1. PROJECT OVERVIEW www.connectsi.us www.IWantMyBroadband.com

2. PANEL MEMBERS Rex Duncan – Director of Community Development and Outreach at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Kathy Lively – Executive Director/Connect SI Frank Knott – President/ViTAL Economy, Inc. Brad Housewright – VP/RidgeviewTel Kim Harber – Retired Communications Industry Executive

3. © ViTAL Economy 2007 Population of 423,000 – Workforce of 195,000 20 COUNTIES – WORKING AS ONE

4. Integrating Community Vitality, Economic, and Environmental Strategies Integrated Finance & Funding Strategy Economic and Community Development Plan Innovation Entrepreneurship Incubation Connectivity Enabled Strategy

5. What Characterizes CONNECT SI Initiative? Collaborative investment in growing regional economies Demand driven broadband enabled innovation economy focus Looks at broadband role in how we work, learn, govern, compete, collaborate Views economic development as the job of every citizen Grass roots based partnership… citizens, regional and state CED Brings rationality to digital divide reality…insures solutions work Short-term win oriented…less talk and more action Benchmarked and measurable in every way…record of success Expands local CED capacities through knowledge transfer

6. Greater Egypt COI Strategy Southeastern COI Strategy Southern Five COI Strategy Greater Wabash COI Strategy Phase 1 Outcomes GIS Asset Maps Broadband Strategy GDP & Healthcare Economic Models Regional Economic Strategy Healthcare Strategy Regional Economic Framework Five-Year Measurable Goals Implementation & Funding Plan GIS Mapping Team Supports COI’s Healthcare Providers COI Strategy Network Providers COI Strategy Connect SI Regional CED COI Strategy © ViTAL Economy 2007 Phase 2 PHASE 1 ROADMAP - 07/01/06 – 12/31/07 STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION

7. Proposed Goals: Relationship to Connect SI >$2 Billion New Annual Wages 41,461 Existing Jobs >$5,000/Yr 27,298 New Hi-Wage Jobs $642 Million New KBE Activity 1,600+ Firms +4500 Families with Healthcare Coverage Lift 10,000 Citizens Out Of Poverty $200 Million Information Technology Investment Connect SI Goals 7,571 New Hi-Wage Jobs >$250 million New Annual Wages $20 Million Information Technology Investment How the Health COI Supports Connect SI = Win Healthcare Win People Win Community +4500 Families with Healthcare Coverage Lift 10,000 Citizens Out of Poverty Jobs, Wages, Insurance, New Enterprises How Connect SI Supports Health Interests

8. Current Healthcare COI Vision Statement Supporting the collaboration and interconnection among healthcare providers and patients to improve: –Healthcare access – Connectivity Team –Health outcomes – Outcomes Team –Provider profitability – Profitability Team –Qualified healthcare workforce in Southern Illinois – Critical Skills Team © ViTAL Economy 2007 INDUSTRY-BASED COI’S -Healthcare -Network Providers

9. Connect SI Network Providers Illinois Century Network

10. NETWORK PROVIDER PROGRESS INDUSTRY-BASED COI’S -Healthcare -Network Providers 1.COI GOALS - BROADBAND REGIONALLY AVAILABLE IN 5 YEARS - 54% TAKE RATE AMONG SI ADULTS 2.CONDUCTING A PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN AROUND THE VALUE OF BROADBAND IN THE HOME AND BUSINESS 4.DEMAND AGGREGATION INITIATIVES -170 ADDRESSES NEAR MT. CARMEL, ILLINOIS -LAKE OF EGYPT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION -90 ADDRESSES IN CAIRO, ILLINOIS -WORK UNDERWAY IN FIVE OTHER COMMUNITIES -IWantMyBroadband.com 3.GIGABYTE BANDWIDTH ACCES TO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOR ACCESS TO NATIONAL LAMBDA RAIL/INTERNET 2/I-WIRE www.connectsi.us www.IWantMyBroadband.com

12. GIS MAPPING PROGRESS 1.SUPPLY/DEMAND INFORMATION - SERVICE AVAILABILITY - FACULTY/STAFF/STUDENT DATA - BROADBAND REQUEST SYSTEM - INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS *FIBER ROUTES *TOWERS incl FCC DATA 2.HEALTHCARE DATA - 672 ASSETS - TRANSPORTATION ROUTES -NETWORKING PHYSICIANS WITH HOSPITALS 3.TOURISM ASSETS PENDING AVAILABILITY OF DATA INDUSTRY-BASED COI’S -Healthcare -Network Providers www.connectsi.us www.IWantMyBroadband.com

13. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST! Kathy Lively, Executive DirectorRex Duncan, Director of Connect SICommunity Development (618) 998-0970, ext. 237(618) 536-3460 kathylively@mantracon.orgrduncan@siu.edu Frank Knott, PresidentKim Harber, Co-Chair ViTAL Economy, Inc.Network Provider COI (410) 321-1484(217) 854-6691 fknottmd@earthlink.netkharber@fronteirnet.net Brad Housewright, Co-Chair Network Provider COI (303) 842-9974 bhousewright@ridgeviewtel.com www.connectsi.us www.IWantMyBroadband.com