --> 02:16:05.093
Joe, if we can have slide three.
02:16:06.500 --> 02:16:10.890
Talk about funding, RDOF total amount of federal money
02:16:10.890 --> 02:16:15.890
put out across our country will be $20.4 billion.
02:16:16.330 --> 02:16:18.660
It will go out in two phases.
02:16:18.660 --> 02:16:22.340
All of you, Steve, and other folks mentioned
02:16:22.340 --> 02:16:24.200
the experience of many folks here
02:16:24.200 --> 02:16:27.570
going back to recovery act stimulus period.
02:16:27.570 --> 02:16:30.130
This is geometrically more
02:16:30.130 --> 02:16:32.420
even in just the first phase then that.
02:16:32.420 --> 02:16:35.430
It's geometrically more than the USDs current
02:16:35.430 --> 02:16:38.760
reconnect program that we talked about a year ago.
02:16:38.760 --> 02:16:41.430
So it's broken down into two phases.
02:16:41.430 --> 02:16:44.150
The first phase will launch in a reverse auction
02:16:44.150 --> 02:16:47.350
in October of this year, unless it is delayed
02:16:47.350 --> 02:16:50.340
because of the current national emergency,
02:16:50.340 --> 02:16:53.910
unless it is delayed for a more reconsideration
02:16:53.910 --> 02:16:55.930
of working with the States, which again,
02:16:55.930 --> 02:16:59.270
our commission has been in the leadership
02:16:59.270 --> 02:17:02.760
of the entire nation in asking for this
02:17:02.760 --> 02:17:04.350
to be done more reasonably,
02:17:04.350 --> 02:17:06.650
but in the same sense at the state level,
02:17:06.650 --> 02:17:09.140
we have to assume that
02:17:09.140 --> 02:17:12.460
Phase I will launch on October 22nd like it says
02:17:12.460 --> 02:17:13.630
in the rulemaking.
02:17:13.630 --> 02:17:15.700
We'd like to tell you about how we've looked at this
02:17:15.700 --> 02:17:17.500
and prepared for it.
02:17:17.500 --> 02:17:19.430
The second phase, we'll launch,
02:17:19.430 --> 02:17:22.140
we take sometime in the third
02:17:22.140 --> 02:17:24.070
or fourth quarter of next year,
02:17:24.070 --> 02:17:25.940
and without getting into all the details,
02:17:25.940 --> 02:17:27.760
because we're limited for time.
02:17:27.760 --> 02:17:32.760
The second phase turns exactly on improving the accuracy
02:17:34.000 --> 02:17:36.910
and granularity of broadband data
02:17:36.910 --> 02:17:39.310
and mapping from the federal level.
02:17:39.310 --> 02:17:41.620
We are about to see a sea change
02:17:41.620 --> 02:17:43.270
thankfully in that.
02:17:43.270 --> 02:17:46.370
Thankfully the FCC will catch up with
02:17:46.370 --> 02:17:49.420
a better granularity and accuracy.
02:17:49.420 --> 02:17:53.740
Like we try to engage in Italy by the day at CPUC,
02:17:53.740 --> 02:17:58.330
but that new protocol for broadband accuracy called
02:17:58.330 --> 02:18:01.230
the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric
02:18:01.230 --> 02:18:05.190
will have to be deployed and voted by the FCC
02:18:05.190 --> 02:18:07.470
before the second tranche of money can go out.
02:18:07.470 --> 02:18:10.230
So much more to talk about at that point.
02:18:10.230 --> 02:18:13.370
But we're gonna move on with the program structure now.
02:18:13.370 --> 02:18:15.910
One of the support terms of the award.
02:18:15.910 --> 02:18:18.780
So again, think about how bids go
02:18:18.780 --> 02:18:21.100
into this thing called a reverse auction,
02:18:21.100 --> 02:18:23.370
starting in October of this year,
02:18:23.370 --> 02:18:25.760
and then after the process of winning
02:18:25.760 --> 02:18:29.540
and getting certified for those awards, what happens?
02:18:29.540 --> 02:18:33.190
Very similar to the Connect America Fund Phase II,
02:18:33.190 --> 02:18:38.190
which has, in the price cap sector is coming to a close
02:18:39.470 --> 02:18:41.280
at the end of this year.
02:18:41.280 --> 02:18:44.570
That goes out for infrastructure payments
02:18:44.570 --> 02:18:46.933
from RDOF for the first six years,
02:18:47.810 --> 02:18:51.100
for the balance of up to 10 year cycles,
02:18:51.100 --> 02:18:52.440
the last four years,
02:18:52.440 --> 02:18:56.050
the while to pay for operations of those new networks,
02:18:56.050 --> 02:18:59.800
rather than hurdle as you know, to mix those two together.
02:18:59.800 --> 02:19:01.810
But we think this is a good thing
02:19:01.810 --> 02:19:05.890
because rural networks are very costly to operate
02:19:05.890 --> 02:19:07.223
let alone built.
02:19:08.380 --> 02:19:12.410
So authorized awardees after the auction round,
02:19:12.410 --> 02:19:13.730
after the certification,
02:19:13.730 --> 02:19:15.330
which we'll get into in a moment
02:19:16.270 --> 02:19:20.670
then get that money paying out in equal monthly installments
02:19:20.670 --> 02:19:22.950
over the 10 year period.
02:19:22.950 --> 02:19:24.803
Joe, next slide, please.
02:19:26.910 --> 02:19:31.910
RDOF, like Connect America Fund is a cost model based.
02:19:32.570 --> 02:19:33.570
What does that mean?
02:19:35.100 --> 02:19:37.350
Hearing from our Consortia folks,
02:19:37.350 --> 02:19:40.420
we heard a little bit from Connie
02:19:40.420 --> 02:19:43.840
and others about how sometimes it's difficult,
02:19:43.840 --> 02:19:46.490
particularly for smaller carriers or providers
02:19:46.490 --> 02:19:50.883
to determine what we should put in to build a rural network.
02:19:51.830 --> 02:19:55.370
The cost model is supposed to address that
02:19:55.370 --> 02:19:58.930
like any model that's applied across the country,
02:19:58.930 --> 02:20:00.860
it isn't accurate everywhere.
02:20:00.860 --> 02:20:02.950
We'll see you in a moment what we've tried to do
02:20:02.950 --> 02:20:05.800
to bring those numbers forward for our state,
02:20:05.800 --> 02:20:07.170
but what the cost model is,
02:20:07.170 --> 02:20:10.620
it's based on a series of algorithms.
02:20:10.620 --> 02:20:13.300
It's been developed by a private sector contractor
02:20:13.300 --> 02:20:17.620
working for FCC, and it says essentially,
02:20:17.620 --> 02:20:21.550
it's more expensive to build any type of broadband,
02:20:21.550 --> 02:20:24.770
let's say in low density areas of the Sierras
02:20:24.770 --> 02:20:29.060
than it is in extra big areas in Sonoma County as indeed.
02:20:29.060 --> 02:20:30.190
That's correct.
02:20:30.190 --> 02:20:35.140
So the model takes those factors into account nationally.
02:20:35.140 --> 02:20:39.100
It also adjusts for more robust test types.
02:20:39.100 --> 02:20:42.420
It's more expensive to build fiber gigabit service
02:20:42.420 --> 02:20:47.200
than upgraded DSL or fixed wireless, et cetera
02:20:48.040 --> 02:20:53.040
and move those all into a relatively accurate projection
02:20:53.530 --> 02:20:57.940
by census block group of what it costs to build a network.
02:20:57.940 --> 02:21:02.320
Again, this model we have said to the FCC
02:21:02.320 --> 02:21:04.960
that it's unfortunate that you haven't updated the model
02:21:04.960 --> 02:21:09.670
really since 2011, 2013 era,
02:21:09.670 --> 02:21:11.000
when it was first deployed,
02:21:11.000 --> 02:21:13.950
it is the model now use for Connecting America Fund.
02:21:13.950 --> 02:21:17.100
So number one, we looked at funding.
02:21:17.100 --> 02:21:18.720
Number two, we looked at the fact that
02:21:18.720 --> 02:21:20.630
it's a cost model based.
02:21:20.630 --> 02:21:23.753
Number three, if we could have the next slide please, Joe.
02:21:27.420 --> 02:21:32.420
The money will be awarded in competitive reverse auctions.
02:21:34.010 --> 02:21:36.080
Key issue to remember
02:21:36.080 --> 02:21:39.600
irrespective of all this nice federal money going out.
