1. Bill Price, Director Broadband Programs
State of Florida
Bill.price@dms.myflorida.com
2. Division of Telecommunications
• $300M Annual Budget, Operating for Over 40 years ….Staff of 104
• Public Private Partnership Model, 95% Outsourced
• Technology Services and Management for Government
• Enterprise Telecommunications Procurement for State Master Contracts
• Focus on Quality, Cost, Coverage, Economies of Scale
Communications and Technology Experience, Expertise, Resources :
1. Planning & Project Management
2. Telecommunications Management
3. Engineering and Design
4. Procurements, Contracts, Oversight and Accountability
5. Operations and Contractor Management
6. Customer Service
7. Billing
3. Broadband Florida Grant
$8.8M Grant From National Telecommunications and
1. GrantsFlorida’s Participation in the Digital Economy
Increase Assistance Resources to Anchor Institutions
Information Administration (NTIA) To Increase Florida’s
2.IncreaseTechnology Assessments for 180 Libraries
• Library Funding for Technology
Participation in the Use of Resources
3.Increase Effective Digital Economy
• Local Regional Broadband Planning
4.Increase Useful Knowledge and Mapping
• Broadband Data Collection
5.Inform Planners to K-12 Schools & Libraries
• E-rate Assistance
• Increase Collaboration
4. E-rate
• Annual $2.25 billion funding program: Schools and Libraries
• Provides up to 90% funding on eligible technology services
• Florida is a “donor state” to the fund
• Florida is leaving money on the table
5. Funds Left On The Table
NY Averages 4.5X Funding of Florida Year Over Year since 1998
$500,000,000
$450,000,000
$400,000,000 Total Funds Received
New York Since 1998
$350,000,000
$300,000,000
$3,935,328,996 Billion
$250,000,000
$200,000,000
$150,000,000
$100,000,000 Florida
$955,246,134 Million
$50,000,000
$0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
12. Florida Digital Gateway to
Latin America
60% of Latin American Internet
….Flows Through Florida
20% of U.S. exports to Latin
American and Caribbean start in Florida