TELECOMMUNICATION OPTIONS FOR E911 Compliance UPGRADE THE STATUS QUO ON PREMISES PBX HOSTED VOIP Like most technologies, one is not inherently better than the other.

E911 Compliance Outgoing unique ANI for every phone with a corresponding database that identifies room number Room numbers are assigned Floor Plan at each point of ingress identifying Room Numbers

Upgrade the Status Quo – TCO – Availability of parts and trained technicians – Mean Time to Failure; How long can you band aid this fossil? – Longevity of the Solution

SERVICES ISDN/PRI SIP TRUNKING CENTREX POTS PRIMARY Carriers – LEVEL3 – FAIRPOINT – SOVERNET – INDEPENDENTS

E911 LEVEL 3 SPREADSHEET INTRADO NENA

CONSIDERATIONS Size of the school Existing cable infrastructure for voice can be deployed Total cost of upgrade to support the new services: Trunk termination cards, CPU upgrades, OS Upgrades Telecommunication services are E-Rate eligible

VOIP PBX LAN INFRASTRUCTURE WAN INFRASTRUCTURE

LAN INFRASTRUCTURE Cabling must be at least category 5 which supports 100 Mbps Most legacy phone systems are running on category 3 cable POE Switches

WAN INFRASTRUCTURE Are the schools in your District or Supervisory Union networked? Bandwidth of connections Single solution for the District or Supervisory Union

VOIP PBX All equipment resides on your premises Greater Control Customization Requires in-house resources and expertise to manage and maintain Capital expense E911 compliance with PSTN vendors Monthly costs for PSTN services

HOSTED VOIP All equipment except the phones and POE switches are at the provider’s location TDM environment similar to Centrex Bundled packages limits customization of features Scalability Limited internal resources required Operating expense Call Quality E911 compliance with Service Provider

SAMPLE of HOSTED VOIP VENDORS JIVE BROADCORE SOVERNET FAIRPOINT

PROVISIONING OF VOIP Is the vendor providing a dedicated connection or utilizing existing Internet connection Internet connection is Best Effort; No QOS

VENDOR CONSIDERATIONS Is the voice network an overlay of the existing data network or integrated with the existing data network Considerations with overlay solution Are the POE Switches for VOIP provisioned Separate cable run required for each phone Development and Maintenance of E911 Database Responsibility for provisioning UPS for switches and routers All call to every station on the network

INTEGRATED SOLUTION POE Switches BANDWIDTH DEMARCATION OF RESPONSIBILITY

IP PHONE OPTIONS MONTHLY CHARGE LEASE with BUYOUT OPTION PURCHASE ONLY

HOSTED VOIP

VOIP PBX

SIX YEAR COMPARISON HOSTED VOIP: $234, ON PREMISES PBX: $151,200.00

ERATE ADJUSTMENT EVALUATE YOUR ELIGIBLE AND INELIGIBLE ITEMS FOR EXAMPLE, PHONES ARE INELIGIBLE HARDWARE MAINTENANCE IS A PRIORITY II FUNDING REQUEST

ERATE BY DISCOUNT LEVEL Hosted VoIP (25% Ineligible phones and Data Switches) 70% Reimbursement Rate$111, % Reimbursement Rate$128, % Reimbursement Rate$146, Capital Investment 70% Reimbursement Rate$133, % Reimbursement Rate$136, % Reimbursement Rate$138,600.00

HIGHER ERATE DISCOUNT LEVELS HOSTED VOIP 80% Reimbursement Rate$93, % Reimbursement Rate$76, ON Premises VOIP (20% INELIGIBLE PHONES AND LICENSING) 80% Reimbursement Rate$24, % Reimbursement Rate$12,096.00