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<div class="moz-forward-container">Amen. <br>
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<td>Every City Needs a Broadband Strategy</td>
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<td>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 16:04:24 +0000</td>
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<td>DEVIN COX <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dcox@entrypointnetworks.com"><dcox@entrypointnetworks.com></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rob@omsoft.com">rob@omsoft.com</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rob@omsoft.com"><rob@omsoft.com></a></td>
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<div id="cs-message"><span style="font-size:14px"><span
style="font-family:'tahoma' , 'geneva' , sans-serif">Robert,</span></span><br>
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<strong><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:rgb(
178 , 34 , 34 );font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' ,
sans-serif">Every City Needs a Broadband Strategy</span></span></strong><br>
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<span style="font-size:14px"><span
style="color:black;font-family:'tahoma' , 'geneva' ,
sans-serif">The range of broadband issues relevant to
municipal leaders continues to grow. Pressing issues at
the national and local level include the role of
communications on economic development, the lack of
competitive options for internet access, the high cost
of services, requests by wireless companies to site 5G
cell towers around the city, the impact of the digital
divide on underprivileged citizens, privacy issues and
net neutrality.</span><br>
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<span style="color:black;font-family:'tahoma' , 'geneva' ,
sans-serif">Until now, municipalities have mostly been
watching from the sidelines while private companies have
taken control of wireless and wired communications
systems. With that control, these companies have
decided where they will build, what they will build,
what the price will be, what services will operate on
the network, and the kind of innovation that will happen
on these systems. However, the network is now so
fundamental to modern life and economic development that
municipalities can no longer afford to merely watch from
the sidelines. Municipal leaders must develop robust
strategies around broadband issues with an eye toward
the long-term viability of their communities.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family:'tahoma' , 'geneva' , sans-serif">As
cities wrestle with their role in these issues, city
leaders should first develop sound strategies before
thinking about feasibility or implementing a particular
solutions. Strategies need to solve the fundamental
problem with current communication systems which is, <strong>incumbent
network operators want to serve subscribers just
enough to make the maximum profit. Cities, counties
and subscribers seek systems that profit just enough
to provide the maximum service.</strong></span></span><br>
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<strong><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 102 , 153
);font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' ,
sans-serif;font-size:14px"><u>5 Key Strategic
Recommendations we make to our clients include the
following</u></span></strong><em
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);font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , sans-serif"><strong><span
style="font-size:14px"> -</span></strong><br>
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<p
style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7pt;margin-left:27.35pt;text-indent:-0.25in"><span
style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:'times
new roman' , 'times' , serif"><span
style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , 'helvetica' ,
sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'tahoma' ,
'geneva' , sans-serif"><span style="color:black">1.
Digital roads will be as important in the next
50 years as physical roads have been in the past
50 years. Digital roads should be organized
like physical roads. Municipalities should own
and control digital roads and the Private Sector
should provide services running over those
roads.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:'times
new roman' , 'times' , serif"><span
style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , 'helvetica' ,
sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'tahoma' ,
'geneva' , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span>
<p
style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7pt;margin-left:27.35pt;text-indent:-0.25in"><span
style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:'times
new roman' , 'times' , serif"><span
style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , 'helvetica' ,
sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'tahoma' ,
'geneva' , sans-serif"><span style="color:black">2. Systems
which separate infrastructure and services and
force services to the cloud will lead to real
competition, lower prices and accelerated
innovation.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:'times
new roman' , 'times' , serif"><span
style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , 'helvetica' ,
sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'tahoma' ,
'geneva' , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span>
<p
style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7pt;margin-left:27.35pt;text-indent:-0.25in"><span
style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:'times
new roman' , 'times' , serif"><span
style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , 'helvetica' ,
sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'tahoma' ,
'geneva' , sans-serif"><span style="color:black">3. By
owning and controlling essential broadband
infrastructure, cities can create networks that
are flexible, evolvable, sustainable and
scalable.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:'times
new roman' , 'times' , serif"><span
style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , 'helvetica' ,
sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'tahoma' ,
'geneva' , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span>
<p
style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7pt;margin-left:27.35pt;text-indent:-0.25in"><span
style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:'times
new roman' , 'times' , serif"><span
style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , 'helvetica' ,
sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'tahoma' ,
'geneva' , sans-serif"><span style="color:black">4. There
is enough money being spent every year by
consumers to fund robust fiber optic networks
throughout any city. The problem is not where
to find the money but rather what financial
structure is appropriate to finance strategic
projects. Cities are positioned to
simultaneously lower costs and drive up value
for consumers. </span></span></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:'times
new roman' , 'times' , serif"><span
style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , 'helvetica' ,
sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'tahoma' ,
'geneva' , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span>
<p
style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7pt;margin-left:27.35pt;text-indent:-0.25in"><span
style="font-family:'times new roman' , 'times' , serif"><span
style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , 'helvetica' ,
sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11px"><span
style="font-size:14px"><span
style="font-family:'tahoma' , 'geneva' ,
sans-serif"><span style="color:black">5. In
the absence of municipal intervention, current
broadband providers will trend toward
monopolies with higher prices and lower value.
