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Marshall, Karen i From: Diane Guite Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 4:38 PM To: - Marshall, Karen . Cc: Michel Guite; [email protected] Subject: Re: 'Tomorrow Follow Up Flag": Follow up Flag Status: - Flagged Ok tha'nl<s! See you at 5:36. 'Can you remind us what the name of the restaurant is? Seht from my iPhone On Dec: 5, 2912, at 4:33 Karen" wrote: Hi Diane. No news on the Governor's schedule. I think we will likely not be able to get in to see him tomorrow. He is just back from California. _Look forward to meeting you at 5:36 in waterbury. Sent from Karen's iPad please excuse any typos . . On Dec 5, 2612, at 2:15 PM, '"Diane' Guite" wrote:. . Hi Karen I . . . - - Really looking forward to meeting you tomorrow. Am dri-virig with Dad oh the way to Rutland right now. - - . . we have p1ans_to meet Jim Porter and Liz Miller at 18:38am tomorrow, and are meeting with Holly and Chris at some point tomorrow-as weli. _Dad asks i? there's any news on if toe Governor might be Free to meet tomorrow. - Looking forward to seeing you! Sent from my iPhone Marshall, Karen .. From: -- Marshall, Karen 'Sent: Tuesday, December ii, 2012 11:01 AM To: 'Michei Guitar' Subject" RE: Rural Broadband Farm Forumsl VTA award Foliow up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: ~Thanl<s for sending. We need todiscuss the VTA award approval press release/ event: -- Award is the largest ever by the VTA 2.5x previous) -- Explain how it will tap the muobiie capacity of the WOW network -- introduce the -concept that VTEL will be a retaii provider of cellular service adds to FCC 2M award (was this rig or 3g?) do ATP. mobile want to join in on release of information regarding the roaming agreements for 36, and the test/ proofing necessary for 4g data roaming. A5 an aside, I have a meeting tomorrow with Owen Srnith/ Govt Affairs at wecouid expiore/ discuss ATF roaming information release if you want to pursue this information in thisreiease i an': best availabie untii 2p, and after 3:30 P. 'Karen L. Marshall Chief Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobiie From: Michel Guite Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 5:47 PM . - To: Tess Gauthier; Sharon Combes-Farr; Diane Guit?; 'Brady, Ted Marshali, Karen; Cc: Dan Lucier; Tess Gauthier - Subject: RE: Rural Broadband Farm Forums Ted, Megan, Karen, David, In the topics discussed today I failed to highlight "our Rural'Radio Farm Forums. Asurnmary written today by our.Forum leaders Tess Gauthier and Dan Lucier follows: 2,518 people have been reached in over 25 _rown.sj: Springfield Chester, Hariland, Donby, Powlez', Killingion (Slaerburne), Mt. Holbz, Timnourlz, Grafion, Saxfons River, Bellows Falls, Wallirzgford, Cutiingsville, Weston, Cavendish, Ludlow, Brandon, Tinmouilz, Procrorsville, Weston, Woodstock, Casileton, Rurlond, Brandon, Brartelboro. The number" of people in each session ranges from L3, 4, or, Sessions are being conducted with various groups,' elderly, or risk youth, unemployed, underernployed, disabled. I/Tel has formed parinerslzips with the Department ofLabor, Senior Centers, Libraries, and Community Agencies. The 'nnml)er_of sessions range per week from 5'-100. - Michel Guite I President __i01e1eph0ne Co, Inc. 'iI1'onteI.com From: Tess Gauthier Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 10:17 AM To: Michel Guite; Sharon Combes--Farr; Diane Guit? Cc: Dan Lucier - subject: RE: Rural Broadband Farm Forums Tess Gauthier Community Broadband- Team Director Inc- il: aronteleom From: I - Michel Guite [[email protected]] Sent: - Tuesday, December 11, 2012 6:17 PM To: Sharon _Combes--Farr; Marshaii, Karen; fliustin-Robinson' Cc: - Diane Guite; Tess Gauthier," Dan Lucier Subject: - 3 RE: Beievider Follow Up Flag: - Foiiow up -Ftag Status: Flagged Excellentfwe need to be much more "out there" pointing out to every school in Vermont thatthe world has something like 2,000,000 microwave connections mad by Ericsson and Alcatel alone, and they work beautifully from Antarctica to Zanzibar, Alabama to Vermont," used by- Level 3, Verizon, Google, Yahoo, Apple, the CIA, the White House, and a "Best Technology" answer is "we -alone can integrate fiber, microwave, wireless broadband seamlessly to give every Vermont- institution cost~effective service." - Belvidere is only one of that needs the message. . Michel Gz1ite_ President .et'atio Co, Inc. . com From: Sharon Cornbes--Farr Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 6:04 PM To: Michel Guite; 'Marshaii, Kare ,1 'Justin Robinson' Cc: Diane euit?; Tess G-authier; Dan Lucier Subject: RE: Beievider Michel, Tess spoke to this customer. It is essentially a day care center that would like Internet access for a community center. They appear to be looking for residential grade service, but we are clarifying -directly with the customer, as well as 'Karen's contact at the State of Gordon also said he would quickly evaluate whether the school is a good location for a wireless site. Sharon: Combos-<<Farr Director of Marketing Inc- From: Michei Guite Sent: Tuesday, December 11,. 2012 5:58 PM To: Sharon Cornbes~Farr; Wlarshaii, Karen'; 'J,.ustin Robinson'- Cc: Diane Guit?; Tess Gauthier; Dan Lucier Subject: RE: Beievider - First step is to find where is Belvidere, and to plane microwave hop to it. Where is our nearest fiber? How far away is it.- What is the school address. What does Google show you about the schools height -above sea level and how many floors? if you need help doing this tell me, and can show you how. 1 . Michel Geite President . ermon.tNa1ephone Co, Inc. In ntelcom From: Sharon Combes_--Farr Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 4:31 PM To: Michel Guite; 'Marshall,- Karen'; 'Justin Robinson' "Ce: Diane Guit?; Tess Gauthier; Dan Lucier -Subject: RE: Belevider Yes. Our first step is to talk directly with the school to talk about their exact needs and theodevelop a solution for them and workvvith them to put their service request into the eRa'te process. Tess and I will follow-up directly with the customer. Sharon Combes~<<Farr 'Director of Marketing Ont 10 Im- From: Michel Guite Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 4:06 PM To: 'Marshall, Karen'; Sharon Combes~Farr; 'Justin Robinson' Cc: Diane Guit?; Tess Gauthier; Dan Lucier Subject: RE: Belevider Karen, Moments before your email Sharon sent an email-saying "Sam gave me 'and Tess a good overview of the capabilities and cost for microwave shots recently." - "Sharon, Tess, Dan, will you figure out how -to address this Belviclere school need'? Michel Guite President I I - Vermont National Telephone Co, Inc. :"ontel.com From: Marshall, Karen Sent: Tuesday, December-11, 2012 1:35 PM . To: Sharon Combes-Farr; Michel Guite; 'Justin Robinson' Cc: Diane Guit?; Tess Gauthier; Dan Lucier Subject: RE: Belevider Thisis question of WHEN can this be available to this address in Betvidere? It is a. local school, where they now conduct afterschool and senior programs. The students how attend school in Eden. They need a connection for these programs to take place, "ls there any means other than the fiber run 10 miles away to connect this site quickly to service? anything 3/it would likely be fine}. - Any realistic timeframe on connectivity would be appreciated. There are no other options currehtly outside of satellite) for this location. The__asl< is coming from Susan Bartlett, assistant on education to Thanks Karen L. Marshall, Chief. -Connect Vermont, 'Broadband and Mobile From: Sharon Combes--Farr Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 1:16 PM To: Michel Guite; 'Justin Robinson'; Marshall, Karen 'Cc: Diane Guit?; Tess Gauthier; Dan Lucier Subject: RE: Belevider Yes, we uhderstahd. Sam gave me and Tess a good overview of the capabilities and cost for microwave shots recently. - Sharon Combos-Farr Director of Marketing e0.e_e Co., Inc. ai: sroonte1.co1n From: Michel Guite Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 12:49 PM To: 'Justin Robinson'; Marshall, Karen Cc: Diane Guit?; Sharon Combes~Farr; Tess Gauthier; Dan Lucler Subject: RE: Belevider Guys, forget our backhaul is so robust, we have so much fiber, so much microwave, so much wireless bandwidth', thatwe can go anywhere. It is impossible to find a site where we say "oh we can't go there". Sharon will you please confirm this is understoo'd-by you, Tess, Dan'? frequency traders use wireless tech H'igh-frequency traders are turning to legacy microwave technologies forfaster communications By Josh Jackson, News Service 5 I - December 10, 2012 - in theworld of high--frequency trading, where being ahead of the competitiohnby a few milliseconds can mean profits worth mlillions of dollars, finance firms are increasingly looking to decades-old microwave technologies for a competitive edge. Such firms are finding that wireless microwave technology, despite being in use for more than trait a century, can deiiver data a few miliiseconds faster than fiber-optic cabie. As a resutt, the oncestagriant industry of microwave communications is fin'ding_itseif in an "arms race" among vendors of new competitive offerings, said Mike Persico, CEO oftinancial exchange-service provider Anova Technoiogies. /if you want to transport a little bit of data very fast, physics telis you that you have to go through air. Fiber is just not a good idea. itwiil slow you down," explained Stephens Ty co~t_ourxder of Quincy Data, which provides microwave services to financiai firms. Ty was one of a number of speakers who discussed the increasing use of microwave technoiogies at the Quant invest conference iast week in New York. For financial services firms, getting some piece of competitive a few milliseconds faster than their -competitors can be worth the cost of securing a faster link. Stock trades can take iess than a to execute. Microwave technologies have been in use for point~to--point- connections for decades by the military and by broadcast television stations. wireless microwave transmissions, which operate in the to part of the spectrum, require tins of site, though signais can be repeated along the route- A good signai such as between two mountaintops can travei as much as 300 kilometers, or around 186 miles. Microwave use has declined in the past few decades as fibenoptics communications has-been able to offer greater bandwidth. These days, the largest microwave link can offer oniy t50lVlt:sps, though work is being done to deveiop gigabit microwave technoiogies. One advantage microwave possesses, however, is speed ot'transrnission.- Electromagnetic. waves travei faster through air than through glass. Light, an electromagnetic wave, can travei at 300,000 kiiometers mites) per second in a vacuum, and hearty that quickiy through air. Light, however, can oniy travei at about 200,000 idiometers per second in even the ciearest gtass. High-frequency traders use 50-year-old wireless tech A I Highdrequency traders are turning to legacy microwave technologies forfaster communications By Joab Jackson, News Service December 10, 2012 in the world of high-frequency trading, where being ahead of the competition by a few can mean profits worth of doiiars, finance firms are increasingiy looking to decades--oid microwave technologies for a competitive edge. Such firms are finding that wireiess microwave technology, despite being in use for more than hair' a century, can deiiver data a few faster than fiber-optic cabie. As a result, the oncestagnarrt industry of microwave communications is finding itseif in an "arms race" among vendors of new competitive offerings, said Mike Persico, CEO of financiai exchange service provider Anova Technologies. I I "if you want to transport a little bit of data very fast, physics teils you that you have to go through air. Fiber is just not a good idea. it slow you down," expiained Stephane Ty co--founder of Quincy Data, which provides microwave services to financial firms. I Ty-was one ofa number of speakers who discussed the increasing use of microwave technologies at the Quant investconference last week in New York. - - For fznanciai services firms, getting some piece of competitive intelligence a few milliseconds faster than their competitors can be worth' the cost of securing a faster link. Stock trades can take less than a to execute. Microwave technoiogies have been.in use for point--to--point connections for decades by the mili.tary-and by broadcast television stations'. Point--to--point wireless microwave transmissions, which operate in the to part of the spectrum, require line of site. though signais can be repeated aiong the route. A good signal -- such as between two mountaintops 4- can travet as much as 300 kiiometers, or around 786 miles. 