Date of Issuance: May 6, 2010
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Communications Division |
RESOLUTION T-17225 |
Carrier Oversight and Programs Branch |
May 6, 2010 |
R E S O L U T I O N
Resolution T-17225 Approval of Funding for the Mother Lode Broadband Project of Telenational Communications Inc. and Mother Lode Internet for the Underserved Areas of Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador, Alpine & Mariposa counties from California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) Amounting to $3,110,064
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Summary
This Resolution approves a grant of $3,110,064 from California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) for the Mother Lode Broadband project of Telenational Communications Inc. and Mother Lode Internet (collectively referred to here as MLI) from the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) for the underserved areas of Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador, Alpine and Mariposa counties amounting to $3,110,064. The $3,110,064 grant amount represents 40% of the total project cost of this underserved area application filed in accordance with Resolution T-17143.
Background
On December 20, 2007, the Commission approved Decision (D.) 07-12-054 which established the CASF program to provide matching funds of up to 40% of the total project costs for the deployment of broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas in California.1 Resolution T-17143, approved on June 12, 2008, adopted the application requirements, scoring criteria for the award of funds, and a prescribed a timeline for other filings and notifications, including a projected Commission Meeting date for final approval of grant award(s). This same Resolution directed interested applicants, seeking funding for underserved projects, to file their project proposals and funding requests beginning July 24, 2008.
As of February 25, 2010, $87.11 million has been granted for 42 projects covering 28,741 square miles, benefitting 294,857 potential households as follows:
· Unserved - $12.04 million, 17 projects, 4,302 square miles, and 33,327 households
· Underserved - $75.07 million, 25 projects, 24,438 square miles and 261,530 households
Notice/Protests
On August 25, 2008, MLI filed an application for the underserved areas of Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador, Alpine and Mariposa counties. The Census Block Group (CBG) list by county was placed on the Commission's CASF website under the heading "UNDERSERVED areas proposed to be served as of August 25, 2008: Census Block Groups (CBGs)." Of the 112 CBGs Mother Lode submitted, Comcast formally challenged a total of 25 CBGs. Therefore, Communications Division (CD) proceeded to review and analyze these project areas to verify that they were indeed underserved as of the applicants' filing date.
Discussion
This Resolution adopts a total of $3,110,064 in CASF funding support for the Mother Lode Broadband underserved project. Key project information is shown in detail in Appendix A, pages A-1 to A-4. Maps of the proposed project can be found in Appendix A, pages A-5 and A-6.
For purposes of the CASF program, the Commission has defined "underserved areas" as areas where broadband is available but no facilities-based provider offers service at speeds of at least 3 Mega Bits per Second (mbps) download and 1 mbps upload. CD reviewed MLI's project eligibility in the underserved review phase by analyzing required data which the applicants submitted. These data include, but are not limited to: proof of Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) registration; descriptions of current and proposed broadband infrastructure, Geographic Information System (GIS) formatted Shapefiles 2 mapping the subject areas; assertion that the area is underserved; potential size of the subscriber base and household incomes; project construction schedule; project budget; proposed pricing and commitment period for new subscribers; and, financial qualifications of the applicant.
The original application was filed by Rapid Link, Inc., a national voice and data carrier and Mother Lode Internet (MLI), a leading Internet Service Provider in Southern and Central California (CA). MLI used the CPCN of an affiliate of Rapid Link, Telenational Communications Inc.'s (TNC), which authorizes TNC to provide interLATA and intraLATA services in CA. Subsequently, there was a corporate restructuring whereby Rapid Link was sold to Blackbird and TNC's shares of stock were transferred to a new corporation, RP LIQ CO, Inc. Therefore, Rapid Link is no longer involved in this project.
MLI proposes to serve approximately 17,841 households covering an area of approximately 525 sq. miles. MLI plans to complete its project within 20 months.
