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1 Making Communities Better with Broadband

2 *Where to Begin *Identify Roadblocks *Determine Route *Funding Sources *USDA Projects-Broadband Benefits

3 *Where to Begin *Start With Your Community *Current Needs *Demographics *Strengths and Challenges *Vision for the Future

4 *Where to Begin *Evaluate the Current Landscape *Who are the existing service providers? *What type and level of services are available? *Are the services affordable to residents and businesses? *Understand the technology and where it is going.

5 *Where to Begin *Identify Partners and Stakeholders *Service Providers, Hospitals, Schools, Businesses, First Responders, etc. *Identify Decision Makers *Seek Outside Help/Guidance *Federal/State/Local *Broadband success stories

6 *Identify Roadblocks *Economic Conditions within Community *Evolving Technology *Industry Trends *Legal and Regulatory Hurdles *Remote Areas that are Costly to Serve

7 *Determine Route *Who will own and operate the network? *What technology should be deployed? *How much will it cost to construct? *What services and prices should be offered? *Identify funding sources, both public and private.

8 *Funding Sources *Internal Company or Organizational Funding *State or Local Funding *Private Banks *RUS Financing (grants or loans)

9 Funding Sources RD/RUS Telecommunications Programs Farm Bill Broadband Loans Community Connect Grants In a nutshell Distance Learning & Telemedicine Grants Telecommunications Infrastructure Loans Emergency 911 Access & Integrated Emergency Communications

10 *Funding Sources *RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE PROGRAMS: *Telecommunication Infrastructure Loans: *911 Expansion Loans: *Farm Bill Broadband Loan Program: *Community Connect Grant Program: *Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program:

11 *Hit The Road *Network Construction monitor timeline and costs *Detours may be necessary and unavoidable *Continue engaging partners and stakeholders *Community key to success

12 21 st Century Communities

13 Recent Projects *Telemedicine Equipment for (3) rural sites. *Providing Tele-Stroke, Tele-ICU

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15 * Recent Projects *Telemedicine Equipment for (8) rural sites. *Providing Assistance with behavioral health for children in (6) counties of west-central Illinois.

16 * Recent Projects *Distance Learning Equipment for (3) Hubs and (28) rural sites. *Providing Advanced educational opportunities for communities in Southern Illinois.

17 Broadband Benefits Health Care Simulator: Rural Development funding assisted college with offering advanced medical training through use of life size simulators. Rural education sites provide local training and increase awareness. 17

18 Broadband Benefits College classes at home Healthcare Specialties Training/Career Advancement Personal Economics-Time is Valuable

19 Broadband Benefits Space Utilization with Digital Equipment Decreased time for diagnosis Information Management (EMR)

20 Broadband Benefits Tele pharmacy Project Simplified patient medication Reduced medical costs Safeguards Dosages

21 Broadband Benefits Overall USDA Helps Provide broadband access to areas with NO current or lacking acceptable broadband service providing speeds of 5 Mbps or greater. Schools and healthcare organizations would have broadband capabilities for advanced education or healthcare. In-Home patient monitoring via broadband connection Remote training capabilities for public safety organizations and utilities Broadband connection available for telework allowing employees optional work environments and decreased commuting Smart Homes/Security Monitoring Potential for home based businesses Agricultural Benefits: Remote Grain Storage Monitoring/Remote Equipment Programming/Forecasting/On-Line Transactions 21

22 Broadband Benefits - Continued Overall USDA Helps Growth of local economies during time of minimal resources. Decrease healthcare costs due to staffing multiple specialties. Marketing/Sales/Shopping/Trading Increased healthcare services provides business/industries a local provider Retention of residents Providing capabilities to grow On-Line/Web Based businesses. Virtual farmer markets/information sharing/coordination/data delivery-acquisition. Networking: Facebook, twitter, YouTube, etc 22

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