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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 Je rry Dia ma ntide s, Ph.D ABOUT ME PhD in Co mpute r Sc ie nc e Curre ntly a n Asso c ia te Pro fe sso r a t No rwic h Unive rsity

  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 Je rry Dia ma ntide s, Ph.D

  2. ABOUT ME …  PhD in Co mpute r Sc ie nc e  Curre ntly a n 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. HANDOUT S • Sa mple pe titio n • 30 VSA 202c • “Mo re tha n Just F a c e b o o k” • “Why L o c a l So lutio ns? ” • “Co mmunity Bro a db a nd Cre a te s Jo b s” • Co mmunic a tio ns Unio n Distric t sta tute • E C F ib e r pric ing & spe e ds

  4. 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 ar e nd 2020, a major ity of addr e sse s in Ve r mont should have ac c e ss to the Inte r ne t at spe e ds of at le ast 100 Mbps symme tr ic al, and e ve r y addr e ss should have ac c e ss to spe e ds of at le ast 10 Mbps download. By 2024, e ve r y addr e ss should have br oadband with minimum te c hnic al r e quir e me nts of 100 Mbps symme tr ic al.”

  5. 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 → cheaper rates • E c o no mic de ve lo pme nt • Ne t ne utra lity • Sub sc rib e r priva c y c o nc e rns (tra c king ne two rk a c tivity & re se lling ) • I ndire c tly drive pric e s o f o the r o ffe ring s do wn a nd spe e ds up • Co mmunity a nd no npro fit c o o pe ra tive I SPs a re spring ing up to se rve unde rse rve d ma rke ts (ma p o n ne xt pa g e )

  7. T HE T HRE E BI G RE ASONS 1. I mpro ve a c c e ss spe e ds 2. Che a pe r a c c e ss 3. Be tte r “inta ng ib le s”: c usto me r se rvic e , priva c y, tra nspa re nc y

  8. WHO’ S I NVI T E D T O T HE PART Y? (SO F AR) • Ba rre City • Ba rre T o wn • Be rlin (e xpe c te d to b e o n b a llo t) • Ca la is • E a st Mo ntpe lie r • E lmo re • Middle se x (o n T o wn Me e ting b a llo t) • Mo ntpe lie r • No rthfie ld (Se le c tb o a rd re je c te d, sta rting pe titio n drive ) • Pla infie ld (e xpe c te d to b e o n b a llo t) • Ro xb ury • Willia msto wn • Wo rc e ste r

  9. I NF RAST RUCT URE OVE RVI E W • E xisting po le s • F ib e r o ptic c a b le • Ne two rking de vic e s • On pre mise s @ sub sc rib e r • At distrib utio n po ints • I n le a se d lo c a tio ns in to wns • Uplink to the I nte rne t

  10. F E ASI BI L I T Y ST UDY (NE XT YE AR) • An info rma tio n-g a the ring pro je c t to he lp us ma ke g o o d de c isio ns b y te lling us: 1. Diffe re nc e s b e twe e n c o mme rc ia l a nd re side ntia l ma rke t 2. Co nsumptio n pa tte rns 3. Sa tisfa c tio n with inc umb e nts 4. I mpo rta nc e o f diffe re nt fa c e ts o f I nte rne t se rvic e • Spe e d • Pric e • Custo me r Se rvic e 5. De ma nd e stima tio n

  11. SAMPL E F E ASI BI L I T Y RE SUL T S

  12. 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!” • “But wo n’ t this stuff a ll b e o b so le te b e fo re the b o nd c o me s due ? ” • >20 ye a rs fo r the c a b le , ~5 ye a rs o n ro ute rs & switc he s • “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.” a nd “Ha ve n’ t a b unc h o f the se pro vide rs fa ile d? ” • “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? ” • “T he re ’ s no g ua ra nte e tha t yo u’ ll a c tua lly pro vide c he a pe r se rvic e o r fa ste r spe e ds.”

  13. NE XT ST E PS & ROUGH T I ME L I NE 1. Ge t la ng ua g e o n the 2018 T o wn Me e ting b a llo t in the 10+ to wns (b y Ja n 1) Pub lic o utre a c h & a wa re ne ss b uilding (thro ug h Ma r 6) * 2. 3. Win a ppro va l a t T o wn Me e ting (Ma r 6) 4. Se le c tb o a rds & City Co unc il a ppo int re pre se nta tive s to the Distric t (b y Apr 30) 5. 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 ) 6. F irst a nnua l me e ting (Ma y 8) 7. Add a dditio na l me mb e rs? P fo r & e xe c utio n o f fe a sib ility study- -$ fro m VCDP Planning Grant? 8. RF 9. Dra ft b usine ss pla n & b udg e t, de c ide o n initia l c o ve ra g e 10. […] * By Ma y 8 fo r Ba rre T o wn witho ut a spe c ia l T o wn Me e ting

  14. L ANGUAGE F OR T HE BAL L OT “Sha ll the T o wn o f Ca la is 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? ”

  15. QUE ST I ONS? F e e l fre e to c o nta c t me : ha nse n.se le c tb o a rd@ g ma il.c o m jha nse n3@ no rwic h.e du 802-279-6054

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