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<br /> Consolidated Plan SAN LEANDRO 41 <br />OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) <br />MA-60 Broadband Needs of Housing occupied by Low- and Moderate-Income <br />Households - 91.210(a)(4), 91.310(a)(2) <br /> <br />Describe the need for broadband wiring and connections for households, including low- and <br />moderate-income households and neighborhoods. <br />San Leandro has 15 affordable housing developments. While some are newer construction, such as <br />Marea Alta and La Verada, most are older stock built in the 1990s. Many of these homes do not have in- <br />unit wiring, such as Ethernet (i.e., Cat-6) cabling and connectivity jacks that would enable units to be <br />easily connect to broadband service providers. Even newer construction likely does not include in-unit <br />Ethernet cabling. Thus, the need for broadband wiring for affordable affordable housing developments <br />in San Leandro should be considered very high. Such wiring and cabling projects, if funded, would enable <br />multiple providers to service these complexes thereby increasing competition within each of these <br />housing developments, driving down cost for residents. It would also give residents the ability to select <br />from multiple providers instead of being locked into whatever internet service provider currently <br />services the facility. <br />Efforts to fund cabling for affordable housing developments in San Leandro, along with an <br />accompanying plan to open access to multiple providers to utilize said cabling should be prioritized in <br />any digital inclusion plan put forward in San Leandro. <br />Describe the need for increased competition by having more than one broadband Internet <br />service provider serve the jurisdiction. <br />Broadband competition within the city of San Leandro is healthy. According to statistics cited in the <br />City’s Fiber Optics Master Plan, published in 2018, there are 23 internet service providers in the City of <br />San Leandro, including 7 providing residential service, and it is the 23rd most connected City in the state <br />of California.1 <br />However, the competition is uneven at more affordable price levels. Also cited in the City’s Fiber Master <br />Plan is that 22% of households do not have a broadband service subscription. It is implied that <br />affordability may be a large factor in this outcome. <br />Thus, while overall broadband competition can be considered healthy in San Leandro, providers offering <br />affordable service rates are not readily available.2 <br /> <br />1 https://www.sanleandro.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=29084 <br />2 “Affordable” is not defined, but can be considered in the $25-50/mo range <br />279