NWACC Final Report April 19, 2007

North America R&E without NWACC

NWACC Sites Surveyed Washington –Pacific Lutheran –Univ of Puget Sound –Evergreen State Coll. –Seattle Univ. –Seattle Pacific Univ. –West Wash. Univ. –Central Wash. Univ. –Eastern Wash. Univ. Washington cont. –WSU Pullman –Whitman College –PNNL –WSU Vancouver

Washington Sites

Seattle Campus Sites

NWACC Sites Surveyed Oregon –Portland Comm. Coll., Cascade –Portland Comm. Coll., Rock Creek –Portland Comm. Coll., Sylvania –Reed College –Pacific University –Lewis & Clark Coll. Oregon cont. –Clark College –University of Portland –Portland State Univ. –George Fox Univ. –Linfield College –Willammette Univ. –Oregon State Univ. –Oregon Health Science Univ.

Oregon Sites

Portland Campus Sites

IDAHO Sites Surveyed Idaho –University of Idaho –Boise State University* –Idaho State University* –Idaho National Lab* * Not NWACC Members

Idaho Sites

Montana Sites (Surveyed with NTNC Project – At time of initial survey MSU only NWACC member)

Other NWACC Sites Surveyed North Dakota University System (Surveyed as part of NTNC Project) Montana State University, Bozeman (Surveyed as part of NTNC Project) University of Oregon University of Alaska System (Preliminary investigation of dark fiber opportunities only. Complete survey to be completed as separate project.) University of Montana (Surveyed as part of NTNC Project. Not a member at time of initial survey but has since rejoined NWACC.)

Long-Haul Carriers Surveyed AT&T Level 3 Communications WilTel 360 Networks SyringaNTIOnFiberQwestNOANET Port of Whitman

Metro Carriers AboveNet Looking Glass Networks Level 3 Metro WilTel Metro ELI/Columbia Fiber Net Noelcomm

Proposed Northern Tier Backbone

Idaho Backbone Routes

NWACC Fiber Backbone Routes

4-State Network w/ Hub Sites

NWACC Logical Backbone w/ Hub Sites

Proposed NW Regional Fiber Backbone