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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-04-01Meeting Notes
Date: 04/01/2022
Present: Jason Leifer (Town of Dryden), Daniel Lamb (Town of Dryden),
Ryan Garrison (Hunt EAS), Mark Wilson (Broadband Committee), Jeff
Smith (Municipal Solutions), Ray Burger (Town of Dryden)
Absent: Sam Bouabane (Broadband Committee), Mike Perehinec
(Broadband Committee), Tony Salerno (Broadband Committee)
From: Adam Monell (Hunt EAS)
Project: Town of Dryden Broadband Phase 2
Project No.: 1122.043
Re: Broadband Committee Meeting
Summary:
The following items were discussed during a Broadband Committee Meeting held on 1 April 2022.
1.Organizational Structure
a.Town Board - level of involvement
b.Broadband Committee - does the committee still want to keep regular meetings as we move into
operations?
i.Does the committee want to continue to meet bi-weekly or should that be made more
high level?
c.Authority Body - should there be a small group formed outside of the committee with limited
decision making power?
i.Recommendation would be a 3-4 person group having the authority to make decisions.
Hunt can assist with the day-to-day activities during the project and plan to transition in
the future.
d.Subcontractors
i.Customer Service, Billing, Customer Installation Contractor, will need to be overseen by
the Authority Body. Produce Bi-Weekly reports for the Authority Body.
ii.The Vendors, Equipment, Maintenance Contractors should be overseen by the
Broadband Committee.
2.Financial Updates
a.Ken - review totals for POs and invoices
b.ARPA Funding Schedule
c.Cash Flow
3.Schedule Updates
a.Review Phasing
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b.PoP/CO Construction – beginning 4 April 2022.
c.Pilot Area Update – beginning 4 April 2022.
d.
4.Equipment Update
a.Firewall – Windstream offers a virtual device service; we are also exploring other options.
i.CGNAT –Has not been procured, we are still looking at availability.
ii.OLT – Secured and ready for deployment.
iii.ONT – Secured and ready for deployment.
iv.Wireless – ordered, samples on-hand, waiting for equipment.
5.Marketing Plan
a.Pilot
i.List of potential subscribers
ii.Outreach/Meeting
iii.Structure of Promotion - 30 - 120 days
1.What is the discretion of the committee?
2.2 month trial for free
iv.Contract w/ subs - IDI?
b.Service Offering
i.Speed Offerings
1.Residential
a.400 Mbps Symmetrical
b.1 Gbps Symmetrical
2.Business - dedicated bandwidth
a.400 Mbps Symmetrical
b.1 Gbps Symmetrical
6.Website
a.Update – launched
b.Terms of Service Page – Town Approval
c.Privacy Policy Page – Town Approval
d.FAQ Page – needs development
e.Email address for support@drydenfiber.com &service@drydenfiber.com – does the hosting
support these additional addresses
f.Plume App Logo formatting
g.About Us Page – needs development
h.Support Page – needs development
i.Check Availability - Phasing map with Dates
j.Scheduling Installs - Review Options
7.Legal
a.Municipal Legislative Bill
i.Ryan is working on support letters for this Bill
b.Bill Collection Authority
8.Additional Items
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a.IPv4 vs IPv6 Addresses
b.Groundbreaking
c.Congressional Spending Request
d.Drop Cost Unit Pricing
e.Plume Billing
f.IDI Billing & Services Meeting
g.Website Notes
9.Next Committee Meeting April 15th, 2022 @ 10:30am.
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