4 Microwave use has declined in the past few decades as fiber--o,otics commuoicalions has been able to offer greater These days, the largest microwave link can offer only 150l\/llaps, though work is being done to develop gigabit microwave technologies. One 'advantage microwave still possesses, however, is speed of transmission. Electromagnetic waves traveitfaster through air then "through an electromagnetic wave, can travel at 300,000 kilometers' (186000 miles) per second in a vacuum, and nearly that quickly through air. Light,' however, can only travel at about 200,000 kilometers per second in even the clearest glass. Michel Guite President ail lephone Co, Inc. nte1.con1 From: Justin Robinson Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 1:52 AM To: Marshall, Karen Cc: Diana Gult?; Mlchelfiuite; Sharon Combes--Farr Subject: Re: Belevider - Karen, We never got a chance 'to discuss this. Is there some way we carrhelp? Thanks, ustin I On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Marshall, Karen wrote: Yes will discuss at . - Sent from my iPhone On. Dec" 10-, 2012, at 11:02 AM, "Justin Robinson" wrote: 10+ miles away. Could wireless help? Justin On Dec'lO, 2012, at 9:46 AM, "Marshall, Karen" <[email protected]> wrote: Are you folks anywhere close to this address/ school in Belvedere with NTIA fiber? Please advise Karen L. Marshall Chief Connect Ve_rm0n_t, Broadband and Mobile us From: Bartlett, Susan Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 3:13 PM To: MarshaH,_Karen - Subject: RE: Belevider 3996 Vt Rt 109 From: Marshali, Karen- Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 9:02 PM To: Bartlett, Susan Subject: Re: Belevider Ck thanks- Sent from Karen's iPad please excuse any typos On Dec 6, 2012, at 8:10 PM, "Bartlett, Susan" <[email protected]> wrote: - They do after school stuff and want to expaad, butc.an'tu.ti1 they have high speed. No idea what the address is but wiil find out for you Sent frommy iPad On Dec 6, 2012, at 5:27 Karen" wrote: - I'll check. on availability. Do you know the school address? Are there students there at all during the day or has the building been transformed into more of a community center? 6 Sent from my iPhone On Dec 6, 2012, at 1:14 PM, "Bartlett, Susan" wrote: Karen can you see if you can help with this. problem. Belvidere is now covered by and Fair Point tho houses around the school have high speed now, the school does not, we need to get the line dropped into the school as soon as possible. Currently the elementary kids go to school in.-Waterville, so the school is used for seniors, after_.sch.oo1 . programs and such. The district' Wants to do more weekend and afterschool stuff, but needs the .. internet access to have it work. So what can we do to make it happen now, not in 9 months thanks Susan Karen From: . Sharon Cornbes-Farr [[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 8:17 PM To: Marshall, Karen - Subject: RE: Vtei WOW.Concerns .- Attachments: . image0O2.gif - Follow Up F-'flag: Foilowup Flag Status: Flagged The only thing for sure is changing 66M to Sam, unless Michel says otherwise. I would say give him until noon and then go for it- Your letter is fabulous!! we appreciate it. "Marshall, Karen" <[email protected]> wrote: Thanks, let me know on revised language. Karen L. Marshall -Chiet Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobile From: Sharon Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2812 6:35 PM To: Marshall, Karen; Michel Guite Cc: Dan Lucier' Subject: -RE: Vtel wow Concerns Karen, thanks For sending this and for drafting such a great letter. Michel has described the network this way in the past: "VTel wireless signal quality For wireless service near Fixed network locations will permit 5 in both up and down link with the potential for rates o-F 58 Mbps." (Karen, you mention 66 in your letter - Michel, would you like that changed" to 56 or _are you comfortable with 60?) .-And, as you know, we are obligatedto provide a combined 5Mpbs .5Mbps down 1 up) For the grants - so this has become our minimum level for service in areas covered by our various grants. It is our expectation that most customers will enjoy download speeds between 19Mbps--15Mpbs -- and, as already noted, many will enjoy even faster speeds. I will'. have Dan n?om my team scour the website to see where 'speciFica1ly is 'mentioned and make sure that is clarified. It could be related to the VTA grants were the obligation is to provide that as the minimum. Sharon Combes-Farr Director of Marketing _g_Telephone Co., Inc. . com<mailto 5 ha ronc*F@ve rmontel com> From: Marshall, Karen Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2812 6:19 PM 'To: Michel Guite; Sharon Combes-Farr Subject: 1=w: Vtel WOW Concerns HI Michel and Sharon, I am attaching a draft response to this email from a constituent in Putney. It would be sent from Connect VT. I am sending you way to assure accuracy of my statements with regard to the wow project. Please review, - - Thanks Karen L, Marshall Chief Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobile From: Roessle, Drusilla Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2812 8:33 AM To: Marshall, Karen Subject: _Fw: Vtel NON Concerns Karen, -Do you have any suggestions for how best to respond to this email regarding the Vtel proposal_ for the Putney area?- . Thank you 'Dru From: Burke, Ashley Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2612 8:25 AM To: -Roessle, Drusilla Subject: Fw: Vtel wow Concerns Hey Dru, i figured this would fall to you according to the new system. Thanksi Ashley Burke Office.of the Governor 169 State Street 95599 "Visit Goyernor.Shumlin's Online Resources: - I I From: Michael wilner Sent: Monday, December 18, 2812 11:12 PM To: Mike Mrowicki - Cc: Burke, Ashley; Sam Coleman Subject: Vtel wow Concerns Dear Mike, This email is being copied to Pete Shum1in's assistant, Ashley Burke, who was kind enough to call me last month about this issue, and to Vtel's representative, Sam Coleman, who I also spoken to. - - Vtel has not had any answers to the question of what their wow-internet service will actually provide in terms of speed of connection, download allowances or consumer costs. They claim they haven't made final decisions yet. I find this quite remarkable in as much as they were awarded a multi~mil1ion dollar grant under the Federal Recovery Act in 2618. Surely they _should have clearly stated the intended service that our tax dollars would help them provide? In lieu of any actual commitment as to what wow internet service will be, I can only quote their website which states that the expected upload and download speed for wow will be Obviously since this is wireless service this could and will likely be significantly slower in actual usage, depending on weather and other Factors. Our current service.provider, Hughesnet is ALWAYS slower (often 1X4 of the promised speed in'fact). For perspective, with a national average speed of 6.7 Mbps'across the nation,' the United States ranks only 12th in the world. In short, even at 6.7 Mops-(which is a third faster than wow is even promising) our connection speeds under wow here in VT, will be well below what world nations are providing and well below what the U.S., has on average. And "remember that 5Mbps is the PROMISED best likely speed For wow, which in reality will likely _be much slower due to internet traffic, weather, etc. worst of all, the speed demands of the internet are growing by the day. High-detinition video requires much higher speeds to run smoothly and the use of HD is burgeoning and will soon be the norm. In other words, is already too slow and will only prove to be more inadequate over a very short time period as the internet grows, along with bandwidth and download requirements. Vtel itself knows this which.is why their fiber optic service will provide speeds of up to 1,8B@Mbps. The wow service at 5Mbps is clearly totally inadequate. The other big issue with wow is the proposed download allowance. This service, as described on the Vtel website "will be based upon per month per wireless subscriber". This means a user can only download 1868 per month! The Vtel website then goes on to . describe this as generous because "Typical wireless data subscribers use less than 2 GB of 4 data per month." This statement is grossly misleading: typical wireless users are TELEPHONE users. Such smartphones users don't use 'wireless' to download that much data because of slow speeds and cost. Instead they use the 2GB a month allocated by their service providers (such at or Verizon) only when there is no Niti. Mostly they use wiFi to download majority ot their data and internet use. Simply put, when they are in their car or somewhere without witi, they might download email, or get directions-to a destination, but their real internet use is through hardwired, limitless internet via Fiber optic or hardwire at at Starbucks (over free wiFi) or at home (where they have hardwired internet), at school, and other public places with free hardwired witi, etc. No one can survive in today's world with_ _a 268 total limitation and to compare this sort ot use to what we really need in our homes and businesses here in Vermont is a joke. Even at 5 times this amount, the 19GB Vtel wow is proposing to provide is ridiculously limiting and will NOT meet the needs of a-home business, or personal use. To put this in perspective, here are some average internet uses and their hourly download consumption:- - Streaming audio roughly 68mb per hour a Streaming video approx 466mb an hour (not HD) - - Skype roughly 196MB per hour-For a single connection, conterence calls can use 59% more MB per hour. . watching a movie in low definition approx 768mb I . 'One High Definition (HD) movie approx. 2GB A little math to show the import of these numbers: 1868 is a month, or (divided by' 38) approximately 346MB a day. Therefore watching one online movie would use up-2 DAYS NORTH of the proposed allowance. watching one-HD Movie would use up 6 days worth of the allowance. "Skyping" For three hours would use up that entire day's allowance. Streaming a one hour of video (such as Vermont Public television coverage of the gubernatorial debate with Peter Shumlin) would use up more than a day's worth of download allowance. In short, 18GB a month is a ridiculously low download limit.. Moreover, the amount of bandwidth required to use todayfs internet is growing by the second. This means that as inadequate as the proposed 1868 limitations is now, it will be even more absurdly inadequate a year from now when the Vtel system comes online here in.Putney. Bottom line: ~If'Vtel is proposing to provide internet even assuming it actually Functions at that speed, it will be woefully slow compared to even the average internet speeds across the U.S. which in_fact ranks a pathetic 12th in the world. Conclusion: the proposed speed of ,the wireless service proposed by Vtel is TOO SLON. -Only hardwire can address the real need for speed. <<If Vtel is proposing to provide a download limitation of 1663, this will not allow' normal business or personal use of the internet. For home businesses there will be a profoundly non-competitive result. Conclusion: Vtel must provide download limitations at least the range of 58 G3 a month to allow it's users full use of the internet. Even at this size, given_the rise of HD and embedded downloadables on almost all websites these days, the .download limits will barely be viable into the near tuture. Cost: Vtel refused to even give me_a proposed range of cost for their service. It is frustrating to think that our tax dollars have been given to a company so that they can build _a grossly inadequate internet system, which they will then charge us to use. The cost of good quality, high--speed internet that is hardwired coming from phone companies, or a cable provider) is in the range of $28~$38 dollars a month (when unbundled from phone service and T.V. In these cases the average speed is much greater than Vtel proposes (6.7 on average across the U.S.) and usually has NO DOWNLOAD Even without knowing the cost structure Vtel will otter, it is going to be for non--competitive service. Given the. -relatively expensive cost of cellular service per GB of downloadable use, my educated guess . is Vtel wow will be expensive compared to hardwired internet and of dramatically lower .quality. Reliability: wireless reliability is much less robust than hardwire. .Neather, sunspots and .who knows what can dramatically atfect reception and speed., Anyone currently.using cellular or satellite service can attest to this liability. . Solution: Vermont MUST commit to hardwire the ENTIRE STATE-- whatever the cost. without