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Aircraft Altimeter Instruments. These instruments operate in the 4 GHz band. The issue is question is interference by the new C band that was recently auctioned by the FCC. The C band operates in the 3.7 to 4.2GHz Band. The airline officials complained that this was too close to the Altimeter band of 4.2- 4.4 GHz. The CBRS band, proposed for the Gifford system, is 3.55-3.7 GHz so is well below the band that could interfere with Aircraft altimeters. Public assets are proposed for CBRS installation no commercial tower rental should be incurred. Each location will require 4 sector devices and a ruggedized switch to connect them to the fiber at the locations. Below is a cost estimate for the base station CAPEX for equipment and installation. See capital cost assumptions below. This financial estimate is based on Telrad CBRS equipment. Cost may vary for different manufacturers of equipment. This is a "middle of the road" type estimate of functional equipment. The number of CPE (Customer Premises Equipment, residential and business customers equipment) required is not known at this time. The CPE can be either a Mi -FI type device that would require no installation, or a CPE mounted receiver outside the business or residence and a cable run inside to a switch or Wi-Fi access point. Approximately $700-$900 should be budgeted for each CPE device (connected customer). The CPE cost would be the responsibility of the WISP partner who would provide all retail services and operations and maintenance services. The EPC azcess fee of $35.00 per customer is a one- time charge and would also be the responsibility of the WISP partner. The operations cost for this network would be exceptionally low. The towers are public assets and have fiber connections, so tower rent or backhaul costs may not be required. Power consumption for the base stations is low and will not adversely affect the EOC or Water tower. One possibility is for the county to allocate approximately two mi=lion dollars in support of the Wireless network to serve the Gifford community. This would cover the capital cost required to serve about 2,500 homes. The goal would be to get a WISP partner to match the county's investment and provide the capital cost to serve 5,000 homes. 3. Use current ARPA funds, pursue additional grant funding and develop a multi-year CIP budget dedicated to expanding broadband services to the underserved to provide broadband assets in a multi-year phased approach. In addition, IRC should continue to monitor and apply for Grant funding opportunities. The federal goverrment has allocated 400 million dollars to Florida to expand broadband. The latest information from the state broadband office is that no timetable nor procedure has been established 38 WWW.MAGELLAN-ADVISO RS.00M 213