1. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC Gila and Pinal Counties Community Telecom Assessments

2. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC The Vision for Pinal and Gila Counties Healthy, Active, Prosperous Citizens who: – Are engaged in productive work of their choice – Are able to build their careers through advanced education without leaving their community – Have access to the best healthcare services available from right here in their own community – Have children who plan to live, learn and build lives without having to leave their community

3. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC The Good Old Days It used to be a whole lot easier. If I needed a telephone, I called the telephone company and they installed it. If it stopped working, I called them and they fixed it.

4. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC In 1964 Long distance calls cost $.60 to $1.00 per minute. ($3.25 to 5.43 in todays dollars). Mobile telephone service was limited to 12 simultaneous calls in any city and for use in vehicles due to the weight of the equipment. Coded ringing and 8 party service was the norm for rural areas. Fax capacity did not exist. Data communications consisted of telegraph service. Most calls sounded like there really were tin cans and string involved. The very beginnings of the Internet was still 5 years away

5. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC 2003 Broadband High Speed Internet Access DSL Cable Modem Service Fixed Wireless Fiber Optics Satellite ISDN PCS

6. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC Why do we need it? How will we use it? Compete in the Emerging Global Economy (E- Commerce) Create opportunities for our children Advanced Delivery of Education Health Care - Remote diagnostics and procedures Government - Cooperative purchasing, online billing and payments, information access Decreasing Impacts to our Environment

7. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC Objectives Develop Broadband Telecom Access Plan with Pinal & Gila Counties –Public –Private –Individuals

8. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC Economic Development Objective of telecom infrastructure - to bring clean industry to the counties Businesses look for: –Hard working, humble workforce –Airport access within 2-3 hours –Wage levels less than big cities –Recreational opportunities –Quality of life AND…………………….

9. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC Economic Development (Contd) –Status and availability of IT Infrastructure Examples –Call Centers/Help Desks Airlines High technology Credit card clearing houses

10. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC Planning Process Infrastructure Inventory Needs Assessment Telecom Potential Market Assessment Technology Plan Feasibility/Sustainability

11. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC Infrastructure Inventory –Infrastructure Alternatives »Fiber Optics »Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) »Cable Modem Service »Fixed Wireless »Frame Relay or conventional T1 service »ISDN - Integrated Switched Digital Network »Satellite Service »3 rd Generation Wireless ( Internet enabled handheld devices, PCS picture phone) –Technology Choices »Wireline »wireless

12. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC Needs Assessment Survey Instrument –Personal Interviews Governmental Agencies Tribal Nations Health Institutions Educational Institutions Businesses Statistical Significance

13. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC Telecom Potential Market Assessment Revenue Model –Components Population and Household Estimates and Projections Number of Businesses Projections Industry Statistics – Internet/Data Usage Market Share Assumptions Pricing Assumptions –Products to be Sold »High, Medium and Low Bandwidth »Firewalls »Equipment –Market Pricing

14. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC Technology Plan Demand vs. Cost –Population –Private sector businesses –Governmental agencies –Public/Private partnerships

16. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC Town of Ignacio Southern Ute Tribe

17. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC City of Fort Morgan High Capacity Telecommunications Users High Users - Medium Users -

18. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC Washington County Conceptual Engineering Design

19. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC Feasibility/Sustainability Network structure, interoperability and scalability Governance/ownership/maintenance – –Public owned –Public/Private partnership –Private owned

20. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC Feasibility/Sustainability (Contd) Finance –Your money – Cash Funding –Someone elses money Grants State Funding Private Sector Funding –Borrowing General Obligation Bonds Sales Tax Revenue Bonds Enterprise Revenue Bonds General Fund Revenue Bonds Lease-Purchase Financing or Certificates of Participation Source: George K. Baum & Company

21. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC Community Telecom Assessment Planning Process PHASE I –Needs Assessment –Survey PHASE II –Infrastructure Inventory –Business Models PHASE III –Technology Plan Development –Financing Alternatives –Final Report

22. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC Infrastructure is not a Silver Bullet –Applications and uses are the goal –Build it and they will use it doesnt always work –Can be a double-edged sword for rural communities –Success dependent upon end-user demand Takes 10 times longer than anyone anticipates Cautions

23. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC Questions from the Counties?

24. MANWEILER TELECOM CONSULTING, LLC Gila and Pinal Counties Community Telecom Assessments