MLI plans to increase the broadband speed levels of the underserved areas of Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador, Alpine and Mariposa counties up to 14 Mbps with line-of-site technology and 8 Mbps with non line-of-sight technology or an average of 11.9 Mbps for both upload and download. MLI plans to expand coverage using its existing networks. Mother Lode Broadband's network will consist of Access Point broadcast radios transmitting broadband signal to Subscriber Unit radios installed at the customer's location. MLI's network includes dual point-to-point licensed backhaul links from Sacramento and Stockton feeding into the Rapid Link network at Sutter Creek and the MLI network at Bald Mountain. Each link will include dual 300 Mbps redundant links providing for redundancy with 600 Mbps of usable bandwidth. In addition, MLI also plans to use wire line backhaul from MLI's OC3 fiber link in Sonora.
Of the 112 CBGs MLI included in its proposal, Comcast formally challenged a total of 25 CBGs. Comcast asserted that portions of the CBGs in the proposed area are already served with broadband speeds of at least 3 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload. CD reviewed and overlaid the Shapefiles submitted by MLI to the updated California Broadband Task Force (CBTF) Report maps and challenged areas to verify the broadband speeds in the proposed area. CD staff used this same method of overlaying shapefiles submitted by applicants onto the CBTF maps to determine which areas in a CBG are served, unserved or underserved with all the other applicants.
The map in Appendix B shows misalignment in the proposed area bounderies vis-à-vis the CBTF map. CD's staff with subject matter experts on GIS mapping concluded that the misalignment of data layers may be caused by one or more of the following:
· The layers were created by different individuals using different spatial standards (i.e. the coordinate system, projection, and scale at which the data was originally created);
· The original CASF data was generalized (converted from individual data points to aggregate one-kilometer pixels) before publication, due to non-disclosure agreements, and
· The generalized, published CBTF data (maps) had to be recreated by CD GIS staff.
CD staff used the following process to recreate the CBTF data (maps):
· Acquired regional broadband maps from CBTF website;
· Exported portable document format (pdf) maps to jpeg;
· Inserted jpeg3 images into an ArcGIS map project;
· Manually georeferenced images (i.e. assign them correct Earth coordinates according to the California State Plane coordinate system and Lambert Conformal Conic projection);
· Converted images to polygon shapefile;
· Removed non-data polygons and
· Classified data by speed tier.
In reviewing the proposed CBGs, CD staff noted overlaps with the Res. T-17197 approved CBGs in MLI's unserved areas. CD, therefore, requested that MLI explain how it calculated the project cost for this underserved application to ensure that no double-charging of costs occurred between the unserved and underserved areas.
MLI explained that it proportionately allocated the cost of both the core infrastructure and backhaul by the number of unserved and underserved customers its proposed network would ultimately serve. To determine the percentage of total cost of the project allocated to the unserved area, MLI divided the number of unserved households by the total number of unserved and underserved households. Accordingly, 44.2% allocated to the unserved areas includes costs for serving approximately 14,629 unserved households distributed over 3,063 sq. miles (Res. T-17197). The 55.8% allocated for the underserved areas includes costs for serving approximately 17, 841 underserved households over 525 sq. miles
After confirming the broadband speeds of these areas, CD requested that MLI remove those areas with at least 3 mbps download and 1 mbps upload broadband speed, which are not qualified for CASF funding under the CASF Underserved definition.
On or about March 20, 2009, MLI submitted a revised application proposing to provide service to 100 CBGs in the underserved areas of Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne, and Mariposa Counties. Once again, CD overlaid the Shapefiles submitted by MLI to the CBTF to verify the broadband speeds in the proposed area. CD established that 24 CBGs are in underserved areas, 63 CBGs were in areas with broadband speeds of 1-5 Mbps, five CBGs are not in the proposed area, six CBGs appear as slivers on the map and two CBGs (60090001105 and 60430004001) had broadband speeds of 5-10 Mbps.
