1. TeleHealth: The Next Generation of Healthcare…No Limits Ritz Carlton, Reynolds Plantation – Lake Oconee, GA Rich Calhoun, Director State of Georgia Broadband Georgia Technology Authority March 26, 2010 State Initiatives Panel

2. Mar 26, 2010 Page: 2 Current broadband limits business and educational growth - acute in rural Georgia Our current approach chips away at a large and growing statewide challenge No data collection process to enable fact- based decision making Georgia needs a concerted, sustainable statewide effort to solve our broadband challenges Broadband Lessons Learned Context: Broadband is critical infrastructure for economic development Data tells conflicting stories about Georgia’s broadband status – (Georgia 4 th slowest state, Akamai “State of the Internet Q1, 2008”)

3. Mar 26, 2010 Page: 3 ARRA Broadband Programs Overview $7.2B US Department of Commerce NTIA BTOP – Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (Middle Mile Infrastructure, Mapping and National Broadband Plan) - $4.7B US Department of Agriculture RUS BIP - Broadband Initiatives Program (Last Mile Infrastructure, Rural Broadband, Telemedicine, Distance Learning) - $2.5B Scale: In Millions

4. Mar 26, 2010 Page: 4 Georgia ARRA RD 1 Broadband Wins North Georgia Network Cooperative, Inc. (NGN) $33,490,537BTOP260-mile regional fiber-optic ring Level 3 EON, LLC$ 1,427,310BTOPFour new access points on Level 3’s existing broadband network Columbia County Community Broadband Network $13,483,004BTOP220-mile county-wide fiber network GTA - State of Georgia Broadband Mapping Program $2,193,700BTOPState-wide Broadband Data collection and analysis program Flint Cable TV$4,095,913 – Grant $4,095,913 – Loan RUSHybrid Fiber Coaxial (HFC) network Total $58,786,377As of Mar 26, 2010

5. Mar 26, 2010 Page: 5 Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP) Round 2 Second NOFA released January 15, 2010 Applications accepted February 16, 2010 – March 15, 2010 (Sustainable Broadband Adoption, Public Computer Center applications) and March 25, 2010 (Comprehensive Community Infrastructure applications) Approximately $2.6 billion available under this NOFA Approximately $2.35 billion for Comprehensive Community Infrastructure projects (middle mile) At least $150 million for Public Computer Center projects At least $100 million for Sustainable Broadband Adoption projects

6. Mar 26, 2010 Page: 6 Georgia Broadband Mapping Activities I GTA awarded by NTIA in Cooperative Agreement $2.2M for statewide mapping on December 28, 2009 Sanborn mapping firm selected from competitive bid process and qualified vendor pool on February 1, 2010 Non-disclosure agreements to Georgia Telecommunication firms underway Validation of data will be critical in determining unserved and underserved area FCC nationwide available map expected in early 2011

7. Mar 26, 2010 Page: 7 Contact Information Rich Calhoun Georgia Technology Authority Director – Broadband 47 Trinity Avenue Atlanta, GA 30334 404-463-5906 richard.calhoun@gta.ga.gov www.georgiabroadband.net