TFN Updates 8/8/03 Fiber Status Backbone Fiber Status –Backbone all segments completed and tested except Athens to Columbus –Regen Hut in Lancaster pending 9/5/03 Integration Engineering –Cleveland Integration complete Toledo, Columbus, Youngstown, AFS -Pending Projects Akron, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Toledo, Youngstown

TFN Updates 8/8/03 Committee Updates Lighting and Architecture Committee –Unanimously approved Physical and Logical design (see website for designs) 7/26/03 –Optical/IP based network utilizing MPLS –fast reroute Layer 3 protection (non-Sonet based network) –Approved Equipment selections Optical CISCO Router CISCO – Installation plan - SBC to install OARnet team to assist

TFN Updates 7/31/03 Committee Updates Pricing Committee –Approved pricing model for the network 8/7/03 –Components to include: membership dues Ohio Connection fee Internet 1 fee Internet 2 fee Service fee –Model has been submitted to OSTEER Finance Committee for review –Final model and fees to be determined by Finance Committee

TFN Updates 7/31/03 Committee Updates Last Mile Committee –Completed review of the RFP –Reviewed by OSU Purchasing –RFP on hold pending OTA meeting and final mailing list –RFP expected to be released by 8/25/03 –Key changes: Added all K-12 sites Approved vendor list

TFN Updates 7/31/03 Committee Updates Implementation Committee –Key Milestones for Installation Completion of the Bill of Materials 8/5/03 Completion of the fiber Integration projects 9/29/03 Complete On-site visits Points of Presence (POPs) and Re-gen Sites 10/31/03 Complete pre-site preparation 10/31/03 Complete fiber characterization 10/31/03 Delivery of Equipment to the Staging Center 10/20/03 Complete Testing and burn-in at Staging Center 11/30/03 Complete on-site installation 1/30/04 –First Installation Team Meeting 7/31/03 SBC/CISCO/ODE/Schoolnet/OARnet

TFN Updates 7/31/03 Committee Updates Implementation Committee –Key Milestones for Conversion Secure fiber connectivity between current POPs and new POPs 10/31/03 Install 3750s to link from current POPs to the new routers 1/31/04 Disconnect connect current leased backbone and convert service to TFN backbone 1/31/04

TFN Updates 7/31/03 Committee Updates Implementation Committee –Conversion Objectives to expedite Elimination of the current leased backbone cost ($4,000 per day) Conversion from ATM service to IP Transitions of all Schools to the new backbone

TFN Updates 7/31/03 Administrative Updates Ohio Telecom Association Meeting – To address open issues regarding TFN –Focus on Research, Education and Service –Not Competing with Telecos for services –Improve communications –Opportunities to participate – Share Policies

TFN Updates 8/8/03 Administrative Updates Funding – Obtained Controlling Board Approval to purchase equipment –Obtained BOR approval to transfer funds to OSUFocus on Research, Education and Service –Obtained Schoolnet Funding for their Phase 1 Last Mile sites –Seeking grant funding for Central State, Wilberforce, Cedarville Last Mile –Seeking $5M funding from PUCO to expand POPs to reduce Last Mile Costs