“Smart Connected Communities”- a 100% Fiber to the Home (FTTH)

for all residents in Hope -

02.25.201

➢ Family owned and operated

➢Shirley Manning – Owner & President

➢ Grown to approx. 50 employees

➢committed to professionalism,

state-of-the-art technical expertise & customer service.

➢Headquarters - Nobleboro, Maine➢ Secure Servers, Data Ctr & Digital Switching Hub

➢ Engineering Department, Network Monitoring Services, Technical

Support Division, and Customer Service Ctr.

Local & Family Owned

SIMPLE. HONEST. LOCAL

• Local Phone Exchange • DSL Internet • Internet over fiber• Phone • TV • ISP

• Local Phone Exchange • DSL Internet • Internet over fiber• Phone• TV • ISP

• Internet over fiber• Phone over fiber• Streaming TV over fiber• ISP

Bangor to Freeport footprint

Lincolnville, Lincolnville Beach, Hope, Searsmont

The Lincolnville Telephone

Family of Companies

Alna, Appleton, Bremen,Hope, Damariscotta, New Harbor, Newcastle, Nobleboro, Pemaquid, Round Pound, Bristol, S. Bristol, Union, Chamberlain, Jefferson,

Walpole, Whitefield

QUESTIONS

Contact us:

www.LCIFiber.net.

Our Footprint in Maine

The Fiber Backbone

For Coastal Maine

Belfast

Bangor

Camden/Rockport

Lincolnville

Hope

Rockland

Waldoboro

Nobleboro

Damariscotta

BristolBoothbay/Boothbay Harbor

Wiscasset

Edgecomb

Bath

Brunswick

Freeport

Portland

• 50 x 10 Mbps - $69.95/month

• 100 x 20 Mbps - $89.95/month➢ $100 install fee➢ 3 yr Price Lock Agreement

Tier 1 • 100 hrs DVR & 1 Stream $78.76/mo.

Tier 1 - Family Plan• 250 hrs DVR & 3 Streams $89.26/mo.

➢ App- based Live Streaming TV➢ 50+ popular cable channels in Tier 1

➢ including all Locals, MPBN, NESN, Sports Boston➢ All HD➢ Additional Channels available in Tier 2 package➢ Premium Channels available (HBO, Showtime, etc)

➢ Additional Streams & DVR hrs. available

Broadband Product Options

Both include Phone • 1 residential line• 1,000 mins long dist. (US & Canada)

➢ Call waiting, Caller ID, Call Forwarding➢ Keep current phone #

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“Smart Connected Communities”

Initiative

• Our primary focus for the next 5 yrs.• Goal: 100% Fiber to the Home • For Economic Sustainability & Growth• Investing several million dollars • Meeting with Municipalities • Partnership with Communities

• A commitment from Us & from You

Fiber Optic BroadbandTransforming Communities

• Education• Eliminating the “digital divide” • Efficient Public Services• Public Safety• Small Business & Home–based business• Healthcare – telemedicine, aging in place• Non-Profit outreach and services• Home Automation & security systems

It’s more than just Netflix, League of Legends, & Amazon….

“Smart Connected Communities”

Partnership with Communities

• Goal setting – needs analysis• Advisory Council participation• Exploring Innovative Funding options• Grant support• Take Rate – outreach support (pre-sales)

• Low income subsidy program • Smart Certifications

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FIBER DATA:Approx. 15 miles of Loop Fiber in Place• 107 O.P.E.N.™ Fiber customers now• 154 more could have fiber now

Approx. 25 Miles of New Fiber to be built• Passing 624 additional dwellings

Town of HopeTransmission Fiber

Existing Looped Fiber

Fiber Key

New Looped Fiber to be built

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FIBER DATA:Approx. 15 miles of Loop Fiber in Place• 107 O.P.E.N.™ Fiber customers now• 154 more could have fiber now

Approx. 25 Miles of New Fiber to be built• Passing 624 additional dwellings

Town of HopeTransmission Fiber

Existing Looped Fiber

Fiber Key

New Looped Fiber to be built

Cost to build 25 miles of fiber(passing 624 dwellings)

Project Funding Sources:

Tidewater $ xxx,xxx.xx ??%ConnectME $ xx,xxx.xx 20%Town of Hope $ xx,xxx.xx ??%Other Grants/Foundations $ xxx,xxx.xx ??%

$XXX,XXX.XX

How Much for 100% FTTH?

Successful ConnectME ApplicationsUnserved = below 25 x 3 Mbps

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Community Support for Project

XXXHomes

85%Pre-Application

Goal

XXXHomes

50%

Must be below $500.00($400 example)

Avg, ConnectME Grant costPer unserved homes passed

Example: 100 unserved homes - $200,000.00

Community Support: 85 homesPre-sell: 50 homesMax ConnectMe grant 20%: $40,000.00

Next Steps ➢Hope form a Broadband Committee

➢ Identify all UNSERVED addresses – less that 25 x 3 Mbps

➢ LTC/TW Complete a more detailed FTTH build out plan• Fiber miles cost; Central Office Cost; Per Install cost

➢ LTC/TW & Hope - Jointly Apply for ConnectME Funding

➢ Consider Funding Sources and Multi Year Strategies:• Identify Other potential matching funds?

• Town funds; Private funds; Fed grants?

➢ LTC & Lincolnville – collect support signatures (85%)& 50% pre-sell applications.

Shirley says ….

“providing the highest quality Customer Service is our

ONLY business”

Why is that important?Simple…..

SIMPLE. HONEST. LOCAL

… becausewe are your neighbors …we live & work inMidcoast Maine too.

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THANKS for your Time

Contact us:Alan HinseyDir. Of Marketing & SalesOffice- (207) 763-9900Cell - (207) 380-6162alanh@LCIFiber.net

www.LCIFiber.net.SIMPLE. HONEST. LOCAL

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