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Bringing Highspeed Broadband to Boulder Junction
November 14, 2019
Agenda • Why We Are Here
• Defining Highspeed Broadband
• DSL vs. Fiber Optic Highspeed Broadband
• Highspeed Broadband’s Benefits
• Boulder Junction’s Opportunity – The Options
• Highspeed Broadband Pros/Cons
• The Net/Net – How Much It Will Cost You
• Questions and Answers
• The Voting Process
• Over to the Town Chairman
2017 Economic Development Survey • 169 Responses • A Wealth of Information • Business Develop Another Key Response
• Data transfer from and to the World Wide Web (www) – The Internet of Things
• Email, photos, web browsing, video, TV, movies, documents, gaming, Tele-
What is Education, health screening and monitoring (Tele-Health), thermostat monitoring,
e-commerce, security systems and cameras, using the Cloud, telephone, video
conferencing, secure tunneling, banking transactions, etc., etc.
Highspeed • Almost anything you can imagine is possible on the Internet today
Broadband? • The way today’s business happens
• It all takes bandwidth (amount and speed of data your ”pipe” will handle)
• Electrical service comparison
• You can have 30AMP service to your home or 400AMP
• Same with Broadband – 3Mb or 1Gb
Businesses have
symmetrical
requirements - (ex.
100/100Mbs) and
speeds over 1Gbs.
Most of Boulder Junction
has 10Mbs service or less
and Upload
The more connected devices, the more speed you need.
*Source – broadbandnow.com
DSL vs Fiber Optic Internet
DSL – Direct Subscriber
Line
• Dial-Ups Big Brother
• Uses mainly fiber infrastructure, but 50+ year old copper
telephone lines to the premise
• Speeds up to 100Mb within a few hundred feet of a Node
(done with Connect America Fund {CAF} federal funding)
• Speeds fall dramatically with distance away from Node
• Many CenturyLink (CL) Nodes are now full
• Nodes require power and cost $40,000 each
• Usually cannot have symmetrical service
• Legacy technology and solution
Fiber Optic Internet (Fiber to the Premise) • Best technology for today and foreseeable future • Speeds up to 100Gb commercially, but 255Tb in recent experiments • Typical customer speeds are 25Mb to 1Gb • Symmetrical service is typical • Boulder Junction has 62 miles of CL fiber already in the ground (previous federal funding = some of your tax $$)
Reasons to Invest in High Speed Broadband
Improving the quality of life for residents, property owners, and visitors
• Keep seasonal residents and visitors here longer (Telecommuting)
• Encourage more visitors to spend time in Boulder Junction
• Market Boulder to new high tech, e-commerce, and consulting businesses and as a Best Place to Live
Economic • Recruit new and more employees for existing and new businesses
• Strengthen volunteerism for community events
• Increase property values from 5 to 11%*
• Add to tax roll by developing new properties and businesses
• Fill empty Downtown buildings
• Enhance and protect school enrollment
Educational • Offer Tel-Education for our kids
• Promote distance learning for adults
• Keep us in our homes longer through Tele-Health and Tele-Medicine
Engagement • Video-conference with our families, friends, and anyone else
• Access any information and conduct research
• Watch TV – cast away satellite dish and and large monthly bills – No more cable TV
Entertainment • Stream movies (Netflix, Disney, Amazon, etc.) and other content
• Participate in global interactive gaming
*Sources - https://api.aae.wisc.edu/pubs/pdf/sps/stpap591.pdf, https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a680/be92844f5ada41662cb3893d8021fe4318c9.pdf
For small towns, having high-speed Internet can be a critical factor in growth and
prosperity. Studies have shown that increased Internet access has a positive effect
on employment and economic growth in rural townships. [1]*
SMALL TOWN, BIG PICTURE
As cities get more expensive and telecommuting increasingly
becomes the norm (21–25% of the US population telecommutes
regularly according to a recent study) [3], living the quiet life in a
small town has never been more practical.
Small towns like these with competitive, functional high-speed
broadband internet hint at a future where small town America can
once again become a viable force in the national economy.*
*Source - https://broadbandnow.com/report/10-small-towns-with-blazing-fast-internet/Need More Evidence Highspeed Broadband Helps
Rural Communities?