02:21:39.600 --> 02:21:42.090
It's not a traditional grant process.
02:21:42.090 --> 02:21:46.870
So number one, it is allocated on a cost model basis.
02:21:46.870 --> 02:21:51.770
Number two, it is competed in two reverse options.
02:21:51.770 --> 02:21:56.770
One for each phase, the second phase will be developed
02:21:57.480 --> 02:22:00.320
on a new data and mapping protocol.
02:22:00.320 --> 02:22:04.090
So again, let's focus on just Phase I,
02:22:04.090 --> 02:22:06.000
so called Auction 904,
02:22:06.000 --> 02:22:10.600
which again begins in October of this year.
02:22:10.600 --> 02:22:15.490
So again, the data for that is from the FCC Form 477.
02:22:15.490 --> 02:22:20.490
FCC publishes blocks of census block groups
02:22:21.330 --> 02:22:23.540
to begin to analyze,
02:22:23.540 --> 02:22:26.540
as we'll see in a moment as we've analyzed with California,
02:22:26.540 --> 02:22:30.670
analyze what areas will be eligible
02:22:30.670 --> 02:22:33.140
in the narrative of the rulemaking.
02:22:33.140 --> 02:22:35.420
What's eligible in the first instance.
02:22:35.420 --> 02:22:40.273
Are all unserved areas that are below 25, three.
02:22:41.800 --> 02:22:45.140
There is a particular priority in Phase I,
02:22:45.140 --> 02:22:50.140
given for areas below ten three, and also tribal areas.
02:22:51.800 --> 02:22:55.110
So they're all in Ascentive established
02:22:55.110 --> 02:22:57.590
for those two groups of areas.
02:22:57.590 --> 02:22:59.840
Lastly, as my last bullet says,
02:22:59.840 --> 02:23:04.410
as I'm sure you've read applauded by many,
02:23:04.410 --> 02:23:08.120
not applauded by every provider or state or carrier,
02:23:08.120 --> 02:23:11.770
there is an incentive in the current auction structure
02:23:11.770 --> 02:23:15.470
for Phase I to build more robust networks.
02:23:15.470 --> 02:23:19.340
Again, if you're building Gigabit fiber somewhere,
02:23:19.340 --> 02:23:22.230
that will in the auction structure,
02:23:22.230 --> 02:23:26.160
give you a greater incentive to bid into
02:23:26.160 --> 02:23:27.950
that type of solution,
02:23:27.950 --> 02:23:32.950
then a lower speed higher latency service awfully.
02:23:33.610 --> 02:23:37.000
Again, because we're tight for time today,
02:23:37.000 --> 02:23:40.160
we can talk going forward about Phase II.
02:23:40.160 --> 02:23:44.150
Again, thanks again to the leadership of the management
02:23:44.150 --> 02:23:46.730
and CD and our commissioners.
02:23:46.730 --> 02:23:50.130
We are on to what the next broadband mapping
02:23:50.130 --> 02:23:52.200
and protocol will look for.
02:23:52.200 --> 02:23:56.760
Not only because that is key to the last $4 billion,
02:23:56.760 --> 02:24:01.410
but that will help us better map with granularity
02:24:01.410 --> 02:24:04.830
and accuracy what's going on in California.
02:24:04.830 --> 02:24:07.623
Joe, if we could have slide six, please.
02:24:10.240 --> 02:24:11.073
So, all right.
02:24:11.073 --> 02:24:12.760
So we've looked at the cost model.
02:24:12.760 --> 02:24:15.620
We've looked at the gross level of
02:24:15.620 --> 02:24:17.560
funding going out nationally.
02:24:17.560 --> 02:24:20.210
We've looked at reverse auction.
02:24:20.210 --> 02:24:23.080
Each one of these I can tell you
02:24:23.080 --> 02:24:28.080
has a bevy of FCC bar association, attorneys, consultants,
02:24:28.150 --> 02:24:30.550
and others looking at this.
02:24:30.550 --> 02:24:34.840
At the CPUC staff, we don't claim to be your council
02:24:34.840 --> 02:24:39.410
or your consultant, but we are trying to assist you
02:24:39.410 --> 02:24:43.280
in assisting providers and carriers
02:24:43.280 --> 02:24:46.420
in getting under the hood if you will,
02:24:46.420 --> 02:24:49.450
on a program that has the ability
02:24:49.450 --> 02:24:51.440
to put a lot of money into California,
02:24:51.440 --> 02:24:53.653
but it is very complex.
02:24:54.930 --> 02:24:58.150
The first thing, if you have a provider,
02:24:58.150 --> 02:25:02.230
if you have a carrier that wants to look for odd of money,
02:25:02.230 --> 02:25:04.460
the first thing they must do,
02:25:04.460 --> 02:25:09.360
is they have to qualify in the so called Short-Form Process.
02:25:09.360 --> 02:25:14.360
That's a process essentially as we see here, FCC requires.
02:25:14.410 --> 02:25:16.420
Basic business identification
02:25:16.420 --> 02:25:19.210
and business qualification information.
02:25:19.210 --> 02:25:20.750
How long have you been in business?
02:25:20.750 --> 02:25:24.740
What's your credit worthiness, et cetera.
02:25:24.740 --> 02:25:29.740
The Post-Auction, the award, if you win in the auction
02:25:30.060 --> 02:25:33.890
and walk away with an actual award to go build a network
02:25:33.890 --> 02:25:38.380
requires an ETC certification here in California,
02:25:38.380 --> 02:25:40.230
issued by our colleagues at the CPUC.
02:25:42.290 --> 02:25:44.700
Thankfully, what the FCC says is,
02:25:44.700 --> 02:25:48.130
you don't have to present ETC certification
02:25:48.130 --> 02:25:50.550
until after you win.
02:25:50.550 --> 02:25:52.890
And on top of that, again,
02:25:52.890 --> 02:25:55.060
with the assistance of our commissioners,
02:25:55.060 --> 02:25:57.690
what we're doing is we're bringing forward
02:25:57.690 --> 02:25:59.780
a streamlined process.
02:25:59.780 --> 02:26:04.090
So new entrance, newer carriers or providers
02:26:04.090 --> 02:26:07.923
that might not have ETC status from the commission to date,
02:26:10.564 --> 02:26:12.830
we hope to have a proceeding in which
02:26:12.830 --> 02:26:15.450
ETC applicants can come forward.
02:26:15.450 --> 02:26:18.510
And if you want our RDOF money
02:26:18.510 --> 02:26:21.310
we're going to propose to the commissioners
02:26:21.310 --> 02:26:23.470
that we streamline that process
02:26:23.470 --> 02:26:25.500
to get you an ETC quickly
02:26:25.500 --> 02:26:27.760
so that you can certainly collect your money
02:26:27.760 --> 02:26:31.420
and deploy new infrastructure in California.
02:26:31.420 --> 02:26:33.170
As you may have read about RDOF.
02:26:33.170 --> 02:26:35.800
If you're digging into it as the real mavens of this,
02:26:35.800 --> 02:26:39.020
now there's been a lot of controversy
02:26:39.020 --> 02:26:43.060
about the stringency or otherwise of letters of credit.
02:26:43.060 --> 02:26:45.980
Again, it sounds like one of those small details,
02:26:45.980 --> 02:26:50.440
but again, there is a speed bump there.
02:26:50.440 --> 02:26:54.420
So potentially if we get two good awards in California,
02:26:54.420 --> 02:26:57.440
maybe there are some things that we can do in that space
02:26:57.440 --> 02:27:02.420
with agencies that specialize in that for rural carriers.
02:27:02.420 --> 02:27:04.220
Joe, if we could see the next slide.
02:27:06.170 --> 02:27:09.733
So, as I said earlier, we're on a fast track here.
02:27:11.320 --> 02:27:15.960
Our commission, our State, many States across the country,
02:27:15.960 --> 02:27:17.710
many analysts have said,
02:27:17.710 --> 02:27:22.710
Whoa, you're gonna put out the largest amount of money
02:27:23.820 --> 02:27:25.090
in the history of funding,
02:27:25.090 --> 02:27:27.730
broadband infrastructure by the FCC
02:27:27.730 --> 02:27:30.840
in two troches under 24 months.
02:27:30.840 --> 02:27:33.170
And the maps are inaccurate.
02:27:33.170 --> 02:27:35.020
This is just us saying this.
