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March 7, 2014

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554

Re: Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. 10-90

Dear Ms. Dortch:

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330 East Black Street

P.O. Box 470

Rock Hill, SC 29731-6470

Comporium, Inc. ("Comporium") respectfully submits this expression of interest in the proposal by the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") to allow experiments to deploy high-speed, scalable, IP-based networks in rural, high-cost areas using Connect America funding, as outlined in the Order, Report and Orders, Further Notices of Proposed Rulemaking, and Ongoing Data Initiative ("Order") released by the Commission on January 31, 2014.

Background

Comporium is an Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier ("ILEC") based in Rock Hill, SC, located approximately 70 miles north of Columbia, South Carolina and 20 miles south of Charlotte, North Carolina. As of2010, the population of Rock Hill was slightly more than 66,000, ranking the city fifth in overall size in the state. Comporium is a diversified technology and communications leader, offering a wide range of voice, cable, broadband, and security monitoring services. We recently announced a project in downtown Rock Hill giving customers access to 1 Gbps broadband speed. Comporium is the first in the state to offer such speed. Through the continuance of such projects, Comporium is committed to providing reliable, highquality service, including broadband service, to meet the needs of customers in rural areas of South Carolina.

Proposed Service Area for the Experiment

Comporium is an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier ("ETC") in the proposed service area. We are in the process of identifying unserved areas, as well as those areas that would benefit from updating current technologies, including census tracts 45091061302 and 45091061403. We have identified all anchor institutions which are currently served with broadband speeds in excess of3 Mbps up/768 kbps down.

A list of anchor institutions is provided below. These institutions would greatly benefit from projects to replace current technologies so that broadband can be provided at higher speeds than the required minimum.

Belleview Elementary School

Bethesda Volunteer Fire Department

Castle Heights Middle School

Children's School at Sylvia Circle

Dutchman Creek Middle School

Ebenezer Avenue Elementary School

Ebinport Elementary School

Finley Road Elementary School I

Independence Elementary School

India Hook Elementary School

Lesslie Elementary School

Lesslie Fire Department

Mount Gallant Elementary School

Mount Holly Elementary School

Newport Fire Department

Northside Elementary School of the Arts

Northwestern High School

Oakdale Elementary School

Oakdale Fire Department

Old Point Elementary School

Piedmont Medical Center

Rawlinson Road Middle School

Richmond Drive Elementary School

Rock Hill Fire Department

Rock Hill High School

Rock Hill Police Department

Rock Hill Public Utilities

Rosewood Elementary School

Saluda Trail Middle School

Shiland Family Medicine

South Pointe High School

Sullivan Middle School

Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies

Winthrop University

York County Sheriffs Department

York Road Elementary School

York Technical College

Funding Requested

Comporium is currently working to determine the costs of deploying these services.

Broadband Technology or Technologies to be Deployed

Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) are the primary technologies to be deployed.

Contemplated Service Offerings

Comporium's experiments experiments will be focused on the goal of offering four different tiers of broadband service with download speeds ranging from 12 Mbps to 1 Gbps in currently unserved areas. These services can be combined with cable television and/or voice service at an affordable rate to the consumer.

Expected State and/or Local or Tribal Governmental Participation

Comporium is uncertain at this time whether we will have state and/or local or tribal participation. We are open to any opportunities which would create a synergy that would advance the expansion of broadband capabilities to our customers.

Public Safety and Reliability of Network

Although we have not yet identified specific timelines and specifications for any proposed projects, Comporiurn will maintain network reliability using best practices during the experiment. We will ensure that all public safety facilities remain reliable and functional, and that essential communications services for safety of life and national security are maintained.

