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12 <br /> 1 Broadband Access <br /> 2 Planning and Resilience <br /> 3 o County Owned Fiber Installations with Partner Agencies <br /> 4 • Current Fiber Study— Results in March/April <br /> 5 • Dark Fiber Access to Internet Service Providers <br /> 6 ➢ Emergency Radio System <br /> 7 o Tower Infrastructure <br /> 8 o High Speed Wireless Service to Home <br /> 9 o High Speed Backhaul Leased to Commercial Providers <br /> 10 ➢ <br /> 11 ➢ Public Private Partnership Analysis <br /> 12 o Public Investment to Serve Rural Areas <br /> 13 o Regional Planning with TJCOG — Regional CIO Meeting <br /> 14 o Orange Public Education Network (OPEN) <br /> 15 • Collaboration among Orange County Agencies — Local Governments, <br /> 16 Education, Utility Providers <br /> 17 <br /> 18 ***Suggestion by Board: Purchase more hot spots <br /> 19 Lobby Legislators <br /> 20 <br /> 21 ➢ Board of Commissioners Policy Priority 2016 <br /> 22 ➢ Priority Legislative Agenda Item <br /> 23 <br /> 24 <br /> 25 <br /> 26 In reply to a question from Commissioner McKee, Travis Myren said "traditional" broadband <br /> 27 services are those not provided through a satellite connection. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 In reply to a question from Commissioner Price, Travis Myren said the estimate of <br /> 30 approximately 3,000 households without traditional broadband access came from knowledge <br /> 31 that 6% of the county's population does not have a connection. The 6% comes from replies to a <br /> 32 County survey in which 94% of the people who responded said they have a traditional <br /> 33 connection. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Jim Northrup, the County's Chief Information Officer, said that participation in the survey was <br /> 36 promoted through radio spots and accessible via paper ballots at the town halls and libraries, <br /> 37 and an online link. <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Travis Myren said it was not a comprehensive mail survey. They relied upon these venues to <br /> 40 collect the data. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Commissioner Price said she knows where the broadband cables run throughout the county, <br /> 43 but that it is difficult to determine who is not being served. Time Warner will put the cable in the <br /> 44 ground but they will not connect to people's homes. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Commissioner Jacobs asked for either an explanation today or for the Board's representatives <br /> 47 to the Schools/County Collaboration Work Group to seek an explanation, of the school districts' <br /> 48 disinterest in the County's hotspot program. <br /> 12 <br />