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1 U.S. Telecommunications Regulation and Market Developments September 2008

2 High Speed Line Growth (2000 – 2007)* All figures as of June 30th. Source: FCC’s High Speed Services for Internet Access Report, March 2008, at 6. 2007

3 High-Speed Lines in the US by Technology as of June 30, 2007 Source: FCC’s High Speed Services for Internet Access Report, March 2008, at 6. SDSL & Traditional Wireline 1%

4 U.S. Investment in Fiber Networks Telecommunications companies expect to make $50 billion in capital expenditures in 2008-2009 regarding broadband investment.  Verizon has said it expects to invest $18 billion in net capital from 2004 -2010 in deploying their FiOS network. Spending by carriers on telecommunications equipment in 2008:  Fiber: $10.6 billion  Industry-wide, spending on fiber-related telecommunications equipment is estimated to grow almost $13.5 billion annually in the next three years.

5 20012007 $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 768 kbps - 1.5Mbps 1.5Mbps Wireline Broadband Prices and Speeds Declining Prices, Increasing Speeds Source: US Telecom: The Broadband Association, Wireline Broadband Pricing 2001-2007, June 2008 (Based on Maximum Advertised Price Downstream Speed Tier)

6 Wireline Broadband 2001200220032004200520062007 Year Source: USTelecom: The Broadband Association, Wireline Broadband Pricing 2001-2007, June 2008 Increasing Speeds for $50 (Speeds based on Maximum Advertised Price Downstream Speed Tier) 768 kbps 1.5 mbps Up to 3 mbps Up to 7 mbps Up to 15 mbps

7 Promoting an Open Internet In 2005, the Commission adopted an Internet Policy Statement that set forth four consumer-based principles: Consumers are entitled to access the lawful Internet content of their choice; Consumers are entitled to run applications and use services of their choice, subject to the needs of law enforcement; Consumers are entitled to connect their choice of legal devices that do not harm the network; and Consumers are entitled to competition among network providers, application and service providers, and content providers.

8 FCC Affirms Its Authority to Protect Vibrant and Open Internet Peer connections Terminated with False “reset” message All Internet Users Affected ISP #1 ISP #2 ISP #3 ? ? user seeking peer content user seeking peer content user seeking peer content ? User/peer w/ content User/peer w/ content

9 Total US Mobile Telephone Wireless Subscribers Source: Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Semi-Annual Survey, 2007.

10 Growth in the Mobile Telephone Industry (June 2002 – June 2007) DOWN 43% From $0.12 per minute in June 2002 Subscribers Service Revenues Price per minute 243 Million Subscribers in June 2007 $133 Billion in Annualized Revenues June 2007 Price per minute $0.07 in June 2007 Source: Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association; FCC. UP 88% From $71 Billion in Annualized Revenues June 2002 Minutes of Use 734 Avg Monthly MOUs in June 2007 UP 81% From 135 Million Subscribers In June 2002 UP 84% From 398 Average Monthly MOUs in June 2002

11 Comparison of 700 MHz and AWS-1 Auction Revenues vs. All Others 700 MHz Auction $19.1B All other auctions $19.1B AWS-1 Auction $13.7B Note: 700 MHz Auction revenues do not account for bidding credits. (FCC, April 2008)

12 700 MHz Auction: Openness Conditions Consumers will be able to use the wireless device of their choice; Consumers will be able to download the legal software they want; Consumers will be able to download the applications they want.


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