Very Truly Yours,

Cdd#/ Charles G. Lunsford Director - Regulatory Affairs


March 7, 2014


Re: Connect Ame1ica Fund, WC Docket No. 10-90

Dear Ms. Dortch:

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Rock Hi//, SC 29731-6470

Citizens Telephone Company, d/b/a Comporium ("Comporium"), respectfully submits this expression of interest in the proposal by the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") to allow experiments to deploy high-speed, scalable, IP-based networks in rural, high-cost areas using Connect America funding, as outlined in the Order, Report and Orders, Further Notices of Proposed Rulemaking, and Ongoing Data Initiative ("Order") released by the Commission on January 31, 2014.

Background

Comporium is an Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier ("ILEC") based in Brevard, North Carolina. We are located in the western mountains of North Carolina 30 miles southwest of Asheville and 60 miles north of Greenville, SC. The service territory is exclusively located in Transylvania County. Transylvania County has approximately 33,000 residents as ofthe 2010 census. Forty six percent of the county is in state or federally protected forests and parks. Comporium is a diversified technology and communications leader, offering a wide range of voice, cable, broadband, and security monitoring services. Comporium is committed to providing reliable, high-quality service, including broadband service, to meet the needs of customers in rural areas ofNorth Carolina.


Comporium is Eligible Telecommunications Carrier ("ETC") in the proposed service area. We are in the process of identifying unserved areas, as well as those areas that would benefit from updating current technologies, including census tracts 37175960100, 37175960401, 37175960402, and 37175960600. We have also identified all anchor institutions, which are currently served with broadband at speeds in excess of3 Mbps up/768 kbps down.

A list of anchor institutions is provided below. These institutions would greatly benefit from projects to replace current technologies in order to provide broadband at higher speeds than the required minimum.

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Funding Requested

Com pori urn is currently working to determine the costs of deploying these services.


Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTIP) and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) will be the primary technologies to be deployed.


Comporium's experiments will be focused on the goal of offering three different tiers of broadband service in currently unserved areas. These services can be combined with cable television and/or voice service at an affordable rate to the consumer.


We are uncertain at this time whether we will have state and/or local or tribal participation. We are open to any opportunities which would create a synergy that would advance the expansion of broadband capabilities to our customers.


Although we have not yet identified specific timelines and specifications for any proposed projects, Comporium will maintain network reliability using best practices during the experiment. We will ensure that all public safety facilities remain reliable and functional, and that essential communications services for safety of life and national security are maintained.

Very Truly Yours '

~/~ Charles G. Lunsford Director - Regulatory Affairs


March 7, 2014



Dear Ms. Dortch:

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Rock Hill, SC 29731·6470

Fort Mill Telephone Company, d/b/a Comporium ("Comporium"), respectfully submits this expression of interest in the proposal by the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") to allow experiments to deploy high-speed, scalable, IP-based networks in rural, high-cost areas using Connect America funding, as outlined in the Order, Report and Orders, Further Notices of Proposed Rulemaking, and Ongoing Data Initiative ("Order") released by the Commission on January 31, 2014.

Background

Comporium is an Incumbent Local Exchange Company ("ILEC") based in Fort Mill, SC. Fort Mill is a fast growing town with approximately 10,811 people as of the 2010 Census. Comporium is a diversified technology and communications leader, offering a wide range of voice, cable, broadband, and security monitoring services. Comporium is committed to providing reliable, high-quality service, including broadband service, to meet the needs of customers in rural areas of South Carolina.


Comporium is Eligible Telecommunications Carrier ("ETC") in the proposed service area. We are in the process of identifying unserved areas, as well as those areas that would benefit from updating cunent technologies. We have identified all anchor institutions which are currently served with broadband at speeds in excess of3 Mbps up/768 kbps down.

A list of anchor institutions is provided below. These institutions would greatly benefit from projects to replace current technologies in order to provide broadband at higher speeds than the required minimum.

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Funding Requested



Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) are the primary technologies to be deployed.


Comporium's participation in experiments will be focused on the goal of offering three different tiers of broadband service in currently unserved areas. These services can be combined with cable television and/or voice service at an affordable rate to the consumer.


