[1st-mile-nm] FCC Announcement

[Jeff]

In my opinion, a better question is a 25/3 Mbps connection by 2028 really progress?  Technology innovation will not wait for broadband to catch-up and we may find that it could accelerate urbanization.  Take, for example, cloud-based gaming: if what has been suggested in terms of network impact is actually accurate, then a home receiving a 25/3 Mbps internet connection would not be able to utilize this platform.  The broadband definition does not serve the future and technology unknowns. 


Jeffrey Gavlinski
CEO, Mountain Connect
mountainconnect.org
970 382-1799

On 4/29/19, 11:46 PM, "1st-mile-nm on behalf of Richard Lowenberg" <1st-mile-nm-bounces at mailman.dcn.org on behalf of rl at 1st-mile.org> wrote:

    More smoke and mirrors from the FCC.
    By 2028 1,703 additional homes and businesses in NM will be upgraded to
    25/3 Mbps service with this support?
    Which providers in NM received how much funding?
    RL
    
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    OVER 106,000 RURAL HOMES AND BUSINESSES TO GET BETTER, FASTER BROADBAND
    
    Because of FCC Reforms, Higher-Speed Broadband Will Reach New Homes and 
    Businesses in 43 States
    
    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-357211A1.pdf
    
    WASHINGTON, April 29, 2019—Over 106,000 rural homes and small businesses 
    in 43 states will get access to improved broadband service due to recent 
    FCC reforms to the Universal Service Fund.
    
    “Today’s announcement means that many more rural Americans will have 
    access to high-speed broadband service that will enable them to fully 
    participate in the digital economy— entrepreneurship, telemedicine, 
    precision agriculture, online education, and more,” said FCC Chairman 
    Ajit Pai. “This is yet another example of how the FCC is working hard to 
    close the digital divide.”
    
    Pursuant to new rules adopted by the Commission last December, a total 
    of 186 companies participating in the FCC’s Alternative Connect America 
    Cost Model (A-CAM) program have accepted $65.7 million in additional 
    annual support over the next decade. In return, these carriers have 
    committed to deploying 25/3 Mbps service to 106,365 homes and small 
    businesses that would have otherwise only received slower 10/1 Mbps 
    service.
    
    The boost represents a 31.8% increase in the number of locations that 
    will have faster service available through the A-CAM program. Carriers 
    must deploy 25/3 Mbps service to 40% of locations by end of the 2022, 
    and increase deployment by 10% annually until buildout is complete at 
    the end of 2028.
    
    The chart below details the impact of the additional funding by state:
    
    (snip)
    
    State   Previous 25/3	New 25/3 Mbps	Difference	Difference %
             Mbps Obligation Obligation 	(number of
    					households/businesses)
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    NM 	1,384 		3,087 		1,703 		123.0%
    
    
    
    
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    Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
    1st-Mile Institute     505-603-5200
    Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
    rl at 1st-mile.org     www.1st-mile.org
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