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10 <br /> Status Quo <br /> o Approximately 3,000 Households Countywide without Traditional Broadband Access <br /> ➢ Broadband Survey/Needs Assessment <br /> o 1,179 Households Responded <br /> o 94% have Internet Access <br /> o 76% with Access are Dissatisfied with Current Service <br /> Broadband Access-graph <br /> Broadband Access-graph <br /> ➢ Legislative Constraints <br /> o Current Law Does Not Allow Counties to Provide Internet Service <br /> ➢ Current Orange County Initiatives <br /> o Free public wireless @ County facilities <br /> o Public Computer Access with Free Internet <br /> ➢ Libraries, Community Centers, Hillsborough Commons <br /> ➢ Library Hotspot Program <br /> ➢ 94 Units in Circulation <br /> ➢ 563 Loans Since Program Inception <br /> ➢ 90 to 150 on Waitlist Depending on Month <br /> Broadband Access-graph <br /> Library Hotspot Checkouts <br /> Broadband Access-graph <br /> Anticipated Forces of Change <br /> o Increasing Importance of High Speed Internet Access <br /> • Education, Economic Development, Public Safety, Health <br /> ➢ Technological Change <br /> o Improved Wireless Capability and Speeds <br /> • Potential Replacement for Fiber to Home but not Backhaul <br /> ➢ Urban/Rural Service Disparity Continues <br /> o Population Density and Customer Base Drive Private Investment <br /> o Lack of Regulatory Mechanism to Mandate Internet Service in Targeted Geographic <br /> Areas <br /> Broadband Access <br /> Planning and Resilience <br /> o County Owned Fiber Installations with Partner Agencies <br /> • Current Fiber Study— Results in March/April <br /> • Dark Fiber Access to Internet Service Providers <br /> ➢ Emergency Radio System <br /> o Tower Infrastructure <br /> o High Speed Wireless Service to Home <br /> o High Speed Backhaul Leased to Commercial Providers <br /> ➢ Public Private Partnership Analysis <br /> o Public Investment to Serve Rural Areas <br /> o Regional Planning with TJCOG — Regional CIO Meeting <br />