On September 3, 2009, MLI removed 13 CBGs including CBGs 60090001105 and 60430004001 from its proposal. With regard to the 63 CBGs, MLI explained that currently, AT&T, Comcast Phone of California, LLC, Volcano Internet Provider, CalTel Connections, Frontier and Sierra Tel Internet provide broadband service to these areas with download speeds ranging from 0.384 Mbps - 6.0 Mbps and upload speeds from 0.128 Mbps - 0.512 Mbps. MLI provided documentation supporting its statement which it obtained from each of the provider's website. MLI further explained that the CBTF maps are inaccurate because: a) broadband speeds are calculated on a cumulative basis (i.e., 0.768 download and 0.384 upload totals 1.1 Mbps) or b) a CBG with a download speed of 1.5 Mbps and an upload speed of 0.384 Mbps is documented under the 1-5 Mbps range. CD found merit in MLI's statement and allowed these CBGs in MLI's proposal.
In summary, CD determined that out of the 100 CBGs MLI submitted, 87 CBGs covering the proposed areas of Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties qualify as "underserved area", as defined in Resolution T-17143.
Comparisons of MLI's submitted maps with the CBTF maps verified the underserved CBGs in the proposed areas. Appendix A, pages A-1 to A-3 identifies these CBGs.
CD's staff confirmed the accuracy of the coverage of the total project area in square miles. This was done through a three-step process in the NAD83 coordinate systems4 and California State Plane Zone 3 projection (appropriate for central California) using the Arc GIS software. First, the square footage of each closed polygon in the applicant's submitted shapefile (GIS boundary file) was calculated using the Calculate Areas function in the ArcToolbox. The result was then calculated to six decimal places (one-millionth of a square foot). Next, the square footage of each closed polygon was divided by 27,878,400 (number of square feet in a square mile) using the Field Calculator in ArcMap, to arrive at the square mileage. Finally, the area of the polygons was summed to arrive at the total area. CD staff confirmed that this method is the standard procedure used for calculating the size of an area for geographic analysis.
The Application Requirements and Guidelines on the awarding of CASF Funds 5 put forth the information required for each proposed broadband project filed including, but not limited to, each applicant's possession of a CPCN or a U-Number. Further, applicants which do not have a CPCN or U-number and are not registered wireless carriers may partner with or apply through a consortium, so long as the financial agent for the consortium is an entity with a CPCN or U-number. In this joint venture, MLI used TNC's CPCN, U-6666-C and accordingly, TNC will be the financial agent for the consortium.
CD staff investigated the application further and discovered that Rapid Link acquired TNC on May 3, 2006. Rapid Link, however, did not seek, pursuant to PU Code § 854(a)6, Commission approval for the acquisition of TNC. Accordingly, on February 25, 2009, Rapid Link filed a formal application, A.09-02-021, to acquire TNC. The Commission approved this application on June 18, 2009 in D.09-06-024. Accordingly, Rapid Link must comply with the requirements of the Commission ordered decision, as set forth below. Further, MLI should provide CD with proof of its compliance with the requirements in D.09-06-024.
1. TNC shall include in its 2009 and 2010 Annual Report a summary of all inter-affiliate transactions, including loans and cash transfers, between TNC and Rapid Link Inc., and/or any of the affiliated companies in the group for the time period covered by the Annual Report.
On February 26, 2010, TNC (U-6666-C) submitted an Advice Letter (AL) 13 advising the Commission of a corporate restructuring not involving a change of control. This advice letter informed the Commission that TNC's shares of stock, which Rapid Link previously held, have been transferred to a new corporation, RP LIQ CO, Inc. TNC further explained that John Jenkins, whose fully-diluted ownership interest in Rapid Link exceeded 80% prior to the restructuring, holds a fully-diluted ownership interest in RP LIQ CO, Inc. exceeding 80%. Even with the change in the corporate structure, TNC still remains the fiscal agent as originally proposed. AL 13 was approved on March 9, 2010. Therefore, since this corporate restructuring did not result in any change of control of TNC (U-6666-C), CD recommends the approval of this application to Mother Lode Inc. and TNC with TNC as the financial agent. 7
The Application Requirements and Guidelines on the awarding of CASF funds 8 provide that the execution of a Performance Bond is not required if 60% of the total project costs comes from the applicants' capital budget and is not obtained from outside financing sources. In its application, MLI certified in writing that 60% of the total project costs will come from its existing capital budget and believes that a performance bond is not necessary. However, in view of issues raised in A.09-02-021 pertaining to MLI's financial viability and in light of MLI's lack of a sufficient track record by which the Commission can assess MLI's viability, MLI should be required to post a performance bond equal to the total amount payable under this CASF award, or 40% of the project costs for the duration of the project. MLI agrees to provide a copy of the executed bond to the latest of twenty (20) days after the effective date of this award or five days after the issuance of permits necessary to commence construction of the project. The performance bond will only ensure completion of the project and does not extend to ensuring continued operations.
