1. Seattles Road to a Gig FCC Gigabit Workshop March 27, 2012 Washington DC

2. Gigabit in Seattle Planned Gigabit Squared Service Areas

3. Seattle 2005 Broadband for All: Within a decade all of Seattle will have affordable access to an interactive, open, broadband network capable of supporting applications and services using integrated layers of voice, video and data, with sufficient capacity to meet the ongoing information, communications and entertainment needs of the citys citizens, businesses, institutions and municipal government. ONLY FTTP COMPLEMENTED BY WIRELESS OVERLAY CAN REALIZE THIS VISION

4. Technological Revolution Popular Name for the Period Big-Bang Initiating the Revolution New or Redefined Infrastructure(s) Year FIRSTIndustrial RevolutionArkwrights mill in Cromford, England Canals and waterways; turnpike roads 1771 SECONDAge of Steam and RailwaysTest of Rocket steam engine for Liverpool- Manchester railway Railways Telegraph (along railways) City gas 1829 THIRDAge of Steel, Electricity and Heavy Engineering Carnegie Bessemer Steel Plant in Pittsburgh Worldwide Shipping in Steel Ships Worldwide railways Great Bridges and Tunnels 1875 FOURTHAge of Oil, Automobile and Mass Production Model-T in DetroitNetwork of Roads, Highways, Ports, Network of Oil Ducts Airports Universal Electricity Analog telecommunications 1908 FIFTHAge of Information and Telecommunications 1 st Intel Processor Santa Clara World Digital telecommunications (cable, fiber, radio, satellite) Internet/Electronic mail, e-services High Speed physical Transport 1971 Based on Carlota Perez, Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital. Page 11

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6. Fundamental Question: Who Decides What Drivers Will Shape the Future Contours of Broadband in Seattle