MEETING DATE: 2/21/2017
DEPARTMENT: COUNTY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR: Ray Espinosa
AGENDA ITEM PREPARER: Louie Valdez
SBC DEPT FILE NUMBER: 119
SUBJECT:
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE - R. ESPINOSA
Presentation by AT&T regarding proposed broadband infrastructure build out plans for San Benito County under the Connect America Fund as part of comprehensive reforms adopted by the Federal Communications Commission.
SBC FILE NUMBER: 119
AGENDA SECTION:
REGULAR AGENDA
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
The FCC adopted comprehensive reforms of its Universal Service Fund (USF) and Intercarrier Compensation (ICC) systems to accelerate broadband build-out to the approximately 23 million Americans (as of December 31, 2013) who lack access to infrastructure capable of providing 10/1 Mbps fixed broadband. The existing USF was transformed into a new Connect America Fund focused on broadband.
AT&T is the carrier in California to build out this infrastructure. We have several project coming up in 2017 for San Benito County; however we would like to begin the permitting process in the 3rd Quarter of 2016 in order to meet the deadlines imposed on us by the FCC.
AT&T has chosen a wireless solution to meet this objective called Wireless Local Loop (WLL). There will be New Site Builds (NSB) and also Modifications (MODs) to existing sites in the County.
AT&T would like to share where the sites will potentially located which is also determined by the FCC’s Census block and notify you of how many residents in your community will be served.
This is a high level presentation that will take approximately 15 – 20 minutes of time. AT&T would like to make clear that this is not an IT project for the county but one that will go thru your permitting process in San Benito County, so I would recommend you speak with your head of planning about this request
Similar presentations are being conducted in other County Jurisdictions throughout CA.
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