Capital Improvements Joint Bond Review Committee
Capital ImprovementsJoint Bond Review CommitteeHUGH K. LEATHERMAN, SR.SENATECHAIRMANSENATE MEMBERSHUGH K. LEATHERMAN, SR.HARVEY S. PEELER, JR.THOMAS C. ALEXANDERPAUL G. CAMPBELL, JR.GLENN G. REESEG. MURRELL SMITH, JR.HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESVICE CHAIRMANF. RICHARD HARMON, JR.DIRECTOR OF RESEARCHSFAA LIAISON803-212-6682HOUSE MEMBERSG. MURRELL SMITH, JR.GILDA COBB-HUNTERLEONIDAS E. STAVRINAKISJ. GARY SIMRILLMARY KATHERINE ROGERSADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT803-212-6677FAX: 803-212-6690JBRC BROADBAND OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEESenator Thomas C. Alexander, Representative Gilda Cobb Hunter, Co-ChairsSenator Paul G. Campbell, Jr., Representative J. Gary Simrill, MembersTuesday, October 20, 2020 1:00 p.m.Virtual via VideoconferenceAGENDAPAGE1. Introductory Remarks of the Co-Chairs and Members2. Presentation of South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff .1Status of Funding, Update on Mapping SurveyMs. Nanette S. Edwards, Esquire, Executive Director3. Presentation of South Carolina Educational Television Commission .4Overview of Datacasting ProgramMr. Anthony Padgett, President and Chief Executive OfficerDr. Stephanie Frazier, Vice President for Education4. Presentation of South Carolina Department of Commerce .17Broadband Grant Program ProposalMs. Jennifer Noel Fletcher, Deputy Secretary5. Discussion of Next Steps6. Future MeetingLive-streaming of this meeting will be available at www.scstatehouse.gov.
THE OFFICE OF REGULATORY STAFFAct 142Report Date: 10/15/2020Max Authorized Spend 50,000,000Funds Committed - Wireless & Wired ServiceAllocation 20,000,000 13,137,121693,073Total Funds Committed 13,830,194Funds Remaining 6,169,806Wireless ServiceWired ServiceFunds Committed - Broadband Infrastructure & MappingAllocation 30,000,000 6,000299,90025,582,969Total Funds Committed 25,888,869Funds Remaining 4,111,131PlanningMappingBroadband InfrastructureORS Internal Expenses Related to Act 142Projected Expenses 381,521.00Total Funds Remaining 9,899,416Funds Expended Total Funds ExpendedStatistics6,274,708.16Number of ParticipantsPublic K-12Private K-12CharterHigher Ed Institutions824326115Number of Hotspots / Wired Services OrderedVerizon (69.8%)AT&TT-MobileService OnlyWired60,01024,6421,3773906,17592,594ORS Hours ExpendedCumulative Hours13,498
No Response to email or voicemail yet1Atlantic Broadband (SC), LLCAcquisitions Cogeco Cable Holdings II Inc.Atlantic Broadband Enterprise, LLC2 Birch Communications, Inc.3 County of Orangeburg4 Crown Castle Fiber LLC5 Global Vision6 HNS License Sub, LLC7 Network Billing Systems LLC8 NetFortris Acquisition Co., Inc.9 PanTerra Networks Inc.10 Spectrotel, Inc.11 U.S. TelePacific Corp.12345612345678910111213141516171234Atlantic Broadband (SC), LLCAtlantic Broadband Finance, LLCAtlantic Broadband Finance, LLCBirch Communications, Inc.County of OrangeburgCrown Castle Operating CompanyDfjb, LLCdishNET Holding, LLCFusion Connect Inc.NetFortris Acquisition Co., Inc.PanTerra Networks, Inc.Spectrotel, Inc.U.S. TelePacific Holdings Corp.Waiting for them to uploadAT&T Corp, Inc.AT&T MobilityAT&T Services, Inc.Charter Communications, Inc.Comcast Cable Communications, LLCOneTone Telecom, Inc.Knology of Alabama, Inc.Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc.Business Only BroadbandEarthLink Business, LLCMcLeod USA Telecommunications Services, L.L.C.NuVox, Inc.US LEC LLCWindstream South Carolina, LLCAeroNet Wireless Broadband, LLCAsset Black, LLCAt-Net Services, Inc.Bizvox CommunicationsCalifornia Internet, L.P. DBA GeoLinksCincinnati Bell Any Distance Inc.Gtek CommunicationsIPacket Networks, LLCOne Ring Networks, Inc.Socket TelecomSouthern LincTailWind Voice & Data, Inc.Telecomp Computer Services, Inc.Tower Cloud, IncMCI Communications CorporationWisper ISP, LLCCelito Communications, Inc.APX Net, IncATG CommunicationsBullseye Telecom, Inc.Chester Telephone CompanyAT&T Corp.AT&T Corp.AT&T Inc.Charter CommunicationsComcast CorporationOneTone Telecom, Inc.WideOpenWest Finance, LLCWindstream Holdings, Inc.Windstream Holdings, Inc.Windstream Holdings, Inc.Windstream Holdings, Inc.Windstream Holdings, Inc.Windstream Holdings, Inc.Windstream Holdings, Inc.No Service in SCAeroNet Wireless Broadband, LLCAsset Black, LLCAt-Net Services, Inc.Bizvox Communications, IncCalifornia InternetCincinnati Bell Inc.Gtek CommunicationsIPacket Networks, LLCOne Ring Networks, Inc.Socket Telecom, LLCSouthern Communications Services, Inc.Tailwind Voice & Data, Inc.Telecomp Computer Services, Inc.Uniti Group Inc.Verizon Communications Inc.Wisper ISP, LLC.Celito Communicati B2:B18ons, Inc.Data ReceivedAPX Net, Inc.ATG Communications, LLCBullsEye Telecom, Inc.Chester Telephone Company2