MLI's application indicates that all proposed antennas will be mounted on existing facilities and no new towers will need to be constructed. Therefore, we conclude that the project will have no physical impact on the environment, and thus, is exempt from a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review.
In consideration of the above, the Commission grants CASF funding of $3,110,064 to MLI. GSC, a consortium composed of four regional communications companies: CalTel Connections, Sierra Tel Internet, Volcano Internet Provider and Golden State Cellular who submitted a proposal for some of the areas proposed by Mother Lode on August 25, 2008 withdrew its application on August 21, 2009.
MLI is required to comply with all other guidelines, requirements and conditions associated with the granting of CASF funds as specified in Resolution T-17143 including but not limited to, the submission of Form 477.
Payments to CASF Recipients
Submission of invoices from and payments to TNC shall be made in accordance with Section IX of Appendix A of Resolution T-17143 and according to the guidelines and supporting documentation required in Resolution T-17143.
Payment to TNC shall essentially follow the process adopted for funds created under Public Utilities Code §270. The following table describes the timeline for processing CASF payments.
Event |
Payment Cycle 1 (Day/Month) |
Payment Cycle 2 (Day/Month) |
Invoices due from CASF recipients to CD |
5th of Month 1 |
20th of Month 1 |
Payment letters from CD to Information and Management Services Division (IMSD) 9 |
On 19th of Month 1 |
On 4th of Month 2 |
Invoices submitted from IMSD to State's Controller Office (SCO) for payments |
20th through 26th of Month 1 |
5th through 13th of Month 2 |
TNC may submit its invoices under Payment Cycle 1 or 2.
If any date in this payment schedule falls on a weekend or holiday, that date will be advanced to the next business day but the remaining dates in the payment schedule will remain unchanged. SCO requires 14 to 21 days to issue payment from the day that requests are received by SCO.
Comments on Draft Resolution
In compliance with P.U. Code § 311(g), a notice letter was emailed on April 6, 2010 informing a) all applicants filing for underserved areas and b) parties on the service list of R.06-06-028 of the availability of the draft of this Resolution for public comments at the Commission's website http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/static/documents/index.htm. This letter also informed parties that the final conformed Resolution adopted by the Commission will be posted and will be available at this same website.
This draft resolution is a revision of an earlier version which was mailed out for comments on September 15, 2009. The Commission received comments on September 30, 2009 and responses to these comments are addressed in the Discussion Section of this resolution.
No comments were received for this resolution.
Findings
1. The Commission created the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) by Decision (D.) 07-12-054. The CASF was established as a two-year program that will provide matching funds of up to 40% of the total project costs for the deployment of broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas in California.
2. Resolution T-17143, approved on June 12, 2008, adopted the application requirements and scoring criteria for the award of funds, a prescribed timeline for other filings and notifications including a projected Commission Meeting date for final approval of award(s). T-17143 directed interested applicants seeking funding for underserved projects to file their project proposals and funding requests beginning July 24, 2008.
3. On July 9, 2009, the Commission issued D.09-07-020 approving a new CASF schedule and plan for an additional round of broadband projects that would complement broadband grants awarded under the federal government's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). While retaining the 40% matching grant process, the Commission in this Decision authorized providers an option of seeking a 10% grant from the CASF concurrent with efforts to seek an 80% grant from the ARRA fund.
4. Underserved areas are defined as areas where broadband is available but no facilities-based provided offers service at speeds of at least 3 Mega Bits per Second (Mbps) download and 1 Mbps upload.
