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<br /> 63 | P a g e <br />City of San Leandro, CA <br />Fiber Master Plan <br /> <br />THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO NEEDS ASSESSMENT <br /> <br />The surge of popularity of the internet in recent years has led to a monumental increase <br />in its capabilities and has tightly integrated it into the everyday lives of both individuals <br />and businesses. As residents and businesses discover more beneficial applications, each <br />of which requiring an increasing amount of bandwidth capacity, communities are finding <br />that their broadband service needs are not being met. <br /> <br />As part of the needs assessment process, Magellan Advisors’ conducted candid and <br />open discussions with key city staff, community organizations, business and community <br />leaders, and technology service providers. The goal of the meetings was to better <br />understand San Leandro’s broadband market conditions and to learn about the <br />challenges of the people who live, work, and operate businesses in San Leandro today. <br /> <br />The needs assessment for the City of San Leandro includes the results from interviews <br />with the City Manager and Assistant City Manager, as well as other City departments and <br />stakeholder institutions conducted in October 2017; feedback from four broadband <br />workshops over a three-day period (February 2018) including one for businesses, another <br />for anchor partners such as regional utilities and transportation, and one for residents; <br />and a Broadband Business Survey distributed in January 201845. In addition, a residential <br />survey was also distributed during the same timeframe with 1,833 responding46. <br /> <br />Figure 29. Survey Responses <br /> <br /> <br />The results of the data collected through this process are provided in the following <br />sections and comprise the City of San Leandro’s Broadband Needs Assessment. <br /> <br />45 The survey obtained 89 responses, 59 of which were complete, from San Leandro’s business community <br />46 830 of these 1,833 responses were complete.