Inland Empire Regional Broadband Consortium Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Inland Empire Regional Broadband Consortium Tuesday, June 9, 2015 Historic Harvey House Barstow, California

 Martha van Rooijen  Executive Director, IERB Consortium  Inland Empire Broadband Plan (adopted November 2014)  Closing the Digital Divide  Priority Areas — Unserved and Underserved  Reliable, affordable, and available high-speed internet access within Riverside and San Bernardino Counties

CPUC CASF 16 Statewide Consortia Inland Empire Regional Broadband Consortium Riverside County and San Bernardino County

Riverside and San Bernardino Counties

IERB Consortium  34 Members (Endorsed by 40 more organizations and growing)  Harris & Associates  Bayne & Associates  Hemet Public Library  California State University, San Bernardino  Hi-Desert Memorial Health Care District  City of Barstow  Housing Authority, Co. of San Bernardino  City of Cathedral City  Inland Empire United Way  City of Corona  Inland Library System  City of Loma Linda  Morongo Basin Econ Development Consortium  City of Moreno Valley  MVR Consulting  City of Redlands  Netreva, Inc.  City of Riverside  PhD Computing, Inc.  City of San Bernardino  Riverside Unified School District  Coachella Valley Economic Partnership  San Bernardino City Unified School District  County of Riverside  San Bernardino Community College District  County of San Bernardino  San Bernardino Public Library  Coachella Valley Economic Partnership  Strategic Point LLC  Eastern Sierra Connect Broadband Consortium  Alliance for Commercialization of Technology  Esri  Western Riverside Council of Governments  Greenfield Communications

 INLAND EMPIRE BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS PLAN (Adopted November 2014)  Closing the Digital Divide The Inland Empire as a “Smart Region”   Rural and Remote Areas Local Government Broadband Solutions  Programs for Underserved and Disadvantaged Residents   Education Healthcare and Telemedicine   Broadband and Economic Development Priority List of Action Items 

PRIORITY COMMUNITIES San Bernardino County  CPUC Resolution T-17443 June 26, 2014  Red Mountain, Searles Valley, and Trona  Phelan and Pinon Hills  Morongo Basin

CPUC Broadband Grants — San Bernardino County  CPUC Approved May 2015:  Helendale, $1.5 million, Ultimate Internet Access (UIA)  Wrightwood, $2 million, UIA  Under CPUC Review:  “Five Mining Communities” $9.2 million , Race Communications Red Mountain, Searles Valley, Trona, Johannesburg, and Randsburg  San Bernardino and Kern Counties   1,178 Public Housing Units, $1.3 million, Housing Authority County of San Bernardino  More Grants Applications are coming soon!

 San Bernardino County Priority Community  Red Mountain, Searles Valley, Trona  Population: 1,864  Housing Units: 1,068  Unserved and Underserved  Take Advantage of “Digital 395”  Red Mountain is literally on Digital 395 Path  Community Anchors — Sheriff & Fire Stations, School District, Searles Valley Minerals  Tourism: Star Trek V. The Final Frontier was filmed in Trona

 San Bernardino County Priority Community  Phelan and Pinon Hills  Population: 21,000  Housing Units: 8,144 Unserved and Unders erved   Phelan-Pinon Hills Community Service District (PPHCSD)  Verizon will not expand services  New High-Desert Transportation Corridor Victorville to Palmdale

 San Bernardino County Priority Community  Morongo Basin  Population: 59,356  Housing Units: 29,238  Unserved and Underserved  Joshua Tree National Park  Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center  Hi-Desert Medical Center  Morongo Unified School District  Sheriff, Police and Fire Stations

• Social Security • DMV • Post Office • Housing • Healthcare • Education • Employment • Public Safety • Government Services — Permits, Court • Banking • Credit & Other Accounts • News • Information • Shopping • Communicating – Email, Social Media, Meet ups • Photos • Travel • Entertainment • More . . .???

 Sunne Wright McPeak  CEO, California Emerging Technology Fund CETF provides leadership statewide to close the "Digital Divide" by accelerating  the deployment and adoption of broadband to unserved and underserved communities and populations.

 Michael Ort  CEO, Praxis Associates  Digital 395 and Broadband Opportunities

 John Baker  Regulatory Analyst California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) California Advanced Services Fund (CASF)  Broadband Infrastructure Grants for Unserved & Underserved Communities  Broadband Infrastructure and Adoption Grants for Public Housing 

State Resources, Opportunities and Partnerships

 www.cetfund.org -- California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF)  www.iebroadband.com -- Inland Empire Regional Broadband Consortium  www.cpuc.ca.gov – California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) IERB Consortium Contact: Martha van Rooijen, MVR Consulting Consortium Manager martha@iebroadband.com or (951) 845-4391

 Follow up and Action Items

Lunch and Discussion  12:15 pm