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CenterFuse Broadband Feasibility Report But economic development today goes much broader. Studies have shown that the business area with the most growth are from entrepreneurs who work from home. Successful businesses often start small into the home before eventually becoming brick-and-mortar businesses. Even before the pandemic we saw cities where 10% of homes had at least one family member that routinely works from home. The percentage in Ellensburg is currently much higher than this and will likely never return to 10%. Communities that can attract work-at-home workers will see enhanced tax revenues and see the benefits from families with improved earnings. Better Cellular Networks. 5G is going to allow for faster cellular networks. However, the 5G spectrum that will be used must be closer to customers than today's cellular network and this is going to mean placing cellular transmitters on utility poles and light poles throughout the city. A city with a fiber network will be able to accommodate the best 5G network since cellular companies will be able to place small cell sites in the optimum locations. Ubiquitous WiFi. Many cities provide some WiFi access to citizens in places like libraries, city hall, and perhaps in a few locations like parks or other commonly used public spaces. However, with a fiber network a city could offer WiFi in many more places since the WiFi transmitters could be tied into the underlying fiber network. This idea also comes with a word of caution. Many cities have been sold on the idea that they can generate enough revenues from public WiFi systems to cover the cost of the network. We have never heard of a city WiFi network that was able to generate enough revenues to cover costs. Smart City. There are a lot of new digital technologies categorized loosely as"smart city"that are intended to allow cities to better serve their citizens. There are a wide variety of technologies being tried, many of which can be greatly benefit from having a community fiber network. Here are just a few examples of technologies that some cities are implementing: • Smart Traffic. Many cities have had traffic controls that allow them to change traffic light patterns by time of day.Now cities are considering traffic control systems that analyze traffic in real time and can adjust traffic lights to best accommodate traffic flows. These systems can speed up the ability for traffic to navigate the city, which means a greener city, more efficient commerce, and numerous other benefits. Smart traffic can also be used to analyze dangerous traffic situations. For example, cameras can record and report"near-misses" in intersections between vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians so that the city can understand dangerous traffic situations before a tragedy reveals it. • Surveillance/Safety. Cities are installing cameras and other devices to enhance law enforcement. Surveillance cameras are now widely in many cities to solve crimes. This ability in enhanced with high-definition cameras fed by good broadband that can see in much more detail than older generations of camera technology. Cities are also installing systems like gunshot detectors that can pinpoint the location of a gunshot. A word of warning, though, in that citizens in many communities are lobbying hard against too-intrusive monitoring. A good example is a city camera network in Seattle that was decommissioned because of privacy concerns. • Smart Grid. Smart grid is a set of monitoring technologies used to control utility networks like electric and water systems. The technologies can be used to enhance efficiency and improve the Page 84