Fortune Metal Inc. Cable Mining Program Asset Recovery Through Utilities Extraction Engineering Team Central Office Team Trimming & Splicing Team Cable Removal Team

Engineering Team Our Engineers will sweep through your network to identify and prioritize cables for extraction Once cables are identified, our team will prepare work order packages, consisting of full size prints and manhole details The package is now handed off to our central office team to audit cables

Central Office Teams Our central office teams are responsible for auditing both the MDF and CXF. If the audit reveals any working services, a list will be provided for redesign Once cables have been cleared of any existing working services, all modules are removed and the package is now handed off to our trimming crew

Trimming Crews The trimming crew will recheck the MDF and CXF and walk each cable run and locate all manholes. The outside crew will move through the manhole system trimming and removing splices. In addition, they will also identify and can repair any air pressure leaks. After the trimming is completed, the package is then handed off to the extraction crew

Trimming Crews (cont.) No cable is cut without first completing our 5 step method: (1) Check for cable tag and duct location (2) Verify sheath tone from central office (3) Establish talk pair with splicer in the central office (4) Short and ground additional cable pairs within the splice (5) Probe each group with a T-Bug checking for battery Once this process is complete, the cable can be trimmed and clearly identified for the extraction

Extraction Team The lead person on the extraction crew will walk the cable run and located all manholes. The crew moves from manhole to manhole removing cables utilizing an MCV. During the extraction process, mule tape and or subduct can be pulled through the conduit. Once all cable and material has been removed, the extracted footage is recorded and all material is transported to a Fortune facility

Extraction Team (cont.) Extraction process utilizing an MCV:

Benefits Of The Program Asset Recovery ($$) for extracted cable and central office equipment Reduced Tax Burden Updated Engineering Records with manhole details Reduction in future construction costs Available duct space Maintenance expense savings through the reduction of air pressure alarms

Program Summary Over the past six years, we have removed over 16 million feet of cable. We have also removed cable and equipment from over 300 central offices across the country During this time, Fortune has paid telecommunication companies approx $50 million in scrap value for the material removed. In most cases, the value of the material recovered exceeds the cost of the removal process, resulting in a revenue generating program Our team has the ability to provide services for all, or part, of your outside plant asset recovery program