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Projects REACH-3MC
l $41.6 MM ($33.3 MM Grant)l 955 (now over 1000) miles of fiber in 4
corridorsl 4 (now 3) commercial sub-recipient partnersl 72 strands, 15 access points, mostly aerial
REACH-3MC IIl $87 MM ($69.6 MM Grant)l 1272 (now over 1300) miles of fiber in 3
corridors and 3 statesl 7 commercial sub-recipient partners (2 also
in round 1)l 96-168 strands, 28 access points, half
trenched Total
l > 30,000 pole permitsl At least 105 community anchors directly
attached.
What has worked Outreach
l Communityl Political
Managing the projectl RFPsl Merit PM with Fiber Construction
Experiencel Reuse RFPs
Local EA firml If you haven’t started your EA you
are too late Compliance
l Two dedicated staff
Lesson’s Learned Keep your friends close
and enemies closer There is no such thing as
bad publicity $130 MM opens a lot of
doors Everybody thinks I carry
$130 MM in my walletl And they are entitled to their
share The federal government is
hard to work with Somebody remembers
everything you saidl Some of it is actually what you
said
Risk Mitigation Environmental Assessment Incumbents Change in attitude in the federal
government Loans for us and our partners Loss of partners Project overruns Permitting
Conclusions "Everything is funny as long
as it is happening to somebody else." – Will Rogers
"You can do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.“ - Colette
"Life is tough, and its even tougher if you’re stupid.“ - John Wayne
"By definition risk-takers often fail. So do morons. In practice it's difficult to sort them out.“ - Scott Adams
"Weiler's Law: Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself."
Conclusions "One of the symptoms of
an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.“ - Bertrand Russell
“Progress always involves risks. You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first.” - Frederick B. Wilcox
“Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.” -Warren Buffett
“If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure.” - Dan Quayle