We are uncertain at this time whether we will have state and/or local or tribal participation. We are open to any opportunities wruch would create a synergy that would advance the expansion of broadband capabilities to our customers.



Very Truly Yours,

ZAL4-#/ Charles G. Lunsford Director - Regulatory Affairs


March 7, 2014



Dear Ms. Dortch:

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Lancaster Telephone Company, d/b/a Comporium ("Comporium"), respectfully submits this expression of interest in the proposal by the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") to allow experiments to deploy high-speed, scalable, IP-based networks in rural, high-cost areas using Connect America funding, as outlined in the Order, Report and Orders, Further Notices of Proposed Rulemaking, and Ongoing Data Initiative ("Order") released by the Commission on January 31,2014.

Background

Comporium is an Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier ("ILEC") based in Lancaster, SC. As of 2010, the population of Lancaster was 10,160. The population density is 1,406.2 people per square mile, and there are 3,778 housing units at an average density of 649.7 per square mile. Comporium is a diversified technology and communications leader, offering a wide range of voice, cable, broadband, and security monitoring services. Comporium is committed to providing reliable, high-quality service, including broadband service, to meet the needs of customers in rural areas of South Carolina.


We are in the process of identifying unserved areas, as well as those areas that would benefit from updating current technologies, including census tracts 45057010100, 45057010200, 045057010300, and 45057011100. We have identified all anchor institutions, which are currently served with broadband speeds in excess of 3 Mbps up/768 kbps down. A list of anchor institutions is provided below. These institutions would greatly benefit from projects to replace current technologies in order to provide broadband at higher speeds than the required minimum.

A.R. Rucker Middle School

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Funding Requested



Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) will be the primary technologies to be deployed.


Comporium's participation in experiments will be focused on the goal of offering three different tiers of broadband service in currently unserved areas. These services can be combined with cable television and/or voice service at an affordable rate to the consumer.





Very Truly Yours,

~/~ Charles G. Lunsford Director - Regulatory Affairs

COMPORIUM® M a king Life Easier®

March 7, 2014


Greg Lunsford, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Comporium, Inc.

Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. 10-90

Dear Ms. Dortch:

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P.O. Box470

Rock Hill, SC 29731-6470

PBT Communications, Inc., d/b/a Comporium ("Comporium") respectfully submits this expression of interest in the proposal by the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") to allow experiments to deploy high-speed, scalable, IP-based networks in rural, high-cost areas using Connect America funding, as outlined in the Order, Report and Orders, Further Notices of Proposed Rulemaking, and Ongoing Data Initiative ("Order") released by the Commission on January 31, 2014.

Background

Comporium is a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier ("CLEC") operating in York, SC. York is located approximately 27 miles southwest of Charlotte, NC, and 13 miles west ofRock Hill, SC. The population of York is approximately 7,736 as of the 2010 census. Comporium is a diversified technology and communications leader, offering a wide range of voice, cable, broadband, and security monitoring services. Comporium is committed to providing reliable, high-quality service, including broadband service, to meet the needs of customers in rural areas of South Carolina.

Funding Requested

The company is currently working to determine the costs of deploying these services.


We are in the process of identifying unserved areas, as well as those areas that would benefit from updating current technologies in Western York County, including census tracts 45091061401, 45091061501, 45091061502, 45091061601, 45091061701 , 45091061708, and 45091061900.


Coaxial cable and Fiber-to-the-Premise would be the primary technologies to be deployed.


The company's pru.ticipation in experiments will be focused on the goal of offering three different tiers of broadband service in currently unserved areas. These services can be combined with cable tv and/or voice service for an additional cost that would be affordable to the consumer.




Although we have not yet identified specific timelines and specifications for any proposed projects, the company will maintain network reliability using best practices during the experiment. We will ensure that all public safety facilities remain reliable and functional, and that essential communications services for safety of life and national security are maintained.

Very Truly Yours,

~4~ Charles G. Lunsford Director- Regulatory Affairs

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