superior, attordable, reliable high speed internet service, we cannot build business, or adequately engage in the opportunities and experiences available through the internet as people. Such limitations have profound implications For our state's economy, our citizen's well--being and even the value of real estate. who the heck would buy a house where there isn't REAL internet_in today's world?? Fairpoint, at the time they purchased our phone system, promised Fu11.internet coverage for the state. Pete Shumiin has since promised the same. The Vtel solution, as propose, is NOT internet-- it is cell phone coverage. To call it otherwise would be to call the Putney General Store, Macy's. Among other challenges to living without hardwired high speed -internet, my business is being dramatically harmed by my inability to video conference with the clients I serve throughout the U.S._and the world. My competitors can all video conference through such services as Skype. I am losing revenue and being hampered from growing my business. My experience is shared by many other Vermonters lacking real or any internet service. The proposed Vtel cellular coverage for my part of Putney will not begin to address our internet needs or the needs of the Vermonters it is supposed to cover. wireless is NOT the answer. we need HARDWIRE and need it fast. Finally, I currently pay $88 a month for-Hughesnet. The download limit, which is grossly inadequate, is actually greater than Vtel is proposing for its new service! Vtel promises to provide taster download speeds than Hughenetfs poor service, but this hardly addresses the issue of not being able to download anything with that faster service because ,.ot the proposed limitation of 1668! I am deeply disappointed and can't understand why we aren't hardwiring our state." whatever the cost, it is necessary to our tutures. Vermont should be leading the way in this regard. with our intelligent, creative, hardworking, educated citizenry, we could be attracting great-clean businesses and creating- our own in--state. we could leading the way in this important technology, and therefore growing our economy and the duality.of our citizens lives. This infrastructure is no longer a luxury, it is a basic to even doing business, a basic to being part of today's world as a human. Instead, we are being ottered backwards, inadequate, service that will curtail business and restrict our personal growth as well. And it will likely cost more than it's -worth. Such a deal!!' I live in Pete's hometown-- I can't imagine what Vermonters living in the boonies can hope for. . All best, Michael Michael Wilmer wilner Education ?19'west Hill Road Vermont 95346 Michael wilner, principal and Founder of wilner Education, is a member of The Princeton Review National College Counselor Advisory Board. The Advisory Board, composed of college counseling professionals from across the United States, provides regular input to The I Princeton Review for forthcoming publications and projects. Michael wilner is a Professional_Memoer of the Independent Educational Consultants Association and has provided college and private-secondary school admissions advice For over twenty years. wilner Education was-founded to provide strategic educational and admission guidance to students and.their Families. Nilner Education takes great pride in leading_great students to great futures. Marahail, Karen From: Michel Guite Sent: Wednesday, December 'l2, 2012 4:24 PM To: . 'Capone, Patrick (Patrick)'; Justin M. Robinson; Diane Guite; Dave Burstein . Marshall, Karen .. Cc: Danneht, Matt (Matt); Leo, Thomas (Thomas); Sherwood, Danie: (Daniel); Diane Guite Subject' RE: Wet and Aotiontek - - Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Ftagged Thanks Patrick. am also here irttrodnucing you to my daughter Diane Guite, who joined \/Tel last I week from Goldman Sachs. In the eventthere is any Alcatel presentation of global technology leadership you recommend, Diane is a good candidate to attend-. Michel Guite President . - Ve aal ephono Co, Inc. I ,quionto1.oom' From: Ca-pone, Patrick (Vatrick) Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 4:08 PM To: Michel Guite; Justin M. Robinson; Diane Guit?; Dave Burstein 'Marshalt, Karen' Cc: Dannehl, Matt (Matt); Leo, Thomas (Thomas); Sherwood, Daniel (Danie!) Subject: and Actiontek Michel, Let me touch base with Matt Dannehl and get you an answer. Patrick From: Michel Guite Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 4:06 PM To: Capone, Patrick (Patrick); Justin M. Robinson; Diane Guit?; Dave Burstein 'Marshall, Karen" Cc: Dannehl, Matt (Matt); Leo, Thomas (Thomas) Subject: RE: We! and Actiontek How soon can we get 1,000 of these? _Miche1 Guite President - ermoational Te1ephone_Co, Inc. onte1.coro Front: Capone, Patrick (Patrick) Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 3:33 PM - To: Michei Guite; Justin M. Robinson Diane Guit?; Dave Borstein 'Marshali, Karen' Cc: Dannehl, Matt (Matt); Leo, Thomas (Thomas) Subject: RE: VTel and Actiontek ichel, Our team has been discussing Actiontek with Justin on weekly IPTV calis. It is one of the items that we have been tracking as the project moves forward. Patrick - From: Michei Guite Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 3:29 PM . Tot Justin M. Robinson; Diane Guit?; Dave Burstein 'Marshall, Karen' Cc: Capone, Patrick (Patrick) Subject: \/Tel and Actiontek Justin, Patrick, Seemingly excellent news from Actioritek. As some on this email list kriow, made a desperation calls yesterday to Dean Chang who is Actiontek's CEO, and Terry Shobert their VP Business Development, and we -got back 100% responsive calls from all. (A prayer: Dear Lord, make Apple be as responsive letting us buy their iPh_ones.) They say they want to work with us, have no exclusive tie with Google, but are worried because their GigE modem integrated with Microsoft Mediaroom is complex, needs tweaking, and they don't want to be responding .to many smaller Telco's trying to use-. They advise that Alecatel is their spokesperson for our tier of smaller Telco's, advise we buy through Alcatel, and that we form a group with other smaller Telco's such as Bristol Valley Telephone and Alcatel . They say 'Matt Domehl at Alcatel . is the focus, we need severai weeks in the Alcatel queue, but we should be ideally positioned to get in the queue. Does this help? 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Vermont Telephone Company, Inc. reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances pefinified by appiicable iaw, to retain, monitor and intercept e-maii messages to and from its systems. . Wiershaii, Karen From: - Marshall, Karen - Sent: - Wednesday, December 2012 4:50 PM . To: 'Sharon Combes-Farr' Cc: Michel Guite . . Subject: FW: Recent Award to \/Tel Wireless press release draft Attachments: Ceil Service Expansion in Four Vermont Counties redline marshahdoox; 'Cell Service Expansion in Four Vermont Counties with revisions Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: 'Hi Folks, Attached are a red line and revision version ot a draft press release regarding this $5 million cellular award to VTEL from VTA. . Please review, and add your input. The quote for Michel is only draft form, as some possible language. A key question to be answered: mention or no mention ot Roaming agreements with specific providers? I am recalling that there has been no release of this information by carriers to this point. we could make this statement blind to a_specitic carrier it need be. If yes, we should.coordinate a carrier statement or even a separate press release by the carrier stating how this is groundbreaking, etc. I am working on whether to host a press event,_this $5 million is deFinitely'big news. 'Karen L. Marshall Chief Connect_Vermont, Broadband and Mobile '[email protected] --~~--Original Message--~-e From: Marshall, Karen Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2612 4:31 PM To: Thompson, Caro; Allen, Susan - '-Subject: RE: Recent VTA Award to VTel wireless HI All, Attached are a redline and revised version, with possible quotes. I have written GPS, added KM,'and a possible Guite comment For VTEL to consider. _Once shaped up on our end please add significant corridor info/ routes, Caro) we will ship" to VTEL Sharon combs Farr, Michel Guite) for input and approval. I am not certain what the thought line on ATT Mobile announcemeht would be. Need VTEL input there. Karen L. Marshall Chief Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobile From: Thompson, Caro -Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2812 To: Allen, Susan Cc: Marshal1,.Karen Subject: Recent VTA Award to VTel wireless Hi Sosan, Here's the latest, for your perusal and Comments. Thanks! Caro Caro Thompson Broadband Outreach Coordinator yehmoo?_Telecommunications Authority 169 State Street, Suite 342 Montpelier; VT Marshall, Karen From: Marshall, Karen Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 5:33 PM To: 'Mike ll/irowicki' Cc: Burke, Ashley; Roessle, Drusilla; Sam Colemari; M-iche_l Guite Subject: FW: Vtel WOW Concerns Attachments: - Michael Wiiner 12 'i2 2(3i2.pdf Follow Up Flag: Foilow up Flag "Status: Flagged -Dear Mr. Wilner, - Thank you for contacting the Governors office with a copy of your concerns regarding the WOW network. -Your comments are well -informed about broadband speeds and mobility. You have spent considerable time on task in the understanding of our wired and wireless world, and we appreciate your interest in technology and how it can drive economic success for rural states iike ours. Vermont Telephone is in the midst of building the largest scale broadband' network in a singie jurisdiction in America,-with grant funding from the Utilities Service and a significant investment of its own private capital, This project has been noted as one of the top 5 wireless networks in development across the globe because of its scope and ability to deploy the most advanced, leading edge-technology. \/Tel _has selected Ericsson as their technology partner, the global technology leader in wireless equipment design and manufacture. We are fortunate to have it rolling out across our hills and valleys. The predictions of threshold network speeds and performance are based on engineering and design, and not the as built and demonstrated fuii capabilities of-the WOW LTE network. We will only fully experience speed and capacity as the network gets buiit through the end of 2013. While we understand. that this may give some reason for concern, we believe it wiil be best to experience the network to truly understand the service and quality level that are possible for Vermonters. i can share abrief window to the future where i attended a speed test within the past month, the WOW network demonstrated speeds greater than 50 download and 'i0_ upload. While these by no means represent a customer ioaded system, they do track with major metro area LTE deployments by national wireiess carrier - You have made several good points in your comments and some that may need clarification.' is The WOW network is in fact wireless>> utilizing the airwaves to deliver data and voice connectivity, like our cell carriers. it wili indeed offer true internet connectivity- the receive and send data from and__to_ the World Wide Web. With IP based technology, V'i'el will offer a suite of communications services with WOW. a With regard to reliability," wireless and wire line technoiogies each offer unique chfaracteri-stics of propagation. The robustness of either type of network is a function of the backhaulcapacity. We are fortunate that VTel's installations will dominantly be served by fiber backhaui, removing a major limiting speed and capacity factor of all networks. it is being built at a robustness level that may in fact take" time for Vermonters to catch up to. a At this time, we cannot -postulate on service for individual Vermonters. As all-"global trends are revealing~ data consumption- mobile or fixed~_ is doubling on an -annual basis. -Consumers are choosing mobility versus fixed services, We seek our connections everywhere, at any time. VTei did make commitments to offering low cost bandwidth as a part of its RUS application. However, as with many data and voice services today, consumers have individual consumption patterns based on their needs and habits. As long as there is a deep, robust network that can supportmultiple users we-will be provisioned well as a state with options that serve the needs of all Vermonters. - 0 \/Tel has done an admirable job of reiaying basic WOW network information on their website. During development and deployment, it may not be realistic to forecast or promise speeds and offerings 1 that cannot be defined at this Speeds and -data alloxivances may be best understood in the . coming months as the company begins to launch service. The section of the website does address many areas," of which 1 found. this section interesting regarding -LTE: What is LT and what does it do for me? -- LTE, or Long Term'Evolu'2'ion, is the global standard' for the fourth generation of mobile networks MG) supported lay all major players in the industry. LTE ofiers the capacity and the speed to handle a rapid increase in data traflic. According to latest market data irafiic report, there will lie 5 billion mobile broadband subscriptions in 2017. 