1. Orange County Communications System Re-banding & Upgrade Facts - Re-banding cost of $7.1M will be paid by NEXTEL. Orange County needs to re-band the system by Dec, 2009 in order to comply with FCC mandate. Sept 15 th date is self imposed. Orange County Motorola Legacy SmartNet System is obsolete – this means that the system will have to be upgraded by 2012. No longer supported by Motorola All Motorola Legacy SmartNet Systems will be obsolete and all other Surrounding communities around Orange County will have to upgrade P25 Technology – Open protocol

2. Orange County Communications System Re-banding & Upgrade Facts continue- Interoperability between P25 Systems whether a Motorola System or a Tyco Electronics System will be achieved exactly the same way. Interoperability amongst a P25 System (Motorola or Tyco Electronics) and a Legacy Smartnet System will be achieved exactly the same. Staff has acknowledge there are Two Major Providers why then does the County need to Sole Source a project that could exceed $60M.

3. Orange County Communications System Re-banding & Upgrade Facts continue- TE Experience includes: Brevard CountyVolusia County Indian River County Flagler County Hillsborough County City of Tampa Pasco CountyManatee County Collier CountyMiami Dade County State of FloridaCities & Municipalities usinf SLERS Bottom Line - Orange County will realize 30% to 40% savings through an RFP Process.