broadband policy & deployment roy lathrop ncta naruc summer meeting 2007 new york, new york
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Broadband Policy & Deployment
Roy Lathrop NCTA
NARUC Summer Meeting 2007New York, New York
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Cable Broadband
• Largest US provider: $110b investment in past 10 yrs; ~30m household sub
• Available: 94% of US households
• 45% household penetration 3/07– but 26% hh w/o computer, 21% dial-up
alternative access: hotspots, work, college
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Not interested
Hotspots, corporate and government users
Available,
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Broadband Deployment
• Ubiquitous Deployment– Nonpartisan issue: economic growth,
health & education, news & entertainment
• Is the US “falling behind?”– Internat’l rankings understate progress– Total subs, growth, competition; density differences, etc.– factors beyond policy control: age, income, household size
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State Broadband Initiatives (courtesy NCSL)
Category States
Assessment CA, KY, MI, OH, OR, VA, WY
Demand Aggregation/ Stimulation
AZ, MA, MI, MN, NH, PA, VA
Pub-Pvt Partnership MN, RI, VT, WY
Rural Access AK, AZ, GA, KY, NC, OH, VA
Govt Ownership CT, MO, NJ, PA, NC, SC, VT
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Gov’t BB Initiatives• Federal
– Connected Nation Act– Broadband Data Improvement – RUS grant program
• State / Muni – define extent of muni service
– State bills ’07: CT, MO, NJ, NC, PA, SC, VT
– “barrier to entry” or fiscal responsibility?
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Gov’t BB Initiatives
Target unserved areas– tax credits and incentives for build out– any USF money for broadband – public-private partnerships – retain moratorium on internet access taxes– reform RUS loan program
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Cable Broadband Speed
• 19961 – 1.5 Mbps
• 2007 5 - 6 Mbps standard
15 - 30 Mbps tiers from many
100+ Mbps with “wideband”
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Broadband Speed: is there ever enough?
• YouTube – consumes more bandwidth than all of 2000
• Speed increasing, migrating downstream– the death of dial-up?– mobility
• What’s the next YouTube?– Multitasking HDTV + HD videophone + gaming
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BB Initiatives:Ongoing Challenges
Eyesores or salvation?
free vs. $10–20 / mo
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Summary
• Broadband initiatives–Target unserved areas
–Rely on market forces
• Broadband availability–Rankings understate progress