02:27:35.020 --> 02:27:37.790
It's both Isles in both houses of Congress,
02:27:37.790 --> 02:27:41.870
but we have to assume as the agency
02:27:41.870 --> 02:27:44.880
that's on the front lines of wanting to help you
02:27:44.880 --> 02:27:47.870
at the consortia area, help your providers,
02:27:47.870 --> 02:27:49.310
help your carriers.
02:27:49.310 --> 02:27:53.410
We have to look very closely at all those dates there,
02:27:53.410 --> 02:27:57.430
especially the one in red, which is now in the FCC rate.
02:27:57.430 --> 02:28:00.630
The other ones are odd best estimates
02:28:00.630 --> 02:28:03.630
based on what FCC staff is telling us
02:28:03.630 --> 02:28:08.630
and past practice of the Connect America Fund Auction 903,
02:28:09.550 --> 02:28:12.400
which there are some good winners in California as well.
02:28:12.400 --> 02:28:14.560
So again, if you wanna reach out to us,
02:28:14.560 --> 02:28:17.740
if you were talking to carriers and providers.
02:28:17.740 --> 02:28:20.970
The thing is, get your short form in,
02:28:20.970 --> 02:28:25.010
by we believe late July and get prepared
02:28:25.010 --> 02:28:28.430
with really understanding the structure
02:28:28.430 --> 02:28:31.920
and the nature of reverse competitive auctions.
02:28:31.920 --> 02:28:35.960
And again, as we see in Auction 903,
02:28:35.960 --> 02:28:40.270
the awards that we think the auction will close off
02:28:40.270 --> 02:28:42.240
in November of this year,
02:28:42.240 --> 02:28:44.780
the awards will probably be announced by
02:28:48.010 --> 02:28:50.090
early in the new year.
02:28:50.090 --> 02:28:54.610
And then there's kind of almost up to six months,
02:28:54.610 --> 02:28:57.260
four to five months of the awardees,
02:28:57.260 --> 02:28:59.530
get their paperwork together.
02:28:59.530 --> 02:29:01.620
They certificate their ETCs.
02:29:01.620 --> 02:29:03.960
They get their better credits together.
02:29:03.960 --> 02:29:06.010
And again, as we can,
02:29:06.010 --> 02:29:09.540
we'd like to help with at least information delivery
02:29:09.540 --> 02:29:10.700
on that score.
02:29:10.700 --> 02:29:13.640
So you can see, again, can't stress enough.
02:29:13.640 --> 02:29:18.080
This is not a traditional grant or loan structure.
02:29:18.080 --> 02:29:20.100
Those are the milestones.
02:29:20.100 --> 02:29:23.330
And in a moment, we'll show you how to access the rules,
02:29:23.330 --> 02:29:25.170
but those are really the milestones
02:29:25.170 --> 02:29:27.490
that any partner you find in the field
02:29:28.580 --> 02:29:29.900
and we'd like to support,
02:29:29.900 --> 02:29:32.110
and we would like to help you support them.
02:29:32.110 --> 02:29:34.653
Those are the milestones they have to comply with.
02:29:35.550 --> 02:29:37.550
Joe, if we could look at the next slide.
02:29:42.230 --> 02:29:45.727
So what does this all mean for the state of California?
02:29:45.727 --> 02:29:50.727
$20.4 billion going out in about 24 months or so.
02:29:51.287 --> 02:29:55.823
$16 billion going out relatively in the new term.
02:29:58.340 --> 02:30:01.680
We have devoted resources and again,
02:30:01.680 --> 02:30:03.460
our commissioners and the management
02:30:03.460 --> 02:30:07.900
of communications division has been extremely supportive
02:30:07.900 --> 02:30:10.750
in allowing us to shift some resources
02:30:10.750 --> 02:30:15.750
so that we can tell you at the most granular level possible
02:30:15.900 --> 02:30:19.110
how much of this money can be estimated
02:30:19.110 --> 02:30:23.620
under light conditions to flow into your Consortia areas,
02:30:23.620 --> 02:30:26.460
into your counties, into other regions.
02:30:26.460 --> 02:30:28.573
How have we done that very briefly?
02:30:29.910 --> 02:30:32.040
If you follow the RDF proceeding,
02:30:32.040 --> 02:30:35.440
they come out with a series that led up to
02:30:35.440 --> 02:30:39.370
a series of draft decisions that led up to the rulemaking
02:30:39.370 --> 02:30:41.580
issued within the last 60 days.
02:30:41.580 --> 02:30:43.060
And we've tracked those.
02:30:43.060 --> 02:30:46.080
We've mapped out using the internal systems.
02:30:46.080 --> 02:30:48.100
We do the broadband mapping with
02:30:48.100 --> 02:30:51.093
to see, all right, what do we think is gonna be eligible?
02:30:52.040 --> 02:30:54.010
Just over a month ago,
02:30:54.010 --> 02:30:59.010
FCC issued their first preliminary block of census tracks
02:31:00.550 --> 02:31:03.890
to tell us where they think that money is gonna go.
02:31:03.890 --> 02:31:06.010
We'll see, in a moment our estimate.
02:31:06.010 --> 02:31:08.530
We believe that's a little high for reasons
02:31:08.530 --> 02:31:10.090
we'll get into in a moment.
02:31:10.090 --> 02:31:12.370
And we've used our systems in place
02:31:12.370 --> 02:31:16.650
that you see the interactive map supported with today.
02:31:16.650 --> 02:31:19.583
So we could go to the next slide, please, Joe.
02:31:24.290 --> 02:31:25.790
Thank you.
02:31:25.790 --> 02:31:30.270
This is our current staff estimate all of Phase I
02:31:30.270 --> 02:31:31.293
of our RDOF.
02:31:31.293 --> 02:31:33.920
What it could mean for California.
02:31:33.920 --> 02:31:38.920
If again, this is not a grant process per say.
02:31:40.260 --> 02:31:43.130
The money you're looking at the locations you're looking at.
02:31:43.130 --> 02:31:45.140
There's no guarantee
02:31:45.140 --> 02:31:48.350
because there's no state by state allocation.
02:31:48.350 --> 02:31:53.010
The only way to get that money into our state
02:31:53.010 --> 02:31:57.370
is to build infrastructure capacity building in the field
02:31:57.370 --> 02:32:00.440
to attract as much of that money as possible.
02:32:00.440 --> 02:32:02.530
We wanna work with you to do that
02:32:02.530 --> 02:32:06.390
within the limits of what you can do as a Consortia
02:32:06.390 --> 02:32:08.570
and the resources we can bring to it.
02:32:08.570 --> 02:32:12.590
So what we did just before
02:32:13.550 --> 02:32:15.330
the preliminary estimates came out,
02:32:15.330 --> 02:32:17.280
we were working on this for over a month.
02:32:17.280 --> 02:32:19.750
We reached out to the people that actually make the model
02:32:19.750 --> 02:32:21.310
cost quest associates
02:32:21.310 --> 02:32:24.570
headquarters in Cincinnati, nationally recognized.
02:32:24.570 --> 02:32:27.340
They did the cost model for the FCC.
02:32:27.340 --> 02:32:28.173
They're the experts.
02:32:28.173 --> 02:32:29.620
So we called them up.
02:32:29.620 --> 02:32:32.050
And we've talked to them a couple of times,
02:32:32.050 --> 02:32:34.234
and this is what they estimate.
02:32:34.234 --> 02:32:37.620
And we concur with this based on the background data we did.
02:32:37.620 --> 02:32:42.620
We believe in RDOF Phase I, 380,000 locations.
02:32:42.850 --> 02:32:46.010
Locations again, being housing units
02:32:46.010 --> 02:32:48.950
and business facilities in California,
02:32:48.950 --> 02:32:50.740
we believe in Phase I,
02:32:50.740 --> 02:32:54.220
somewhere in the range of 380,000 locations
02:32:54.220 --> 02:32:56.120
will be financed.
02:32:56.120 --> 02:33:01.120
Or will be competed if all of those locations
02:33:01.570 --> 02:33:03.490
are successfully awarded.
02:33:03.490 --> 02:33:05.820
We believe along with cost quest,
02:33:05.820 --> 02:33:09.030
that that relates to approximately $1.6 billion
02:33:09.900 --> 02:33:10.970
under Phase I.
02:33:12.370 --> 02:33:16.300
When you look at the graded map over to the right,
02:33:16.300 --> 02:33:18.810
it's very reminiscent of some of the maps
02:33:18.810 --> 02:33:21.790
our Consortium members just put up, isn't it?
