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Council Member Biography

Sam Greenholtz is the Co-Founder and Principal of Telecom Pragmatics, a consulting and market research company specializing in telecommunications markets and related technologies. He specializes in the telecom sector, t limited to FTTx, optical networking, switching and routers, VoIP, Ethernet, packet switching, wireless technology, cell towers, Wi-Max, 3G, CDMA and EV-DO. Previously, Mr. Greenholtz was a Senior Analyst at CIR, Inc.; and an Engineer at Verizon. He is knowledgeable on OSS, signaling, and billing, capital expenditure budgets, standards, and lab testing. He is a member of several Board of Directors, Technical Advisory Boards and the as IEEE, and OSA. He has published documents and articles in the telecom industry.

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Table of Contents

Is Verizon doing the right thing in building out fiber to the home. What are the advantages and the disadvantages to this plan?

What are the key differences in the Verizon Plan (FiOS) versus LightSpeed at AT&T and cable TV offerings by Qwest?

What are the hidden advantages to all of the plans?

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General

• Copyright 2007 by Telecom Pragmatics and GLG. – All rights reserved.

• Information may only be reproduced within the company receiving the presentation.

– Otherwise, no information on these slides may be reproduced in total or in part without prior written approval of GLG.

• Neither the information nor the opinions presented in this presentation should be construed as a recommendation for buying or selling any security.

• Telecom Pragmatics obtained information from sources that we believe to be reliable.

– As with any market research, neither its completeness nor its accuracy can be guaranteed.

• Opinions stated in this report are based on our interpretation of available information and are subject to change.

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Technology & Industry Fundamentals

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Fiber Optics

• Light signals on very thin glass fibers – Advantages over electronic transmission on copper– Theoretically, no capacity limitations– Movement to replace copper will take decades– Relatively recent shift to fiber to homes in a big way

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Copper & DSL

Source: IEC

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Public Network Segmentation

Source: IETF

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Fiber to the X

Source: IEC

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PONs

Source: IEC

APON EPON

GPON

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RBOC Landscape

Source: Wikipedia

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Verizon’s FiOS

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FTTN/VDSL 2 vs. FTTH SummaryAT&T’s

Fiber/Copper/IPTV Verizon’s All-Optical Approach

ROI Reasonable period of time; using lots of employees for video services

Often > desired 3 years; no guarantees; will not string fiber directly to home without contract; < 50% of territory to get FTTH

CAPEX Moderate increases as needed; copper already in place; though reality is that FTTP needed within 5 years

Very huge investment -- a total focus to exclusion of almost everything else; mitigated by passing large businesses

Capacity Limited (in reality, hard to get > 50 MB/S); 2-3 HDTV sets in home problematic; exaggerated claims would need node on premises

Theoretically future proof (testing 100 MB/S); unlimited content & user flexibility with eventual all-IPTV over fiber

Maintenance Significant cost with copper that can be several decades old; lots of truck rolls

Much fewer issues with cleaner fiber; mainly only backhoe situations creating problems

Security Less secure than fiber Very secure (though tapping not impossible)

Operations Can be hard to troubleshoot; difficult to design & engineer networks; issues with policing traffic

Straight fiber results in immediate location of faults; many fixes can be performed via software at CO

Experience A lot of deployment in Europe, but fewer channels & less demand for content

Relatively far out on learning curve; impressive cost reductions achieved

Technology IPTV & VDSL 2 immature; deploying fibers to DSLAM dedicated to individual homes in anticipation of FTTH

BPON settled in well; outlook for GPON good; eventually wavelength PON; IPTV only used for broadband on demand now

Topology Cities spread far apart; harder to achieve economies with video architectures

All major cities in close proximity; fewer headends required

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Verizon & FTTH

• Vision of CEO, Ivan Seidenberg• FCC ruling on no requirement to unbundle

– Extremely quick deployment -- fear of regulatory change

• Huge maintenance & operations savings

Source: Verizon

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Main Verizon Goal: Enterprise

• Residential not reaching 3-year payback– Getting closer though

• Focus on I-95 corridor from Boston to Richmond– Fortune 2000 customer

locations– Pass every business

park, etc.

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Future Plans & Deployment

• Goals of current CTO, Mark Wegleitner– FTTH total amount not

likely to exceed 30-40% of area

– Eventually to all-IPTV (currently uses IPTV for video on demand)

• More user control– Ex. Camera angles

• Potential for unlimited content delivery

Source: Verizon

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Big Pipes are Not Enough

• Content differentiation critical in getting residents to switch from MSO– Verizon is looking at gaming & unique on-demand

events• Broadway shows, local sporting events, etc.