50% of the world 's population will have LTE coverage 2017. Currently, 89 LTE "operators have launched commercial services, 9 of these are LT DD deployments and the rest is 280 operators have publicly committed to the technology across 90 d.*fferent' countries with a large number 0} LT trials currently in operation. Today, 455 "million people have access to commercial LTE rnetworlcs: (Data fiom GSA July, 2012 and Ericsson internal) - LT Services will enhance your I/Tel _co_nn__ection in_th_e_fo_ll_owing areas.' 3 the 2010 with 'tlzeoretie'lil'pelili up' zsoapgsz' Simplicity - LT supports flexible carrier bandwidths, from I. up to LTE also supports frequency division I duplexing (FDD) and time division duplexing (TDD). Latency he user plane latency achieved in LTE is less than in existing technologies providing a direct service. advantage for highly immersive and interactive application environments, such as multiplayer gaming -and rich multimedia communications. Wide range of terminals In "addition to HLTE dongles and mobile "phones, many computer and consumer electronic devices, such as ultra--portal3les, gaming devices. and cameras, will incorporate embedded LT modules. wireless data technology holds promise for connectivity for rural areas across the globe, because of its technology and cost to deploy, and is in fact being -built in Vermont one wired backbone offiber for backhaul. We do moi conclude that this will be an -inadequate network for Vermonters. Rather, the opposite. The WOW network may provide the lifeblood of connectivity for education, health' care and economic advancement in both isolated and urban areas of Vermont. Al the statewide telecommunications planning level, we are developing strategies for investments 'that will answer our need for speed into the future; - Thank you for sharing your comments and.concerns. I hope that you will continue to follow the development of the network as it rolls into Puthey and surrounding towns; Sincerely, Karen L. Marshall Chief Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobile From: Michael Wilner Fmalltozwoodhousfibsover.net] Sent: -Monday, December 10, 2012 11:12 PM To: Mike Mrowicki Cc: Burke, Ashley; Sam Coleman Subject: Vtel -Concerns Dear Mike, This email is being copied to Pete Shumliirs assistant, Ashley Burke, who was kind enough to call me last month about this issue, and to Vte1's representative, Sam Colernan, who I also wwmm. - Vtel has not had any answers to the questionfof-what their WOW-internet service will actually provide in terms of speed of connection, download allowances or consumer costs. They claim they haven't made final decisions yet. I find this quite remarkable in as much as they were awarded a multi-rnillion dollar grant under the Federal Recovery Act in'20l0. Surely they should have clearly stated the intended service that our tax dollars would help them provide? In lieu of any actual commitment as to what WOW internet service will be, I can only quote their website which states thatthe expectedupload and download speed for WOW will be 5Mbps. Obviously since this is wireless service this could and will likely be significantly slower in actual usage, depending on weather and other factors. Our current service provider, I-Iughesnet is ALWAYS slower (often 1/4 of the prornised speed in fact). I For perspective, -with a national average speed of 6.7. across the nation, the United States ranks only 12th in the-world. In short, 'even at 6.7 (which is a third faster than WOW is even prom.ising_) our connection speeds under WOW here in VT, will be weil "below what world nations are providing and well below what. the U.-S., has on average. And rerneinber that 5Mbps is the PROMISED best likely speed for WOW, which in reality will likely be much slower due to internet traffic, weather, 'etc. Worst of all, the speed internet are growing by the day. I-Iigh definition video requires much higher speedsto run smoothly and the use of HD is burgeoning and will soon be the norm. In other words, is already too slow and will only prove to be more -inadequate over a very short time period as the internet grows, along with bandwidth and download requirements. Vtel itself knows this which is why their fiber optic service will provide-speeds of-up to l,000Mbps. The WOW service at 5l\/Ibps is clearly totally inadequate. i The other big issue wi-thWOW is the proposed allowance. This service, as described on the Vtel website "will be based upon 10 GB per monthper wireless subscriber". This means a user can-only download 10GB per month! The Vtel website then goes on to describe this as generous because "Typical wireless data subscribers use less' than 2 GB of data per rnonth." This statement is grossly misleading: typical wireless users are TELEPHONE users. Such srnartphones users don't use 'wireless' to download that much data because of slow speeds andcost. Instead they use the 2GB a month allocated by their service providers (such at or Verizon) only when there is no Wifi. Mostly they use WiFi to download majority of their dataand internet use. when they are in their car or somewhere without Witi, they might download email, or get directions to a their real internet use is 3 through hardwired, limitless internetvia fiber optic or hard-wire at at Starbucks (over free WiFi) or at home (where they have hardwired -internet), at school, and other public places with free hardwired Wifi, etc. No one can survive in today's world. with a 2GB_total lirnitation and to compare this sort of use to what we really need in our homes and businesses here in Vermont is a joke. Even at 5 times this amount, the 10GB Vtel -WOW is proposing to provide is ridiculously limiting and will NOT meet the needs of a home business, or personal use. To put this in perspecti.ve, here are some average internet uses and their hourly download consumption: Streaming audio roughly 60rnb per hour Streaming video 3 -approx" 400rnb an hour (not HD) Skype roughly per hour for a single connection, conference calls can use 50% more MB per hour. I - Watching a movie in low definition approx 700mb - One High Definition rnovie 2 approx. 2GB A little math to show the import of these numbers: 10GB is a month, or (divided by 30) approximately 340MB a day. Therefore watching one LOW RESOLUTION online movie would use up 2 DAYS WORTH of the proposed allowance. Watching ED Movie would use up 6 days worth of the allowance. "Skyping" for three hours would use up. that entire day's allowance. Streaming a one hour of video (such as Vermont Public television coverage of the gubernatorial debate with Peter' Shurnlin) would use-up more than a day's worth - of download allowance. In short, 10GB a rnonthis a ridiculously low download. limit. .1\/loreover, the amount of bandwidth required to use today's internet is growing by the second. . This means that as inadequate as the proposed 10GB limitations is now, it will be even more absurdly inadequate a year from now when the Vtel system comes online here i_n Putney; Bottom line: -If Vtel is proposing -to provide internet at 5l\/lbps, even assuming it actually functions at that speed, it will be woefully slow compared to eventhe average internetspeeds across the US. which in fact ranks a pathetic 12th in the world. Conclusion: the proposed speed of the wireless service proposed by Vtel. is TOO SLOW. -Only hardwire can address the real need for speed. - - - -If Vtel is proposing to provide a download lin'1itation- of 10GB, this will not allow - normal business or personal. use of the internet. For borne businesses there will be a profoundly non-cornpetitive result. Conclusion: Vtel must provide download limitations at least the range of '50 GB a month to allow it's users full use of the internet. Even at this size, given the rise of HD and embedded downloadables on almost all websites these days, the dowrdoad limits will barely be viable into the near 'future. - . I 4 Cost: Vtel refusedto even give meta proposed range of cost for their service. ltis frustrating to think that our tax dollars have been given to a company so that they can build a grossly inadequate internet system, which they will then charge us to use. The cost of good quality, high- . speed internet that is hardwired (is. coming from phone companies, or a cable provider) is in the range of $20-$30 dollars a month (when unbundled from phone service and TV. In these cases the average speed is rnuchagreaterl than Vtel proposes (6.7 on average across the US.) i and usually has NO DOWNLOAD Ii! Even without I I knowing the cost structure Vtel will offer, it is going to be for non- it competitive service. Given the relatively expensive cost of cellular serviceper GB of downloadable use, my educated guess is Vtel WOW will be expensive compared to hardwired internetand of draniatically lower quality. i Reli'abili_ty: Wireless reliability is much less robust than hardwire. Weather, sunspots and who I knows what can drarr1ati_ca1ly affect reception and speed. Anyone currently using cellular or satellite-service can attest to this liability." - . Solutioni Vermont MUST commit tohardwire the ENTIRE STATE- whatever the cost. Without superior, affordabl.e, reliable high speed internet service, we cannot build business, or -adequately engag.e in the opportunities and experiences available through the internet as people. Such -1irnitati_ons have profound implications for our state's-econorny, our citizen's well-being and even the value of real estate. Who the heck would buy a house where there isn't REAL . internet in today's world'?'? Fairpoint, at the time they purchased. our phone system, promised full internet coverage for the state. Pete Shunilin has since promised the same. The Vtel solution, as propose, is NOT internet- it is cellphone coverage. To call it otherwise' would be to call the Putney General Store, Macy's. Among other challenges to living without hardwired high speed internet, my business is being. dramatically harmed by my inability to video conference with the clients I serve throughout the U.S. and the world. My competitors can all video conference through such services as Skype. I am losing revenue and being hampered from growing my business. My experience is shared by many other Vermonters lacking real or a:n_y internet service. The proposed Vtel cellular coverage for my part of Putney will notbegin to address ourinternet needs or the needs of the Vermonters it is supposed to cover. -Wireless is NOT the answer. We need HARDWIRE and need it fast. - currently pay $80 a month for Hughesnet. The download limit, which is grossly inadequate, is actually greater than Vtel is proposing for its newservicel Vtel promises to provide faster download speeds than Hugheneifs poor service, but this hardly addresses the issue of not being able to download anything with that faster service because of theproposed limitation of 1 am deeply disappointed and can't understand why we aren't hardwiring our state. Whatever the cost, it is necessary to our i futures. i Verrnont should be leading the way in this regard With our intelligent, creatiVe,hardworl<ing, educated citizemy, we could be attracting great clean businesses and creating our own in;-state. We could leading the way in this important technology, and therefore growing our economy and the quality of our citizens lives. This infrastructure is no longer a luxury, it is a basic to evendoing business, a basic to being part of today's world as a human. Instead, we are being offered backwards, inadequate, service that will curtail business andrestrict our personal growth as well. And it will likely cost more than it's worth. Sucha i i i I live in Pete's hometown- I can't imagine What Vermonters living in the boonies can hope for. A11 chest, Michael Michael Wilner -Wither Education 719 West. Road a 4 Michael Wilmer, principal and founder of Wilner Education, is a member of The Princeton Review National Coilege Counselor Advisory Board. The Advisory Board, composed of college counseiing professionals from across' the United States, provides reguiar input to The Princeton Review for forthcoming publications and projects. Michael Wiiner is a Professionai-Member-of the Independent Educationaf Consultants association and has provided coliege and private secondary school -admissions advice for over twenty years. Wilner Education was founded to provide strategic educational and admission guidance to students and their families. Wiiner Education takes great pride in leading great students to great futures. . com snmom-' Mersheli, Karen From: Michel Guite [[email protected]] Sent: - Wednesday, December 12, 2012 11:06 PM To: Justin M. Robinson; Jeremiah Miilay . Cc: Dennehi, Matt (Matt); Capone, Patrick (Patrick); Diane Guite; Dave Burstein . - Marshall, Karen; Leo, Thomas (Thoroas); Sherwood, Danie! - (Danie?) - Subject: Re: We! and Aotiontek Follow Up Flag: Fofiow up Flag Status: . Fiagged I hear Google's Actionte?