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1 Time Warner Cable and Municipal Broadband Mike Edgecomb – Director Government Relations

2 900+ Employees 291 Communities in Maine 570K Homes and Businesses w/ access $288 Million Invested/ 6 years Residential Cable Television Broadband Telephone Intelligent Home Business Class Television Broadband E-Mail Web Hosting Telephone Hotspots

3 FCC’s October, 2014 Internet Access Services: Status as of 12/31/2013 report, which is the most recent publically available data shows that Maine is 14th among all states in its subscription rate FCC’s recent January, 2015 Broadband Availability in America report found that the percentage of Maine’s rural population which had access to the FCC’s 25Mbps/3Mbps standard was 9th best which is an impressive result when you consider that Maine is the most rural state in the country by population 3

4 Residential Internet Packages Increased speeds - Same/Lower prices 2008 SpeedPrice 2015 SpeedPrice Lite768kbps x 128kbps$19.95Every Day low price2 Mbps x 1 Mbps $14.99 Basic1.5Mbps x 256kbps$29.95Basic6 Mbps x 1 Mbps$29.99 Standard5Mbps x 384kbps$44.95Standard15Mbps x 1 Mbps $34.99 Turbo10Mbps x 1Mbps$54.90Extreme30 Mbps x 5 Mbps$54.99 Ultimate50 Mbps x 5 Mbps$64.99 4

5 TWC Generalized Take Rates 5

6 TWC Charlotte, NC Offering Billing System Descriptions Customer Statement Description Current Mbps Speeds Up to New Mbps Speeds Up to Replacement Rule for Equipment and Speed Increase Everyday Low Price (ELP) 2/1 3/1No equipment change Basic 6/1 10/1No equipment change StandardExtreme15/150/5Equipment swap Turbo & Turbo Pass Ultimate 10020/2 & 30/5 100/10Equipment swap ExtremeUltimate 20030/5 200/20Equipment swap UltimateUltimate 30050/5 300/20Equipment swap 6

7 TWC Coverage 7 Source: TWC

8 To Consider Initial Costs - Planning, Design, Development, Construction, Roll Out, Obsolescence Ongoing Costs - Debt Retirement, Maintenance, Repair, Pole Attachments, External Costs, Upgrades Look Deeper. Failed and failing GONs highlight the complexities and challenges associated with building and deploying advanced communications networks. Protect Constituents. GONs, especially those deployed by municipal utilities, raise fundamental concerns regarding sustainability, fair competition, and consumer welfare. Focus on Real Demand. Consumer demand, not arbitrary speed benchmarks, should drive deployment. Be Wary of Economic Panaceas. The data do not indicate that GONs catalyze significant economic activity, especially regarding job creation, where they have been deployed. Keep Pace with Change. Municipal governments generally do not have strong records of keeping pace with technological advances or in responding to rapidly evolving consumers. 8


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