Source: IEC

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FiOS Take-Rates

• For video services higher outside of traditional footprint– Dallas, Los Angeles, Tampa

• Lack prejudice against “Verizon” name– Not their incumbent telco

Source: Verizon

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AT&T’s Lightspeed

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FTTN/VDSL 2 vs. FTTH SummaryAT&T’s

Fiber/Copper/IPTV Verizon’s All-Optical Approach

ROI Reasonable period of time; using lots of employees for video services

Often > desired 3 years; no guarantees; will not string fiber directly to home without contract; < 50% of territory to get FTTH

CAPEX Moderate increases as needed; copper already in place; though reality is that FTTP needed within 5 years

Very huge investment -- a total focus to exclusion of almost everything else; mitigated by passing large businesses

Capacity Limited (in reality, hard to get > 50 MB/S); 2-3 HDTV sets in home problematic; exaggerated claims would need node on premises

Theoretically future proof (testing 100 MB/S); unlimited content & user flexibility with eventual all-IPTV over fiber

Maintenance Significant cost with copper that can be several decades old; lots of truck rolls

Much fewer issues with cleaner fiber; mainly only backhoe situations creating problems

Security Less secure than fiber Very secure (though tapping not impossible)

Operations Can be hard to troubleshoot; difficult to design & engineer networks; issues with policing traffic

Straight fiber results in immediate location of faults; many fixes can be performed via software at CO

Experience A lot of deployment in Europe, but fewer channels & less demand for content

Relatively far out on learning curve; impressive cost reductions achieved

Technology IPTV & VDSL 2 immature; deploying fibers to DSLAM dedicated to individual homes in anticipation of FTTH

BPON settled in well; outlook for GPON good; eventually wavelength PON; IPTV only used for broadband on demand now

Topology Cities spread far apart; harder to achieve economies with video architectures

All major cities in close proximity; fewer headends required

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Current Game Plan for AT&T

• FTTN– Incremental method with new technology– Lowest cost alternative– Use of IPTV

• Instead of traditional RF

• FTTH for greenfield• Satellite • Potentially extend BellSouth FTTC to home

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Technological Challenges

• Long lengths of copper from node– Capacity constraints

• Hundreds of channels; HDTV; video on demand; interactive services; etc.

• IPTV & VDSL 2– Immature solutions

• Difficult to design & engineer networks

– Scalability concerns – Possible policing of traffic problems

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Impact of New Leadership

• Strong belief in shift to FTTP direction– Probably need to move this way in 5 years anyway

• Already deploying a lot of fibers to DSLAMs– Dedicated to individual subscribers

» Infrastructure passing Fortune 500 businesses

Source: AT&T

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U-verse Video Customers

• Appears over half are AT&T employees• Will continue to penetrate new markets

– More of a deliberate way than aggressive– Big focus on former BellSouth territory

Source: AT&T

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Topological Constraints

• AT&T lacks Verizon’s geographical edge– Cities far apart

• Can not take advantage of super headends

– Exception somewhat on CA west coast

» San Francisco-Los Angles-San Diego

– Look to take advantage of sectors of cities relatively close together

» Ex. Texas triangle of Dallas, Houston, & San Antonio

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Qwest Solution’s

Satellite?

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Qwest & Video Services• Reselling DirecTV as part of bundle• Partnership with Microsoft for PC VOD• VDSL• Potential new directions with new leadership• FTTx trials being held near Salt Lake City

Source: Qwest

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Future of RBOC Video Services

• Three-year CAPEX outlook– Strong AT&T ramp-up– Verizon finished with major construction in 2008

• Changes in subscriber fees & in churn rates expected to be moderate

• CATV triple play threat– Can be effective in offering up to $40/month savings for

telephone, modem, and video– Cablevision has defended position exceptionally well

including in lucrative areas of New York• MSO using FTTH itself

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Staying Power of RBOCs in Video Services

• Verizon– Good chance it eventually exits -- just

focus on enterprise business• Short-term franchise agreements• Would be high level of interest in CATV firms in

buying FTTH networks

• AT&T– Much likely to stay in market given size

• A satellite company purchase still possibility

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Supplier Competition & Other Industry Trends

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Key Vendors

ADC

Alcatel-Lucent

CommScope

Corning

Emerson

Ericsson

Motorola

Tellabs

Others

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PON Semiconductor Supplier Differentiation

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Effects of Access Investment on Metro & Long Haul

• Higher capacity multiplexed signals on backbones– Need for more optical networking gear in these spaces

• DWDM, optical cross-connects, etc.

• Long-haul wholesale pricing not expected to improve very much

Source: IEC

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Detrimental Effects of Fiber Installations to CLECs

• Verizon often disconnects copper line after installing fiber– Can make life more difficult for CLECs

• Apparently stopped outright removal of copper– Still, inviting potential investigations from regulators

Source: IEC

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Look for Lots of Landline Territory Sold By RBOCs

• Verizon sale to Fairpoint of N. NE just the start– Western portions of NY, PA, MD, & VA

along with all of WV up for purchase• Lack of interest in bringing broadband to these

areas– Will still have to satisfy state PUCs

• AT&T will probably sell huge portions as well

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Voice & Data

• Burgeoning growth of data will continue• VoIP market will continue to expand gradually

– Total replacement by soft switches at Verizon & AT&T as early as 10 years

– Still quality of service issues• Enterprises still tend to use it more for internal communications

Source: AT&T

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Dark Fiber

Source: Qwest

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