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Fiber-to-the-Home Council North America

Fiber to the Home in Rural America

FTTH Council Mission

Experts in the Business of FTTH

The FTTH Council is a non-profit organization established

to help its members with planning, marketing, implementing and managing FTTH solutions. Council membership includes municipalities, utilities, developers, and traditional and non-traditional communication service providers, creating a cohesive group to share knowledge and build industry consensus on key issues surrounding fiber to the home.

William Buchanan, McDonough Telephone Coop

Eric Lampland, Lookout Point Communications

John Andrew, US Sonet

Moderator - Joe Savage, Fiber to the Home Council

Rural FTTH Panel

189,000970,000

9,552,300

8,003,000

6,099,000

4,089,000

2,696,846

19,40035,700 72,100

110,000180,300

1,619,500

0

2,000,000

4,000,000

6,000,000

8,000,000

10,000,000

FTTH Homes Passed (Cumulative – North America)

RVALLC 2007

FTTH Homes Connected (Cumulative – North America)

322,700

2,142,000

1,478,597

1,011,000

671,000

213,000146,500

64,70022,5005,5000

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

RVALLC 2007

FTTH Video Homes Connected (Cumulative – North America)

110,000

1,054,000

611,400

408,800

260,900

101,40087,90037,5009,6751,925

0

250,000

500,000

750,000

1,000,000

1,250,000

RVALLC 2007

Dial-up only21%

Broadband52%

No Internet25%

FTTH2%

Current Status of Fixed Connectivity

1.9% of US Households are FTTH Subscribers

RVALLC 2007

FTTH Service Providers

Source: RVA LLC (Render Vanderslice & Associates)

IOCs:398 FTTH

CommunitiesJan. ’07,

penetration ratenear 40%

Overall Take-Rate for FTTH

(Cumulative – North America)

26.8%

22.3%19.9%20.8%

35.4%

18.4%

26.0%

41.3%

35.9%

29.0%31.2%

34.5%

28.4%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

RVALLC 2007* Percent of all homes marketed taking something over fiber.

51.5%

51.8%52.4%

51.0%

43.7%48.2%47.4%

41.3%35.9%

29.0%31.2%

34.5%

28.4%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Overall Take-Rate for FTTH Non-RBOC(Cumulative – North America by Year)

RVALLC 2007*Percent taking something over fiber. Includes some systems with automatic 100% take rates. Competitive systems generally have 30-85% take rates.

30.0%

60.0%

66.0%

84.4%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

FTTH

Cable Modem*

DSL*

Dial-up*

Comparative Broadband Comparative Broadband Customer SatisfactionCustomer Satisfaction

(Those somewhat or very satisfied)(Those somewhat or very satisfied)

*Non FTTH measures based on 2006 data RVALLC 2007

FTTH Network Certified

• Awareness of FTTH is increasing

• Distinguish your network from competitors

•Apply for certification of your deployment by the FTTH Council

www.ftthcouncil.org

Email: info@ftthcouncil.org

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Laurie Poole613-226-9988

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