Karen Marshall & Michel Guite Emails II

Marshalfl, Karen From: Marshall, Karen Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2012 11:24 PM To: Michel Guite Subject: Re: DOE Funny Sent from my iPhone On Jul 29, 2612, at 5:85 PM, "Michel Guite" <[email protected]> wrote: ATT 4G is MOU signed yesterday by_me For VTel, unchanged from ATT draft. we can share everything. More data to delegation is better. Perhaps we can goive each office a password. I have never met anyone who.doesn't take confidentiality seriously, if they understand why it is confidential. Oops. I know Chippy Courtois from Montreal who traded confidential Morgan _Stanley data and fled to Columbia, pleaded guilty, served 6 months, and kept.$35 million. But most people are honorable; Sent via B1ackBerry by . From: "Marshall, Karen" <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2612 16:46:11 ~6488 To: 'Michel Subject: DOE HI Michel, I spoke this morning at the Smart Grid project update with the Department ot Energy, reporting on the shared network concept, status of the wow project and challenges/mitigations/ positives/ outlook for completion and integration. Overall, I want to relay that the DOE representatives stressed that this is a "project to watch" and that they are-very interested in and excited to shine the spotlight on it as a case stody. They contemplate a high level, national scale event that pulls in the various" Federal agencies who's Funding has supported-the collaborative effort. .Timing, likely Q1 of next year. This certainly gives us something to shoot for. wow wouldn't have to be at completion, more so the ability to demonstrate the network supporting some AMI sites. 1 Just a thought! . The on line spreadsheets were very helpful in reporting out. One note, I might recommend freezing the row of column headers/ titles so that when you scroll down they remain.' . Later next week I am meeting with the congressional delegation on an all projects update. I am certain we will Focus on Vtel, wow For a good portion of it.. Can the map of sites be 'shared, without leave behind with them?. Also, they will likely ask about: - - Personnel capacity; an indicator of how many employees and contractors you have on the combined) job now versus a pre award Vtel census would answer that; - -- I Pricing of services: that.seems to be a perennial; if there is any current thought from Sharon, I might want to-share - . . . -- we should seek their assist in supporting the Lifeline Tess) proposal and the FCC and any mobility fund participation 1 ATT- did the 4G Paaming agreement get signed? -- we can discuss, any_items.you want me to carry forward as well? Have a great weekend~ Karen L. Marshall ChieF'_ Connect Vermont,'Broadband and Mobile Ageney OF Administration I Pavillion Building 199 phonezj mobi1e:r' [email protected] Marshall, Karen I Subject: Fw: Google Unveils Plans for Fiberhoods Home . - Sent: Friday, Juty 27', 2012 10:13 AM To: 'Misha? Guite Subject: RE: Google Unveils Plans for Fiberhoods Big company itis Karen L. Marshall Chief Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobile aobilefif From: Michel Guite [mailtozmguitefivermontel.com] Sent: Friday, 3u1y 27, 2612 18:12 AM To: Marshall, Karen; Sharon Combes~Farr Subject: .Re: Google Unveils Plans for Fiberhoods Yes, we-have been studying it. Overall seems very good encouragement for our fiber project. It would be wonderful if they spread this to 18,866 towns. what is so strange is they spent $258 million planning what we did for $25 in cotfee. Sent via Blackaerry by From: "Marshall, Karen" <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2812 69:55:16 To: 'Michel Sharon You may have seen this, interesting packaging on service and hardward elements to drive GIG adoption Karen L. Marshall Chief Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobile 3 . --~~--0riginal From: [email protected] On Behalf OF Sent: Friday, July 27, 2612 9:34 AM To: Marshall, Karen - Subject: Google Unveils P1ans.for Fiberhoods This message was sent by [email protected] via Please note that AddThis does not verify email addresses. . Make'sharing easier with the AddThis Toolbar: . To stop receiving any emails from AddThis please visit: in your web browser; From: Marsha!-I, Karen Sent: . Monday, August 06, 2012 9:33 AM To: Groschner, Hotiy; Campbeit, Chris; Malko, David; Daniel Smith Subject: Fwd: Lyndon State - Hi foiks. We need to circie our team together with the Lyndon State and VSC foiks and keep this on track. Dave, wasithis a rooftop site? Can you get me the basic detail? Dan Smith at VSC wtii quarterback this with the Lyndon State team. i have shared that we have a form license, rate card for sites and have essentiatly negotiated terms. VSC can iikeiy pick up our work and ca rry it forward with their building, technicai and legal team. am copying Dan here. He wiil assemble his team and would propose that we at! share the info to date and then gather on a conference call tomorrow am latest. - Thanks. eat" Begin forwarded message: From: "Smith, Dantei <dan.smith vsc.edu> Date: August 5,2012 8:24:49 PM EDT To: "iviarshatl, Karen" Subject: Re: Lyndon State Great. Thanks. Daniel" Smith Director of Community Relations and Public Poiicy PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW MAHJNG ADDRESS Vermont State Coiieges PO. Box 7' Montpelier, Vt 05601 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message is forthe designated recipient only and may contain priviieged, conftdentiat, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sende -immediately and deiete the originai. Any other use of an ernaii received in error is prohibited. - From: Karen Date: Sunday, August 5, 2012 8:18 PM To: Danielsmith <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Lyndon State Give me a ring tomorrow .. . .. On Aug 3, 2012, at 12:45 PM, "S-rriith, Daniel <[email protected]> wrote: Karen, Please call me if you have a moment. Thanks,- Dan Daniel Smith Director of Community Relations and.Pubiic Policy I Vermont State Colleges PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW MAHJNG ADDRESS Vermont State Colleges PO. Box 7 Montpelier, Vt 05801 PRIVACY This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, confidential, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the originai. Any other use of an email received' in error is prohibited. From: "Donovan, Timothy <[email protected]> Date: Friday, August 3, 2012 9:12 AM To: Michel (Suite <[email protected]> Cc: David" "Reedy, William Daniel Smith <dan.smith ysc.eolu> - Subject: Re: Lyndon State Michei, Thank you foruyour note yesterday. gather some more information on the Lyndon tower and be back in touch. And thanks for letting me know of your progress with Rudy. Tim cc: Marshall, Reedy, Smith Timothy J. Donovan, Chancellor [email protected] Vermontstate Coueges Please NOTE our new mailing address: Vermont State Colleges PO. Box 7 Montpeiier, Vt D5601 PRIVACY NOTICE: This message is for the designated recipient oniy and may contain privileged, confidential, or otherwise private information. if you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete theoriginai. Any other use of an email received in error is prohibited. From: Michel Guite Date: Thursday, August 2, 2012 3:27 PM To: Tim Donovan Bill Reedy "Malice, David.'" '"Marshall, Karen" <[email protected]> Subject: Lyndon State Tim,- ln a frustrating turn of events no fault of VSC - we learned that a potential wireless radio tower site at-Lyndon State College is not under the leasing rights. of VTA, and is solely controlled by VSC. Fruistrasting . because we have been working as if this is a VTAS site for two months. ts there any interest in teasing space on this facility? contract is basically $800/month, 5 years with'5 five~year extensions. We could use same contract it helpful. Also I keep hearing from Rudy Gelst who leases your three VSC Wi--Max