5678910111213141516171819202122Fairfield Communications, Inc.CenturyLInk Communications, LLCCenturyLink, Inc.Level 3 Communications, LLCComporium, Inc.Fort Mill Telephone CompanyLancaster Telephone CompanyPBT Telecom, Inc.Farmers Telephone Cooperative, Inc.FTC Diversified Services, LLCFrontier Communications CorporationHargray of Georgia, Inc.Hargray Telephone Co., Inc.Home Telephone ILEC, LLC d/b/a Home TelecomHorry Telephone Cooperative, IncSouthern Coastal Cable, LLCHotwire Communications, Ltd.Northland Cable Television, Inc.NTInet, incPalmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative IncPalmetto Telephone Communications, LLCPiedmont Rural Telephone Cooperative IncPRTCommunications, LLCSandhill Connextions, LLCSandhill Telephone Coop., Inc.SCANA Communications, Inc.SEGRAChesnee Telephone Company, Inc. d/b/a ChesneeCommunicationsU.S. CellularTDS Telecommunications CorporationWest Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.AllstreamAllstream Business US, Inc.Zayo Group, LLCChester Telephone CompanyCenturyLink, Inc.CenturyLink, Inc.CenturyLink, Inc.Comporium, Inc.Comporium, Inc.Comporium, Inc.Comporium, Inc.Farmers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (SC)Farmers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (SC)Frontier Communications CorporationHargray Communications Group, Inc.Hargray Communications Group, Inc.Home Telephone Company, Inc. (SC)Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc.Southern Coastal Cable, LLC (HTC)Hotwire Communications, Ltd.Northland Communications Corp.NTInet Inc.Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.Piedmont Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.Piedmont Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.Sandhill Telephone Cooperative, Inc.Sandhill Telephone Cooperative, Inc.SEGRASEGRASkyline Telephone Membership CorporationTelephone and Data SystemsTelephone and Data Systems, Inc.West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.Zayo Canada Inc.Zayo Group, LLCZayo Group, LLC3
SOUTH CAROLINA’S PUBLIC BROADCASTING STATIONBridging the Digital Divide: An Educational Datacasting Pilot-%5& %URDGEDQG 6XEFRPPLWWHH 8SGDWH 2FWREHU , 20204
Datacasting DefinedConverts a portion ofthe ETV broadcast signalto deliver a one-waytransmission of targeted,standard-aligned,curriculum contentinstead of atelevision channelETV BandwidthDatacastingPBS KidsSouthCarolinaChannelETV MainChannelETV World 5
Pilot Districts – 600 Students4 Districts ConfirmedFairfield, Dillon 4, Jasper,York OnehElementary, Middle, & HighSchool RepresentationCohort Approach totraining and professionaldevelopment 6
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Prototype for initial testing Mirrors HTML web pageutilizing familiar ETV Brand– Knowitall.org Packaged lessons basedon core content areas, inaddition to Arts and CTE Personalized learningexperience – tells thestudent what he/shemust do and can do Includes various file types8
Teacher and studentinterface – as of 10/13/20 –design constantly evolving 9
Exploratory astructureLink to Learning Management SystemEnd User ExperienceReturn Path for AssignmentsFuture acquisition and deployment of receiversers10
ETV Coverage AreaSCETV currentlycovers 98%of the state 11
Questions?scetv.org/datacastingAnthony PadgettPresident/CEOapadgett@scetv.orgDr. Stephanie FrazierVice President of Educationsfrazier@scetv.org12
Datacasting UpdateDatacasting technology supports the one-way transmission of instructional content.Total Funds Received: 3.7 millionDatacasting pilot in4 districts with a goal ofscaling to serve3,000 - 5,000 studentsthis academic year.South Carolina ETV (SCETV) received 2.4 million from the SC Departmentof Education as part of the federalRethink K12 Education grant. Thesefunds will support the end userexperience (training, receivers, etc.)SCETV received 1.3 million throughthe Governor’s COVID-19 ResponseFund. These funds will support theexpansion of infrastructure (gateways,encoders, etc.).Students will have receivers in their homesby early November.ETV Staff and SCEducation stakeholderspackage standardaligned content.Content is encrypted andsent to ETV network over asecured signal.Content is transmittedover secured signalto student device forconsumption.Find additional information visithttps://www.scetv.org/datacasting13
