Rural Broadband Frankie Rigdon – VP Operations Jason Smith – VP
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Rural Broadband Frankie Rigdon – VP Operations Jason Smith – VP Business Development
114 Years ago Leaders in Communication since 1903 Internet Beginnings Dial-up provider offering 56K in 1996 “High Speed” DSL initially offering 768K & 1.5Mb in early 2000 Cable Modem initially offering 10Mb in 2006
More Internet than Telephone ETC keeps Growing, Looking to Serve ILEC CLEC Gilmer County Offerings Cable Modems Hundreds of Megabits Fiber Optics Gigabit (1000 Megabits) Speed Pickens County 1999 Fannin County 2004 TN License 2005 NC License 2014 - Continuing to Lead, Evolve and Serve
Where ETC is Going Growing Private Partnerships Providing wholesale services to commercial partners Community Fiber Optics Builds Crowd-Funding Approach {Market Set Goals Get Commitments Launch when goal is met} Continued strategic Supporting technology evolution, demand and network reliability investments
Need & Opportunity Growing Demand 54% of Broadband customers subscribe to 40Mb/4 or More Why Broadband isn’t used for just Internet ? Opportunity Gap 88% of customers are at base speeds of 20/2 up to 150/20, (new Ignite Fiber ranging from 50Mb to 1Gig Synchronous) 6% of customers are at max speeds of 6Mb 5% of customers are at max speeds of 3Mb 1% of customers are at max speeds of 1.5Mb 12% of Broadband customers can only get 1.5Mb-6Mb
Investing in Rural is Important! Did You Know? 7/2017 Support Tech Talent Growth Remote Offices / Work Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/07/18/topcities-tech-jobs-now-include-atlanta-and-toronto/ 484759001/ Quality of Life Education/Distance Learning Healthcare/Telemedicine etc These examples, and more, lead to major economic impact in rural communities.
Desire to Serve Need help Bridge Gap Incentives Funds needed to bridge gap for ROI buildouts Similar to how USF (Universal Service Fund) drives voice - We are Willing and Ready to Serve -
Contact Information Frankie Rigdon Jason Smith 706.697.5557 [email protected] 706.697.5576 [email protected] etcnow.com