As recently happened with FCC regulations for
5G cell placement, cities will increasingly
lose control and influence over this essential
infrastructure if they don’t approach
broadband communications strategically.</span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:12px;font-family:'tahoma' ,
'geneva' , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family:'times new roman' , 'times' ,
serif"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' ,
'helvetica' , sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11px"><span
style="font-family:'tahoma' , 'geneva' , sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12px"></span></span></span></span></span>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:'times
new roman' , 'times' , serif"><span
style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , 'helvetica' ,
sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'tahoma' ,
'geneva' , sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><span
style="font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' ,
sans-serif">In subsequent posts we will do a
deeper dive on –</span> </span></span></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family:'times new roman' , 'times' ,
serif"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' ,
'helvetica' , sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11px"><span
style="font-family:'tahoma' , 'geneva' , sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12px"></span></span></span></span></span>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span
style="font-family:'times new roman' , 'times' , serif"><span
style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , 'helvetica' ,
sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11px"><span
style="font-size:12px"><span
style="font-family:'tahoma' , 'geneva' ,
sans-serif"><span style="color:black"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family:'times new roman' , 'times' ,
serif"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' ,
'helvetica' , sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11px"><span
style="font-size:12px"><span
style="font-family:'tahoma' , 'geneva' ,
sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span>
<p
style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7pt;margin-left:0in"><span
style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:'times
new roman' , 'times' , serif"><span
style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , 'helvetica' ,
sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'tahoma' ,
'geneva' , sans-serif"><span style="color:black">1)
How to finance broadband networks with no
municipal debt, </span></span></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:'times
new roman' , 'times' , serif"><span
style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , 'helvetica' ,
sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'tahoma' ,
'geneva' , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span>
<p
style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7pt;margin-left:0in"><span
style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:'times
new roman' , 'times' , serif"><span
style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , 'helvetica' ,
sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'tahoma' ,
'geneva' , sans-serif"><span style="color:black">2)
The significance of advances in networking
technology, </span></span></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:'times
new roman' , 'times' , serif"><span
style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , 'helvetica' ,
sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'tahoma' ,
'geneva' , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span>
<p
style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7pt;margin-left:0in"><span
style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:'times
new roman' , 'times' , serif"><span
style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , 'helvetica' ,
sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'tahoma' ,
'geneva' , sans-serif"><span style="color:black">3)
Examples of cities that are winning the
strategic game, and </span></span></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:'times
new roman' , 'times' , serif"><span
style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , 'helvetica' ,
sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'tahoma' ,
'geneva' , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span>
<p
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style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:'times
new roman' , 'times' , serif"><span
style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , 'helvetica' ,
sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'tahoma' ,
'geneva' , sans-serif"><span style="color:black">4)
Why the future requires us to rethink broadband
systems.</span></span></span></span></span><br>
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style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:'tahoma'
, 'geneva' , sans-serif">If you are interested in
creating a broadband strategy for your city, please
contact us.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family:'tahoma' , 'geneva' ,
sans-serif">Thanks,</span><br>
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<span style="font-family:'tahoma' , 'geneva' ,
sans-serif">Devin</span></span></p>
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