5. A list of census block groups (CBGs) appeared by county on the Commission's CASF website page under "UNDERSERVED areas proposed to be served as of August 25, 2008: Census Block Groups (CBGs)". Communications Division (CD) proceeded with its independent review and analysis of the areas proposed in this project to verify that they were underserved as of the applicants' filing date.
6. Rapid Link Inc. and Mother Lode Internet (MLI) submitted an underserved area application using the CPCN of Telenational Communications Inc. (TNC), (U-6666-C) in portions of Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne and Mariposa counties.
7. CD reviewed MLI's Mother Lode Broadband Project eligibility in the underserved review phase by analyzing the required data submitted. These data include, but are not limited to: proof of CPCN registration; descriptions of current and proposed broadband infrastructure; geographic information system (GIS) formatted Shapefiles mapping the subject areas; assertion that the area is unserved; potential subscriber size and household incomes; project construction schedule; project budget; proposed pricing and commitment period for new subscribers; and, financial qualifications of the applicant.
8. CD reviewed shapefiles, which mapped the broadband deployment, using sources including, but not limited to, the United States 2000 Census data and the January, 2008, Broadband Task Force Report and the revised July 9, 2009, California Broadband Task Force (CBTF) map, among others. These maps helped to verify the existence of or non-existence of broadband service areas and broadband speeds, where available.
9. CD verified MLI's project and, when necessary, requested additional information and/or meetings to clarify the project proposal.
10. Since TNC holds a valid CPCN (U-6666-C), TNC should be the financial agent for the consortium.
11. After its review, CD determined that the Mother Lode Broadband Project application for unserved areas covering 87 CBGs as eligible to receive CASF funding of $3,110,064.
12. On February 25, 2009, Rapid Link filed a formal application, Application (A.) 09-02-021 for the acquisition of TNC because its acquisition of TNC on May 3, 2006 was never filed. The Commission addressed the issues raised in A.09-02-021 in D.09-06-024 on June 18, 2009.
13. Decision 09-06-024 requires that TNC include in its 2009 and 2010 Annual Report a summary of all inter-affiliate transactions, including loans and cash transfers, between TNC and Rapid Link Inc., and/or any of the affiliated companies in the group for the time period covered.
14. CD recommends that MLI provide CD with proof of TNC's compliance with the requirements mandated in D.09-06-024.
15. On February 26, 2010, TNC filed an Advice Letter informing the Commission of TNC's corporate restructuring which did not result in any change of control
16. MLI should be required to post a performance bond equal to the total amount payable under this CASF award for the duration of the project and provide a copy of the bond to Communications Division to the latest of twenty (20) days after the effective date of this award or five days after the issuance of permits necessary to commence construction of the project. Failure to comply may result in voiding of the grant.
17. MLI's application will have no physical impact on the environment, and thus, is exempt from a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review.
18. MLI should comply with all other requirements and conditions such as, but not limited to, the submission of Form 477 associated with the granting of CASF funds as specified in Resolution T-17143.
19. A notice letter was e-mailed on April 6, 2010 informing a) all applicants filing for underserved areas and b) parties on the service list of R.06-06-028 of the availability of the draft of this Resolution for public comments at the Commission's website http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/static/documents/index.htm. This letter also informed parties that the final conformed Resolution adopted by the Commission will be posted and will be available at this same website.
20. The Commission did not receive any comments for this resolution.
21. The Commission finds CD's recommended CASF award of $3,110,064 for underserved areas for the Mother Lode Project, as summarized in Appendix A of this Resolution, reasonable and consistent with Commission orders and should be adopted.
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that:
1. The amount of $3,110,064 from the California Advanced Services Fund shall be awarded to Telenational Communications Inc. and Mother Lode Internet.
2. Telenational Communications Inc. shall be the financial agent for the Mother Lode Broadband project.
3. Telenational Communications Inc. and Mother Lode Internet shall be required to post a performance bond equal to 40% of the total project costs for the duration of the project and provide a copy of the performance bond to Communications Division either twenty (20) days after the effective date of this award or five days after the issuance of permits necessary to commence construction of the project, whichever occurs later. Failure to comply may result in voiding of the grant.
