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Questioning the decision not to invest in new shared infrastructure
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Council Member Gutiérrez questions the decision not to invest in new shared infrastructure as outlined in the Internet Master Plan. Brett Sikoff explains the administration's reasoning and current approach to broadband infrastructure.
- Gutiérrez asks what didn't work about the plan's proposal to invest in new infrastructure that could be shared by multiple operators
- Sikoff explains that the decision was based on the view that significant investment in infrastructure that's already widely available wouldn't necessarily achieve the desired results
- The discussion reveals that the city has not invested funding into shared broadband infrastructure for public use
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:45:34
Okay.
1:45:34
Phase three was infrastructure, not just subsidized service.
1:45:38
It was about infrastructure and not relying on subsidized service.
1:45:41
The plan states the city will invest in new infrastructure and can be shared by multiple operators.
1:45:47
What didn't work about this part of the plan?
Brett Sikoff
1:45:51
Yeah.
1:45:51
And, Cher, we've talked about this today.
1:45:54
It's really the investment in in huge investment in infrastructure, infrastructure that's already in many cases widely available and wouldn't necessarily materialize in the results that were sought both under the master plan and that we seek to connect people to today.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:46:10
Has the city invested any funding into shared broadband infrastructure?
Brett Sikoff
1:46:14
Not to my knowledge, Not for public use,
Robert F. Holden
1:46:17
but it
Brett Sikoff
1:46:17
may be other investments.