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FIRST PHASE OF NETWORK TO BE BUILT!       

A public-private partnership , under the auspices of SUNY Plattsburgh and the Research Foundation of SUNY, is

planning the construction, starting in 2009, of a community broadband network in Clinton, Essex, and Franklin Counties.

Total project cost estimated to be $35 million . 

Goals:

Construct a telemedicine network connecting all hospitals, clinics, and public colleges

Create an affordable, secure, open access, fiber optic and wireless network

Provide a fiber optic backbone to support the expansion of cell phone and wireless coverage

Ensure that our region has a digital infrastructure to connect locally and compete globally

SOURCES & USES OF FUNDS RECEIVED & COMMITTED TO DATE

 

U.S. Small Business Administration                                                                              $ 246,807

Congressional earmark by Senator Clinton and Congressman McHugh

Hire coordinator, complete conceptual design and needs analysis, Sept 2007

U.S. Economic Development Administration (detailed engineering design)                        250,000

New York State, Empire State Development Corp. via Governor Spitzer                     250,000

Matching funds for EDA engineering design grant (RFP March 2008)

U.S. Housing and Urban Development                                                                             298,000

Congressional earmark by Senator Clinton and Congressman McHugh

Construct wireless pilot project, RFP issued February 2008

FCC Telemedicine Rural Health Care Pilot Program                                                    7,648,304

Three year construction plan anticipated to begin March 2009.

                                                                                                               Total                $8,693,111

The Telemedicine grant enables the construction of Phase One, a network that will interconnect CVPH, Alice Hyde Medical Center, Adirondack Medical Center, Elizabethtown Community Hospital, and the St. Regis Tribe Health Clinic, plus SUNY Plattsburgh, North Country Community College, and Clinton Community College.

Additional funding is needed to build out the full open access network along with expansion of the Telemedicine network to reach all health care facilities in the three counties.

NYS Office for Technology grant applications were submitted to build two co-location facilities and to implement a comprehensive regional digital literacy strategy to enable full use of the new broadband infrastructure.

The CBN Connect business model aligns with New York State's new Broadband Strategy and its principle that "competition and consumer choice are paramount to sustaining an effective broadband program." An open access wholesale model will enable CBN Connect to utilize existing regional communications infrastructure and to partner with as many of the region's private service providers as possible. CBN Connect will seek business arrangements that encourage service provider participation, create a competitive market , and enable the non-profit corporation to:

Partnership Advisory Board Members

Contact Information

For more information about the Technical Assistance Center at SUNY Plattsburgh, please contact:

E-mail: tac@plattsburgh.edu
Phone: (518) 564-2214

194 US Oval
Plattsburgh, NY 12903

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