Sources - http://www.cura.umn.edu/publications/catalog/cap-188, http://www.ykc.com/15-ways-broadband-improves-rural-communities/, https://www.inc.com/dustin-mckissen/small-town-entrepreneurs-need-big-city-
broadband.html, https://extension.purdue.edu/article/30678, https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/tool-kits-resources/info-2019/rural-livability-focus-group.htmlWorking since November 2018 to bring
Highspeed Broadband to Boulder Junction
Conducted 8 Public Information Meetings
Highspeed Received and further refined estimated costs
and conceptual designs from CenturyLink
Broadband Investigated other options
Project Status
Sharing the updated status with you tonight
Ready for Boulder Junction to make a decisionBoulder Junction’s Opportunity
Wisconsin Public Service Commission Grants • $24MM in 2020 and $24MM in 2021 • 2020 funding is more than all previous 6 years combined • During the 2018 funding period they had $22MM in submissions • Likely will provide a couple of $1MM+ grants in 2020 • Now is Boulder Junction’s opportunity • Submission Deadline – December 19, 2019 at 4PM
$200K
CL % Home Tax
Option # Description LU's Project Cost Contribution Grant Funding Cost For BJ Covered Tax/$1K Impact
CL – Fiber to the
Premise 2020
Village, Boulder Junction
1– Northeast, South Trout, $0.03/20
2020 Mann & Access Points Yrs $6/20 Yrs
Plan Phase 1 of 4 phases or or
(Partial (2020 to 2023) requiring $0.10/15 $20/15
Town) additional future funding 919 $3,122,600 $715,000 $1,203,800 $1,203,800 68% Yrs Yrs
2– $0.25/20 $50/20
2020/2021 CL – Fiber to the Premise Yrs Yrs
Plan 2020 and 2021 $2,500,000 or or
(Entire Entire Township – Over 2 $1,250,000 x $0.61/15 $122/15
Town) Years 1353 $7,500,000 $1,200,000 2 Yrs. $3,800,000 100% Yrs Yrs
3 Do Nothing $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Note – Project(s) have not yet been engineered so costs are not final and binding.Lower Debt Service Explanation
"It is just because we are
now starting at a higher
outstanding existing debt service
mill rate to start with in 2020 and
the new broadband debt doesn’t
really start making larger
payments until 2023 (once the
new snow plow loan is paid off)
so it works out very nicely.”
Justin A. Fischer
Senior Vice President
Public Finance
R. W. Baird & Co.Option 1 – 2020 Plan (Partial Town)
Fiber to the Premise Coverage
New and Existing Fiber Access Points
Unserved Area
Note - Project Not Yet Engineered
and Areas Not Final and Complete2020 (Phase 1) 2022 (Phase 3)
Village, Boulder Junction Northeast, All other Boulder Junction Areas
South Trout, Mann & Access Points
Catch-Up
North Trout, Gresham, Wild Rice, Clean-up
Island, Clear/Big Lakes Punch-List
2021 (Phase 2) 2023 (Phase 4)
Note – Additional
federal funds may
be available in 2021
Proposed Highspeed Broadband Multi-Year Expansion
Plan with Option 1 - 2020 Plan (Partial Town)Unserved Area Option 2 - 2020/2021 Plan (Entire
Town) – 2020 Phase
Fiber to the Premise Coverage
Boulder’s West Business Area
Unserved Area and Fiber Redundancy
Note - Project Not Yet Engineered
and Areas Not Final and CompleteOption 2 - 2020/2021 Plan (Entire
Town) – 2021 Phase
Fiber to the Premise Coverage
Note - Project Not Yet Engineered
and Areas Not Final and CompleteHighspeed Broadband Project – Pro et Contra
Option Pro Con
1 - 2020 Plan (Partial Town) - CL- • Lower 2020 cost • Need to go through exercise again for other areas
• Highest return on investment in future years
Fiber to the Premise • 68% of Town (most students) for 42% of entire • Inflationary cost increases
Village, Boulder Junction project cost • Additional long-term grant uncertainty
Northeast, South Trout, Mann & • Cover unserved area (Frontier) • Requires Town commitment to complete entire
Access Points • CAF3 funding potential in 2021 Town in future years
• Time to seek other funding sources and options
Phase 1 of 4 phases (2020 to 2023) • Immediate marketability of primary business area
• Maximizes PSC funding potential
2 – 2020/2021 Plan (Entire Town) • Everyone gets fiber within 2 years – 2 business • Entire cost over 2 years
areas in 2020 • Significant reliance on maximizing PSC grants for 2
CL – Fiber to the Premise • Immediate marketability years
Entire Township over 2 Years • Only work on project for 2 years • Likely no CAF3 funding potential
3 - Do Nothing • No Highspeed Broadband investment cost • No ability to market Town to new businesses
• No additional speed for critical internet needs
• Continued tourism economic reliance
• Lose prospective home/business buyers
• Disadvantaged studentsThe Net/Net – How Might it Impact You?
Now After Highspeed Broadband
Service Monthly Cost Service/Tax Monthly Cost
Direct TV/Dish/Karban Cable TV $60 to $120 CenturyLink 1Gb Broadband $65 to $85
Streaming TV (No additional cost if you $0 to $60
HughesNet/Karban/Verizon Broadband $60 to $120
already have an account - No contracts or
installation cost)
CenturyLink/Frontier Telephone $25 to $50 Additional Tax ($200k home for 20-year $0.50 to $4.17
loan, depending upon Option 1 or 2)
Totals $145 to $290
Totals $65.50 to $149.17
Some streaming TV
options
Note – For illustration only. Individual costs may vary.A Few Words from Fellow Stakeholders • Brent Jelinski – District Administrator, North Lakeland Elementary School • Matt Ashley – Boulder Junction Resident and Businessperson
Questions and Answers
Advisory Vote Ballots
Thank You!
Over to Town Chairman –
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