South East Central Illinois Regional Broadband Summit Presented by: Ryan Whitlock

2 Company Overview Locations Mattoon, IL Houston, TX Pittsburg, PA Over 10,000 miles of fiber network 6 diverse routes to Internet peers Network Markets > 240,000 customers IPTV and Broadband ~30,000 IPTV Subscribers ~125,000 HSI Subscribers CNSL on NASDAQ Investor Info

3 Consolidated Market Areas

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5 Broadband Product Overview Metro E Premium DSL Service Basic DSL Service  Basic DSL Service –1 to 10Mb/s –Single Copper Pair –$15 to $70 based on term / speed –Basic Internet and  Premium DSL Service –20Mb/s+ –Two Copper Pairs –$70 - $100 based on term / speed –Enhanced download/upload  Metro Ethernet –4 to 1,000Mb/s –Multiple copper pairs or fiber –$550 and up based on term / speed –Carrier grade connectivity with SLA

Broadband Deployment  First broadband deployed in 2000 –384k ADSL  Deployed IPTV product in 2004 –An early adopter in the U.S.  Currently reaching 96% of customer base with a broadband product 6

Preparing for the Future  Investment in backbone network  FTTx – “Greenfield” environments  Expand copper-based services –MEoC – the ½ step to fiber –Extended reach DSL 7

Challenges Backbone Network Stress –Youtube, Netflix, etc Some Rural Areas Simply Not Profitable to Deploy Balancing Revenue Pressure & Capital Investment –Loss of Landlines –Competition 8