licenses; I have gradually come to like Rudy, and can better see how he has been successful country entering leases with educators. have told Rudy to pay about contrast to the paid forthe equiv" PTV lease in Burlington (less lVlH,ore pops, more dense concentration, no payments). A Michel Guite President Verm'ont'National Telephone Co, Inc. 354 River Street Sprilnsfil i or for his lease, in" Important Notice This e-maii may contain intorrnatiort that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. if you are not an intended recipient of this email, do not dupticate or redistribute it by any means. Please detete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this e-mail. E-mail messages may contain computer viruses or other defects. may not be accurateiy repitcated on other systems, or may be intercepted. deleted or interfered with without the knowiedge ofthe sender or the intended recipient. If you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e~maii messages. you may decide not to use e--rnail to communicate with Vermont Tetephone Company, inc. Vermont Telephone Company, ?nc. reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept e--maii messages to and from its systems. Marshall, Karen From: Michel Guite Sent: . Thursday, August 09, 2012 8:41 AM To: - Marshall, Karen Sumefi:' REWKRTE They sounded very enthusiasticii It's because they think Volte is years away. - Michel Guite President From: Marshall, Karen Sent: Thursday, August 69, 2612 To: Michel Guite Subject: Re: VOLTE You'll love this. The noise next door was the regional sales meeting; Steve Khom is here - On Aug 9, 2612, at 7:48 AM, "Michel Guite" <[email protected]> wrote: Not yet, because Samsung requires huge orders of 26,898 on so phones, but SK signing on to Volte should change this. Sent via BlackBerry by From: "Marshall, Karen" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2612_B7:33:4l To: "Michel Subject: RE: VDLTE Good development, looks like Samsung will lead the way with devices. Can_a company like Vtel access Samsung tor its handset choice? Karen L. Marshall Chief Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobile [email protected] From: Michel Guite Sent: Thursday, August 89, 2812 7:89 AM To: Marshall, Karen; Campbell,.Chris; Justin M. Robinson; Sam Coleman; 'Kevin Ready'; Malko, David Subject: VOLTE Hi Karen, will be at Tech Council meeting today only be phone, but interesting report today is that SK Telecom, Koreafs largest wireless telephone company, has begun o?fering.VOLTE using the Samsung Galaxy 53 smartphone. SK Telecom reports VOLTE uses 2.2 wider frequency than 3G, creating higher voice quality, with 2x to 28x faster connecting times. its--market/ - . Michel Guite President Vermont National Telephone Co, Inc. 354 River Street Springfield,'VT 8 phoneigl Mobileff Mail ?yiiwe - Important Notice This e--mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. 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Fight, "Cu "Cm: an 3 permitted by applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept e~mai1 messages.to and from its systems. - Marshall, Karen From: iviarshali, Karen Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 4:05 PM To: - Michet Guite Subject: Re: New Sites Just a heads up. On the agenda for the VTA board meeting tomorrow are funding recommendations and decisions 'under RFP 128. It is in Bellows Falls. Someone may want to attend Sent from my iPhone oi: Aug 9, 2012, at 10:55 AM, "'Mich_el <[email protected]> wrote: Karen, it is very hard to see on a 'macro map' but Sam moments ago showed me a new map after adding 31 sites when you were and then another 9 sites, and each site really makes a difference in killing "red dots" on the map. Michel Guite President Vermont National Telephone Co, Inc. 354 River Street Springfield, VT 05156 E-Mail: Important Notice 'fhis e--matI may contain information that is confidentiai, privileged or othenuise protected from disciosure. 31' you are not an intended recipient of this e-maii, do not dupiicate or redistribute it by anyrneans. Piease deiete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this e-mail. E-maitmessages may contain computer viruses or other defects,.rnay not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may he intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. if you are not comfortabie with the risks associated with e-mail messages, you may decide not to use e-mail to communicate with Vermont Telephone Company, Inc. Vermont Telephone Company, Inc. reserves the right, to theextent and under circumstances permitted by applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept email messages to and from its systems. Niarshali, Karen From: Michel Guite From: Marshaii, Karen Sent: . Thursday, August 09, 2012 8:36 PM To: Groschner, Hoiiy Suhiectz - FW: VOLTE Fyi Karen L. Marshaii Chief Connectvermont, Broadband and Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 7:09 AM To: Marshall, Karen; Campbeli, Chris; Justin M. Robinson; Sam Coleman; 'Kevin Ready'; Malko, David Subject: vo LTE Hi Karen, Will be at Tech Councii meeting today oniy be phone, but interesting report today is that SK Teiecom, i<orea's iargest wireless telephone company, has begun offering VOLTE using the Samsung Galaxy 53 smartphone. Si{.Telecom reports VOLTE uses 2.2 wider frequency than 36, creating higher voice quality, with 2x to 20>: faster connecting times. rticle/20120808/ca rriers/ready-- Michel Guite President Vermont National" Telephone Co, Inc. 354 River Street Springfield, 05156 E--Mail: important Notice This e-maii information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. if you are not an intended recipient oithis e-maii, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please deiete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this e-mail. . Email messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowiedge of the sender or the intended recipient. if you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e--mail messages, you may decide not to use email to communicate with Vermont Telephone Company. inc. Vermont Telephone Company, Inc. reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by applicabie iaw, to retain, monitor and intercept e--rnai1 messages to and from its systems. Marshall, Karen From: Michel Guite [[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 2:46 PM To: 'Chris L. Dutton'; Marsha-ll, Karen; 'i\/lendelson, Keith'; Justin M. Robinson Cc: Tom Dunn; Kerriok Johnson; Mark Sciarrotta; Karen O'Neill; Dan Neison Subject: RE: V_Tel Somewhat Urgent Please Thanks Karen, and I had not known you had written Chris. Thanks Chris. An Ericsson team of six is in'Springfield, VT, this very afternoon, setting microwave paths. Each wireless site adds logic to the final design. . if we could offer-VELCO redundanttiber and microwave backhaul to VELCQ towers, to augment what you have, we would be pleased to offer this. Best, . Michel Guite President Vermont National Te1.ephon.e Co, Inc. Phofle: .. I Mobile: E~Mai1: Fresh: Chris L. Dutton Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 1:48 PM To: Marshall, Karen; Michel Guite .. - Cc: Tom Dunn; Kerrick Johnson; Mark Sciarrotta; Karen K. Dan Nelson Subject: FW: \/Tel Somewhat Urgent' Please nte1.com Karen and Michel--Thank you both for your notes yesterday; i will be looking into this and discussing it with the team herein the next day or so. Several of us have been onyaca-tion last week and this one as wait, but we wiil get on this matter and be back to you shortly. Thanks again. CLD From: Marshal}, Karen Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 2:31 PM To: Chris L. button Subject: FW: VTei Somewhat Urgent Please as Chris, i i Recognizing that we always hope to have our teams manage the details, is there anything that -VELCO can do to expedite the site acquisition process and leases if structurally