02:33:21.790 --> 02:33:26.700
But what this tells us is the lower density counties
02:33:26.700 --> 02:33:28.670
that have the greatest challenge
02:33:28.670 --> 02:33:31.660
for building broadband infrastructure.
02:33:31.660 --> 02:33:33.850
If you look at the sliding scale there,
02:33:33.850 --> 02:33:36.310
what it tells us is the FCC,
02:33:36.310 --> 02:33:38.780
just as we talked about in the cost model,
02:33:38.780 --> 02:33:41.780
will pay more per location
02:33:41.780 --> 02:33:45.220
in those higher costs low density areas.
02:33:45.220 --> 02:33:48.100
And one would say, isn't that the way it's supposed to be?
02:33:48.100 --> 02:33:50.000
It costs a lot more money
02:33:50.000 --> 02:33:54.010
to build it in the low density areas of Indio County
02:33:54.010 --> 02:33:59.010
than it does even excerpted into urban areas as we all know,
02:33:59.020 --> 02:34:00.830
everyone in this call knows.
02:34:00.830 --> 02:34:05.620
So what we're trying to do now, as the FCC,
02:34:05.620 --> 02:34:09.130
we find their estimates and comes out with
02:34:09.130 --> 02:34:12.000
the final Census Block and location counts
02:34:12.000 --> 02:34:14.390
probably in the next 60 days,
02:34:14.390 --> 02:34:17.300
we wanna make this publicly available to you
02:34:17.300 --> 02:34:19.530
and anyone else that would like it,
02:34:19.530 --> 02:34:23.160
so you can go in and take our data
02:34:23.160 --> 02:34:27.500
and move it into your regions to assist providers
02:34:27.500 --> 02:34:30.160
or carriers that might wanna go after this money.
02:34:30.160 --> 02:34:33.720
We say that this is a preliminary estimate only.
02:34:33.720 --> 02:34:37.030
We developed it fully with the pre-support
02:34:37.030 --> 02:34:38.963
of the people that develop the model.
02:34:40.440 --> 02:34:43.640
They tend to want to take a call from the state that has
02:34:43.640 --> 02:34:47.793
the largest assessment of RDOF coming into us.
02:34:48.630 --> 02:34:52.543
So if we could go to the summary page, Joe, on page 10.
02:34:55.200 --> 02:34:56.500
Thanks so much.
02:34:56.500 --> 02:35:00.220
So this has been a very quick summary level view
02:35:00.220 --> 02:35:02.750
of a very complicated program
02:35:02.750 --> 02:35:05.090
that will have a lot of moving pieces.
02:35:05.090 --> 02:35:08.550
But again, we really want to stress
02:35:08.550 --> 02:35:10.643
the magnitude of this program.
02:35:11.697 --> 02:35:15.760
$1.6 billion there abouts,
02:35:15.760 --> 02:35:18.750
if we could get a high percentage of that,
02:35:18.750 --> 02:35:21.500
it would be a tremendous victory
02:35:21.500 --> 02:35:23.830
in moving forward this agenda,
02:35:23.830 --> 02:35:26.230
particularly as we now have a governor
02:35:26.230 --> 02:35:29.580
that has expressed at the highest level of policy agenda
02:35:29.580 --> 02:35:31.100
to move it forward
02:35:31.100 --> 02:35:35.100
and you're talking to one of the five commissioners
02:35:35.100 --> 02:35:38.970
that has moved that agenda forward
02:35:38.970 --> 02:35:42.210
in the state so very well.
02:35:42.210 --> 02:35:47.090
So some takeaways I could recommend you just think about
02:35:47.090 --> 02:35:49.370
and we'll show you some resources
02:35:49.370 --> 02:35:52.540
and an email that we've set up
02:35:52.540 --> 02:35:54.500
to take your questions in the near term
02:35:54.500 --> 02:35:57.200
as we start to want more information on this.
02:35:57.200 --> 02:36:01.230
Again, sorry to repeat it another time.
02:36:01.230 --> 02:36:03.530
It's not a traditional grant program.
02:36:03.530 --> 02:36:06.430
This is not the recovery app where we go out
02:36:06.430 --> 02:36:09.010
and we get four or five counties together
02:36:09.010 --> 02:36:11.290
and call up all our elected officials.
02:36:11.290 --> 02:36:13.150
There's no track for that.
02:36:13.150 --> 02:36:14.583
We didn't make the rules.
02:36:16.900 --> 02:36:20.840
Our commission and staff has been asking for six months.
02:36:20.840 --> 02:36:25.050
We're closer partnership between States and the FCC on this.
02:36:25.050 --> 02:36:29.480
We have some relief on some of the
02:36:29.480 --> 02:36:32.090
more troublesome regulations,
02:36:32.090 --> 02:36:34.610
but we don't have a full partnership.
02:36:34.610 --> 02:36:38.320
So this doesn't speak to some of those attributes
02:36:38.320 --> 02:36:41.480
that we know so well from the CASF program
02:36:41.480 --> 02:36:43.430
that we know so well from the recovery.
02:36:45.080 --> 02:36:48.720
Again, it will issue the funds on a cost model basis.
02:36:48.720 --> 02:36:51.340
We're here to help you understand how that looks
02:36:51.340 --> 02:36:53.170
in your community.
02:36:53.170 --> 02:36:55.780
By all means we're giving you some links to resources
02:36:55.780 --> 02:36:57.423
to read into that as well.
02:36:58.310 --> 02:37:01.330
It will be conducted in two reverse auctions,
02:37:01.330 --> 02:37:03.263
but first one is all important,
02:37:04.570 --> 02:37:07.080
let alone for the money it's putting out.
02:37:07.080 --> 02:37:11.810
Again we can talk to any provider or carrier
02:37:11.810 --> 02:37:13.020
you come up with
02:37:13.020 --> 02:37:15.890
about strategies that we understand
02:37:15.890 --> 02:37:18.130
those reverse auctions will run on
02:37:18.130 --> 02:37:21.600
and some resources out there to assist folks.
02:37:21.600 --> 02:37:24.620
Again, if you have someone that's interested in it,
02:37:24.620 --> 02:37:26.430
got to remember that date
02:37:26.430 --> 02:37:31.250
and the date about 60 to 70 days before that.
02:37:31.250 --> 02:37:36.140
We think in mid July of the opening
02:37:36.140 --> 02:37:39.030
of the registration window to file the Short Form.
02:37:39.030 --> 02:37:40.230
That's a ticket.
02:37:40.230 --> 02:37:43.810
Without getting certified for the FCC Short Form,
02:37:43.810 --> 02:37:45.350
you're not in the auction.
02:37:45.350 --> 02:37:46.623
That's the way it works.
02:37:47.950 --> 02:37:52.220
Going forward, particularly with the consortia, folks,
02:37:52.220 --> 02:37:55.610
there will be a new broadband data and mapping protocol
02:37:55.610 --> 02:37:57.623
just very, very briefly.
02:37:58.480 --> 02:38:02.490
Commissioners and staff has commented to FCC on that
02:38:02.490 --> 02:38:04.140
extensively as well.
02:38:04.140 --> 02:38:09.140
In February, two of us from indications spent an entire day
02:38:10.760 --> 02:38:13.300
with FCC staff and commission advisors
02:38:13.300 --> 02:38:15.423
on what California wants for mapping.
02:38:16.800 --> 02:38:19.140
So again, if you're interested,
02:38:19.140 --> 02:38:21.570
please think about as you go forward,
02:38:21.570 --> 02:38:23.260
kind of what I would say
02:38:23.260 --> 02:38:26.060
are the touchstones here for success.
02:38:26.060 --> 02:38:30.820
Understanding the rules, certificating in the Short Form,
02:38:30.820 --> 02:38:34.910
coming up with a winning bid strategy in this thing called
02:38:34.910 --> 02:38:37.920
reverse auctions that not everyone's familiar with.
02:38:37.920 --> 02:38:41.580
And then eventually the Long Form Certification.
02:38:41.580 --> 02:38:43.940
If you're talking to a provider or a carrier,
02:38:43.940 --> 02:38:45.420
we're willing to work with you on
02:38:45.420 --> 02:38:47.693
what the Long Form Certification looks like
02:38:47.693 --> 02:38:51.390
because we don't want people walking away with awarded money
02:38:51.390 --> 02:38:52.573
that they default on.
