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• Broadband Mapping of Access and Availability
• Broadband advocate and advisor in Frankfort
• Help establish state-wide broadband policy and direction
• Facilitate access to broadband resources
1. ACCESS – 95%
2. AWARENESS – no perceived value
3. ADOPTION – 67% adoption rate
4. AFFORDABILITY – KY leads in poverty
Northern Kentucky
Population427, 000
Louisville and Surrounding
Counties Population1,100,000 Lexington and
Surrounding Counties
Population647,000
• Population 4,273,951 • Total Area 40,411 square miles• Households 1,686,618• 2,250,000 Live on 22% of land• 50% of population is in the Golden
Triangle
• 1.5% of the URBAN Kentucky population is without ACCESS
VS.
• 23% of the RURAL Kentucky population is without ACCESS
REASONS FOR NOT ADOPTING BROADBAND
1. Does not provide value2. Too expensive
Largest barrier to broadband adoption is not access to the technology, but rather a perceived lack of need.
BROADBAND SPEEDS
• 4646thth in broadband availability in broadband availability• 23% rural areas with no access23% rural areas with no access• 67% adoption rate67% adoption rate• Limited high capacity fiberLimited high capacity fiber
Kentucky @ 7.3 MbpsNational Average ~ 10 Mbps
45 Counties
33 Counties
24 Counties
18 Counties
The Internet in Kentucky: Life in the Slow Lane, Michael T. Childress
The fastest internet access most rural Kentucky
communities can get is a T-1 line
Most metro areas have access to Fiber and High Speed Broadband
BROADBAND CAPACITY
Kentucky’s ACCESS numbers2010 – 91% 2014 – 95% +4%
Kentucky’s ADOPTION rate2010 – 58% 2014 – 67% +9%
US Average Adoption = 73.4%
Kentucky and AFFORDABILITY 2010 - $5.48/Mbps 2014 -
$3.95/Mbps Kentucky ranks 39th in price *Study by Blue Fire Broadband (Satellite Provider)
The Commonwealth Healthcare Network Fund (CHNF) 65% Subsidy for broadband technology - non-profit healthcare facilities.
Next Generation Kentucky Information Highway / I-Way (NGKIH, KY I-way) – Gov. Beshear and Rep. Rogers statewide fiber optic project.
(KSP/OBOD/COT) Nationwide Public Safety Network.
eLearning and Internet Access Centers Over 30 rural public locations for internet computer access and training .
Adoption Program for 13 East Kentucky Counties Preliminary - broadband adoption program – education and incentives
Brian E. Kiser, Executive Director702 Capital Annex, Room 460
Frankfort, KY [email protected]
broadband.ky.gov