4. Telenational Communications Inc. and Mother Lode Internet shall provide CD with Telenational Communications Inc. proof of compliance mandated in D.09-06-024 including but not limited to a summary of all inter-affiliate transactions, including loans and cash transfers, between Telenational Communications Inc. and any of the affiliated companies in the group for the time period covered in its 2009 and 2010 Annual Report.
5. The program fund payment of $3,110,064 for Mother Lode Broadband project shall be paid out of the CASF fund in accordance with the guidelines adopted in Resolution T-17143.
6. Payments to Telenational Communications Inc. and Mother Lode Internet shall be in accordance with Section IX of Appendix A of Resolution T-17143 and in accordance with the process defined in the "Payments to CASF Recipients" section of this Resolution.
7. Telenational Communications Inc. and Mother Lode Internet shall comply with all requirements and conditions associated with the CASF funds award as specified in Resolution T-17143. Failure to comply may result in voiding of the grant.
This Resolution is effective today.
I hereby certify that this Resolution was adopted by the Public Utilities Commission at its regular meeting on May 6, 2010. The following Commissioners approved it:
/s/ Paul Clanon |
PAUL CLANON Executive Director |
MICHAEL R. PEEVEY President |
DIAN M. GRUENEICH |
JOHN A. BOHN |
NANCY E. RYAN |
TIMOTHY ALAN SIMON |
Commissioners |
APPENDIX A
Resolution T-17225
Mother Lode Project Key Information
1 |
Project ID |
Rapid Link and Mother Lode Internet | |
2 |
Project Name |
Mother Lode Broadband |
|
3 |
Project Plan |
Provide a new level of speed throughout the Mother Lode region with the Mother Lode Broadband "Tri-Band" network. |
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4 |
Project Size (in square miles) |
525 |
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5 |
Download speed |
up to 14 Mbps |
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6 |
Upload speed |
up to 14 Mbps |
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7 |
Location |
Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne and Mariposa |
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a) |
Community Name |
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b) |
CBGs/Household Income |
060030100001 |
$37,857 |
|
|
060050002002 |
$48,750 |
060050002003 |
$46,316 | ||
060050002004 |
$48,500 | ||
060050002005 |
$32,708 | ||
060050003012 |
$50,208 | ||
060050003014 |
$77,847 | ||
060050003021 |
$41,842 | ||
060050003022 |
$44,375 | ||
060050003023 |
$41,862 | ||
060050003024 |
$49,271 | ||
060050004013 |
$36,800 | ||
060050004014 |
$39,799 | ||
060050004021 |
$45,726 | ||
060050004023 |
$37,250 | ||
060050004024 |
$55,185 | ||
060050005001 |
$34,554 | ||
060050005002 |
$56,364 | ||
060050005003 |
$55,197 | ||
060090001101 |
$33,295 | ||
060090001102 |
$51,250 | ||
060090001103 |
$35,331 | ||
060090001201 |
$41,375 | ||
060090002101 |
$45,069 | ||
060090002102 |
$43,594 | ||
060090002103 |
$49,833 | ||
060090002104 |
$55,662 | ||
060090002203 |
$39,250 | ||
060090003001 |
$39,716 | ||
060090003002 |
$36,250 | ||
060090003004 |
$38,333 | ||
060090003005 |
$30,469 | ||
060090004005 |
$41,417 | ||
060090005001 |
$43,797 | ||
060090005002 |
$33,578 | ||
060090005003 |
$61,042 | ||
060090005005 |
$41,033 | ||
060430001001 |
$30,938 | ||
060430001002 |
$35,875 | ||
060430001003 |
$15,711 | ||
060430001004 |
$41,591 | ||
060430001005 |
$43,417 | ||
060430002002 |
$21,979 | ||
060430002003 |
$21,979 | ||
060430003001 |
$36,705 | ||
060430003004 |
$39,375 | ||
060430003005 |
$35,720 | ||
060430003006 |
$27,273 | ||
061090011001 |
$41,397 | ||
061090011002 |
$37,644 | ||
061090011003 |
$32,941 | ||
061090012001 |
$27,292 | ||
061090012002 |
$36,357 | ||
061090012003 |
$18,194 | ||
061090012004 |
$35,893 | ||
061090021001 |
$39,875 | ||
061090021002 |
$38,529 | ||
061090021003 |
$37,596 | ||
061090021006 |
$42,917 | ||
061090022002 |
$60,972 | ||
061090022003 |
$31,000 | ||
061090022004 |
$44,028 | ||
061090022005 |
$43,750 | ||
061090022006 |
$34,219 | ||
061090022007 |
$49,286 | ||
061090031001 |
$44,672 | ||
061090031002 |
$43,849 | ||
061090031003 |
$52,188 | ||
061090031004 |
$49,821 | ||
061090031005 |
$24,167 | ||
061090032001 |
$46,192 | ||
061090032003 |
$39,135 | ||
061090032004 |
$57,500 | ||
061090041001 |
$44,850 | ||
061090041002 |
$27,644 | ||
061090041004 |
$39,489 | ||
067090042001 |
$27,292 | ||
061090042002 |
$41,864 | ||
061090042003 |
$21,607 | ||
061090042004 |
$26,250 | ||
061090042005 |
$90,583 | ||
061090051001 |
$36,382 | ||
061090051002 |
$31,402 | ||
061090051005 |
$40,574 | ||
061090051006 |
$37,109 | ||
061090052011 |
$52,375 | ||
061090052013 |
$39,306 | ||
c) |
