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M1� <br /> Form #: B-52 <br /> 7/18/91 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> DEPARTMENT: IT DATE: 11/20/18 <br /> STAFF CONTACT: Jules Ung • PHONE: 808-932-2975 <br /> A. REQUEST: <br /> The County of Hawaii would like to enter into an MOU with the State of Hawaii DCCA to support and <br /> facilitate efforts to increase access to affordable Internet and broadband services in the unserved and <br /> underserved areas in Hawaii through a project called Hi-WiFi. <br /> DCCA shall pay to the COUNTY an amount not to exceed ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND NO/100 <br /> DOLLARS ($100,000.00) for the performance of the Work. The maximum amount of compensation above <br /> may be increased upon written mutual agreement between the COUNTY and DCCA. <br /> B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): <br /> DCCA,through its Cable Television Division, has determined that one method to provide residents in such <br /> areas with access to Internet and broadband services is a program that offers free public WiFi hotspots at <br /> government locations, which may extend communications infrastructure to underserved areas and in turn <br /> facilitate communications providers' offering of affordable Internet service in the surrounding community. <br /> DCCA desires to implement the Hi-WiFi Pilot on Hawaii Island because it presents the greatest challenge in <br /> providing Internet and broadband access to unserved and underserved rural areas, given the distances and <br /> geography presented that make deployment of communications infrastructure to such areas very costly. <br /> Please reference the MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE HI-WIFI PROGRAM OF <br /> THEDEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS for more details. , <br /> 1. <br /> SIGNED: ,uG� /% , DATE: 11/20/18 <br /> /department Head <br />