02:38:53.530 --> 02:38:56.203
Joe, if we could see that next to last slide.
02:38:58.640 --> 02:39:01.730
Here we're giving some summary resources.
02:39:01.730 --> 02:39:03.100
Again, if you've looked at RDOF,
02:39:03.100 --> 02:39:04.260
you're aware of all this,
02:39:04.260 --> 02:39:05.970
but these are some easy links
02:39:05.970 --> 02:39:07.900
and we'll put this slide deck up
02:39:07.900 --> 02:39:10.100
and we'll show you a new resource
02:39:10.100 --> 02:39:11.970
that our director just asked us to put up.
02:39:11.970 --> 02:39:14.440
It's gone up in the last day.
02:39:14.440 --> 02:39:16.200
Here are what we think are
02:39:16.200 --> 02:39:19.380
the easiest accessible resources to look at RDOF.
02:39:20.222 --> 02:39:21.562
There's an online fact sheet.
02:39:21.562 --> 02:39:24.483
There's a webinar coming up in early May.
02:39:25.620 --> 02:39:29.330
The rules for the auction technical guide.
02:39:29.330 --> 02:39:32.323
Lastly Joe, if we could look at the last page.
02:39:35.080 --> 02:39:38.720
We've also brought up a new Federal Funding site
02:39:38.720 --> 02:39:41.423
within the communications division site.
02:39:42.840 --> 02:39:46.570
Again, thanks to our Director Rob Osborn,
02:39:46.570 --> 02:39:48.940
sensing the need to get information out.
02:39:48.940 --> 02:39:52.590
And Selena and James really moving resources
02:39:52.590 --> 02:39:54.210
to get this page up.
02:39:54.210 --> 02:39:55.810
Not the most elegant page yet,
02:39:55.810 --> 02:39:58.410
but it shows you some of these resources.
02:39:58.410 --> 02:40:01.060
Over time we'd like to update you
02:40:01.060 --> 02:40:04.110
on other federal ongoing programs
02:40:04.110 --> 02:40:07.670
to partner with you on those as well as we tried to do
02:40:07.670 --> 02:40:10.070
with Trish Kelly and her great work
02:40:10.070 --> 02:40:12.650
along with Steve on ReConnect.
02:40:12.650 --> 02:40:15.760
We hope for a better day for ReConnect for California.
02:40:15.760 --> 02:40:19.180
But again, the information is changing quite frequently.
02:40:19.180 --> 02:40:21.790
We wanna get information out there for you.
02:40:21.790 --> 02:40:26.470
Lastly, for now there's my email on commission staff.
02:40:26.470 --> 02:40:31.470
If you have any questions, be happy to set up consultations,
02:40:31.620 --> 02:40:36.540
conferences, and hope to have some field hearings
02:40:37.749 --> 02:40:40.880
and workshops on RDOF in May,
02:40:40.880 --> 02:40:43.170
if we can pull the resources together.
02:40:43.170 --> 02:40:47.340
And then in August after the Short Forms go in.
02:40:47.340 --> 02:40:48.410
So we're here to help.
02:40:48.410 --> 02:40:52.020
But for now, take my personal email
02:40:52.020 --> 02:40:53.930
from our commission staff.
02:40:53.930 --> 02:40:56.100
We'll expand this with more facilities,
02:40:56.100 --> 02:40:57.720
but we're here to help.
02:40:57.720 --> 02:41:01.390
Again, we think it has a lot of opportunity
02:41:01.390 --> 02:41:04.710
our commissioners and our division wants to help you
02:41:04.710 --> 02:41:07.860
capture that opportunity for real California.
02:41:07.860 --> 02:41:09.310
Thanks so much for your time.
02:41:11.227 --> 02:41:13.394
(Silence)
02:41:17.180 --> 02:41:18.713
Thank you, Peter.
02:41:21.360 --> 02:41:22.780
Sorry, this is Louis speaking.
02:41:22.780 --> 02:41:24.453
So thank you very much, Peter.
02:41:25.778 --> 02:41:30.200
Wow, we are at 1242 and we are going into Q&A
02:41:30.200 --> 02:41:31.323
and next step.
02:41:32.380 --> 02:41:34.850
Robert, do we have the Verizon operator
02:41:34.850 --> 02:41:36.653
ready to take questions?
02:41:37.490 --> 02:41:40.340
So far there are nobody asking questions
02:41:40.340 --> 02:41:41.440
on the telephone call.
02:41:43.450 --> 02:41:44.283
Okay.
02:41:46.020 --> 02:41:47.520
Can panelists ask questions?
02:41:48.830 --> 02:41:50.743
Let's let the public jump in first.
02:41:52.220 --> 02:41:54.430
Give them another few more seconds.
02:41:54.430 --> 02:41:56.890
Operators are standing on by,
02:41:56.890 --> 02:41:58.263
operators are standing by.
02:41:59.750 --> 02:42:03.960
Sure, let's open it up to the panelists,
02:42:03.960 --> 02:42:07.060
but let's try not to jump all on each other.
02:42:07.060 --> 02:42:08.640
So go ahead.
02:42:08.640 --> 02:42:10.490
First question, I think that was Tom.
02:42:11.400 --> 02:42:14.240
No, I just was asking if we could ask questions.
02:42:14.240 --> 02:42:15.963
Yes, I'm saying yes, go ahead.
02:42:17.310 --> 02:42:18.143
I'm not ready.
02:42:20.020 --> 02:42:20.853
Thank you.
02:42:23.860 --> 02:42:25.160
I'll ask you a question.
02:42:26.967 --> 02:42:29.730
And when you ask a question please,
02:42:29.730 --> 02:42:31.730
state your name so we know who's asking.
02:42:33.910 --> 02:42:34.920
I'll ask you a question.
02:42:34.920 --> 02:42:36.980
Will there be a second window
02:42:36.980 --> 02:42:40.403
for CASF applications this year?
02:42:42.580 --> 02:42:44.830
I'm gonna ask Selena to take that question.
02:42:46.380 --> 02:42:47.380
Sure.
02:42:47.380 --> 02:42:51.950
This Selena and as you know, the ACR that was issued
02:42:51.950 --> 02:42:55.340
included a question on this issue.
02:42:55.340 --> 02:42:58.640
And so staff has been looking at the comments
02:42:58.640 --> 02:43:01.127
and we'll be looking at the reply comments
02:43:01.127 --> 02:43:03.630
and we will make a recommendation.
02:43:03.630 --> 02:43:08.630
Our goal is to basically improve the 98%
02:43:08.690 --> 02:43:12.390
or achieve the 98% goal ASAP.
02:43:12.390 --> 02:43:15.410
So it is possible, but at this point
02:43:15.410 --> 02:43:19.000
we do not have a specific date or plan yet,
02:43:19.000 --> 02:43:21.630
but we did hear your concerns,
02:43:21.630 --> 02:43:25.240
especially the concerns that were raised today
02:43:25.240 --> 02:43:29.023
as well as the concerns that were raised in the comments.
02:43:30.610 --> 02:43:33.270
Is there a timeline for a decision on this?
02:43:35.320 --> 02:43:39.520
Yeah, we're trying to move as quickly as possible.
02:43:39.520 --> 02:43:41.430
The commissioner can also weigh in,
02:43:41.430 --> 02:43:44.224
but with Ben having all the check in meetings,
02:43:44.224 --> 02:43:46.850
like we can make sure that we're trying
02:43:46.850 --> 02:43:49.840
to move as quickly as possible.
02:43:49.840 --> 02:43:53.690
Like for example, last week we moved really quickly
02:43:53.690 --> 02:43:56.970
on the CASF adoption dropped my solution.
02:43:56.970 --> 02:43:58.570
We did it in a week.
02:43:58.570 --> 02:44:01.590
So right now, we are coordinating
02:44:01.590 --> 02:44:04.120
and we've been coordinating with legal division,
02:44:04.120 --> 02:44:07.450
ALJ division, the commissioner's office,
02:44:07.450 --> 02:44:11.430
the team to also move as quickly as possible.
02:44:11.430 --> 02:44:14.210
And we did say in the ACR that
02:44:14.210 --> 02:44:18.110
the commission intends to have a proposed suspicion
02:44:18.110 --> 02:44:21.660
or PD by the second quarter of this year.
02:44:21.660 --> 02:44:26.660
So our goal is to meet that second quarter of this year.
