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Table 2-7: Saint Anthony Village Role of Government Estimate What Role the City Should Have in Ensuring Access to Competitively Priced Internet Connectivity - Make Rules to Promote 35-40% 35-40% Competition - install Internet Network and Lease Excess 5-10% 10-15% Capacity - Become a Provider of High -Speed Internet 35-40% 20-25% -Other 0-5% 10-15% - No Role 10-15% 15-20% To supplement the above market research, we discussed connectivity needs with selected Saint Anthony Village and School District staff. The findings from the discussions include: • Elementary, secondary, and post -secondary schools are a good source of information and have connections and ties throughout the community. These resources are -beneficial to a city considering any broadband network or service offering. St. Anthony -New Brighton Independent School District 282 (District 282) has established leased -fiber and T1 connectivity to all of its facilities and is active within the Twin Cities to monitor- what other schools are doing. o Cost is important to schools. However, as needs to continue to increase, T1 interconnectivity will no longer serve the education needs. Many school districts in the US have implemented or are seeking dedicated connectivity of 1Gbps among their facilities. o District 2.82 has connected all of their buildings with fiber and is exploring applications to make use of that connectivity.. One example includes . investigation of a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) telephone system. District 282 is exploring possibly a VolP system of their own or joining with the 11 other communities who are using the North Suburban Communications Commission/City of Roseville Vol P system. o The staff of District 282 has data access points available within the school buildings, but do not have mobility to go outside of the building. For example, a teacher cannot take a class outside or for 2-6 68catl Was Caluwa ..... ......