possible? - Site acquisition 'is proving to be the major gating factor for the'WOW project, and we are doing everything we can with state sites to expedite them for these purposes. be happy to share a look at the terms, if need be. And, are there items that stand in the way on the VTEL side, outside of the mentioned fiber iease issues? I would concur that we do our best to separate the two issues. Please let me know where I can be of assistance. Thanks Karen lviarshail Chief Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobile From: Miche! Guite Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 2:25 PM To: Justin M. Robinson; Marshall, Karen Subject: FW: Wei Somewhat Urgent Please Note sent to Chris Duttor; today._ Michel Guite President A Vermont Nafional Telephone Co, Inc. Phone: .. .. E~Mai1: [email protected] From: Michel Guite Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 1:44 PM To: 'Chris L. Duttorf Subject: Wei Somewhat Urgent Please Dear Chris, Please bear with me as I express a VTel WOW wireless concern. VELCO owns six Vermont tower sites potentially helpful for VTel WOW, if VELCO wants to work with us. Our network plan includes 190 Vermont sites. If VELCO owns six towers, this is which is an important amount. One anecdotal example helps demonstrate why I here request your accelerated help. Canaan, in the Northeast Kingdom, has a church in village center, and a VELCO tower to the east. Our site acquisition team members (we have mine on the team) have met with Canaan church wardens several times..Both_ Canaan sites cover the 496 rooftops that comprise Canaan. We need to 2 choose one Canaan site very soon. We can't keep all these people waiting. Brian Frazier, one of our WOW project specialists, reports he had_been talking, and exchanging emails, with VELCO's'Peter_Lihd for two months, about this site. Brian reports he and Marc Brisson of Ericsson have both made recent calls. We can't get an answer. However a note from VELCO's Dan Nelson last night suddenly announces VELCO won't "explore" these until fiber contract is signed and this has been delayed almost two years. A new delay is that Mark Sciarotta asked Rich Kendall at Soverhet to Contact -me about 12 fibers, but never followed up, and no call occurred. Let's you and I not-let the fiber trade molasses infect the wireless WOW project. They are very different projects. -Mobileid Can you please review if the wireless firoposal sent August 9, 2012, is. acceptable? If not, do you have_suggestions about-changes? Thanks Chris, Michel Guite President Vermont National Telephone Co, Inc. Phone: vermontel.com Michel Guite iPrcsident Vermont National Telephone Co, Inc. 354 River Street Springfield, VT 05156 .., Mobile . II E-Mail: Important Notice - This small may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this email. Email messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. If you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e-mail messages, you may decide not to use e-mail to communicate with Vermont Tets-pho'ne Company, inc. 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Finafiy, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. Marshall, Karen From: Sharon Combes~Farr [[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 8:13 AM To: Marshall, Karen; lviiohei C-Suite; Justin M. Robinson Cc: . Campbell, Chris Subject: RE: support letter reconfig Karen, this looks great. We will get you" the final mileage count as soon as possible so that you can have the final and correct figure in your first paragraph. Also, we have had people address these letters to: Doug Kinkoph Director, BTOP United States Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration Washington, DC 20230 And then we will include a of the signed letter with our submission to the NTIA. Thanks again for doing this so quickly (and also to Chris for the excellent letter he sent, as well)'. Best regards, Sharon Combos-<<Farr Director of Marketing . Vermon1eho., Inc. -Heilo all, Sham . From: Marshall, Karen Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 8:07 PM To: Michel Guite; Sharon Combes~Ferr,: Justin M. Robinson Cc: Campbell, Chris Subject: support letter reconfig Attached please find a draft letter of support to the NTIA for the reconfiguration of the WEL BTOP project. Please review. - i will need the correct info on whom and where to address the letter. Best, Karen L. Marshall Chief Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobile Agency Of Administration Pavillion Building National Teiecornmunications and information Administration is-=aa State ofVermont [phone] 8o2~828~<<6452 Karen L. Marshall, Chief Agency ofAd1ninistration [fax] 8o2-828-3320 Connect Vermont Office of the Secretary - Pavilion Office Building 109 State Street Montpeiier, VT 05609-0201 August 20, 2012 RE: VTEL STOP award redeployment Dear Sandeep, This is a letter of support for the Vermont Teiephone Company request for reconfiguration of their route and addition of new community anchor institution connections under their award Vermont Tel has been efficient in their use of federal funds to construct new middle miie fiber in Vermont under this award, achieving an average cost per miie at 20% less than expected and thus, an opportunity exists to add fiber miles and connect more institutions. Our understanding is that this reconfiguration would result in 43 new miles of fiber construction and the addition of 52 Cells to the project. One of the greatest chailenges to these projects has been CAE commitment. in some cases, identified CAi's have found reason to remain connected through existing providers at siovver speeds. While a disappointment, it is also an opportunity. As our NTIA projects have roiled out, we have had various community entities" seeking fiber connections. One such project is a consortium of congregate living that have completed a demonstration project with significantly improved health outcomes for seniors through the of monitoring over high bandwidth connections. Connect VT worked with this consortium, encouraging them to approach Vermont Tel and other providers who are engaged in fiber expansion. We are extremely pleased to see" nine senior housing and 4 additional medical facility connections on this list. The importance of connecting additionai public safety facilities is critical, for today and for the future as we look to the development of a statewide plan for Fiber at these facilities today will prepare us for Firs-tNet wireless backhaul and deployments in the future. Within the past year, our State Librarian has taken the lead to leverage all NTEA projects to move our community library -system forward as hubs of connectivity in local communities. The addition of the iibraries and schools to this project wiiln help us to achieve the greater goals of 1:1 computing in -the classroom and establishing a deeper-WAN with our library system. As hubs, we envision our libraries becoming the center of digital and information literacy in our communities. Redirection of project funds heip pave the way. Last, we wholiy support the addition of fiber miles particularly in the Barton/ Orieans and Northeast Kingdom areas of the state. Over the past year, Connect VT and the Vermont Teiecornmunications Authority have worked toidentifylhow multiple existing stranded fiber segments in this region could be activated with the strategic addition of segments. has been a wiliing and cooperative participant in these dialogues, and this reconfiguration would estabiish at least one of the key route segments that literally, make lighting an entire network possible, and the provision of services by last mile providers. - Page 2 For these reasons, we support this application for reconfiguration. One learnings about these projects is that opportunity keeps evolving and with judicious redeployment and efficient construction we can leverage