1 Update to Idaho Hospital Association June 25th, 2010

Idaho Communications Network (ICN) 3 Tier 1 ISP (Qwest) Idaho K-12 Schools Pacific NW GigaPOP (Washington RON) Tier 1 ISP (Level 3) Higher Education U of I – 5 Campuses U of I - 42 Eligible Research Sites Boise State University BYU-Idaho Lewis-Clark State College WSU- 4 Campuses Idaho Hospital Association 46 Eligible Hospitals National LambdaRail Utah Education Network (Utah RON) Internet 2 Federal Research Idaho National Lab Pacific Northwest National Lab Idaho Museums Idaho Libraries NERO (Oregon RON) Telcos & ISP’s 360 Networks American Fiber Sys. Fairpoint Comm. First Step Wireless Integra Communications OneEighty Networks Syringa Networks TW Telecom XO Communications Northern Tier Network (Montana, ND, & SD RON) Pending Grants or Peering Agreement s Existing Connections

4 Network Diagram June 2010 IRON Network Diagram

SWICHN Hospitals w/IRON Backbone 5

The Hospital Cooperative w/IRON Backbone 6

Clearwater Valley Hospitals w/IRON Backbone 7

NIRHC w/IRON Backbone 8

Other IHA Member Hospitals w/IRON Backbone 9

IRON Aggregation Sites  Northern Idaho –Coeur d’Alene –Moscow –Lewiston  Southeastern Idaho –Rupert –American Falls –Pocatello –Idaho Falls –St. Anthony –Challis –Hailey –Twin Falls  Southwestern Idaho –McCall –Meridian –Boise –Hagerman  Neighboring States –Spokane, WA –Pullman, WA –Richland, WA –Portland, OR –Salt Lake City, UT 10 Local access and/or backhaul to IRON Aggregation Sites are provided by local wired and wireless carriers. Call IRON to discuss pre-negotiated rates for these services for carriers marked with an asterisk (*).

Access to IRON Local Loop and/or Backhaul to IRON Aggregation Sites (See Previous Slide!) Southern Idaho  Treasure Valley –AFS* –Integra –Qwest –Syringa Networks* –TW Telecom*  SW and SE Idaho –Frontier Communications –Qwest –Syringa Networks* –Fairpoint Communications* Northern Idaho  Coeur d’Alene, Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry –180Networks* –Frontier Communications –TW Telecom –XO Communications –Zayo Enterprise Networks  Clearwater Valley –First Step Wireless* –Frontier Communications –XO Communications 11 Local access and/or backhaul to IRON Aggregation sites are provided by local wired and wireless carriers. Call IRON to discuss pre-negotiated rates for these services for carriers marked with an asterisk (* See next slide!).

12 Where is IRON Today?  Idaho’s own RON with a high-speed North/South and East/West backbone with extra capacity  Aggregator of services from proven commercial providers at R&E discounted pricing –Level 3 Communications –Syringa Networks –360 Networks –First Step Wireless –Fairpoint Communications –AFS Communications –XO Communications  Connected to Charter Associates representing –90% of Higher Ed Students In Idaho –Two largest research facilities in PNW with 8,000 Employees –46 community hospitals and specialty health care facilities  Access to Tier 1 Commodity Internet Providers (Level 3, NTT, GX)  Access to Inter2net and NLR via Surrounding RON’s  Access to International R&E Fabric via NLR and Inter2net

IRON Connectors as of 7/20/2010  Telcos –National (Qwest, Level 3, 360, XO, TW Telecom) –Regional (Syringa, Fairpoint, 180, AFS)  National R&E Networks –Internet 2 –National Lambda Rail  Other RON’s –Pacific Northwest GigaPOP –Utah Education Network  Research Facilities –Idaho National Laboratory –PNNL  Idaho Education Network –84 High Schools  Idaho Hospital Ass’n. –St. Joseph’s RMC –West Valley Regional M.C. –Eastern Idaho Med. Ctr.  Higher Ed –University of Idaho Moscow Idaho Falls Boise Coeur d’Alene Post Falls –Boise State University –BYU-Idaho –WSU (4 campuses) 13