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Quarter 2015

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Portable Fiber Optic Cable Placement

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2 to 8.5 mm (.08 to .33 in.) microfiber cable O.D.

Speeds up to 90 m/min (300 ft/min) into 4 to 18 mm (.15 to .63 in.)

OD microduct — rollers are powered by a cordless drill (most types)

Compact size and portable maneuverability for ease of handling

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0.039 to 0.334 in. (1.0 to 8.5 mm) fiber optic cable O.D. (Breeze)

0.25 to 1.25 in. (6 to 32 mm) fiber optic cable O.D. (Tornado)

Speeds up to 164 ft./min.(50 m/min.) into pre-installed micro duct (Breeze)

Speeds up to 300 ft./min. (90m/min.) into pre-installed 1 to 2.5 in.

(25 to 63 mm) diameter duct (Tornado)

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NTIA contracted with ASR Analytics

to provide an independent assessment

of the social and economic impacts of

BTOP. ASR Analytics’ final report sum-

marizes and synthesizes the findings of

42 separate case study reports, two in-

terim reports, and a short-term economic

impacts report. In conducting its review,

ASR conducted 42 site visits with 27 dif-

ferent BTOP grantees between July 2011

and November 2013.

Key findings of ASR’s final report

include:

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On average, in only two years, BTOP

grant communities experienced an

estimated 2 percent greater growth in

broadband availability than non-grant

communities, which is estimated to

generate increased annual economic

activity of between $5.17 billion and

$21 billion.

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The additional broadband infrastruc-

ture provided by BTOP could be

expected to create more than 22,000

long-term jobs and generate more than

$1 billion in additional household

income each year.

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Community anchor institutions, like

schools and libraries, served by BTOP

infrastructure grantees in the sample

experienced significantly increased

speeds and lower costs. As an exam-

ple, the median price paid by libraries

in the sample was $233 megabits-per-

second (mbps)/month before BTOP, at

a median speed of 3 mbps. As a result

of the grant, the median price dropped

to $15 mbps/month and median speed

increased to 20 mbps.

Under the BTOP program, NTIA

awarded 233 grants benefiting every

state, five territories, and the District of

Columbia, to build network infrastruc-

ture, establish public computer centers,

and develop digital literacy training to

expand broadband adoption.

To date, BTOP grantees have built or

upgraded more than 113,000 miles of

fiber and connected nearly 25,000 com-

munity anchor institutions. BTOP grant-

ees also have established or upgraded

3,000 public computer centers, delivered

more than four million training hours,

and helped roughly 735,000 households

sign up for broadband.