Welcome to the Town of Troy Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Informational Meeting 1

Agenda Town of Troy FTTH Project Schedule Services Available Overview/Summary of OSP Construction General Information and Items to Complete Before Construction Begins More Detailed Information on the OSP Construction 2

Troy FTTH Schedule August 2009 BIP Broadband Grant/Loan application was submitted August 2010 Award announced for Troy project September 2010 BTI staff attended Award Meeting in Atlanta October and November Informational Meetings held with Town of Troy residents October 2010 Through April 2011 ● 106 Archaeology Guidance approval ● State Historic Preservation Offices study and approval ● St. Croix Wetland Management District approval ●Tribal Historic Preservation Officers study and approval ●Endangered Species Protection Program approval ●Procure Outside Plant (OSP) Contractor and 515 Contract approval ●Procure Equipment Vendor and 771 Contract approval ● Homeowner to complete necessary wiring ● Starting in Jan. 2011, monthly info/update meetings will be held at the TH (date TBD) May 2011 OSP Project to begin Fall 2011 OSP Project will be completed Fall 2011 Turn up services when network testing has been completed 3

BTI Services Bundles Triple Play $131.05 Double Play $92.95 or $85.95 ● Triple Play: Includes Phone with 10 features and 120 min. of LD/ECC calling BTI Analog & Digital TV line-up (150+ Channels); 2 HD receivers; Internet Data Package-10Mb down X 2Mb up ● Double Play: Includes Internet Data Package-5MbX1Mb or 3MbX512Kb BTI Analog & Digital TV line-up (150 + Channels), 1 HD receiver ala carte Data Services ● Data: 2Mb X 256Kb $39.95 ● Data: 3Mb X 512Kb $49.95 ● Data: Additional download per ½ Mb $10.00 ● Data: Additional upload per ½ Mb $75.00 ● Data: Storage and Backup ● Data: IP Monitoring System ● Data: SecureIT, (home PC protection) 4

Overview/summary of OSP Construction ● The Outside Plant Project (OSP) consists of installing, splicing, and testing all of the fiber optic cable and drops in the Town of Troy. ● The Outside Plant project will start as soon as possible in the Spring of 2011. (assuming we have approval from all of the environmental agencies) ● The Town of Troy FTTH project was designed as a 100% fiber optic build. The current electronics are provisional to Gigabit Ethernet with Active Ethernet technology and 100Mb using PON technology. ● OSP construction will include static plowing of the mainline fiber, installing handhole vaults (HH) and vibratory lawn plows to the house. 5

Misc. and General Information Private Roads In order for BTI to plow/install fiber along private roads, everyone will need to sign an easement before construction can begin. If you live on a private road, please contact Ken Carlsrud for an easement form. His direct line is 715-688-1039. Private Utilities Private utilities such as sprinkler systems, sewer systems, power to out buildings, lighting, gates, and alarm systems are not covered by the Wisconsin Diggers Hotline system. These utilities will need to be located/identified by the homeowner prior to plowing the fiber drop on the homeowners property. Current Service Provider Term Contracts If you are currently in a contract with your service provider, please verify when your contract will end. Some providers have an automatic renewal policy that you may not be aware of. Early out/termination fees for these contracted services can have costly penalties. 6

Misc. and General Information What area of Troy will be completed first ? The FTTH project is being funded though the BIP/RUS ARRA program - 50% grant and 50% loan. One of the rules of the program is that there can only be one closeout of the OSP contract. This means the entire project will be completed at the same time. What area of Troy will have services turned up first? With the entire Town being capable of getting services at the same time, and for efficiencies in getting as many connected in the least amount of time, BTI will be connecting customers that have the necessary wiring completed in the order that we received their Check-Off Form. How will BTI know that the home wiring has been completed? When the house wiring is complete, the homeowner will send the signed customer check-off form to BTI. 7

Home Wiring One of the key steps of the wiring requirements is the homeowner/electrical contractor installing a 1” PVC pipe from the Network Interface Location (NIL) to the outside of the house. This will accomplish two things. 1.) It will let the outside plant contractor know where the fiber drop needs to be plowed. 2.) It will be used to run either fiber directly into the Network Interface Location (NIL) or copper to the NIL if the Optical Network Terminal (ONT) is to be placed on the outside of the house. 10