this middle mile for multiple purposes. Thank you for considering our comments. We appreciate yourconsideration of the reconfiguration plan and look forward to its approval. Sincerely, Karen L, Marshall Chief, Connect VT Broadband and Mobile Marsha", Karen From: Groschner, Holiy Sent: Thursday, August 23, 20121158 PM To: Michel Guite Cc: Will Dodge; Marshall, Karen; Mendelson, Keith; Malko, David; Gordon Mathews; - rnaro,brisson@ericssonpom Subject: -Re: We! VTA License: Version Oh Michel. You card. Regards, Holly Groschner Sent from my iPhone On Aug 23,_2612, at 1:36 PM, "Michel Guite" <[email protected]> wrote: Shouldnt we get the $18 per our towers for all the legal costs we are investing in this agreement? Michel Guite President Vermont National Telephone Co, Inc. 354 River Street Springfield, VT 95156 mm." ls E--Mail: [email protected] Important Notice This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are_not an intended recipient of this e~mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis ot information in this e--mail. E--mail messages may contain computer viruses or other be accurately "replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. If you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e--mail messages, you may decide not to use e--mail to communicate with Vermont Telephone Company, Inc. - Vermont Telephone Company, Inc. reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept e~mail messages to_and from its systems. - 1 From: will Dodge [wdodge@drm;com] Sent: _Thursday, August 23, 2812 12:21 PM To: 'Groschner, Holly' Cc: 'Marshall, Karen'; 'mendelson, Keith'; Michel David'; Gordon Mathews; Subject: VTA License: 8X23/2812-Version .Hol1y; Attached please find the following: (1) Clean version of Proposed License Agreement (2) Redline against the 6/29/2612 version that Keith Mendelson and I sent to you (and which we discussed on . (3) Redline against the original approved state license_agreement (4) Exhibit A (Technical Specifications) with redline (same document as forwarded_on 7/26) Various FCC Regulations concerning harmful interference (for CMRS) and objectionable interference (For radio) Please note that we still Feel this is a work in progress, so reserves the right to, make changes edits depending on all the variables presently at work, including the VTA's E1 changes to the Technical Specifications and rate plans, the status of VTe1's due diligence on number of items (including the desired sites), and VTA's responses. Below are responses to each of the points you raised on 7/28. _Direct:V wuss William 3. Dodge I Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC Director I Energy Telecommunications Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental Group 199 Main Box-196 I Burlin 85462-8198 so Mobilerg- .H. Main: Fax: Admitted in VT, NH Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC is the exclusive member Firm for Vebmont of Lex Mundi, the world's leading association of independent law <[email protected]> Marshall, Karen Frorn: Marshall, Karen From: Sharon . Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 8:42 AM To: Marshall, Karen Cc: Justin M. Robinson; it/liotiei Guite Subject: RE: broadband question re Woioott Community Library Karen, Woloott is in our RUS funded area for the Wireless broadbarid network. Additionally, we pass Wolcott on our NTIA route from Morrisville to Hardwick. Neither service is available to the library today. However, will Contact the librarian and explain our two projects and estimated timing, etc. Note: lt looks like the school which -houses the library is along a long driveway air of the main fiber route, so it would require a 0.3 mile extension of the fiber to actually serve the school/library. Regards, - Sharon' Combes--Farr Director of Marketing Vermont Co., .Ino. E--Mail Sent: Wednesday,- August 29, 2012 7:24 AM To: Michei Gulte Cc: Sharon Corribes--Farr; Justin M. Robinaon Subject: Fwd: broadband question re Woicott Community Library On your route? Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: 'Lynne Metz Schwartz Date: August 28, 2012 1 1:04:08 PM EDT To: "Marshall, Karen" Subject: broadband question re Woleott Community Library Tues Aug 28, 2012 Karen Marshall ConnectVT Dear Ms Marshall, Linda Martin, our Woleott Town Clerk and our "Representative in the Vermont House, suggested. that I write you. . - This past March I beeame a trustee on the board of our small library, the Glee Merritt Kelley Community Library: which is located at the Woloott: Elementary School. I have joined four other trustees who support the librarian in providing free and open library services for the citizens of Wolcott, as well as for the students who attend the school. I 1 Among the many challenges of a community library is providing unfiltered internet access for adults while still offering filtered access for the school children. Over its history th.e internet service that comes into the library is the same that comes into the school at large, and- is provided through. the Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU). For several years even before joined the board, the librarian and trustees have been trying to get a separate unfiltered internet service for the library. However they have been told by the OSSU media tech that he cannot send the library a separate signal that is unfiltered because it will jeopardize the He actually has flip-'flopped several times over the last year saying at times that he could separate and the signal, but at other times denying that this could be done. Another challenge for the Wolcott library is its location on a hill on the Hardwick side of town in the 472 telephone exchange. Other areas of Wolcott including the town offices are in the 888 telephone exchange, a large percentage of which are now served by Fairpoint DSL service. Corncast does notprovide serviceto Wolcott and Cloud Alliance which recently erected a tovvner in Wolcott has told us that they have no plans to provide service to our location. The various satellite companies that -do offer internet service to our area are not ideal. and inadequate for the needs of a public comrnunity library. Recently the librarian has made contact with FairP oint and was told that they have no plans in the near future to provide service to our location. However, today when I was at the.Town Offices for voting, 1 spoke with the Town Clerk and found out that FairPoint is in fact the current service provider through. the OSSU. It appears that the service is an ethernet - local area network setup. lknow very little about the technical endof how this happens, but plan to contact FairPoint's ethernet division tomorrow to have this explained tome. Our goal is to find out directly from the current I-SP if they can provide the library with a separate unfiltered broadband signal. . ii'-havv tliat have explained the {hopefully it is ciear) I am looking to you for some information. Other than the OSSU /FairPoint.