1. Illinois Century Network Illinois Broadband Opportunity Partnership – East Central Project

2. 2 ICN Overview 7,000 connections 15+ years serving K-12, higher education, libraries, museums, health care, government, and other non-profits $32M Operating Budget Governance Policy Committee Advanced Engineering Taskforce

3. 3 ICN Advantage High Speed – up to 1 Gbps dedicated, symmetrical speeds High Reliability – physical route diversity High Quality – low latency and low jitter Quality of Service – priority for video and voice traffic On-net Access – connect to more than 7,000 public entities without touching the Internet Internet 2 – access to the national research network User Driven – network policies support the needs of the users You Get What You Pay For – a 100 Mbps service delivers 100 Mbps to the customer all the time

4. 4 Broadband Stimulus Project $96M Project 1,000 miles of new fiber 1,000 miles of dark fiber 55 counties Complete by August 2013

5. 5 Improved Broadband Connectivity 400+ community anchor institutions directly connected 3,000+ community anchor institutions indirectly connected Broadband speeds up to 1 Gbps Dark fiber for lease 300+ interconnection points Benefits & Impact

6. 6 Economic Development 150+ direct jobs retained or created during project implementation Long term access to very high speed, very high quality, economical broadband services and fiber for education, government, health care and businesses Benefits & Impact

7. Opportunities - Applications 7 What can you do with Gigabit speeds? Cloud Computing Long Distance Health Care Research Video Collaboration Long Distance Education Voice over IP Online Learning

8. Opportunities – Getting Connected 8 Municipal Fiber Ring Install fiber on municipal owned poles Install fiber and/or conduit when running new water and sewer lines Partner with local hospitals/health care facilities, businesses, schools, libraries, public safety and government entities to share costs

9. Opportunities – Getting Connected 9 Existing Service Providers Encourage current providers to offer Metro Ethernet (10 Mbps and above) last mile connections to the Illinois Century Network Encourage regional Wireless Service Providers to expand and improve service

10. Opportunities – Economic Development 10 Attracting New Businesses Promote the proximity to the ICN fiber network Promote municipal investments in fiber infrastructure Promote service provider investments in fiber infrastructure

11. Project Status 11 Complete Environmental Assessment Approved Fiber Construction Vendors Selected Multiple Fiber Leases Complete Optical Equipment Vendor Selected 80 Miles of Leased Fiber Operational Commitments from Direct Connect CAIs

12. Project Status 12 In Progress 69% of Detailed Design Complete 90 Miles of Fiber Construction Ready to Begin – Kankakee to Champaign Multiple Fiber Leases for Laterals Litchfield Lateral Out for Bid Finalizing Bid Specs for Kankakee to 95 th Street – 50 Miles Securing Permits Preparing POP Sites for Optical Equipment Marketing to Service Providers

13. Project Status 13 To Do Finalize Rates Revise Customer Agreements Contract for Fiber Locate and Maintenance Service Fully Operational By August 2013

14. What’s New 14 Big Differences Businesses may connect Wholesale providers – existing and new Expanded service offerings On-network, point to point, Egress Customized services to meet constituent needs Significant capacity and lower costs

15. Applications 15 What Constituents are requesting Shared services Secure private networks Interconnecting networks Local and regional networks Scalable bandwidth Customized services

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17. 17 Questions?