02:44:27.880 --> 02:44:31.663
But like I said, we're trying to work through all the issue.
02:44:33.359 --> 02:44:37.126
You don't need a decision to open a second window.
02:44:37.126 --> 02:44:42.043
That's discretion is already been granted by the...
02:44:43.460 --> 02:44:44.293
Yeah.
02:44:44.293 --> 02:44:46.857
So I did see that and some of the comments,
02:44:46.857 --> 02:44:48.620
and we're aware of that.
02:44:48.620 --> 02:44:53.420
Right now we're trying to move in our internal procedures
02:44:53.420 --> 02:44:57.660
on the next path, including what the right process
02:44:57.660 --> 02:44:59.190
is to move out.
02:44:59.190 --> 02:45:02.420
And I think especially with the concerns
02:45:02.420 --> 02:45:06.000
that were raised today and the concerns that were raised
02:45:06.000 --> 02:45:08.963
in the comments, we are aware of the needs.
02:45:09.920 --> 02:45:11.120
Yeah and I appreciate it.
02:45:11.120 --> 02:45:13.800
This is commissioner GuzmanAceves, I appreciate the
02:45:16.030 --> 02:45:17.860
maybe I'll take a little more Liberty
02:45:17.860 --> 02:45:21.310
because I know Selena has to walk a fine line as well,
02:45:21.310 --> 02:45:25.020
but obviously we heard what I seen so far in comments
02:45:25.020 --> 02:45:26.280
and what I've heard today is
02:45:26.280 --> 02:45:28.760
fair amount of consensus on the need.
02:45:28.760 --> 02:45:32.922
And if anyone wants to actually comment on,
02:45:32.922 --> 02:45:34.320
the proposed timing,
02:45:34.320 --> 02:45:38.280
I know that some of the comments were just general,
02:45:38.280 --> 02:45:42.290
but if folks want to speak to another proposed timeframe
02:45:42.290 --> 02:45:45.193
for the additional rounds, that would be good to hear now.
02:45:46.448 --> 02:45:48.210
This is Tom West.
02:45:48.210 --> 02:45:52.307
Steve recommended, I recommended October one.
02:45:52.307 --> 02:45:55.210
And the rationale for October one is
02:45:55.210 --> 02:46:00.210
there's legislation, potential legislation AB 1130.
02:46:00.760 --> 02:46:02.293
And if that worked to pass,
02:46:03.290 --> 02:46:06.220
that could be confusing if the application date
02:46:06.220 --> 02:46:08.260
were in July.
02:46:08.260 --> 02:46:11.393
If it were in October, we would be clear of that.
02:46:12.890 --> 02:46:15.240
If that passed, then the staff would have time
02:46:15.240 --> 02:46:17.340
to adjust the guidelines appropriately.
02:46:17.340 --> 02:46:20.463
That was my position in my reply comments.
02:46:21.300 --> 02:46:25.420
If 1130 passes, there's gonna be a need to go
02:46:25.420 --> 02:46:30.080
through the same process that the mission went through.
02:46:30.080 --> 02:46:33.522
It might not be the AB 1665 changes.
02:46:33.522 --> 02:46:38.522
What we've got this year on the table is the AB 1665 rules.
02:46:40.430 --> 02:46:44.450
And I mean, I think October is fine too.
02:46:44.450 --> 02:46:49.450
I think July 31st timeframe is that's sufficient
02:46:52.580 --> 02:46:57.020
to get us through the I think this immediate crunch
02:46:57.020 --> 02:46:59.670
we're feeling with all the COVID-19
02:46:59.670 --> 02:47:02.360
all the responsibilities we have.
02:47:02.360 --> 02:47:06.423
And also to get clear of the CAF exclusion.
02:47:07.380 --> 02:47:10.190
And if you want,
02:47:10.190 --> 02:47:12.940
I think it would be a great thing to open a third window
02:47:12.940 --> 02:47:14.530
in October or November.
02:47:14.530 --> 02:47:17.623
But I think for the immediate task at hand,
02:47:18.970 --> 02:47:21.483
July 31st or thereabouts,
02:47:22.370 --> 02:47:25.760
I think what we've worked for the folks that we're working
02:47:25.760 --> 02:47:26.993
with in our region.
02:47:30.479 --> 02:47:31.312
Thank you.
02:47:31.312 --> 02:47:32.145
Thank you, Tom West.
02:47:32.145 --> 02:47:34.510
Could I shift to another question?
02:47:34.510 --> 02:47:35.343
Yeah.
02:47:35.343 --> 02:47:37.397
So if I may, I just wanted to,
02:47:37.397 --> 02:47:41.530
for those that are listening or watching right now
02:47:41.530 --> 02:47:46.118
is actually FP 1130, not AP 1130 people not for that bill.
02:47:46.118 --> 02:47:50.070
Oh, I'm sorry.
02:47:50.070 --> 02:47:51.710
Thank you again for the question.
02:47:51.710 --> 02:47:55.460
We are considering all of those issues
02:47:55.460 --> 02:48:00.460
including the potential next steps with FP 1130.
02:48:02.570 --> 02:48:05.670
And Selena, can I interrupt before Tom you go again?
02:48:05.670 --> 02:48:08.940
If we could ask the operator to remind the callers
02:48:08.940 --> 02:48:12.233
how to get in the queue, that would be helpful.
02:48:13.520 --> 02:48:14.353
Sure.
02:48:14.353 --> 02:48:16.060
As a reminder, if you'd like to ask a question,
02:48:16.060 --> 02:48:18.730
please press star one and clearly report your name
02:48:18.730 --> 02:48:20.220
for question introduction.
02:48:20.220 --> 02:48:22.840
Again, star one, if you are confirmed in,
02:48:22.840 --> 02:48:25.920
record your name and clearly record your name
02:48:25.920 --> 02:48:27.570
for question introduction.
02:48:27.570 --> 02:48:29.140
One moment please to see if we gather questions
02:48:29.140 --> 02:48:30.140
for the phone lines.
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Go ahead caller.
02:48:33.618 --> 02:48:35.785
(silence)
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Our first question will come from Keith.
02:48:46.797 --> 02:48:48.297
Your line is open.
02:48:49.457 --> 02:48:50.670
Hi, this is Keith from 100 communication,
02:48:50.670 --> 02:48:53.990
a service provider looking at applying
02:48:53.990 --> 02:48:56.540
for a Castle Funding here.
02:48:56.540 --> 02:49:00.120
The question concerning in some of the rural areas that
02:49:01.986 --> 02:49:04.683
the Castle Funding is sector that,
02:49:06.250 --> 02:49:10.920
what if we run into an issue with geographical areas
02:49:10.920 --> 02:49:12.690
because you're telling us that
02:49:12.690 --> 02:49:16.170
the completion date has to be within 24 months.
02:49:16.170 --> 02:49:20.010
Is there any exceptions to this due to the fact,
02:49:20.010 --> 02:49:22.240
some of these areas are very remote
02:49:22.240 --> 02:49:25.233
and geographically challenging to build through.
02:49:27.130 --> 02:49:29.580
Jessica, do you want to take this one?
02:49:32.790 --> 02:49:36.420
Yeah, there is in the rules and guidelines,
02:49:36.420 --> 02:49:38.990
there is a process to request an extension,
02:49:38.990 --> 02:49:41.440
a project extension.
02:49:41.440 --> 02:49:43.140
Basically you write a letter,
02:49:43.140 --> 02:49:45.920
submit a letter to the Communications Director
02:49:47.690 --> 02:49:51.420
stating that you would like a project extension
02:49:51.420 --> 02:49:53.420
when you expect the project to complete
02:49:53.420 --> 02:49:55.503
and the reasons for the delay.
02:49:57.710 --> 02:49:58.543
Okay.
02:49:58.543 --> 02:50:00.560
And then would that be,
02:50:00.560 --> 02:50:03.173
if we'd run into Seequa,
02:50:03.173 --> 02:50:04.370
is that going to be 24 months
02:50:04.370 --> 02:50:08.810
after Seequa has approved of a certain project area?
02:50:08.810 --> 02:50:10.450
Correct.
02:50:10.450 --> 02:50:13.693
So it's after Seequa has been approved
02:50:13.693 --> 02:50:17.440
and you've been authorized to begin construction.
02:50:17.440 --> 02:50:20.740
That's when the 24 months start.
02:50:20.740 --> 02:50:21.763
Okay, thank you.
