One Economy Corporation

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One Economy Corporation
// Intro to One Economy // Policy work
broadband rollout // Why wireless? When wireless?
// Local example // Municipal wireless and SF
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One Economy Corporation // www.one-economy.com
// www.theBeehive.org
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One Economy Corporation

• Washington, D.C. based national non-profit
• Mission to leverage the power of technology to
  help low income people enter the economic
  mainstream
• CONTENT Beehive website provides vital
  information about money, health, school, jobs,
  family
• YOUTH PROGRAMS Digital connectors are youth tech
  ambassadors (gt10 communities nationwide)
• POLICY WORK Bring IT Home campaign

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One Economy Corporation // www.one-economy.com
// www.theBeehive.org
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The Bring IT Home Campaign

• Building channel through low income housing tax
  credits
• Incentives or requirements for low income housing
  developers to install high speed Internet into
  low income housing
• Partners include Google, Yahoo!, Cisco,
  Microsoft, Verizon and many others
• Policy change in 23 states so far
• Affected gt3 billion worth of housing
  construction
• One Economys Access Services division helps
  developers design and install networks

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One Economy Corporation // www.one-economy.com
// www.theBeehive.org
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Why wireless? When wireless?

• Access Services is currently involved in 100
  Internet access projects nationwide
• 20 of those projects include wireless of some
  kind
• Still mostly wired due to simplicity, durability,
  maintenance
• New projects favor wired networks retrofit
  projects are good candidates for wireless
  networks

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One Economy Corporation // www.one-economy.com
// www.theBeehive.org
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Network economics favor wired networks
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One Economy Corporation // www.one-economy.com
// www.theBeehive.org
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Hotspots Plaza Maria, San Jose
// 50 Units // Mercy Housing // Cisco hardware
fellows // Low-cost computers and Beehive
training
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One Economy Corporation // www.one-economy.com
// www.theBeehive.org
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Three network models

• Hot spot networks - based on individual access
  points
• Plaza Maria, San Jose, CA
• Point-to-point networks - extends network through
  line of sight
• Plaza Town Homes, Portland, OR
• Cloud or mesh networks - interconnected networks
• Little Havana, Miami, FL

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One Economy Corporation // www.one-economy.com
// www.theBeehive.org
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One Economy and municipal wireless

• MUNICIPALITIES PREFER TO WORK WITH ONE ECONOMY
• Focus on access as well as content and
  applications
• Familiar with municipal finance and city
  processes
• Experience Philadelphia, Miami, Battle Creek
• Top tier partners (I.e., Microsoft, Intel, Cisco)
  lend scalability, stability
• ONE ECONOMY CAN PLAY TWO MAJOR ROLES
• Help municipality develop RFP for network
  development
• Portland, Oregon Battle Creek, Michigan
• Work with implementing entity to ensure that low
  income communities gain affordable access and
  useful services
• San Francisco

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One Economy Corporation // www.one-economy.com
// www.theBeehive.org