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CE NT RAL VE RMONT I NT E RNE T Pre se nte d b y: Je re my A. Ha nse n, Ph.D CI SSP ABOUT ME PhD in Co mpute r Sc ie nc e Asso c ia te Pro fe sso r a t No rwic h Unive rsity 10+ ye a rs in info rma tio n te c hno lo g

  1. CE NT RAL VE RMONT I NT E RNE T Pre se nte d b y: Je re my A. Ha nse n, Ph.D CI SSP

  2. ABOUT ME …  PhD in Co mpute r Sc ie nc e  Asso c ia te Pro fe sso r a t No rwic h Unive rsity  10+ ye a rs in info rma tio n te c hno lo g y & se c urity  E xpe rie nc e in F o rtune 500 do wn to 2 pe rso n o rg a niza tio ns  Se le c tb o a rd me mb e r in Be rlin sinc e 2013

  3. WHAT I ’ M PROPOSI NG • Sta rting a c o mmunity I nte rne t Se rvic e Pro vide r • Co mmunic a tio ns Unio n Distric t: a munic ipa l e ntity • Co nne c ting Ce ntra l Ve rmo nt re side nc e s with e xtre me ly hig h-spe e d wire d I nte rne t se rvic e • Curre nt F CC rule s c a ll “b ro a db a nd” 25/ 3 Mb ps, whic h fe w pe o ple ha ve he re • I’ m ta lking a b o ut 100+/ 100+ Mb ps • Ve rmo nt’ s T e le c o mmunic a tio ns Pla n: “By ye a r e nd 2020, a ma jor ity of a ddr e sse s in Ve r mont should ha ve a c c e ss to the Inte r ne t a t spe e ds of a t le a st 100 Mbps symme tric a l, a nd e ve r y a ddr e ss should ha ve a c c e ss to spe e ds of a t le a st 10 Mbps downloa d. By 2024, e ve r y a ddr e ss should ha ve br oa dba nd with minimum te c hnic a l r e quire me nts of 100 Mbps symme tr ic a l.”

  5. WHAT I ’ M ASK I NG OF T HE T OWNS… • Add la ng ua g e to yo ur City Me e ting b a llo t: “Sha ll the City o f Mo ntpe lie r e nte r into a c o mmunic a tio ns unio n distric t to b e kno wn a s Ce ntra l Ve rmo nt I nte rne t, unde r the pro visio ns o f 30 VSA Ch 82? ” • T he me mb e r to wns a re to ta lly insula te d fro m the fina nc ia l a c tivitie s o f the distric t. No ta x mo ne y ma y b e use d! • T he sta tute re q uire s: “E a c h me mb e r sha ll ma ke a va ila b le fo r le a se to the distric t o ne o r mo re site s fo r a c o mmunic a tio ns pla nt o r c o mpo ne nts the re o f within suc h me mb e r munic ipa lity.” • Appo int a CVI b o a rd me mb e r, a n a lte rna te , a nd tha t’ s it! • (Yo u a lre a dy do this with E C F ib e r!)

  6. WHY DO T HI S? • E xisting I SPs ha ve no mo tiva tio n to pro vide truly hig h-spe e d I nte rne t • L o c a l g o ve rna nc e = lo c a l c o ntro l = lo c a l a c c o unta b ility • No profit motive + municipal bonding → cheaper rates • Ne t ne utra lity & sub sc rib e r priva c y c o nc e rns • E c o no mic de ve lo pme nt • T e le c o mmute rs • I nte rne t-b a se d c o mpa nie s • Dra w mo re yo ung wo rke rs & e ntre pre ne urs to Ce ntra l VT

  7. ON T HE T OWN ME E T I NG BAL L OT I N: • Ba rre City • Ba rre T o wn • Be rlin • Ca la is • E a st Mo ntpe lie r • Ma rshfie ld • Middle se x • Mo ntpe lie r • No rthfie ld • Pla infie ld • Ro xb ury • Willia msto wn • Wo rc e ste r

  8. CRI T I CI SMS • “I do n’ t wa nt my ta xe s to g o up fo r so me thing I do n’ t wa nt!” • “I do n’ t wa nt to b e in the sa me po sitio n a s Burling to n T e le c o m.” • “I f the re wa s truly the de ma nd, wo uldn’ t the ma rke t c o rre c t to pro vide the supply? ” • “Are n’ t the se to wns c o ve re d b y sa te llite / wire le ss b ro a db a nd a lre a dy? ”

  9. NE XT ST E PS & ROUGH T I ME L I NE 1. Pub lic o utre a c h & a wa re ne ss b uilding (thro ug h Ma r 6) 2. Win a ppro va l a t T o wn Me e ting (Ma r 6) 3. Se le c tb o a rds & City Co unc ils a ppo int re pre se nta tive s to the Distric t (b y Apr 30) 4. I de ntify so urc e s o f se e d mo ne y a nd a nc ho r institutio ns (o ng o ing ) 5. F irst a nnua l me e ting (Ma y 8) i. Add a dditio na l me mb e rs(? ) ii. RF P fo r & e xe c utio n o f fe a sib ility study iii. Dra ft b usine ss pla n & b udg e t, de c ide o n initia l c o ve ra g e 6. F irst c o nstruc tio n in 2020(? )

  10. L ANGUAGE ON T HE BAL L OT “Sha ll the [T OWN NAME ] e nte r into a c o mmunic a tio ns unio n distric t to b e kno wn a s Ce ntra l Ve rmo nt I nte rne t, unde r the pro visio ns o f 30 V.S.A. Ch 82? ”

  11. Ce ntra l Ve rmo nt I nte rne t’ s missio n will b e simple : Pro vide r e asonably- pr ic e d, high- quality, c ommunity- owne d, ultr a high- spe e d I nte rne t a c c e ss to a ll ho me s, b usine sse s, a nd c ivic institutio ns in o ur me mb e r to wns.

  12. QUE ST I ONS? F e e l fre e to c o nta c t me : jha nse n3@ no rwic h.e du 802-279-6054

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