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South Carolina ETV Terrestrial Broadcast Signal CoverageCompiled in Response to September 2020 JBRC Legislative RequestSouth Carolina ETV (SCETV) provides an FCC-compliant terrestrial broadcast signal to approximately 98 percent of the state. There are threecounties (i.e., Chesterfield, Edgefield, and McCormick) where approximately two percent of the state does not receive a signal that meets FCCguidelines. Though the geographic area may not have coverage that meets FCC guidelines, a household in the area might still be able to receivethe ETV signal with the purchase of a larger or specialized antenna.According to the most recent census data available, this potential lack of coverage impacts an estimated 82,373 individuals (i.e., 1.6 percent ofstate population). The 27 public schools located within these three counties served a total of 10,982 students during the 2019-20 academic year(i.e., 1.4 percent of state’s public school students).CountyTABLE 1: SC COUNTIES WHERE SCETV TERRESTRIAL BROADCAST SIGNAL COVERAGE DOES NOT MEET FCC COMPLIANCE% Households% Households# ActivePopulationMedian Householdw/broadband# PublicPopulationw/computer,Students% under 18Income h Carolina5,148,71421.60% 51,01586.20%75.30%1184770923Chesterfield County45,65021.80% 40,03375.10%10.10%166,993Edgefield County27,26017.80% 49,20076.80%63.10%83,331McCormick County9,46311.40% ty TotalsSpecifically, there are four towns where SCETV coverage might prove especially difficult. Across these four towns, there are six schools whichserved 2,611 students during the 2019-20 academic year. Additional, in depth analysis is required to determine the extent of coverageavailability in these areas. This group equates to four percent of the aforementioned 3-county population, and less than 1 percent of the state’stotal ormickTABLE 2: SC TOWNS WHERE SCETV TERRESTRIAL BROADCAST SIGNAL COVERAGE DOES NOT MEET FCC COMPLIANCETownTown Population Size# Public Schools# Active Students 1298Plum Branch841187Totals3,33762,61115
The ability to achieve full coverage in these areas would require federal assistance including conversations with, and guidance from, the FCC, aswell as state-level support/resources.Additional SupportIn the interim, SCETV can provide support services to the families and communities in the districts including:-Free Professional Development for Educators on Various TopicsFree Early Childhood Programming Related to PBS and ETV ResourcesCurriculum Development Activities and ResourcesEducational ResearchAdditional information is available at https://www.scetv.org/edtrainingrequest and https://www.scetv.org/athomelearning.Data onsorship/tvmap1pg 062117.pdfContact Information-Anthony PadgettPresident and CEO803.737.3240 l apadgett@scetv.org-Stephanie FrazierVice President of Education803.737.3528 l sfrazier@scetv.org16
S.C. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEBroadband Grant Program ProposalBackgroundIn the 2019-20 Legislative Session, Proviso 50.21 was passed which established withinthe S.C. Department of Commerce the Rural School District and Economic DevelopmentClosing Fund. The 65 million fund is to be used to facilitate economic development andinfrastructure improvements in counties as outlined within the proviso (provisolanguage and map of eligible county follow). S.C. Commerce is seeking to use asignificant portion of these funds to create a broadband grant program.The Office of Regulatory Staff (ORS) has recently completed a series of broadbandgrants, using CARES Act Funds, totaling 26.1 million. This represents more than 80grant recipients and 13 providers. The largest grant application request was 1.9 millionin funds; the smallest request was 340,000. ORS believes the requests were relativelysmall due to the short time frame allotted to complete the project.There are key elements from ORS’ program that will aid S.C. Commerce in a BroadbandGrant Program. Specifically, the manner in which ORS completed the challenge period,grant application, scoring process and procurement of a broadband map and cost modelfor the state.ORS contracted with CostQuest Associates for the creation of a statewide broadbandmapping program and cost model. The mapping, to be completed in late November, willshow the availability of broadband service at the address level. This map will be builtusing data from providers and will be more up-to-date than other maps currentlyavailable. CostQuest will also provide an economic model that will help the stateunderstand the cost to bring broadband service to an area.Draft Process: S.C. Commerce Broadband Grant P rogram Using CostQuest maps, S.C. Commerce would overlay additional data to show areaswhere broadband service could make the most impact . Additional data used mayinclude areas with a high propensity for future industrial development ( incorporatingbuildings and sites data) and would also include social factors such as schools,healthcare and community gathering points. The areas that show more potential needfor broadband would become “priority” areas. Priority areas could be tiered.o Currently, funding is restricted to the 14 counties identified by Proviso 50.21.o Additionally, up to 15 million of the 65 million in total funding can be used in15 contiguous counties. Thus, it is possible to reach 39 S .C. counties (seeattached map).Page 117