02:50:23.620 --> 02:50:26.490
Okay. Our next caller is Elise.
02:50:26.490 --> 02:50:28.443
Go ahead Elise, you're on the air.
02:50:32.710 --> 02:50:34.460
Bali internet incorporated.
02:50:34.460 --> 02:50:36.110
And I have a question about RDOF.
02:50:37.510 --> 02:50:39.040
South Valley internet obviously is very
02:50:39.040 --> 02:50:40.750
interested in this program
02:50:40.750 --> 02:50:44.760
and we've been doing a lot of research on this.
02:50:44.760 --> 02:50:48.100
And my question pertains to the letter of credit
02:50:48.100 --> 02:50:51.560
that needs to go out once the RDOF funds are awarded.
02:50:51.560 --> 02:50:55.650
Has the state considered guaranteeing the letters of credit?
02:50:55.650 --> 02:50:59.230
I have been told by people in other States that
02:51:02.137 --> 02:51:03.000
the other States are doing this
02:51:03.000 --> 02:51:05.270
and I wanted to know if the state of California
02:51:05.270 --> 02:51:07.723
has considered this or would consider it?
02:51:12.040 --> 02:51:14.270
Selena, I can take that question.
02:51:14.270 --> 02:51:15.120
Go ahead Peter.
02:51:16.440 --> 02:51:17.290
Thanks so much.
02:51:19.550 --> 02:51:22.230
We have looked at all options.
02:51:22.230 --> 02:51:25.130
We're aware that our colleagues in broadband programs
02:51:25.130 --> 02:51:27.300
in other States have talked about that.
02:51:27.300 --> 02:51:29.850
If you're aware of a state that's actually posted
02:51:29.850 --> 02:51:31.010
a model to do that,
02:51:31.010 --> 02:51:33.050
if you could send it to our attention,
02:51:33.050 --> 02:51:35.480
we would like to look at that.
02:51:35.480 --> 02:51:38.100
Again, as you well know,
02:51:38.100 --> 02:51:42.040
there's been a lot of discussion in the RDOF proceeding
02:51:42.040 --> 02:51:45.230
in the docket about letter of credit.
02:51:45.230 --> 02:51:47.240
Because many smaller providers
02:51:47.240 --> 02:51:48.993
thought it was too high a bar.
02:51:49.830 --> 02:51:52.440
So we really wanna look at that
02:51:52.440 --> 02:51:57.440
and we would be open to recommending to management
02:51:57.556 --> 02:52:02.150
and the commission, any type of strategy that
02:52:02.150 --> 02:52:03.530
we think is reasonable,
02:52:03.530 --> 02:52:05.670
particularly if other States are looking at it.
02:52:05.670 --> 02:52:08.480
Query, if we would have the legal authority to do that.
02:52:08.480 --> 02:52:11.000
And again, I don't wanna speak for management
02:52:11.000 --> 02:52:15.730
or commissioners, but again, as the commission did say
02:52:15.730 --> 02:52:17.260
multiple times to the FCC,
02:52:17.260 --> 02:52:20.370
this is a very high priority of ours.
02:52:20.370 --> 02:52:25.370
California has a net outsource of federal funds
02:52:25.550 --> 02:52:27.570
in universal service account.
02:52:27.570 --> 02:52:29.610
It's time that we start to capture
02:52:29.610 --> 02:52:31.630
more than our fair share of that.
02:52:31.630 --> 02:52:35.838
So if you see my email at the end of this presentation,
02:52:35.838 --> 02:52:37.300
please send a note over
02:52:37.300 --> 02:52:39.440
and we'd love to talk to you about that.
02:52:39.440 --> 02:52:41.590
Thank you for the suggestion.
02:52:41.590 --> 02:52:43.950
Peter, we're gonna keep you on.
02:52:43.950 --> 02:52:46.880
we have a question that came in through the email
02:52:46.880 --> 02:52:51.880
is from Robert C from Davis, California, is asking,
02:52:52.350 --> 02:52:56.300
what is the interaction between FCC RDOF
02:52:56.300 --> 02:52:59.323
and FCC Rural five G efforts?
02:53:01.220 --> 02:53:02.980
Yes, thank you Louis.
02:53:02.980 --> 02:53:06.420
And hello Robert, nice to hear from you remotely.
02:53:06.420 --> 02:53:09.033
Haven't seen you in since the on Bach.
02:53:11.160 --> 02:53:16.160
Yes, the five G find which is I believe gonna be voted
02:53:19.147 --> 02:53:19.980
on this week.
02:53:19.980 --> 02:53:21.730
It's certainly in its final draft
02:53:21.730 --> 02:53:23.290
in front of the commission.
02:53:23.290 --> 02:53:28.290
The five G wireless fund for $5 billion for rural America
02:53:30.690 --> 02:53:34.870
is following very much in the footsteps
02:53:34.870 --> 02:53:37.540
of Phase II of RDOF.
02:53:37.540 --> 02:53:39.956
As you know, Robert, chairman Pie
02:53:39.956 --> 02:53:43.440
and his colleagues have said
02:53:43.440 --> 02:53:46.790
we kind of sorta think that we don't wanna issue this money
02:53:46.790 --> 02:53:49.870
until we have the new mapping in place.
02:53:49.870 --> 02:53:54.870
Again, staff has not proposed policy recommendations
02:53:55.230 --> 02:53:57.600
to our commissioners on this point.
02:53:57.600 --> 02:54:00.458
But clearly commissioner Guzman Aceves
02:54:00.458 --> 02:54:03.941
and oppressive battier and their colleagues
02:54:03.941 --> 02:54:06.970
have been leaders in the United States
02:54:06.970 --> 02:54:08.280
saying to the FCC,
02:54:08.280 --> 02:54:10.440
do not put this amount of money out
02:54:10.440 --> 02:54:12.650
without accurate mapping.
02:54:12.650 --> 02:54:14.870
And it isn't just us, it's other States.
02:54:14.870 --> 02:54:18.030
It's both sides of the aisle in Congress.
02:54:18.030 --> 02:54:20.700
So Robert, I would think we'd love to chat
02:54:20.700 --> 02:54:21.750
with you about it.
02:54:21.750 --> 02:54:24.100
I think that it's a better than even
02:54:24.100 --> 02:54:28.520
a bet that the $5 billion for rural five G
02:54:28.520 --> 02:54:31.660
will not be seen in California or any other state
02:54:31.660 --> 02:54:33.630
until we get that mapping in place.
02:54:33.630 --> 02:54:38.090
We are estimating that that will be no sooner than
02:54:38.090 --> 02:54:40.410
probably summer of next year
02:54:40.410 --> 02:54:44.210
and we are already talking to our internal contractors
02:54:44.210 --> 02:54:47.360
about how we can adjust broadband interactive map
02:54:47.360 --> 02:54:48.980
to accommodate those new protocols.
02:54:48.980 --> 02:54:50.756
I hope that answers your question.
02:54:50.756 --> 02:54:53.310
Hopefully we can have a chat about that.
02:54:53.310 --> 02:54:54.143
Thank you.
02:54:57.430 --> 02:55:00.863
Do we have any more questions on the phone, Chelsea?
02:55:05.790 --> 02:55:07.747
We have no additional questions at this time.
02:55:07.747 --> 02:55:10.640
And as a reminder, if you would like to ask a question,
02:55:10.640 --> 02:55:13.210
please press star one and clearly report your name.
02:55:13.210 --> 02:55:14.270
A moment please,
02:55:14.270 --> 02:55:16.573
to see if we can add any additional questions.
02:55:17.960 --> 02:55:20.127
(silence)
02:55:27.090 --> 02:55:32.090
We do not have any more workshop related questions
02:55:32.247 --> 02:55:34.390
coming in through email,
02:55:34.390 --> 02:55:37.600
but we will keep this open for four more minutes.
02:55:37.600 --> 02:55:40.300
Are there any other general questions?
02:55:40.300 --> 02:55:41.890
Yes, this is Tom West.
02:55:41.890 --> 02:55:43.810
I would like to ask Peter Pratt.
02:55:43.810 --> 02:55:47.600
Peter, you referred to housing units
02:55:48.500 --> 02:55:52.340
and that is a different term than housing households
02:55:53.240 --> 02:55:58.240
and you're estimating 380,000 of those in California.
02:55:59.190 --> 02:56:04.190
In the RDOF the number was like 421,000.
02:56:04.620 --> 02:56:06.720
So two questions.