__ethernet broadband service that - currently comes into the school and library, what other broadband providers can now or soon will be serving the library location'? The srvice adress is 320 SchoolHill Drive, Wolcott, VT 05680. The phone number is -, ext:%The librarian is Sally Gardner. . - Without a- reliable unfiltered broadband service for the community library, we are unable to fully meet our mission and cannot provide a complete range of free and open library services to the citizens of Wolcott whose tax dollars allow the library to exist. Thank you for your time and feedback. We all look forward to hearing frorn yon. Lynne Schwartz Lynne Metz Schwartz Glee Merritt Kelley Community Library Trustee Term ends March 2017 Marshall, 'Karen From: . Marshall, Karen Sent: - Wednesday-, August 29, 2012 1:41 PM To: - 'Rainwater, Tuck'; 'Michel Guite'; 'Haskell', Sabina'; Cc: Campbell, Chris; Alien, Susan; Spear, Kelley; Fastiggi, M. Beth; 'Smith, Michael Subject: Sept 4 press conference with Gov. Shumlin - Hello everyone, We are planning to hold a press conference on Sept 4, 11 AM at the Statehouse regarding the RFP 128 grant awards and status of broadband projects across the state. This presser will be Governor Shumlin's official weekly press conference. would like to formally extend an invitation for you to attend and be part of the press event. Kelley from the VTA has reached out to the new awardees to incorporate 'quotes. Tuck and Charlie, we have previously released information on the Comcast and Topsham awards however, the objective of this event is to let Verrnonter's know what's in the pipeline and coming their way and I am certain that your presence will add to the impact of this message. - We have evolved an all hands on deck, every company is doing their share" message. I hope that you will be able to join the event. Please advise, Best regards- Karen L. Marshall Chief Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobile Agency Of Administration I Paviliion Building 109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609 l3hone mobile: l<aren.mars a state._vt.us Marshall, Karen From: Sharon Combes-Farr [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 3:11 PM To: Spear, Keiiey; l\/iarshail, Karen - Subject: RE: DRAFT Vermont Teiecom Authority Awards \/Tel Broadband Grant Attachments: Vermont Teiecom Authority Awards VTei Broadband Grant (\/Tel edits).doox importance: High Categories: DUE Kelly, please see a draft that includes a proposed quote for Michel Guite. I also added the words "at least" to the first reference of "5 Mbps" so that folks would understand that we expect to deliver" more than the minimum speed. Any suggestions-on edits to the quote are very welcomed. Please also note that \/Tel will issue an expanded version of the release after the State issues their version. i We are certainly willing to add more content to this version such as a technology paragraph on _Ericsson's 4G LTE technology and VTel's boiler" plate. i will have the tech blurb tomorrow. Please let me know if you would like some of this additional content. Regards, Sharon Combos-Farr Director of Marketing Vermont olphono 0., Inc. E~Mai1: shat From: Campbell, Chris Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 6:40 PM To: Sharon Combes--Farr Cc: Maiko, David; Marshall, Karen; Spear, Keliey . Subject: DRAFT Vermont Telecorn Authority Awards \'/Tet Broadband Grant Sharon, Next week on Sept. 4 is the Governor's press conference at which we expect to announce the Broadband Grants for 2012, and on the same day we wili issue the press reiease for the award. i'd like to invite VTel to submit a quote to be included the reiease. Although the draft is still subject to revision, l'm attaching a copy for some idea of the context in which the quote wouid appear. i'm going to be on vacation tomorrow through Labor Day, so please send your requested language to Keliey Spear. Thanks and we iook forward to seeing you again next week. . tic .. Vermont Teleeom Authority Awards Broadband Grant to VTel ireless Release Date: September 201.2 Montpelier - The Vermont Telecommunications Authority(VTA)= has announced-an award to VTel Wireless, of $1,347,840, to expand broadband services in 19 Vermont conirnunities. An additional 306 locations in Arlington, Bennington, Braintree, Brattleboro, Chittenden, Corinth, Danville, Dover, Durnnierston, Lyndon, -Pittsford, Pownal, Putney, Randolph, Shaftsbury, St. Johnsbury, Westrninister, Whitingharn and Wilmington will have access to broadband at speeds of at least 5 because of the project, meeting the grant's requirernen.t to offer a combined upload and download speed of 5 Mbps, with a minimum upload of megabit per second. The project is scheduled to be completed prior to December 31, 2013. . - "VTel Wireless 'is currently -building a leading~edge wireless broadband network across many conirnuni-ties in Vermont. This award will provide VTel the means to cover many more unserved pockets of homes and businesses from southern to northeastern Vermont," said Christopher Campbell, Executive Director of the VTA. "General evidence around America is that 4G LTE-wireless broadband technology is offering speeds superior to prior expectations. Verrnonters should be very first pleased with the service that VTel will deliver" said Michel Guite, President of Vermont Telephone Company. "Our I concerns are that there will continue to be unserved homes in Vermont. However, with the help of Governor Shurnlin and the VTA, we are making trernendous progress in reaching even more homes never before served." The VTA made the award through the "broadband grant round it announced on March 13, 20.12. This -grant program provi_des incentives to broadband providers -to reach the most rural locations. Funding for the grant program. was made possible by an appropriation of the Legislature in the FY20l2--20l3 Capital Budget requested by Governor Peter Shuinlin as part of the Connect VT initiative. . In August 2010, Wireless was awarded federal stimulus grant and loans through the Rural Utilities Service to build a wireless broadband network that will provide fourth.--generation (-4G) Wireless broadband service to wide areas of Vermont. [Karen Marshall Quote] The l-ist of locations eligible for the grant program was cornpiled using data that was collected from providers through" Verrnonfs Broadband Mapping Initiative. Vermonters are invited to help complete the dataset of unserved locations by reporting unserved addresses at BroadbandVT.org. For more information, contact: _Christophe:r Campbell . V?rrn.ont Telecommunications Authority One National Life Drive Montpelier, VT 05620-3205 Marshall, Karen From: . Sharon Combes--Farr [[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 'i2:26 PM To: Marshall, Karen Cc: Michel Guite Subject: - RE: Wireless announcement? importance: High Karen, Michel and I will be there. am working with the VTA on the press release. Do we have an exact location at 11am for the conference? Should Michel have separate remarks prepared? Regards, - - Sharon Combos-Farr Director of Marketing Vermont Telephone Co., Inc. Phomi I. . . . . E-Mail: shoermonte1.com From: Marshall, Karen Sent: 'Tuesday,-August 28-, 2012 10:47 PM To: Subject: RE: Wireless announcement? We have a press conference opportunity with GPS on September 4, Mary: at the Statehouse. The objective is to announce the grant awards on RFP 128, FAir?oirit, Topsham and Comcast-- with a focus on what we have put in the pipeline. - it could also make a good opportunity for an update on the progress of the VTEL network. What do you think? Karen L. Marshall, Chief Connect Vermont", Broadband and Mobile phone.- 'rnObne: .. .. . . From: Sharon Comt)es--Farr Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 12:07 PM To: Marshali, Karen . Subject: Wireless announcement? Karen, at long last, the RUS has signed off on our contract with Ericseon. I think you are also aware that the core of the network has already been installed here in Springfield. The last time we spoke, you mentioned that you were planning on a big announcement in -the near future on cell coverage and possibly lnternet. VTel has a lot of good news to share and we are working on a major wireless network update. Do you have any thoughts on timing for a joint event'? Regards, - Sharon Coaches-Farr Director of Marketing Inc. Springfield, Vermont 05156 Phone: Important Notice This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. if you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, do not dupiicate or redistribute it by any means. Piease deiete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this e~maii. E-mail-messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deieted or interfered with without the knowtecige of the sender or the intended recipient. if you are not comfortab?e with the risks associated with e~roaii messages, you may decide not to use e~rnaii to communicate with Vermont Teiephone Company, Inc. - Vermont Telephone Company, inc. reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by applicabie law, to retain, monitor and intercept e--maii messages to and from its systems; - Marshall, Karen From: Marshall, Karen Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 1:24 PM . . To: . Campbell, Chris; Spear, Kelley; 'Haskell, Sabina'; 'Michel Guite'; 'Sharon 'Rainwater, Tuck'; 'Pam Mackenzie'; Allen, Susan Cc: Trombley, Shana"; Lofy, Bill; Spaulding, Jab Subject: 9!