1. Presentation to the Association of Washington Cities Conference June 20, 2001 Keeping up with demand: Is your City ready to accommodate new Telecom Infrastructure? - a few things to consider

2. Presentation Overview - some things you need to know Demand for Bandwidth and Broadband rollout Where things are headed Infrastructure requirements What can go wrong What to consider Legal issues Emerging issues Conclusions

3. Broadband There’s Bandwidth and there’s Broadband –HFC –FTTH –DSL –3G Wireless –Satellite

4. Where things are headed Broadband Convergence Interactivity Fixed wireless Mobile communications

5. Infrastructure requirements More boxes (D-slams, cable equipment) More wires on poles and conduit Antennas Cell towers

6. What can go wrong Traffic disruptions Multiple street cuts Relocation delays Damage to City infrastructure Unknown contractors or operators in the ROW Techno-clutter Litigation

7. What to consider Where are current installations located –aerial –underground and above ground –antennas Who are the wireless: can you know expansion plans Do you lease ROW to wireless providers? Your costs Coordinating utility placements Notification requirements

8. What to consider (cont.) Land use decisions Leasing City property Consistency between policies and procedures

9. A few legal issues Bankruptcy Level playing field Section 253 –9th Circuit (Auburn Decision) Cable Modem decision

10. Emerging areas of concern Privacy issues Potential reopening of 1996 Telecom Act Saturation of ROW Loss of local control

11. Conclusions Know your needs; plan Stay current: Have a dream team advise you –legal, technical, financial, economic development, city services etc. Develop processes Join WATOA and NATOA