02:56:06.720 --> 02:56:09.050
Housing units versus households
02:56:09.050 --> 02:56:11.490
and the differential between your estimate
02:56:11.490 --> 02:56:14.133
and what was put in the RDOF document.
02:56:16.150 --> 02:56:18.510
Thomas, as always, I can see you're following
02:56:18.510 --> 02:56:21.600
this as closely and now being a constituent
02:56:21.600 --> 02:56:23.630
of your consortia.
02:56:23.630 --> 02:56:24.943
I'd expect nothing more.
02:56:26.310 --> 02:56:28.120
So no, thank you for that.
02:56:28.120 --> 02:56:30.320
You've clearly read into it.
02:56:30.320 --> 02:56:34.900
The 421,000 in change locations for California
02:56:34.900 --> 02:56:38.010
was issued on March 17th,
02:56:38.010 --> 02:56:41.863
in what the FCC calls their preliminary estimate.
02:56:42.900 --> 02:56:46.760
We concur with what cost quest has told us, Tom,
02:56:46.760 --> 02:56:48.730
that we expect that we'll be discounted
02:56:48.730 --> 02:56:51.310
by about 40,000 locations.
02:56:51.310 --> 02:56:55.243
Taking us down to that approximately 380,000 locations.
02:56:56.270 --> 02:57:00.600
And those discounts come about for service areas that
02:57:00.600 --> 02:57:04.600
are found to be above 25, three.
02:57:04.600 --> 02:57:08.810
Areas that have been funded by the other FCC program
02:57:08.810 --> 02:57:12.200
for what in California we call the small lax
02:57:12.200 --> 02:57:17.120
and the scatter shot areas that have gotten a USDA money
02:57:17.120 --> 02:57:20.773
as a legacy going back probably over the last decade plus.
02:57:21.690 --> 02:57:25.450
We think that 421,000 is high
02:57:25.450 --> 02:57:28.060
and we think it again, it will be brought down more
02:57:28.060 --> 02:57:32.617
like 380,000 to 390,000 and we'd like to work with you
02:57:32.617 --> 02:57:35.180
and all the other Consortia
02:57:35.180 --> 02:57:38.080
as those final numbers are developed.
02:57:38.080 --> 02:57:39.773
Does that make sense, Tom?
02:57:39.773 --> 02:57:42.710
Tom, could I make a point?
02:57:42.710 --> 02:57:47.710
The official 2019 CPUC availability data and mapping
02:57:48.000 --> 02:57:50.483
has a number that even exceeds those two.
02:57:51.600 --> 02:57:54.260
It's way in a high 400 thousands.
02:57:54.260 --> 02:57:57.420
And that's households, not housing units.
02:57:57.420 --> 02:58:00.943
And is my understanding there are a percentage of
02:58:03.540 --> 02:58:07.525
housing units is like four or 5%,
02:58:07.525 --> 02:58:11.130
maybe 10% more than housing, households.
02:58:11.130 --> 02:58:13.980
So we have those numbers floating around
02:58:13.980 --> 02:58:15.993
but certainly appreciate the fact that
02:58:15.993 --> 02:58:20.203
we'll target on 380,000 for the moment.
02:58:21.700 --> 02:58:22.533
Okay, thanks.
02:58:22.533 --> 02:58:27.460
And very briefly, Tom and, and our colleague Carlos
02:58:27.460 --> 02:58:31.210
and his colleague st heartbreak GIS department
02:58:31.210 --> 02:58:34.080
can talk about how the ratio between the housing units
02:58:34.080 --> 02:58:37.960
and households varies between our bourbon urban
02:58:37.960 --> 02:58:40.410
and rural areas as you know.
02:58:40.410 --> 02:58:42.570
So that's gonna skew more towards rural
02:58:42.570 --> 02:58:44.350
because it's a rural program.
02:58:44.350 --> 02:58:47.100
The numbers also are going to skew
02:58:47.100 --> 02:58:50.390
because remember is as we said in the slide deck
02:58:50.390 --> 02:58:53.200
the chairman and his colleagues in Washington have said
02:58:53.200 --> 02:58:58.010
RDOF Phase I will favor the most remote,
02:58:58.010 --> 02:59:00.880
most high cost, low density areas.
02:59:00.880 --> 02:59:04.600
So that's going to skew slightly differently
02:59:04.600 --> 02:59:07.770
than our numbers even at the same speed threshold stop,
02:59:07.770 --> 02:59:09.037
but we might need to talk with you
02:59:09.037 --> 02:59:11.040
or any consortia about it.
02:59:11.040 --> 02:59:11.873
Thank you.
02:59:15.000 --> 02:59:18.463
Do we have another caller question on the line?
02:59:23.277 --> 02:59:27.010
The question comes around, your line is open.
02:59:27.010 --> 02:59:27.993
Okay, we do.
02:59:29.550 --> 02:59:32.250
Oh Raul, thank you for calling, what is your question?
02:59:34.410 --> 02:59:35.243
Good afternoon.
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First I just would like to thank the commissioners
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and staff for all their effort and support.
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It's an interesting time right now
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and for us to be able to continue the conversations
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I think is really important.
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I'd also like to echo on the timeframe
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or the timing for additional applications.
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I am in agreement that July I think would be
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a good timeframe to be able to at least
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take the next round of applications.
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And to Tom's point, I agree that or Steve,
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I'm not sure which one, an additional window as well.
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I believe that there's been a long time now
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that we've been waiting to be able to
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submit new applications
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and I think that it would be good for us to be able to
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at least take a shot at it early.
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And then as well in that October, November time period.
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Okay. Thank you.
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Anybody else on the CASF team have anything to add to Raul?
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Okay, thank you Raul
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and full disclaimer role is one of our
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service providers has been doing a lot of work
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and the CASF broadband project.
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Is there anybody else?
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Vince, do I have anybody on email?
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Robert, do I have anybody on the line?
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Yeah, we have one.
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Where did that come from?
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This is James.
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We have an email question.
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The question is from Heidi Hill Strum from
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Tahoe based in project and she's asking about
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the next consortia application cycle
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that they've been funding since last September
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and would like to open up an application window.
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And Grace has spoke about this earlier in the presentation
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that we're working on a new window
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with a due date of June 5th.
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So we're looking to release that information soon.
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And I believe Grace also is planning up
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informal webinar for that as well.
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Okay, thank you, James.
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That was James Ang,
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the supervisor of the consortia and access,
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sorry, adoption and access group.
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Do we have anything else from,
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any other questions from panelists?
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All right, well, Selena, are you still there with us?
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Yeah, I just wanted to thank everyone again
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for joining us today.
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Thank you again to commissioner Guzman Aceves,
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the CASF team and the consortia panelists and members.
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And in terms of next step,
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I wanna make sure that everyone is aware of
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that reply comments to the ACR.
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Those are due on April 27th.
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So I encouraged those that want to weight in
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on the schedule on the other 24 questions.
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Please file, your reply comments and if you need help,
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feel free to contact staff.
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And we can walk you through the filing process.
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And as James and Grace mentioned earlier,
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the new route of consortia solicitation that ladder
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is being sent out today.
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So please be on the lookout for that.
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And last off, commissioner Guzman,
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do you wanna say anything else?
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Yes, please.
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And just one additional thought.
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Again, thanks everybody for your participation
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and your input.
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And particularly on those last points.
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We hear you very clearly.
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Also I failed to mention in the opening remarks
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that the other great work that this team has put together
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is they've assembled the CASF, excuse me,
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the ISP broadband adoption,
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broadband affordable plan offerings
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that they currently offer.
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Then they developed an interactive map
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where folks can put in zip code or school districts
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to see which affordable offerings
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are available in their area.
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I believe most of you are hopefully already aware of that,
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but I just wanted to to let folks know that
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that is available and we can follow up with anyone
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if there's not access to it,
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but it is on our website.
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And anyhow, thank you all very much again,
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for all the work you're doing today with this crisis
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and that you'll continue to do.
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And I look forward to continuing the dialogue.
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Thank you very much.
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My last comment is, I'll be looking forward to doing this
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next year with everybody
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and I hope that we will be doing this live
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here in the Sacramento or San Francisco.
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We're are doing it alive.
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You're right.
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IRL in real life is what I meant.
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Not virtual.
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All right, let's stop.
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I think the workshop is now adjourned.
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Thank you so much everybody.
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Thank you all.
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Thank you.
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Thanks too.
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Conference Verizon operator.