1. APPA 2004 Community Broadband Conference Strategic Community Alliances October 11, 2004

2. © NoaNet 2004 Underserved Area Alternatives 1996 Telecom Act Induce competition and change access rights Poor implementation and acceptance Competition in highly populated areas 15% of US area - 90% telecom investments Bridging the digital divide CLECS & ISPs facing tough economy Continue to focus on “Best” financial return Local entities willing to mitigate the infrastructure risk

3. © NoaNet 2004 WPUDA.NET 1999

4. © NoaNet 2004 NoaNet Vision Enhance Utility Functions Bridge the Digital Divide Non Profit – Pricing Equivalent to Urban Reliability and Public Benefit Achieve Maximum Network Effectiveness

5. © NoaNet 2004 NoaNet & Members

6. © NoaNet 2004 NoaNet’s Role Backbone Wholesale Transport Registered CLEC in Washington & Oregon Private Line Services for PSTN – CO 2 CO Largest Ethernet Network in NW Point to Point, Multi-Point services Advanced “Class of Service” Implementation Create the Business Model – Now!

7. © NoaNet 2004 Strategic Community Alliances Wholesale Customers ILECs, CLECs, IXCs, MSOs, ISPs Why they use this new Network Goes where they could not reach before Competitive rates in new areas Seamless interoperability & support We create the business model and show them how it can work

8. © NoaNet 2004 Strategic Business Alliances What’s next to achieve vision? Larger Service Provider deployments Alliances where the PUD Networks develop the business model – We can not wait... Reliance on New Networks to: Get to market End to End solutions Resolve interoperability Respond seamlessly Enable SPs to meet their market goals