Network Interface Location Establish a Network Interface Location (NIL) inside the home This area will need to be a 2’ x 2’ of wall space (minimum) (2’ x 4’ if ONT is inside) This is where all of the low voltage wiring within the home will terminate. It will also be the area where BTI will place equipment needed to provide services. 11

Most of the time the NIL is in an utility room or in the basement by the power entrance. Some of the newer homes have a low voltage home run panel somewhere in the house. 12

1” PVC Install a 1” PVC conduit from the NIL to an exterior wall with a Lb and riser installed. The conduit riser should be between 46” and 60” from ground level. Minimum of 1 clamp on outside. Conduit should be silicone at the entrance going into the house and riser capped (capped not glued). Conduit LB should be pointed down if ONT will be placed inside the home. Maximum length of conduit end to end should not exceed 40’. 13

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Homeowner may want the Optical Network Terminal (ONT) placed inside the home for security system reasons. If the ONT is placed inside the home, a 2’ x 4’ area is required. 15 1

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110 Volt power Outlet Install 110 volt power outlet for FTTH power supply If a dedicated 110 volt outlet (not circuit) is not available, an outlet will need to be installed at the Network Interface Location (NIL). If the ONT will be inside, at the NIL a #6 ground wire will need to be run from power ground to NIL (2’ slack at NIL). 17 1

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Wiring for Data (Internet) The wire used for data needs to be a minimum of Category 5 wire. Cat 5 wire needs to be home run from computer/router location back to the NIL. At the computer/router location the wire needs to terminate to a RJ-45 (568b) jack. At the NIL end BTI will terminate the Cat 5 wire during cutover. (Please leave 10’ of wire at the NIL) 19 1

New CAT wire 5 terminated with RJ-45 568B data jack 20

If you are going to be using wireless technology within the house, the wireless router must be placed so coverage is achieved everywhere in the house. A basement location is usually not a good location for the wireless router. 21

All locations need to be wired with RG-6 Coax. Cable TV / COAX Wiring All locations need to be wired with RG-6 Coax. Both ends need F type compression connectors installed. TV locations should have a F connector wall plate installed – optional. At the NIL, all ends should be terminated and be next to one another for a splitter to be terminated. BTI will provide the CATV splitter at the time of cutover. 22

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Telephone Wiring New CAT 5 wire needs to be installed from current phone junction to NIL. If a new location is needed for phone, CAT 5 wire should be used and terminated on a RJ-11 jack. 24

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5. Test and turn-up Services 2. Install ONT 1. Install Power Supply 5. Test and turn-up Services 2. Install ONT 6. Estimated Time for Cutover 3. Provision Services is Approximately 1 Hour per Service 4. Terminate House Wiring New CAT wire 5 terminated with RF-45 568B data jack 26

Construction Process The following slides explain the construction process 28

Static plows will be used for majority of the mainline cable placement. 29 1

Handhole/Vault Static Plow 30

Black dirt and seeding follows behind any mainline cable plowing operation. 31

Directional boring will be the method used for crossing under hard surface roads, driveways, water crossings, etc.. 32

Vibrating plows will be used for all of the Fiber Optic drops going to the houses. Locating of utilities will be coordinated by Contractor Fiber drop 33

Picture of a plow slot after the job is completed. (no obstacles were encountered along the way) . 34

Handhole/Vault HH are used for splice points for the Fiber Optic cable. They are primarily placed at intersections and locations where the drops will be connected from the houses. 35

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Picture of a Handhole (HH) and warning marker 2009 construction season 39

PON Site, currently (8) sites engineered for the Town of Troy 2009 construction season 40

BTI WEB Site BTI will establish a separate tab for the Town of Troy FTTH project on it’s Website It will include the following: ● A list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) ● Progress report on start date of the OSP and estimated date that services will be available ● Guide for in-house wiring requirements and check off form ● Informational slide show ● Services to be available And much more valuable information http://www.baldwin-telecom.net/troy 41