<' deliver 986 Meg. Sent via Blac?<Berry by From: "Justin M. Robinson" <[email protected]? Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2812 62:14:57 +6669 . To: Michel Jeremiah Cc: Dannehl, Matt Capone, Patrick Dave Burstein Marshall, Leo, Thomas Sherwood, Daniel Subject: Re: VTel and Actiontek Some additional tuning gotus up to just over 766mbps. I would 'like to know if has a newer model with a more robust chip, but "/'eembps is darn close to the max of true throughput the network can support. -LJIJ For the non-techies, you won't ever get leaambps out oi: a gige. 99% is like" best you could hope for. Overheads, retransmission, etc all eat into the effective throughput. On Dec 12, 2612, at 7:43 PM, "Michel Guite" <mguite@ver>montel . comonailto mguite@verrnonte1 . com>> wrote: Sounds excellent. Important to understand prices, but I presume these are within what we- would use asour standard for all 13,688 GigE homes and customers? Michel Goite President Vermot Naional Telephone Co, Inc. ?3Mail: From: Dannehl, Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2612 6:58 PM -- To: Capone, Patrick (Patrick); Michel Guite; Justin M. Robinson; Diane Guit?; Dave Burstein 'Marshall, Karen' Cc: Leo, Thomas (Thomas); Sherwood, Daniel (Daniel) Subject: RE: VTel and Actiontek Michel, I need to close on two issues to be able to work on lead times. 1) I we are very close to finalizing the standard configuration for the AT gateway with the work we are doing at Bristol. 2) I need to coordinate with our_team-and your team on the test units that we have on- site at Vermont Tel and coordinate support from AT to resolve any issues that may exist in the initial_testing. - The standard lead time is usually 12 weeks, but I am working with AT to see what quantities and how fast can we get them once I close on the issues above. ALU and AT are also working together to formalize a support strategy for this market space that complements each companyfs I will be working that in parallel and it should not impact lead times for the units. I should have answers to the open.issues in time for the meetings that are scheduled next week on site. - Patrick My email will kick back with a vacation notice, but I will be staying active on this project and feel free to call me it I haveh't responded in a timely manner to email Thanks, Matt MATT DANNEHL ALCATEL-LUCENT - DIRECTOR -- BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT This message and any attachments are intended only_for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of.the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, notify the sender immediately by return email and delete the message and any attachments from your system. From: Capone, Patrick (Patrick) Sent: wednesday, December 12, 2812 3:88 PM To: Michel Guite; Justin M. Robinson; Diane Guit?; Dave Burstein 'Marshall, Karen' Cc: Dannehl, Matt (Matt); Leo, Thomas (Thomas); Sherwood, Daniel (Daniel) Subject: RE: VTel and Actiontek i . Michel, Let me touch base with Matt Dannehl and get you an answer. Patrick From: Michel Guite Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2612 4:66 PM To: Capone, Patrick (Patrick); Justin M. Robinson; Diane Suite; Dave Burstein 'Marshall, Karen' Cc: Dannehl, Matt (Matt); Leo, Thomas (Thomas)_ Subject: RE: and Actiontek How soon can we get 1,666 of these?_ Michel Guite President Vermont National Telephone-Co, Inc. -Phone: 862 885~7666 Mobile': 914 572-7664 ., E~Mail: From: Capone, Patrick (Patrick) Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2612 3:33 PM To: Michel Guite; Justin M. Robinson; Diane Guit?; Dave Bursteio 'Marshall, Karen' Cc: Dannehl, Matt (Matt); Leo, Thomas (Thomas) Subject: RE: VTel and Actiontek_ Michel, Our team has been discussihg Actiontek with Justin on weekly IPTV calls. It is one 0% the items that we have been tracking as the project moves forward. Patrick From: Michel Guite Sent: wedhesday, December 12, 2612 3:29 PM To: Justin M. Robinson; Diane Guit?; Dave Burstein 'Marshall, Karen' Cc: Capone,-Patrick (Patrick) Subject: and Actiohtek- Justin, Patrick, Seemingly excellent news from Actiontek. As some on this.email list know, I made a desperation calls yesterday to Dean Chang who is Actiontekfs CEO, and Terry Shobert.their VP \They.say'Matt Donnehl at Alcatel Business Development, and we got back 166% responsive calls from all. (A prayer: Dear Lord, make Apple be as responsive letting us buy their iPhones.) They_say they want to work with us, have no exclusive tie with Google, but are worried because their GigE modem integrated with Microsoft Mediaroom is complex, needs tweaking, and they don't-want to be responding to.many smaller Telco's trying to use. They_advise that Alacatel is their spokesperson for our tier of smaller Te1co's, advise we buy through Alcatel, and that we form a groop with other smaller Telco's such as Bristol Valley Telephone.' and Alcatel . - is the focus, we need several weeks in the Alcatel queue, but he": aaid 5e'i:aa ly positioned to get in the queue. I Does this help? . Michel Guite President . Vermont National Telephone Co, Inc. 354 River Street Springfield, VT 85156 Important Notice - . This e~mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. It 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'notity 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 accurately replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge 0% 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. Marshall, Karen From: Groschner, Holly Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 7:36 AM - To: Michel Gu-ite; [email protected]; 'Will Dodge'; Marshall, Karen; Campbell, Chris; Sam . Coleman Cc: Diane Guite; Ddtoher, 'Daniel Subject: RE: Bennington Beacon Follow"U'p Flag: Follow up 'Flag 'Status:'- . . Flagged Thanks Michel, this is c'ertainly"a. help, but it sounds as though it is a bit short of a title report? in the meantime, I have heard from AOT that it wants to ensure that it has the right to enter into agreements for additional uses before proceeding. Are you planning on acquiring a title report and proceeding to negotiate with the party that holds record title? if you do, we should discuss the role of ACT in that process. Thanks. i Holly Groschner General Counsel comm Linications Authority [email protected] From: Michel Guite Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 4:54 PM To: Groschner, Holly; 'Will Dodge'; Marshall, Karen; Campbeli,'Chris,: Sam Coleman Cc: Diane Guit? . Subject: Beacon, Here is what have leamed today about the underlying ownership of the Bennington airport 'tower. lt doesn't seem too hard" to fix. . The summit 100' 100' tower site, and land 1/3 up hill for tower, was once Fillmore Farms owned by the Holden family. The Holden's entered leaseswith Better TV, and then Ade|phia's affiliate Dorellenio to lease tower space to the Agenoyaof Transportation. The summit lease seemingly expired in-1999, and the lease for the space 1/3 way up the mountain expired in 1995. - . Meanwhile the Holden's tried to subdivide the entire mountainside, and met opposition. Somewhere in this drama Southern Vermont College seems to have bought 250 acres of the land, and with Vermont Land Trust and Mount Anthony Preservation Society entered various overlapping agreements, and seemingly forgot about the underlying leas_es. Southern Vermont Colleges acting president Jim Beclfiwit istryi-ng tonconfirrn if he lt appears he d0e3- Meanwhile Hank M0395 (can and W3 Wife (WW9 are very active in Mount Anthony Preservation Society and Mrs. Moses says she and have been trying to untangle this with the State of Vermont for years. Meanwhile the Holden family heirs have heard we are interested, and are running around trying to become intermediaries, seeking a way to get their hands on the lease. Meanwhile the town tax authorities show the summit owned by Mount Anthony Preservation Society. and Sen (Gen Welcome to Vermont! I Michel Guite. til 5156 President Vermont National Telephone Co, Inc. 354 River Street itontelcotn important Notice This e-mail may contain information that is confidentiai, privileged or otherwise protected from dtsciosurs. if you are not an intended recipient of this surnait, donut dupticate or redistribute it by any means. Piease 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 e-mail. - E-rnaii messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately repiicated 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 -comfortabie with the risks associated with e~maii messages, you may decide-not to use e-mail to communicate with Vermont Teiephone Company, inc. . Vermont Telephone Company, inc. reserves the right. to the extent and under circumstances permitted by appiicabie law, to retain, monitor and intercept e-rnaii messages to and from its systems. . Mat'-shall, Karen From: Marshall, Karen Sent: Thursday, December 20.12 4:19 PM To: "Sharon Combes--Farr' Cc: 'Michel Guite" Subject: FW: Google Alert - Vermont Telecommunica-tions Authority Foliow Up Fiag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged ithihk this isa positive story. The town is very sensitive to its guidelines>> some in favor, some totally opposed and just wanting service. it will be interesting to see to what degree the tower structure can conform. Karen L. Marshall Chief Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobile From: Thompson, Caro Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 3:56 PM To: Marshall,' Karen; Campbell, Chris- Subject: FW: Google Alert - Vermont Tetecommunications Authority This article talks about a VTA award to with reference to coverage in Newfane. _-Caro Caro Thompson Broadband Outreach Coordinator Vermont Teiecommuniczations Authority From: Google Alerts Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 3:44 PM To: Thompson, Caro Subject: Google Alert -- Vermont Telecommunications Authority News - I new result for Vermont Telecommutxications Authority Another "cell tower proposed for Newfane Brattleboro Reformer _"Newfane is one of the oommunities covered by a grant awarded to V'1"el by the Vermont Telecommunications Authority to extend our federal broadband - Tip: Use quotes ("iike thielawaround a set of words in your query tomatoh them exactly. more. Marshall, Karen From: Marshall, Karen Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 5:39 PM To: - Subject: RE: Recent VTA Award to We! Wireiess-- press release-draft Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Sure, ring my cell 343 3746. Karen L._Marshall Chief Connect Vermont; Broadband and Mobile --~--~--Original From: Sharon Sent: Thursday, December_13, 2612 5:39 PM To: Marshall, Karen Subject: RE: Recent VTA Award to VTel:wireless-- press release draft Sorry about the delay. Hey are you available for a quick call? Sharon Combes~Farr Director of Marketing E~Mail: [email protected] . From: Marshall, Karen Sent: Thursday, December 33, man 5:21 PM . To: Sharon Combes--Farr Subject: RE: Recent VTA Award to VTel wireless-- press release draft Many thanks:) will make changes Karen L. Marshall Chief Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobile l"dj [email protected] From: Sharon Combes--Farr Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2612 5:16 PM To: Marshall, Karen Diane Guit? - "Subject: RE: Recent VTA Award to wireless-- press release draft Importance: High - . - Karen, have 24 hours really passed since you sent this draft release? My apologies. -Attached is your red lined version with-my comments added. Michel, I assumed we would not be able to mention Mobile by.name. (If we want_to, I will reach out to their PR dept's first thing in the morning for approvals). I think that mentioning carriers by name might~ also create back--lash from consumers who have cellular service with other carriers, Regards, Sharon Combes~Farr -Director of Marketing seem Co>> Inc- E--Mail: [email protected] From: Marshall, Karen Sent: Wednesday,-December 12, 2612 4:58 PM To: Sharon Combes--Farr Cc: Michel Guite - Subject: Fw: Recent VTA Award_to VTel wireless-- press release draft Hi folks, Attached are a red line and revision version of'a draft press release regarding this $5 .million cellular award to VTEL from VTA. Please.review, and add your'input.' . - The quote for Michel is only draft form, as some possible language. A key question to be answered: mention or no mention of Roaming agreements with specific providers? I am recalling.that there has been no release of this information by carriers to this point. we could make this statement blind to a specific carrier if need be. If yes, we should coordinate a carrier statement or even a separate press release by the carrier stating how this is groundbreaking, etc. . I am working on whether to host a press event, this $5 million is-definitely big news. Karen L. Marshall Chief Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobile . [email protected] From: Marshall, Karen' . Sent: wednesday, December 12, 2612 4:31 PM To: Thompson, Caro; Allen, Susan . . . Subject: RE: Recent VTA Award to VTel wireless" i HI All, Attached are a redline and revised version, with possible quotes. I have written GPS, added KM, and a possible Guite comment for VTEL to consider. Once shaped up on our end please add significant corridor info/ routes, Caro) we will ship to VTEL Sharon combs Farr, Michel Guite).for input and approval. I am not certain what the thought line on ATT Mobile announcement would be. Need VTEL input there. Karen L._Marsha1l Chief Connect Vermoot, Broadband and Mobile Message--w--~-- From: Thompson, Caro - . Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2912 16:31 AM To: Allen, Susan Cc: Marshall, Karen Subject: Recent VTA Award to wireless' Hi Susan, 'Here's the-latest, for your perusal and comments. Thanks: Caro Caro Thompson Broadband.Outreach Coordinator Authority 168 State street, Suite 342 Montpelier, VT 85626-3285 Ma-rshaii, Karen From: Qroschner, Holiy Sent: . .- Thursday, December 13, 2012 5:40 PM To: - Campbeil,_Chris; Marshail, Karen Subject: FW: Bennington . Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Fiagged ACT is not wilting to pursue this. They may wind up as. lVlichel's tenants, but -better for him to run this to ground. down to 2 leases with \'/Tel (not including Bethel). We have no signed documents back. From: Michel Goite Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 1:18 PM To: Groschner, Holly; Maiko, David Subject: Bennington Holly, Dave, My guess is that at 'the end of the day' it will be easier to get the airport beacon' lease renewed to VTA than to VTel, because presumably the state has some authority to condemn the site of an airport beacon. Am trying to speak to Rob Woolrnington, who apparently represents-the Mt. Anthony Preservation Society. i would love for VTel to step into replace Better TV as lessor, leasing to DOT for but don": see it as very likely. Will let you know as soon as I know anything further. Michel Guite President Vermont National Telephone Co, Inc. 354 River Street __fie1d, VT 05156 Man I Ii onte1.com 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 email, do not dupiicate 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 e-mail. E~maii 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 knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. If you are not comfortable with the risks associated with email 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 law, to retain, monitor and intercept e?maii messages to and from its systems. Marshall, Karen From: Marshall, Karen . Sent: Friday, December 14,- 2012 1:27 PM To: Michel Guite 'Subject: . Re-: Sites Follow Up Flag: Foliow up Fiag Status: Fiagged Yes absolutely. And a car full if children sounds totally tuni Sent from my iPhooe On Dec at 1:24 PM, "Michel Guite" <[email protected]> wrote: Am running around with car tull of children uatil about 5.36. Can I call you then?' Michel Guite President Vermont National Telephone Co, Inc. 354 River Street Springfield, VT @5156 Impohfant Notice" - This e--mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise.protected .trom 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 of information in this e--mail. E~mail 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. It 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: Marshall, Karen [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, December 14, 2812 To: Michel Guite Subject: Re: Sites Thank you - Do you have time to connect atter 3p? Sent from my iPhone - On Dec 14, 2812, at 1:11 PM, "Miche1.Guite5 <[email protected]> wrote: Here is list with this morning's pole adds and_Diane and'Sam's adds of-fiber builds last night. Michel Guite President - Vermont National Telephone Co, Inc. 354 River Street - >?H?gringFie1d, VT 65156 Important_Notice 2 This ewmail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an inteended 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. lJnintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis ot information in this e~mail. E--mail messages may.contain computer viruses car other detects, 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 comtortabie 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. wireless Sites December 15 2B12.x1s> Marshall, Karen Flag Status: Flagged From: Marshall, Karen Sent: . Wednesday, December 19, 2012 4:10 PM To: Rouelie, Guy; Groschner,-Holly" Cc: Butcher, Der2i.el;.Tapper, Guy; Malko, David Subject: Mt. Anthony airport beacon Follow Up Flag: Follow up Eventually, VTEL could indicate what maintenance responsibilities are, with guidance on requirements from VTRANS Karen L. Marshall, Chief' Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobile From: Rouelle, Guy _sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 11:36 AM- To: Groschner, Holly Cc: Dutcher, Daniel; Tapper, Guy; Marshall, Karen; Malko, David Subject: Re: Mt. Anthony airport beacon I would like to discuss the topic of "Vlel" mair1taining'the'beacon. Other than that,1 am happy this is moving forward. After all, expanding this network is truly the purpose-. Guy Rouelle Aviation Program Administrator One National Life Dr. c5633 On Dec 19, .2012, at 11:09, "Groschner, Holly" <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Guy, It appears that VTel has opted to "solve" the mystery of the missing land rights at the beacon site on Mt. Anthony (the lower beacon). Please see Michel Guite (VTel)-message to the- probable property _owner's l-awyer below. is proceeding "to acquire the land rights at its own expense. will then potentially have rights (but perhaps r1ot_oWnership) to the land under the beacon. V"-fel proposes to solve this real estate interest at its cost and to maintain the beacon at no cost to the State. It is implied that the intention. is also not to pay rent in exchange-for clearing op this problem. Please advise if you wish to frame requirements for VTel such as a jointly 1 held easement -- and discuss Whether creating this real estate "interest is adequate compensation to Vtrans for use of the beacon. Thank ~<imageO01.jpg> . Holly Groschner General Cou-nsel Vermont Telecommunications Authority I In From: Michel Guite Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 10:28 AM To: 'Will Dodge'; Groschner, Holly; Diane Guit?; Malko, David Cc: Diane Guit? - Subject: Mt. Anthony airport beacon To: Rob Woolmington, Rob. nice talking to you today. Will 'Dodge has ordered title Search for lower airport beacon. At your suggestion left message for David M-ance, Surveyor, about getting the lowerybeacoo site mappedand identified. There is some chance it is on Southern Vermont College land, or on Mt. Anthony Preservatioo Society land. I am trying to do a good deed by getting this cured, but like many who do good deeds have some regrets! 2 Will Dodge and are working on almost 200 sites, with permitting our highest priority._ Subject' to Will giving his OK, my suggestion is that I keep talking to you directly until we get to the step of an easement. FYI we typically pay $15,000 to an easement for a site like this. (We usually are using silos andbarn roots), with an agreement to notincrease any height or presence or impact, and an agreement that if the current beacon tower were to come down we would replace it with _a simple telephone pole. We would offer this beacon as is at zero cost to the state, and maintain it, as long as we could use it ourselves for our wireless internet radios. We are also happy to get 'kicked out' and have Vermont takeover but we need to move quite rapidly. - - Thanks again. for talkingabout this, and I am' copying Holly Groschner and Dave _l\/lalko of My goal is to work cooperatively with all, Michel Guite President Vermont National Telephone Co, Inc. 354 .Ri.ver Street Springfield, VT 05156 E--Mail: "Important Notice This e-rnait may contain information that is confidential, priviieged or otherwise protected from disciosure. if you are not an intended recipient o_f this e-malt, do not dupiicate 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 e-mail. Email messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurateiy replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deteted or interfered with without the knowiedge of the sender or the intended recipient. if you are not comfortable with the risks associated with email messages, you may decide not to use e~rnaii to communicate with Vermont Teiephorie 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~ma?i messages to and from its systems. - Marshall, Karen. erom: Marshatl, Karen - Sent: - Tuesday, December 18, 2012 9:10 PM To: Michel Guite Cc: Diane Guite - . Subject: Re: VTEL Form Regulatory Opinion Foliow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged- Let's finalize On my way!! I'll be up early. Anytilno after 630 A is fine. Sontfrom my iPhone On Dec 18, 2012, at 6:50 PM, "Michel Guite" wrote: D, and Karen, things are moving so fast 'ai'ound_he're with both Ericsson and'Aloatei hereall day, legal documents to sign, attorneys to keep up with, that it is truly clear that being in Springfield is REALLY important fozfileadership. Today alone the Edcsson visitors asked "is Diane here," the 9 am site call said 'we need Diane to develop a schedule', and these folks have no idea we are all talking about adding another key driver of this process. Yikes. We need help Michel Guite President Vetmphone Co, Inc- Frem: Diane Guite Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 3:33 PM 'To: Michel Guite . . . Subject: FW: VTEL Form Regulatory Opinion I THINK all the pieces are moving into place so that we can sign the agreement by Thursday morning. Fingies crossed. Where wili you be on Thursday I Friday? Diane Guit? - Vice President of Business Development Vompanya Inc- E-il: unicatiora. Thank younfor your cooperating. Marshall, Karen; From: - Mershaii, Karen - . . Sent: Wednesday, December 'i9, 2012 6:04 PM To: 'Justin M. Robinson' Cc: 'Michel Guite' Subject: onserved broadband address list for Newfane Attachments: newfane uneerved addresses projected to be covered by VTEL1 .pdf Follow Up Flag: Foliow up Flag Status: Flagged Dave and Justin, in the interest of vetting addresses that the VTEL project will impact in Newfane, attached is a PDF file of 175 deserved br'oadband= locations. We share this information with Select Boards and at target community meetings to inform the public. For vetting purposes, you maydwish to verify against your propagation plan to assure that these addresses will be reached by your project. - Karen L. Marshall Chief Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobile: Agency Of Administration 1 Pavitlion Building 109 State Street__ i Montpelier, VT 05609 Marshall, Karen From: Michel Guite Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 2:32 PM To: - Marshall, Karen . Subject: FW: Can Christmas be Here So Soon? lmpossibiel Follow Up Flag: Follow up . Flag Status: Flagged Michel Guite" President Vermont al Telephone Co, Inc. "ontelcorn From: Michel Guite Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 2:31 To: VTel Staff Subject: Can' Christmas be-Here So Soon'? Impossible! Hi all, Sornehow we have snrvived another year seemingly more successfully than many U.S. -rural telephone companies. At a recent National Telephone Cooperative Associ--ati.on conference many participants seemed to feel our rural telephone sector is under attack from a series of Washington policies eliminating the rural financial supports that have existed for almost -a century. Nonetheless, we "at VTel are building one of the most advanced fiber and wireless networks in the world, and our customers like it. Only this week Harry Gleirn and Kristen Fuller went on one of our first~ever-in--history sales calls, and recovered 3 of the first 4 business customers visited. We -need to change our outlook, and remember that 'the day of the telephone company as stodgy utility are over. We need to think of sales and selling as a new wayof life. Conicast does it. Wal Mart does it. Wireless does it.' We must learn it, and do it well. 