ZIP Codes |
95222 |
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95223 |
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95224 |
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95225 |
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95226 |
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95228 |
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95230 |
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95233 |
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95245 |
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95246 |
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95247 |
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95249 |
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95250 |
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95252 |
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95254 |
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95255 |
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95305 |
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95310 |
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95311 |
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95318 |
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95321 |
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95327 |
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95335 |
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95338 |
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95345 |
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95346 |
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95364 |
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95370 |
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95372 |
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95379 |
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95383 |
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95389 |
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95601 |
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95629 |
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95640 |
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95642 |
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95665 |
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95666 |
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95669 |
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95685 |
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95689 |
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8 |
Estimated Potential Subscriber Size |
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a) |
Households |
17,841 |
|
9 |
Deployment Schedule (from Commission approval) |
20 months |
|
10 |
Proposed Project Budget |
$7,775,160 |
|
CASF (40%) |
$3,110,064 |
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CIAC |
(n/a) |
||
Amount of CASF Funds Requested |
$3,110.064 |
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APPENDIX A
Resolution T-17225
Mother Lode Broadband Project Shapefile
APPENDIX A
Resolution T-17225
Mother Lode Broadband Statewide Map
(End of Appendix A)
APPENDIX B
Resolution T-17225
Mother Lode Broadband Regional Map
(End of Appendix B)
1 SB 1193 (Chapter 393, Statutes of 2008) established the California Advanced Services Fund as a new public purpose program.
2 A shapefile is a digital vector storage format for storing geometric location and associated attribute information. Shapes (points/lines/polygons) together with data attributes can create infinitely many representations about geographical data.
3 A commonly used method of compression for photographic images.
4 North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) is an earth-centered datum based on the Geodetic Reference System of 1980. The size and shape of the earth was determined through measurements made by satellites and other sophisticated electronic equipment; the measurements accurately represent the earth to within two meters.
5 Resolution T-17143
6 Public Utilities Code §854(a) states that "[n]o person or corporation, whether or not organized under the laws of this state, shall merge, acquire, or control either directly or indirectly any public utility organized and doing business in this state without first securing authorization to do so from the commission".
7 The change of ownership is also applicable to Res. T-17197, Approval of Funding for the Mother Lode Broadband Project for the Unserved areas of Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador, Alpine and Mariposa counties.
8 Resolution T-17143
9 The above schedule is contingent on the CASF recipient submitting clear, complete and error free invoices to CD. Additional time to process payments may be necessary if CD finds problems with the submitted invoice
