COLR3 Workshop-Wireless Internet Service Providers -Cell Phone carriers are expanding their...

COLR3 Workshop

May 14, 2020

Chad Holzer, Senior ManagerMoss Adams LLP

JULY 2017

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Rural Baker County, OR

- Headquartered in Richland, OR

Data as of 12/31/2019

- 410 Landline Customers

- 260 of those with Voice also have Broadband

- 0 Broadband Only Customers

566 Potential Locations FCC Data

215 Square Mile COLR Service Area

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Industry Trends, New Technologies & Policy Drivers

WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN OTHER ILEC STUDY AREAS

Obtaining service from someone other than the COLR

- Wireless Internet Service Providers

- Cell Phone carriers are expanding their footprint

- SpaceX’s Starlink project – TBD

- Cutting the Voice Cord and going Broadband Only – VOIP

Reasons why this is not happening everywhere?

- Rural areas are sparsely populated – Makes for a hard financial business case

- Landscapes provide challenges and can require additional resources

- The secluded end user gets forgotten

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Questions?

Thank you!

Chad Holzer, Senior Manger

chad.holzer@mossadams.com

509-777-0134

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