-4 press conference, draft run of show; location and NEW 'i"llVlE-- 10:30 AM Attachments: DRAFT RUN OF SHOW Press Conference 9 4 2012 RFP 128 announcementsdocx Hello all, tam updating on location and time for Tues, Sept 4 Location: Statehouse, Gov's Ceremonial office Tim-e: 10:30 AM, due to the Governor's travel plans that aflzernoori Attached is our draft run of show. The 'goals.of the event are: Announcement of VTA RFP 128 awards and how these will close the gap on the unserved broadband mission - Announcement of significant progress made by any of the providers present, we always seek to feature the good work that you are doing. - We are planning on including any project updates that are VTA, Federal or docket funded that our providers would like to share with the press. The filter for these updates is: how will it positively impact Vermonters who are unconnected today? How will this development impact the speed of deployment and achieving the 2013 goal? i believe that we can dedicate 3 minutes per provider to share key details that would be of benefit to the public and progress of the mission. if you are in progress on your VTA RFP 128 or docket funded project-- awesome! if you have a federally funded pr,oject-- awesome! You will be responsible for preparing upto 3 minutes of remarks. Given the usual positive press interest in our topic, please plan to be able to answer project specific questions in the A penod. Final form on Run of Show will be delivered over the weekend. Karen L. Marshall Chief Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobile Agency Of Administration 1 Building 109 State Street I Montpelier, VT 05609 phone l<aren.mar e.vt.us Marshall, Karen From: Marshall, Karen . Sent: - Wednesday, September 05, 2012 1 1:52 AM To: 'Michel Guite' . Subject: RE: Feedback Held in confidence as to source.' Thanks very much. for sharing this, it may help us more clearly understand the issues. Karen L. Marshall Chief COi'il'iE!C'lZ Vermont, Broadband and Mobile karen. |le.vt.us prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this email. From: Michel Guite Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 11:48 AM To: Campbell, Chris; Marshall, Karen; 'Pam Mackenzie'; Meyer, Peter; Sharon Combes_--Farr; Subject: Feedback Karen, Pam, Peter, Chris, I am sharing the following assembly of emails with the goal of offering diversity of feedback. All of these authors are telephone company allies, deeply committed to Vermont broadband, but not united in a single voice about how to proceed think: most are VTA supporters, with mild but friendly gripes. We all need to work with VTA assistance and cooperation. Thanks for taking time at lunch, Michel Guite President - . Vermont l\iational. Telephone Co, Inc. 354 River Street Springfield, VT 05156 Phone: . .. Mobile: II E--Mail: [email protected] Important Notice - This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, priviieged or otherwise protected from disclosure. if you are not an intended recipient of this e-maii, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are E--rnaii messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accuratety replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. If you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e-mail messages, you may decide not to use e-mail to communicate with Vermont Telephone Company, inc. Vermont Telephone Company, Inc. reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept e-mail messages to and from its systems. . From: Kimberly Gates . Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 09:32 AM - To: Murray, Tom; 'Nishi, Roger' 'Charlie Davenport' 'Fran Stocker'- 'Ed Tisdaie' 'Fastiggi, M. Beth' <[email protected]> - Cc: 'Jamie Feehan' <[email protected]> Subject: RE: VTA Post 2013 Tom, Where is the meeting going to be? I should be able to make it. I agree that VTA is outliving ifs goals. We need to discuss competition, limited market, and COLR and how these are intertwined. Sure you can build it with our money Gov't 3 our), but doesn't mean it is sustainable. Franklin Telephone Co., Inc. PO. Box 96 Fax' 05457 Thanks Tom. FairPoint has not been able to schedule "its meeting yet with the VTA, and likely won't be meeting until the end of September or October. We do agree with this message and look forward to your seeing your list. Beth M. Beth Fastiggi, Vice President -- Government Relations for Vermont ioint munications 1800 Hinesburg Road, South Burlington,-VT 05403 [email protected] fax 802-863-9928 . . . -- -- -- -- -- -- . . . . . . . . . -- . . . . . . -- . . -- . -- -- -- . . . . . From: Nishi, Roger I Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 10:14 AM To: Murray, Tom; Kimberly Gates; Charlie Davenport; Fran St cker; Ed Tisdale; Fastiggi, M. Beth Cc: [email protected] - . Subject: RE: 2013 T0m, . I would join you, but Fm traveling that day and the following. If it were in the morning, before 11:00-, I could have joined you. Waitsfield agrees with your thoughts. roger . - tviichei, I don't always agree with you but today, i am on board. I appreciate your insights into this matter and will keep them in mind whenigo to Montpelier. The oniy way that we are ail going to make it is if we work together. if not, then we wit-l all faii. i guess my recommendation is that if you can't get foiks. on board with your ideas about working-together, do it all yourself. . - Thanks, (Chariie at Topsham) From: Murray, Torn Sent: Friday, August 31,2012 3:19 PM To: Michei Guite; Fran Stocker; 'Kimberiy Gates'; 'Nishi, Roger'; 'Charlie Davenport'; Ed Tisdale; 'Fastiggi, M. Beth' Cc: Jamie Feehan Sharon Combes--Farr; Justin M. Robinson Subject: RE: VTA Post 2013 Foiks, Given that severai TAV compa nies are receiving grants next week for the VTA, it would be in poor taste to hammer on them. i am fairly confident that we wouid have a difficult time coming to a consensus TAV position prior to this meeting. lwili keep my comments to TDS positionsand let others share their thoughts sepa rateiy. 3 encourage others to attend on Wednesday at 1pm. Thanks Tom From: Michei "Suite Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 10:16 AM To: Fran Stocker; Murray, Torn; 'Kirnberiy Gates'; 'Nishi, Roger'; 'Chariie Davenport'; Ed 'iisdale; 'i=astiggi, M. Beth' Cc: Jamie Feehan Sharon Combes--Fa rr; Justin M. Robinson Subject: RE: VTA Post 2013 Hi Tom and Beth, Thanks for sharing this. It would be very hard for VTel to follow this path Tom advocates, because we at \/Tel are trying to work closely with VTA, and with anyone else trying to extend fiber or wireless into little Vermont towns with 200 to 500 homes. - - To us a much more frightening is that telephone companies almost all of us are on the losing side of federal policy making. Probably 500 of the 1,200 independents may go bankrupt within 10 years. When I asked a former FCC Commissioner why he felt we were ineffective he replied it was because we seem always so scattered as an industry, not integrated in outlook, with -USTA, OPASTCO, NTIA, RTFC, _CoBank, and 50'state organizations, running in different directions. He said it is essential for us to learn from the cable industry, and to speak with one.v.oioe_ to not get left behind, or to recognize we have failed and prepare-to go home. Roger has probably tried harder than . - - 3 . anyone to unite different Telco voices, and could probably tell some hair~raising stories. In general I think he takes carefully-though-out positions that we try to support. To us at VTel the solution' to these larger problems is not to criticize VTA. Our largest problem is proably Corncast, and not -having a shared statewide multi-telephone--cornpany wireless strategy, and I not having a shared fiber strategy, and not having a shared video strategy. A personal View is we need to all work harder to explore ways to work together, to adyance together. Critioizing "the other guy" in_ol_uding VTA is a waste of time. - 'Here are three problems that worry me more than what Tom brings up aboot I would love to work with others to look -for ways to address these. - 1; Comcast. Has takenso many lines it may be today the dominant carrier in Vermont. We hayen't taken advantage of this fact, yet it is huge. Here is a company with all the free benefits . of being a small competitor, but with more residential lines than Fairpoint. 