WATER AND
POWERFiber to the Premise
Feasibility Study
City Council
June 25, 2024
HISTORY OF BWP’S FIBER NETWORK
- 1986 – First fiber optic cable installed
- 1996 – BWP completes replacement of
copper utility communications with
fiber
- 1997 – Warner Bros. becomes BWP’s 1st fiber
customer
- 2011 – ONE Burbank program begins
2 ONE BURBANK
- Contract-based enterprise services
- Dedicated Internet Access
- Approximately 200 business customers
- High customer satisfaction, growing
revenues
3 ONE BURBANK REVENUES
$0
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
$3,500
$4,000
$4,500REVENUE (000'S)
FISCAL YEAR 4
WHAT ABOUT FIBER
TO MY HOME?
5 FEASIBILITY STUDY
- Burbank Water and Power’s Capability
- Broadband Market in Burbank
- Financial Feasibility
- Risk Analysis
6 BWP ASSETS & CAPABILITIES
- Extensive fiber network built already
- Citywide network of poles, conduits, and ROW
- Experience providing telecom services
7 BROADBAND MARKET
- Standard urban duopoly
- Low customer satisfaction
- Some residents choosing fixed wireless
- Not eligible for grant funding
8 BROADBAND MARKET
9 BROADBAND MARKET
10 FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY
- $129M in capital expenses to build network
- $132M in operating expenses to run
network
- Requires $106M in debt
- Very sensitive to customer turnout
11 FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY
12 FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY
13 RISK ANALYSIS
- Competitive risk
- MDU risk
- Financial risk
- Political risk
14 CONTACT
Daniel Lippert
Telecommunications Manager
[email protected]
818-238-3656 office
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