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They are planning to extend a wide band of 5G into other markets, then phases 2 <br />and 3 will move into more rural markets. This 5G Nationwide/Seaband project will <br />roll out over the course of a three-year period. <br />Verizon feels that the Federal money that is coming out helps to put band aids on <br />areas with digital divide or digital equity issues, but this doesn't always solve long <br />term issues. Verizon presented ideas o` Wi-Fi on the buses to Indian River County <br />Schools and to put buses in parks or other areas so students could utilize Wi-Fi <br />outside of school. <br />Next City Networks <br />NextCity is a wholly owned subsidiary (unregulated of NextEra), looking to come in <br />as owner/operator of fiber networks. They have a combination of lit and dark <br />services. They are not looking to be ISP: rather an open access network to allow for <br />competition. <br />NextCity approached Indian River Courty regarding Gifford as an area of need. IRC <br />relayed concern for Fellsmere and Wabasso. Wabasso has so few residents, it <br />would not be part of phase 1. <br />They were in the process of uploading documents for grant application ($9M) at the <br />time of the discussion. Fellsmere would be included as being identified as an area <br />for future expansion. End-user service is part of plan. One of their ISP partners <br />identified is Hotwire. They have also engaged Jacobs Engineering for construction. <br />IRC committed to submitting grant application. NextCity will slightly overbuild, <br />providing the County with a limited number of strands. <br />36 <br />WWW.MAGELLAN-AD VISORS.00M 211 <br />