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Next Gmtradon Network Plan Pale t2 Comcast would not have agreed to supply I-Net and other support. Continued collaboration is just as 'Important, if not more, m qlannffig and prepari�,ng for the. Next Generation Network. In this context, N'SCC commissioned Columbia Telebonununication, Corporation (CTQ to study the issues and develop a Next Generation Network strategy. The result, this C; Strategic Report, offers a plan and system-level design for an NGN to meet the existing and emerZ:) crinar technical requirements of NSCC cities, their "agencies, and their L* .1� departments, as well as the schools, Ramsey County and other public entities and provides a bluoprint for future network development and construction. In this context of rapidly expanding communications needs – both public and private – the proposed Next Generation Network would rates the NSCC cities amonicy t; the country's most visionary groupings -- by creating an infrastructure asset with a lifetime of decades that is almost endlessly upgradeable and capable of supporting any number of public sector communications initiatives. For e,�xample, it can: 0 Support current -and future public safety and goviernment. communications I .. 11,11 sy,ster.nls—both savings the cities the %Inendin(y cost of leasincr rirculit"Ilz L 7 from telephone companies, and simultaneously providing a hia-her-quality, higher,- capacity, more reliable, more secure transport, for, key co =unity users such as law enforcement, fire, emergency management, and public health a Expand public collaboration by extending the ruch- of the existinig NSICC fiber infrastructure to juiisdictions beyond NSCC cities, serving the County, schiolols districts and other institutions in the region 0 Support economic development initiatives,, encourage new ciompetitilon,, attend to selected business needs, and remove marl et entry barriers to wireless and other last-mile providers. 2 For example, the network could provide a highly- reliable,, resilient backbone for existing and future wireless initiatives—improving perfoiTnance and capacity through fiber "backhaul"' 0 Enable member cities to pool resources and undertake projects Jointly and more, cost effectively. Using an NGN to aggregate resources, you obtain an economy of scale that, saves money and makes it possible to undertake such ambitious projects as collaborative provision of wireless broadband services to homes and businesses 0 Enable maximization of scarce resources and reduction of costs through collaboration in the form of centralized planning and management 0 Strengthen the member cities' communication capabilities by drawing upon the skills and strengths of all members 0 Enable collaboration with members outside of the NSCC cities (such as Riamse� County) to expand buying power through economies of scale Tbc MCCs current network, the 'J-Net�" most likely cannot be used for a public-fac,ing broadband network because, it was cost-effectively constructed using conduit that is'linlited to Don-colmmercial applications. This conduit was p�6vidcd to the communities by the private sector under cable franchise agreements, gene-rally under the condition that the asset not be used for commercial or Doin-com-munity purposes. These conditions aic standard in sirrfflaT agreements t1voulghout the country. all tex,t and diagrams 1@1 CTC,20107