'Our primary folcirs 2013 needs to be growth 'by Recovery of phone lines lost to Corncast and Wireless and Verizon, (ii) Roll out of WOW Quad -Play Wireless/Video/Internet/Voice in our service area, Ro1l~ont of wireless statewide, (iv) Data sales on our fiber network. The key to our survival has always been in our service to customers, answering every customer call. on the first ring, and treating customers with kindness." We are good at this. We need to iise these treasured-skills to expand out from our base of reach more VTel custorners with new WOW wireless and video and GigE services, and to reach more Vermonters outside our service area. Great technology, with great customer service, and lowest prices, in a campaign of effective door-to-door sales, has to be a good siirvival strategy. . . We are implementing _a company wide 2013 raise of 3.1% for everyone, except in some small number of cases where a higher number is used. We are awarding a $1,000 Christmas bonus to every \/Tel employee except that people with less than 12 months will receive lesser pro-rata amounts. Here again, in some small number of cases a hi-gh.e1.' number is being used. On behalf of Fran who is now VP Finance and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and Justin who is now V-P Technology and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), and me, and from all of us, may your Christmas be happy, and may 2013 bring wonderful things to every V_Tel team member and all of our families. Thanks to everyone for-so much effort, and work, and for so many kindnesses during the year, Michel Guite President Vermont National Telephone Co, Inc. 354 RiVer_Street Springfield, VT 05156 . i:iiontel.corn lmportant Notice This email may contain irrfonnation that is confidential, privileged or otlierwlse 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 of information in this e-mail. Email 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. if you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e~rnail messages, you may decide not to use email to communicate with Vermont Telephone Company, lnc. - Vermont Telephone Company, Inc." reserves the right, to the extent and undarneircumstances permitted by applicahie law, to retain, monitor and intercept e~rnail rnessagesto and from its systems. Marshall, Karen From: Michel Guite Sent: - Thursday, December 27,, 2012 9:37 AM - To: Marshall, Karen; MaoLean, Alex; Alien, Susan; Diane Guile Cc: . Lofy, Bill; Spauiding, Jeb; Campbell, Chris; Thompson, Caro; Sharon Combee--I-"arr Subject: Re: Draft press release for Friday (there will be two issued; this one and another on moadband) - . Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Looks excellent. Is there a Friday press conference? Because am wilderness skiing in Colorado it would take some planning to return, but no matter when VTel will be well represented. Sent via BlackBerry by From: "Marshall, Karen" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2812 87:26:51 --@568 To: Mactean, Cc: Lofy, Spaulding, Campbell, Thompson, 'Sharon Combes-- 'Michel Subject: RE: Draft press release tor Friday (there will be two issued; this one and another on broadband) Looks good, thanks Sue. Karen L. Marshall Chief Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobile_ [email protected] From: MacLean, Alex Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2612 12:86 PM To: _Allen, Susan - . Cc: Loty, Bill; Spaulding, Jeb; Marshall, Karen - -- Subject: Re: Draft press release for Friday (there will be two issued; this one and another on broadband) Looks-great, thanks Sue! .Alex MacLean Secretary of_Civil and Military Affairs Derutt Cfiief 0* Staff On Dec 26, 2612, at 18:12 AM, Allen, Susan wrote: For Immediate Release Dec. 29, 2812 Send corrections, improvements! Sue Contatt: Susan Allen State Invests $5 Million in Call Service Expansion Grant will improve cell service in 19 areas around the state - MONTPELIER The Vermont Telecommunications Authority (VTA)_Board has approved a $5 million grant to expand cellular service within 19 areas in Bennington, Rutland,-windham, and Windsor counties. The award goes to VTel wireless, an affiliate of Vermont Telephone based in Springfield. The cellular project, with a total cost of $15 million, will extend mobile voice and data service in two ways. VTEL'wireless will be launching their own retail cellular service, and they will have roaming agreements with multiple major cell carriers. "This investment of state funds for cellular equipment through VTel wireless will fill in some of our most challenging gaps in'southern Vermont. Connect VT, the VTA and our carriers are tackling our cellular-challenge on all fronts. with our help, the industry and VTA are building towers, extending fiber, adding equipment for faster service, and using_our expedited permitting process to get it done." said Gov. Peter.Shumlin. The state's commitment to finding effective ways to extend'and improve cell service in Vermont's challenging mountain landscape is ongoing. Funding for the VTA award was made possible by an appropriation in the capital budget by the Legislature and is a part of Gov. Shumlin's Connect VT initiative. *This project is the VTA's_most significant award to date to expand cellular service, and it represents a tremendous step forward in our efforts,9 said VTA Executive Director Christopher Campbell. "we are pleased to support VTel's work to bring cellular service to underserved communities in southern Vermont." - One key aspect of the cellular project is that_it will be based on substantial broadband infrastructure already being built by VTel wireless. Broadband Internet access will become available to a significant number of currently unserved or under--served Vermont homes and businesses as VTel constructs a 4G (fourth generation) LTE--technology system known as wireless Open world (Now). The-VTel wireless NOW project is primarily funded by a combination of a federal stimulus grant plus a federal loan, as well as VTel's own investment.- Many of the-WOW broadband service areas overlap with.the 'target corridors' for cell service. Target corridors are main-travel routes identified as either lacking cell service completely or having inconsistent coverage. Connect VT and the VTA identified over 188 of them in 2811 in order to focus funding and-find solutions. - A_sample of locations where cell service coverage will be improved: a - Andover Road from Andover to Weston - Route 7 in Pownal - Route 9 in Marlboro and Wilmington Routes 188 and 188a in Plymouth - Route 188 in wardsboro a Route 163 in Mount Holly Route 133 from Pawlet to Middletown Springs "Our original'wOw wireless broadband project award did not include funding to tap into the cellular capabilities of our network, or to provide 36 signal for phones that Vermonters already have. This award, and the recent FCC Mobility fund award, make our plan to bring cellular service to Vermonters possible. we look forward to launching cellular service in addition to our fixed wireless voice and data service with the NOW network. we have always believed that rural Vermonters deserve the very best technology," said Michel Guite, President of VTel. Their cellular voice service equipment will be deployed on many of the same structures planned for the wow project. VTel also_will install small cell sites on utility poles. Small- cell equipment, deployed at relatively short intervals along roadways, will bring cell service to areas that are especially difticult to serve. To prepare for technological advances already in the pipeline,-the project does more than simply extend current 36 voice technology to these locations in southern Vermont. VTel . wireless will purchase core equipment that will ultimately make it possible for them to add mobile cell service to their entire LTE wireless broadband system, which will reach into the Northeast Kingdom. According to Karen Marshall, Chief of Connect VT, "The mission to connect Vermont is twofold: to achieve universal broadband service and to vastly expand our cellular service by the end of 2613. Our cell carriers are investing heavily to upgrade.their existing networks to at the same time we are seeking expanded coverage. This_grant to VTel wireless, a Vermont . company, represents a significant investment in 1eading~edge micro and macro cell technology that will meet the needs of Vermonters. we are using the VTel wireless broadband infrastructure of the wow project as a Foundation, then identifying where those sites overlap with Target Corridors. Our public funds leverage federal and private funds already at work as we avoid duplication of intrastructure and stretch our resources-further." Marshall, Karen From: - Michel Guite Sent: . Thursday, December 27, 201.2 1:10 PM . Tot. - Marshall, Karen; Justin M. Robinson; Sam Coleman; Sharon Combes--Farr; Gordon Mathews; Diane Guile Subject: Re: Draft press release for-Friday (there will be two issued; this one and another on broadband) - Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Sharon, can you.call Kevin Ellis asap? Tell him Gram Meadors of ATT and I were speakers at conference of independent Telco's where topic was that ATT door is-open and VTel has roaming with them. Can we mention it at this press.confeneece? Sent via_BlackBerry by Message~~-~~ From: [email protected] Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2612 15:45:56 To: Marshall, <[email protected]> - Reply--To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Draft press release for Friday (there will be two issued; this one and another on broadband) Karen, I agree 188 percent. This is huge award and it would seem disrespectful to not have much of the VTel wireless team in attendance, if at all possible. Great that Sharon will go: Are any of Sam, Justin, Gordon, and Tess or Dan Free? Diane is in the next door wilderness tent here. Had we known ot this event,_would have cancelled Colorado trip. But we will be thinking of you all as we power our avalanche equipment batteries! Sent via BlackBerPy by ~~--~~Original - Karen" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2812 18:26:11 To: 'Michel . Subject: RE: Draft press release for Friday (there will be two issued; this one and another -on broadband) Yes, noon Friday.-' Sharon has communicated that she can be there, if possible could justin attend? Is diane out of town as well? Don't worry about getting back Karen L. Marshall Chief ~Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobile Rrom: Michel Goite Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2812 9:37 AM To: Marshall, Karen; MacLean, Alex; Allen, Susan; Diane Guit? 1 Cc: Lofy, Bill; Spaulding, Jeb; Campbell,.Chris; Thompson, Caro; Sharon Combes--Farr Subject: Re: Draft press release for Friday (there will be two issued; this one and another "on broadband) Looks excellent. Is there a Friday press conterence? Because am wilderness skiing in Colorado it would take some planning to return, but no matter when VTel-will be well represented. Sent via BlackBerry by From: "Marshall, Karen" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 27 Dec <<@569 - To: MacLean, Allen, Cc: Spaulding, Campbell, Thompson, Combos- 'Michel Subject: RE: Draft press release for Friday (there will be two issued; this one and another _on broadband) - - Looks good, thanks Sue. Karen L. Marshall Chief Connect Vermont, Broadband and Mobile From: MacLean,_Alex . Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2612 12:66 PM To: Allen, Susan Cc: Loty, Bill; Spaulding, 3eb;'Marshal1, Karen Subject: _Re: Draft press release for Friday (there will be two issued; this one and another -on broadband) Looks great, thanks Suel. Alex MacLean - Secretary of Civil and_Mi1itary Affairs spy Stat' On Dec 26, 2612, at 16:12 AM, Allen, Susan wrote: For Immediate Release - Dec. 29, 2812 Send corrections, improvements! Sue Allen State Invests $5 Million in Cell Service Expansion Grant will improve cell service in 19 areas around the state - MONTPELIER The Vermont Telecommunications Authority (VTA) Board has approved a $5 million grant to-expand cellular.service within 19 areas in-Bennington, Rutland, Windham, and Windsor counties. The award goes to VTel wireless, an affiliate oF_Vermont Telephone based in Springfield. The cellular project, with a total cost of $15 million, will extend mobile voice 2 and data service in two ways-.VTEL wireless.wil1'be launching their own retail cellular service, and_they will have roaming agreements with multiple major-cell carriers. "This investment of state funds for cellular equipment through VTel wireless will fill in some of our most challenging gaps in southern Vermont. Connect VT, the VTA and our carriers are tackling our cellular challenge on all fronts. with our help, the industry and VTA are building towers, extending fiber, adding-equipment for faster service, and using our expedited permitting process to get it done." said Gov. Peter Shumlin._ The state's commitment to finding effective ways to extend and improve cell service in Vermont's challenging mountain landscape is ongoing. Funding for the VTA award was made possible by an appropriation in the capital budget by the Legislature and is a part of Gov. Shumlin's Connect VT initiative. "This project is the VTA's most significant award to date to expand cellular service, and it represents a tremendous step forward in our efforts," said VTA Executive Director Christopher Campbell. "we are_pleased to support VTel's work to bring cellular_service to onderserved communities in southern Vermont." one key aspect of the cellular project is that it will be based on substantial broadband infrastructure already being built by wireless. Broadband Internet access will become available to a significant number of currently unserved or under-served Vermont homes and businesses as VTel constructs a 4G (fourth generation) LTE~techno1ogy system known as wireless Open world (wow). The VTel wireless wow project is primarily funded by a combination of a'federal stimulus grant plus a federal loan, as well as VTel's own investment. Many of the wow broadband service areas overlap with the 'target corridors' for cell service. Target corridors are main travel routes identified as either lacking cell service completely, or having inconsistent coverage. Connect VT and the VTA identified over 188 of them in 2811 in order to focus funding and find solutions. A sample of locations where cell service coverage will be improved: Andover Road from Andover to weston Route 7 in Pownal - Route 9'in Marlboro and-Wilmington' Routes 199 and 188a in Plymouth Route 189 in wardsboro Route 193 in Mount Holly Route 133 from Pawlet to Middletown.Springs "Our original wow wireless broadband project award did not include funding to tap into the cellular capabilities of our network, or to provide 36 signal for phones that Vermonters already have. This award, and the recent FCC Mobility fund award, make our plan to bring cellular service to Vermonters possible. we look forward to launching cellular service in addition to our fixed wireless voice and data service with the wow network. we.have always believed that rural-Vermonters deserve the very best technology," said Michel Guite, President of VTel. Their cellular voice service equipment will be deployed on many of the same structures planned for the NOW project. VTel also will install small cell sites on utility poles. Small- cell equipment, deployed at relatively short intervals along roadways, will bring cell service to areas that are especially difficult to serve. To prepare for technological advances already in the pipeline, the project does more than simply extend current 36 voice technology to these locations in southern Vermont. vTel wireless will purchase core equipment that will ultimately make it possible for them to add 3 mobile cell service to their entire LTE wireless broadband system, which will reach into the Northeast Kingdom. According to Karen.Marshall, Chief of Connect VT, "The mission to connect Vermont is twofold: to achieve universal broadband service and to vastly expand our cellular service by the end of 2813. Our cell carriers are investing heavily to upgrade their existing networks to 4GILTE at the same time.we are seeking_expanded coverage. This grant to VTel wireless, a Vermont company, represents a significant investment in_leading--edge micro and macro cell technology that will meet the needs of Vermonters. we are using the VTel wireless broadband infrastructure of the NOW project as'a foundation, then identifying where those sites overlap-' with Target Corridors. Our public funds leverage federal and private funds already at work as we avoid duplication of infrastructure and stretch our resources further." Marehall, Karen From: -. Michel (Suite [[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 0'1, 2013 5:08 PM . To: . . Marshall, Karen; M-acLean, Alex; Allen, Susan;' Diane Guite Cc: - Lofy, Bill; Spaulding, deb; Campbell, Chris; Thompson, Caro; Sharon Subject: Re: Wall Street Journal Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: . Flagged Categories: I family stuff Journalist Shalini Ramachandran emailed moments ago to say her article on GigE to homes worldwide, mentioning VTel and Vermont, will run in wall Street Journal tomorrow morning. 'on broadband) --~Original To: Marshall, Karen-~ To: _MacLean, Alex To: Allen, Susan To: [email protected] Cc: Lofy, Bill Cc: Spaulding, Jeb Cc: Campbell, Chris Cc: Thompson, Caro Cc: 'Sharon Combes--Farr' Subject: Re: Draft press release for Friday (there mill be two issued; this one and another Sent: Dec 27, 2812 7:37 AM Looks excellent. 15 there a Friday press conterence? Because am wilderness skiing in Colorado it would-take some planning to return, but no matter when VTel will be well represented. - From: Marshall, Karen To: Mactean, Alex To: Allen, Susan Cc: Lofy, Bill Cc: Spaulding, Jeb Cc: Campbell, Chris Cc: Thompson, Caro Cc: 'Sharon Combes--Farr' Cc: Michel Guite Subject: RE: Draft press release for Friday (there will be two issued; this one and another on broadband) - Sent: Dec 27, 2612 5:26 AM '_Looks good, thanks Sue. Karen L. Marshall Chief Connect Vermont, Broadband and.Mobile "[email protected] From: MacLean, Alex- Sent: wednesday, December 26, 2812 12:68 PM To: Allen, Susan Cc: Lofy, Bill; Spaulding, Deb; Marshall, Karen - Subject: Re: Draft press.release for Friday (there will be two issued; this one and another 'on broadband) Looks great, thanks Suei. -Alex MacLean ?9fifa,M:ilH Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs "gt Staff On Dec 26, 2612, at 18:12 AM, Allen, Susan wrote: For Immediate Release Dec. 29, 2812. Send corrections, improvements! Sue" Allen State Invests $5 Million in Cell Service Efipa nsion Grant will improve cell service in 19 areas around the state - MONTPELIER The Vermont Telecommunications Authority (VTA) Board has approved a $5 million grant to expand cellular service within 19 areas in Bennington, Rutland, windham, and windsor counties._The award goes to VTel wireless, an affiliate of Vermont_Te1ephone based in Springfield. The cellular project, with a total cost of $15 million, will extend mobile voice and data service in two ways. VTEL wireless will be launching their own retail cellular service, and they will have roaming agreements with multiple major cell carriers. "This investment of state funds for-cellular equipment through VTel wireless will fill in some of our most challenging gaps in southern Vermont. Connect VT, the VTA and our carriers are tackling our cellular challenge on all fronts. with our help, the industry and VTA are building towers, extending fiber, adding equipment for faster service, and using our expedited permitting process to get it Gov. Peter Shumlin. The state's commitment to finding effective ways to extend and improve.cell service in Vermont's challenging mountain landscape is ongoing. Funding for the UTA award was made possible by an appropriation in the capital budget by the Legislature and is a part of Gov. Shumlin's Connect VT initiative.' - - "This project is the VTA's most significant represents a tremendous step forward in our Campbell. "we are pleased to support VTe1's work to bring cellular service to underserved communities in southern Vermont." - award to date to expand cellular service, and it One key aspect of the cellular project is that it_will be based on substantial broadband infrastructure already being built by VTel wireless. Broadband Internet access will become available to a significant number of currently unserved or under--served Vermont homes-and businesses as VTel constructs a 4G (fourth generation) LTE--technology system known as wireless Open world (now). The VTel wireless new project is primarily funded by a combination of a federal stimulus grant plus a federal loan, as well as VTel's own investment. 3 efforts," said VTA Executive Director Christopher" Many of the wow broadband service areas overlap with the 'target corridors' for cell service. Target corridors are main travel routes identified as either_lacking-cell service completely or having inconsistent coverage. Connect VT and the VTA identified over 188 of them_in 2811 in order to focus funding and find solutions. A sample of locations where cell service coverage will be improved: Andover Road from Andover to Weston - Route 7 in Pownal Route 9 in Marlboro and Wilmington Routes 188 and 1883 in-Plymouth - Route 188 in wardsboro - Route 183 in Mount_Holly - - Route 133 from Pawlet to Middletown Springs "Our original wow wireless broadband project award did not include funding to tap into the cellular capabilities of our network, or to provide 36 signal for phones that Vermonters already have. This award, and the recent FCC Mobility fund award, make our plan to bring cellular service to Vermonters possible. we look forward to launching cellular service in addition to our fixed wireless voice and data service with the wow network. We have always believed that rural Vermonters deserve the very best technology," said Michel Guite, President of VTel. - Their cellular voice service equipment will be deployed on many of the same structures planned for the wow project. VTel also will install small cell sites on utility poles. Small~ cell_equipment, deployed at relatively short intervals along roadways, will bring cell service to areas that are especially difficult to serve. [To prepare_for technological advances already in the pipeline, the project does more than 'with Target Corridors. our public funds leverage federal and private_funds alread simply extend current 36 voice technology to these locations in southern Vermont. VTel wireless will purchase core equipment that will ultimately make it_possible for them to add mobile cell service to their entire LTE wireless broadband system, which will_reach into the Northeast Kingdom. - According to Karen Marshall, Chiet of Connect VT, "ihe mission to connect Vermont is-twofold: to achieve universal broadband service and to vastly expand our cellular service by the end of 2813. Our cell carriers are investing heavily to upgrade their existing networks to at the same time we are seeking expanded coverage. This grant to VTel wireless, a Vermont company, represents a signiticant_investment in 1eading--edge micro and macro cell technology that will meet the needs of Vermonters. we are using the VTel wireless broadband infrastructure of the wow project as a foundation, then identifying.where those sites overlap y'at work as we avoid duplication of infrastructure and stretch our resources further." Sent via Blackfierry by Marshall, Karen Front: - . Sharon Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2023 4:03 PM - Te: Michet Guite; Diane Guite; Marshall, Karen; Justin M. Robinson; Fran Stacker; Norm Koch Subject: RE: Wall Street Journal' article Fulsow Up Flag: 0 2 Follow up 0 Flag Status: . Flagged Yes. Sharon Combes-Farr Director of Marketing t_TelephoeC., Inc. rmontel .e0m Frem: Mlchel Guite Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 4:03 PM To: Sharon Cembes-Farr; Diane Guit?; Marshall, Justin M. Robinson; Fran Stacker; Norm Koch Subject: Re: Wail Street J0urnal'arl:ic:le Its also available for $2 from 6 am each day at for example Springfield T--Bird Market, Mobil station, and drugstore. Front page placement was great. Goed story. Sharon will you get-3 paper copy and find a way to capture image and highlight in our news section, our Faee_bo0'k page, etc? - I Sent via Blacl<Berry by Frem: Sheree Cemhes--Ferr Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 20:54:20 +0000 To: Michel Diane Marshall, Karen Justin M. Fran Norm Subject: Wall Street Journal article I do nothave a subscription 30 I cannot read the article. However, the Wall Street Journal article come out yesterday evening. See below: 0 Speedier Internet Rivals Push Past Cable Wall 'Street Journal - - Vermont--based Wei, which plans to offer gigabit service to about 18000 Michel Guite, VTel's president, says Cemcast has sent salesmen door to door to . 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