2. Our federal senators believe USF reform is good for rural America. It isn't. We aren't we more . united saying it? . 3. We don't sharefacilities or ideas well, and each independent hopes to be left alone as a silo. But it oan't work. - - Best, Michel Guite President E--Mai1: From: Fran Stocker . Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 8:54 AM To: 'Murray, Tom'; 'Kimberly_Gates'; 'Nlshi, Roger'; 'Chariie Davenport';'Ed Tisclale;"Fastiggl, M. Beth' Cc: Jamie Feehan Sharon-Combes~Farr; Michel Goite; Justin M. Robinson Subject: RE: WA Post 2013 From: Murray, Torn Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 7:47 AM To: 'Kimberly Gates' 'Nisht, Roger'; 'Chants Davenport'; Fran Stocker; Ed Tisdale; 'Fastiggi, M. Beth' EURc:'Jamie Feehan ([email protected]) Subject: VTA Post 2013 Folks, As you have seen the is planning their future. lam going in on 9/5 at 1pm to talk with their <:on5ultant,_ a few board members and staffers. My message (on behalf of TDS) will be a tactful, "Declare victory and go - home"/shut down after 2013, as it was never the mission to live forever. 1 will be cautious not to irate Ka ren who may have some input on the VT USF process. it wouid be great if a few other TAV members couid attend, or you can try to schedule another time, any takers? Should we try to have a TAV consensus on their future? Some of you have past and future grants, so we any TAV message would have to respect that issue. lam willing to draft a bulieted [Est of the TAV recommendations and send it out for feedback. Strategicaily, having a written TAV position on this will be helpfui at the iegislature. Thoughts? Tom Thomas Lt Murray TDS Tetecom Government Affairs Mere-heli, Karen From: Niarsheii, Karen Sent: Thursday, September 06, 20t2.3:O1 PM - To: 'ii/lichei Guite'; Campbeil, Chris; 'Pam Mackenzie'; Meyer, Peter Cc: . Maiko, David; 'Haiiquist, David' Subject: RE: Safety Meeting - Thank you iviichei for the reminder. VTA staff should be in attendance. Karen 1.. Marshal! Chief Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobile phone I. -I l<aren.rns From: Michel Guite Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 2:49 PM - To: Campbell, Chris; Marshall, Karen; 'Pam Mackenzie'; Meyer, Peter Cc: Malko, David; 'Hallquist, David' Subject: Safety Meeting - .Springt'1e1d., i think all at VTA know about this, l-lowever, in case not, here is' a summary. Because of several fatal accidents during Vermont construction in past year, Dave and Chris Dutton proposed a fairly high-level safety meeting, for anyone involved directly or indirectly in getting facilities built. . - it is next week, Sep -14, Doubletree Hotel, 1117 Wi-llieton -Road, Burlingtonthe event any VTA personnel or contractors are not fully informed about this, and might want to attend, it can't. hurt to mention. Michel Guite President Vermont National Telephone Co, Inc. 354 River Street - Phone: Mobile: . E--Mai1: "iv" important Notice This e-maii may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. if you are not an intended recipient of this e-rnaii, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this emnaii. - Email messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be aocuratety repiicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowiedge of the sender or the intended recipient. if you are not comfottabte with the risks associated with e-mail messages, you may decide not to use email to communicate with Vermont Telephone Company, Inc. . Vermont Telephone Company, Inc. reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by appiicabie Eaw, to retain, monitor and intercept e-mat! messages to and from its systems. . Marshall, Karena From: Sent To: Cc: Subject: _Attach'mentsi Here you go! I<a'ran L. Ma:-shaii Chief Marshall, Karen Wednesday, September 2012 10:02 AM 'Sharon Combesi-'arr' 'l\/iichei Guite' support fetter attached Connect VT VTEL letter of Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobiie - Agency Of Administration 1 Pavillion Building 109 State Street I Montpelier, VT 05609 ,ppone: karenmars a state.vt'.us State ofvermont {phone} 8o2-828-6452 Agency' of Administration {fax} 8o2--828-3320 Office of the Secretary Pavilion Office Building 109 State Street Montpelier, VT o56o9--o2o1 Karen L. Marshall, Chief Connect Vermont September 11, 2012 Doug Kinkoph Director, BTOP - United States Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and information Administration DC 20230 RE: VTEL BTOP award redeployment Dear Mr. Kinhoph, This is a letter of support for the-Vermont Telephohe Company request for reconfiguration of their route and addition of new community anchor institution connections under their award VTel has been efficient in their use of federal funds to co nstruct new middle mile fiber in Vermont under this award, achieving an average cost per mile at 20% less than expected and thus, an opportunity exists to add fiber miles, redeploy resources for even greater impact, and connect more anchor institutions. Our understanding is that this reconfiguration" would result in 18 new miles of fiber constructionand the addition of and an incremental 12 CAIS to the project. One of the greatest challenges to these projects has been commitment. in some cases, identified CAl's have found. reason to remain connected through existing providers at slower speeds. While a disappointment, it is also an opportunity. As our projects have rolled out, we have had various community entities seeking fiber connections. One such proiect is a consortiumof congregate living facilities that have completed a demonstration project with significantly improved health outcomes for seniors through the utilization of monitoring over high bandwidth connections. 