S.C. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEBroadband Grant Program ProposalContinued Draft Process: S.C. Commerce Broadband Grant Program These priority maps would be published online , and the challenge period wouldfollow. This challenge period would allow providers an opportunity to dispute anyareas designated on the maps as unserved areas. Documentation from the disputerwould be reviewed. Any area(s) deemed to be served would be removed fromeligibility. Final priority areas would be published online. Grant applications would be madeavailable to serve published areas. Grant applications, once received, along with a map of proposed service areas, wouldbe published online – while applications are scored and verified. Challenges mustoccur in the challenge stage noted above; however, this step provides maximumtransparency and allows elected officials and communities the opportunity to reviewapplications prior to awards. Grant applications will be scored using a predetermined , weighted scoring system.Elements that may be included in the scoring include: time to complete project,community support, adoption strategies, tiered rates and program for low-tomoderate income subscribers, etc. Grant awards will be made based on top s coring applications until funding is fullysubscribed. Final grant awards will be published online. Grant monitoring and reporting will be implemented along with financial controls.TimingThe CostQuest maps are to be completed by late November. After allowing time toreview the maps, create priority maps and integrate the cost model into the prioritymaps, we anticipate the challenge period can commence in early January, 2021. Fromthat point, it is anticipated that it would take four (4) to eight (8) weeks to makeawards.Page 218
S.C. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEBroadband Grant Program ProposalCollaboration with the Office of Regulatory StaffORS is in the award phase of its Broadband Infrastructure Program , utilizing fundingfrom the CARES Act. A partnership between S.C. Commerce and ORS could be synergisticand allow the state to continue broadband development without an additional fundingcommitment. S.C. Commerce will leverage its community relationships, grant programexperience and funding from Proviso 50.21; ORS could provide: Process Assistance – using the recent Broadband Infrastructure Program, refineORS’ process and learn from ORS’ experience to update the grant application,process and scoring. Technical Expertise – relying on ORS’ longevity, experience and knowledgeworking in the telecommunications industry, leverage their knowledge tonavigate industry issues and build relationships with providers. ORS’ technicalexpertise would be invaluable with:o Scoring and verification of grant applications ;o Navigating disputed service areas. Mapping Assistance – ORS will manage and maintain the State Broadband Map.S.C. Commerce would work with ORS to create and publish maps as outlined inthe process above. Additionally, ORS would update the State Broadband Map asnew service areas are added with grant funds.Proviso 50.21 (CMRC Development – Funding for Rural Infrastructure):There is established within the Department of Commerce the Rural School District and Economic DevelopmentClosing Fund. (A)The Secretary of Commerce shall use the fund to facilitate economic development andinfrastructure improvements in counties that contain a school district that has been defined by theDepartment of Education as having a poverty rate greater than or equal to 86%. (B)The Secretary of Commerceshall use the fund to facilitate economic development and infrastructure improvements in counties that meeteach of the following criteria: (1) one of the top twelve counties in South Carolina with the highest populationdecline (by percentage) since 2010; (2) one of the top twelve counties with the highest average employmentrate for 2018; and (3) according to the US Census 2017 - a county with a poverty rate in excess of twentypercent. Funds are to be used on, but not limited to, economic development projects, water and sewerinfrastructure, and school building infrastructure. Once a project is committed, the funds may be utilized tofinish that specified project, even if the county does not remain an eligible county in subsequent years. Thisplan must be reviewed by the Joint Bond Review Committee before these funds may be expended. Of thefunds transferred to the fund, up to 15,000,000 may be used in any county that is contiguous to an eligiblecounty as long as that contiguous county has one county-wide consolidated public school district. Anyunexpended funds at the end of the fiscal year shall be carried forward and expended in the current fiscal yearby the Department of Commerce for the same purposes.Page 319
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