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San Leandro Commercial Broadband Strategy <br />Table 1.1 Summary of Recommendations <br />Funding <br />Recommendation Description Cost Options <br />3. Adopt a comprehensive open trench <br />Reduce costs and traffic <br />Staff time <br />City, <br />policy. <br />disruption and encourage <br />under $50K <br />PBID, <br />forward - thinking broadband <br />to start, <br />grants, <br />construction through cost <br />operating <br />partners <br />sharing and joint planning of <br />costs likely <br />street -cut projects. <br />less than <br />4. Pursue opportunities for lateral <br />Extend the benefits of San <br />Depends on <br />Federal <br />connections to major fiber routes <br />Leandro's long haul and local <br />scope, <br />EDA, <br />7. Support business connections to <br />dark fiber networks to under and <br />thousands <br />CASE <br />broadband service. <br />unserved businesses by <br />to millions of <br />cost <br />assisting construction of links to <br />dollars. <br />sharing <br />commercial areas and <br />properties. <br />5. Support Lit San Leandro on a non- <br />Lit San Leandro's dark fiber <br />Staff time <br />discriminatory basis <br />network, including fiber strands <br />owned by the City, is a resource <br />few cities can offer and is a <br />competitive advantage in <br />attracting expanding and <br />relocating businesses. <br />6. Develop WiFi hotspots in Downtown <br />Encourage foot traffic and attract <br />Staff time, <br />City, <br />San Leandro <br />connected business people and <br />under $50K <br />PBID, <br />consumers by providing WiFi <br />to start, <br />grants, <br />Internet access as a free <br />operating <br />partners <br />amenity. <br />costs likely <br />less than <br />$10K per <br />year. <br />7. Support business connections to <br />Add a broadband connection <br />$5K to $25K <br />City, <br />broadband service. <br />component to the City's existing <br />per <br />grants <br />business incentive programs. <br />business. <br />The City of San Leandro can promote deployment of commercial and industrial grade <br />broadband infrastructure and encourage faster adoption of those services by continuing <br />to pursue the general policies and specific initiatives that it has already successfully <br />implemented. As detailed below, the City already meets or exceeds California <br />benchmarks in several essential categories. <br />Improved broadband access, including new fiber optic networks similar to Lit San <br />Leandro, has helped cities attract relocating businesses and encouraged upgrades by <br />existing ones. Jobs and businesses have been created in depressed areas as a result of <br />municipal broadband policy and development initiatives. <br />16 July 2012 TellusVenture Associates Page 3 <br />