'Connect VT worked with this consortium, encouraging them to approach Vermont Tel and other providers who are engaged in fiber expansion. We are extremely pleased to see nine-senior housing and 4 additional medical- connections on this list. I am particularly pleased to see that twelve additional schools could now be served by the VTel project. The importance of connecting additional K-12 schools is absolutely_critical for Vermont, as our geographically dispersed school systems try to keep up with the growing bandwidth necessary for success education' both today and into the future. Vermont is migrating to online standardized testing, and one-to--one computing and distance learning are far more prevalent and important to tod_ay's classrooms. Within the past year, our State Librarian has taken the lead to leverage all Ni_'iA projects to move our community library system forward as hubs of connectivity in local communities. The addition of the libraries and schools to this project will help us to achieve the greater goals of 1:1 computing in the classroom and establishing a deeper WAN with our library system. As hubs, we envision our libraries becoming the center of digital and information literacy in our communities. Redirection of project funds will help pave the way. Last, we wholly supportthe addition of fiber miles particularly in the Barton/ Orleans and Northeast Kingdom areas of the state. Over the past year, Connect VT and the Vermont Telecommunications Authority have worked to identify how multiple existing stranded fiber segments in this region could be activated with the strategic addition of segments. VTEL has been a willing and cooperative participant in these dialogues, and this reconfiguration would establish at least one Pago 2 of the key route segments-that iiteraiiy, make lighting an entire network possible, and the provision of services by iast mile providers. For these reasons, we support this application for reconfiguration. One of our key iearnings about these projects is that opportunity keeps evolving and with judicious redepioyment and efficient construction we can ieverage this rniddie miie . for muitipie purposes. Thank you for considering our comments. We apnpreciate your consideration of the reconfiguration bian and iook -forward to its approvai. Sincereiy, Karen L. Marshal! Chief, Connect VT Broadband and Mobiie Karen From: Michei Sent: Wednesday, September 2032 11:58 AM To: Marsheii, Karen Cc: - Justin M. Robinson; [email protected] Subiect: RE: Wireiess Sites ([email protected]) Attachments: Wei Wireiess Sites Sep 12 2012.xis Karen, Here is a more positive take on the same data, comprising Wiil Dodge's summary. Attached also is today's summary that Justin will enter into the Google data base._ We have meeting with GMP Rutiand at 3 set up late last week, and as always you are-most welcome to attend. - Will send moresummary later. Best, 'Wi1l's lnemo follows: or the meeting with GMP today, here is a brief snapshot of wheresiting work on the project stands overaiiat the- present time based on 106 sites given to DRM to date for acquisition and permitting work. This does not inciude instances where Brendal Karen Jamie are trying to find candidates for a given search ring. We aiso understand there are a few more sites recently optioned that are on their way to DRM for processing. Note that and as used below includes sites acquired through an easement as opposed to a iease. A. SITE ACQUISITION COMPLETE: 2 3. ms FULLY AND LEASED 5 Note: has recently finaiized its seiection of NEPA report providers so we expect this process to accelerate: soon. C. AWAIIWNG (FULLY LEASED): 4 SITES BUT NOT LEASED: 5 E. LEASED BUT NOT PERMETTED: 6 F. S1TES AWAFUNG BEING FINALIZED FOLLOWING RECEEPTOF SITES AT BEGINNING OF PROCESS WITH OPTEONED LEASE EASEMENT: 15 I 6. SITES WITH LEASES 1N 1. Muiti--site: +31 Note: ATC sites (3) are included in permitted but not least-and category, ab?ve. 2 2. Single site: 9 H. SSTES SLATED FOR POLEBASED BUSLDOUT EN SERWCE TERRITORY: 24 These sites will require ROW permits from Seiectboards for acquisition, but can be permitted through a single or muitipie 2483 appiications. TOTAL ACTIVESITES: 106 Michel Guite' President Vermoetiollephone Co, Inc. Phone: Mobile: it .onte1.com From: Marshall, Karen Sent: Wednesday, September 12,, 2012 11:45 AM To: 'Justin Robinson (Google Drive)' Cc: Michel Guite; Justin M. Robinson Subject: RE: Wei Wireless Sites Hi foiks, is this the most updated version of the site acq activity? it looks like of the .185 sites: 147 in negotiation 66 optioned 37.. contracted - 12 permit asked 5 permits granted 1 arn a bitnconcerned with the contracted and permit asked numbers. Let me know if this is the most updated, thanks- Karen L. Mershail Chief Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobiie .. mobile: - Franz: Justin Robinson (Googie Drive) Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 4:30 PM Ta: Marshali, Karen Wei Wireiess Sites ([email protected]) Pve shared Wireless Sites Click to open: \/Tel Wireless Sites Gaogie Drive: create, share, and keep your stuff in one place. Marshaii, Karen From: Marshall, Karen - Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 2:22 PM To: 'Michel Guite' Subject: RE: Update Thanks very much Michel. Good to see progress on the contracted line-. Karen L. ii/iarshali, Chief Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobiie From: Michet Sent: Wednesday, Septemberlz, 2012 2:14 PM To: 'Monder,- Jeffrey'; Otley, Brian Cc: Justin M. Robinson; Gordon Mathews; Sam Coleman; Marshall, Karen Subject: Update Jeff, Attached please find verbal summary and updated. spread-sheet for cor meeting today. I Michel Suite President Vermont National Telephone Co, Inc. 354 River Street Springfie . . Important Notice This e--rnaii may contain information that is confidentiai, priviieged or otherwise protected from disciosore. if you are not an intended recipient of this e-maii, do not dupiicate or redistribute it by any means. Please deiete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this email. E-mail messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurateiy replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. it you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e--maii messages, you may decide not to use email to communicate with Vermont Teiephone Company, inc. Vermont Teiephoee Company, inc. reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by appticable iaw, to retain, monitor and intercept e-mail messages to and from its systems. Marshall, Karen From: Marshail, Karen Sent: - Thursday, September 27, 2012 1:56 PM To: 'Rainwater, Tuck'; 'i-Tastiggi, M. Beth'; 'Haskeii, Sabina'; 'Sharon Combes--Farr'; Wiichei Guite'; - . - 'Laredo Soia'; 'Nishi, Roger'; 'Michael Birnbaum' Cc: Campbell, Chris; Porter, James; Chase, Corey; 'David Brotzman'; Pariseau, Tamera Subject: Address took up function on now current with future provider information Heilo everyone, We have compieted a major upgrade to the primary source for broadband information for the genera! public. .. -The mapping tooi contains an address look up function that cu rrentiy notes existing service providers, based on data reported to the BMI. One of our long standinggoais has been to have this functionaiity aiso incorporate forward iooking information. - To thatencl, known and identified, funded and committed last mile connection projects are included in our project in process information. We have transcribed this iayer of information by ADDRESS into the address iookup function under the heading "future service providers". This should serve as a single source for ail residents in unserved broadband locations to understand WHAT company will be their service provider. The address look up mapping function can be viewed at both diai up and DSL or better speed. The second question that unserved foiks always ask WHEN wili i have service? This is where we need your assistance. The most relevant data is: . 1) Timeline of a project or project segment, by area/ town 2} Status of cornpietion 3} Service is now avaiiabie lwould like to work with each entity( project owner) on a regular basis to be abl-e to craft a project update that can be posted in the Connect VT section of the website. These can be customized by provider, with the information orronged as you wish. You craft and provide, the Connect VT role will -be to assure that the information is" posted in a timely manner to the -site for the genera! pubiic to view. Haif of the battle is taking away the uncertainty that folks iive with and sharing the good news about connections coming their way. To this end, can each organization reach out in the next week or so to discuss how we might best accompiish this? "Within the next two weeks, we will announce the address iook up functionality more pubiiciy. Thanks Karen L. Marshaii Chief Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobile Agency Of Administration I Buiiding