August 2010Jeff Reel

KANSASCALIFORNIAFLORIDACOLORADOINDIANAILLINOISCONNECTICUTMASSACHUSETTSRHODE ISLANDOREGONOHIOWISCONSINIDAHOTEXASLOUISIANAMARYLANDMICHIGANMISSOURINORTH CAROLINAVIRGINIAMINNESOTANEW YORKOKLAHOMAWASHINGTONUTAHMAINENEW JERSEYGEORGIANEW MEXICOSOUTH CAROLINA

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Geography: Rural, Mountainous = Costly to Install Facilities

ILEC’s Have Strong Legislature Lobbyists

Cooperation/Collaboration Challenge AmongState Agencies, Public and Private Concerns

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Tax Cuts and Spending… $15B in Supplemental Investments $7.2B for “…complete Broadband and

Wireless Internet Access” Department of Commerce

National Telecommunications and Information Agency$4.7B Broadband Technology Opportunity Program

Department of AgricultureRural Utility Services$2.5B Broadband Initiatives Program

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2009 2010

KINBERKINBER

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Board MembersBucknell University Carnegie Mellon UniversityDrexel University Lehigh UniversityUniversity of Pittsburgh University of PennsylvaniaThe Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Commission for Community Colleges Hospital and Healthcare Association of PennsylvaniaAssociation of Independent Colleges and Universities of PA

Potential PartnersIntermediary Units, PA Economic Development Assn, PA E-Health Initiative, Hershey Medical Center, public television stations, UPMC, Temple, University of Scranton, MAGPI, 3ROX, Fibertech Networks, Ciena, Juniper Systems and other private sector providers

KINBER Organization Staff

Executive Director3 Network EngineersAdministrative Support

KINBER Organization Staff

Executive Director3 Network EngineersAdministrative Support

PennREN Support Resources

Project Mgmt. SupportCompliance Support

PennREN Support Resources

Project Mgmt. SupportCompliance Support

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Subject to change at construction

Capital Budget - $128,958,031

Matching Funds - $29,297,353 Federal Stimulus Funds - $99,660,678

144 Strands Constructed by Fibertech

48 Strands to KINBER for PennREN 1696 Route Miles Fibertech to Maintain Fiber

13 Optical Regeneration Service Nodes

49 Service Distribution Access Nodes

Capital Budget - $128,958,031

Matching Funds - $29,297,353 Federal Stimulus Funds - $99,660,678

144 Strands Constructed by Fibertech

48 Strands to KINBER for PennREN 1696 Route Miles Fibertech to Maintain Fiber

13 Optical Regeneration Service Nodes

49 Service Distribution Access Nodes

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Classic Commodity Internet at Bulk Rates to Members

Access to National R&E Backbones

Shared Pennsylvania R&E Backbone

Private Network Creation Between Members

Special Award Conditions

We weren’t expecting Environmental Assessment requirement Good news that five of five findings for “No Significant Impact”

Awaiting NTIA review of Report before construction can beginR

eporting : Multiple Drivers in NOAA, NTIA Formats (still) evolving Slow to answer when requesting clarification

Resolution of KINBER-Fibertech Relationship

Sub-recipient versus Vendor determinationM

ethod of Satisfying Non-Discrimination Grant Condition (Open Access)

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KINBER Creation

Establishing an Office Location Staff Creation and Hiring Creation of Policies to meet

Normal Business plus Federal Requirements PennREN Services Catalog

Definitions, Rate Structure, SLA’sT

ime Commitment Approached by multitude of vendors/suppliers wanting to play Membership and outreach campaigns

Build coalition of future subscribers Defend that PennREN is NOT a last-mile competitor in

Pennsylvania

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Institutions of higher education will have affordable access to scalable high-speed broadband capabilities with connections to national research institutions and networks.

Higher education networks will be connected to preK-12 education networks to facilitate a more seamless, collaborative, and higher quality learning environment to empower the development of knowledge workers, citizens and Commonwealth leaders.

Health care entities will have access to the capabilities to expand linkages to world-class medical research and clinical case institutions to improve the quality and efficiency of medical care across the Commonwealth.

Local economic development organizations will have access to network capabilities and capacity through regional collaborative partnerships to advance Keystone Innovation Zones, workforce development opportunities and other sustainable economic development initiatives.

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