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Kitsap PUD

Kitsap PUD . North Olympic Peninsula Broadband Symposium March 18 th , 2019. History – Express services. The telecom utility created using long term bonds Created a figure 8 backbone infrastructure in Kitsap County Connecting Schools, Libraries and other Anchor institutions

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Kitsap PUD

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  1. Kitsap PUD North Olympic Peninsula Broadband Symposium March 18th, 2019

  2. History – Express services • The telecom utility created using long term bonds • Created a figure 8 backbone infrastructure in Kitsap County • Connecting Schools, Libraries and other Anchor institutions • Carrier transport – CenturyLink (CenturyTel and Qwest) and Wave Broadband • Kitsap Naval Bases – Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS), Bangor and Keyport • Cell Tower backhaul • Small business customers • Future….. More Naval connections less carrier transport, Small Business (?)

  3. Residential • 2015 Launched the COS Service Zones as a Survey tool for the county. • 2016 Installed distribution cabinets and established the residential network – separate from the express network • Operate an Active Ethernet Solution • 2017 Formed first Local Utility District for Telecommunications • 2018 Double residential connections to reach over 200 customers What comes next?

  4. Expand Residential Service Across Kitsap County • 2019 Goal to provide service to 1000 residents • Middle Mile Expansion • Over 25 miles planned in 2019 • Reach areas of unserved or underserved residents • Yellow areas on Heat Map • Add Staff • Increase telecom staff to 11 • Two crews installing express and residential equipment • Need to add additional Splicing resources • Install Distribution Cabinets across county

  5. Middle mile expansion • Hansville Loop – Out to bid Feb 2019 • Approximately 2000 residents with limited service • Multiple LUD proposed by the community • Seabeck Phase 3 – Out to bid March 2019 • Create a redundant loop for existing Seabeck infrastructure • Approximately 600 residents • Multiple LUDs proposed by community • South Kitsap Redundancy – Out to bid March 2019 • Create redundant path that is separate from CenturyLink for Kitsap County facilities in Port Orchard • Approximately 200 residents

  6. Local Utility Districts • Funding Mechanism for communities to expand utility services • Utilized first in 2017 for Telecommunications Infrastructure • Average cost of connection is $4,700 if a path exists • LUD’s have ranged from $2,000 to $15,000 per lot for telecommunications • Assessed value of home is expected to increase 3-5% • Works best when small community of like sized homes, lots and type of connection (aerial or underground) • NonContiguous LUDs for individual residents started in 2018

  7. Questions?

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