Datasys Proposal (Bc 112906 00)

Trans-Caribbean Cable Company
Proposal for DATASYS TELECOM

Connecting the Caribbean™

Date: November 29, 2006
Reference: BC-112906-00

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Overview .........................................................................................................3
1.1. About Trans-Caribbean Cable Company ..................................................3
1.2. The Network Development Plan ...............................................................3
1.3. Key Points.................................................................................................4
1.4. Technical Highlights ..................................................................................5
1.5. Contractors ...............................................................................................5
2. Network Funding Plan.....................................................................................6
2.1. Capital Costs.............................................................................................6
2.2. O&M Costs................................................................................................6
2.3. Capacity Offering ......................................................................................6
2.4. Capacity Reservation Process ..................................................................7
3. Investment Advantages (Why TCCN?) ...........................................................9
3.1. Lower Long-Term Cost .............................................................................9
3.2. Higher Reliability .....................................................................................10
3.3. Strategic Benefits....................................................................................10
4. Customer Service & Support.........................................................................11
4.1. Network Operations Center (NOC) .........................................................11
4.2. Trouble Reporting ...................................................................................11
4.3. Support Escalation..................................................................................11
5. Network Maintenance & Monitoring ..............................................................12
5.1. Planned Maintenance .............................................................................12
5.1.1. Planned Maintenance on the TCCN CCSP Network ........................12
5.1.2. Planned Maintenance On Backhaul/Cross-Connect Facilities ..........12
5.2. Maintenance to Support Investigation of Chronic Issues ........................13
5.3. Maintenance Windows ............................................................................14
5.3.1. Planned Maintenance Windows........................................................14
5.3.2. Unplanned Maintenance Windows....................................................15
5.4. Network Monitoring .................................................................................15
5.4.1. Network Performance Parameters ....................................................15
5.4.2. Network Reporting Tools...................................................................15
6. Quality of Service..........................................................................................16
6.1. Wet Segment QOS .................................................................................16
6.2. Backhaul & Cross-Connects ...................................................................16
APPENDIX A – Management Team of TCCC ....................................................17
APPENDIX B – Current Project Schedule ..........................................................18
APPENDIX C – Investment Proposal..................................................................19

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1. Overview
1.1. About Trans-Caribbean Cable Company

Trans-Caribbean Cable Company ("TCCC") is the management organization for
planning, building, operating, and maintaining the Trans-Caribbean Cable
Network ("TCCN"). The project was conceived to service the ever-growing
Internet, data and voice traffic demands of the Caribbean. TCCN will offer high-
speed undersea fiber-optic cable connectivity from many locations in the
Caribbean to Miami, Florida through a combination of segment construction and
existing segment upgrades. TCCC envisions that TCCN will become the
Caribbean region's common, carrier-neutral platform that will provide the capacity
needed to stimulate the growth of the Internet and other telecom services in the
region. TCCN will be constructed using a new project development model that
combines the best attributes of the traditional cable consortium together with the
best characteristics of the private cable model. We call this unique model the
Virtual Consortium™ Model ("VCM"). TCCC believes that the VCM is the logical
evolutionary model for future undersea cable project planning, implementation
and operations.

1.2. The Network Development Plan
The network development plan for TCCN is based upon a phased approach
where the TCCN project configuration will be expanded on a country-by-country
basis to meet the committed long-term bandwidth demands of the TCCN
consortium members. Phase one of TCCN is called the Central Caribbean Sub-
Project (“CCSP”) and is planned to provide connectivity between the United
States and six other countries, including Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic,
Aruba, Venezuela, and Colombia, as shown below:


The fiber configuration of the TCCN CCSP will include two fiber pairs configured
in order to allow the creation of a “collapsed ring” for internal protection:

Additional phases may result in extensions to other countries or locations,
including Puerto Rico, Trinidad, Tabago, Guyana, Suriname, etc.

1.3. Key Points
TCCN will provide the most advanced communications medium connecting the
Caribbean region by utilizing undersea fiber-optic cable segments installed in
deep water using the most flexible cable consortium structure ever developed.

Key Differentiators:

• “Ownership” Advantage: In return for the initial capital investment and
continued payment of O&M expenses, each owner is legally guaranteed
the right to any capacity purchased for the life of the project (25-year
design life). This includes initially allocated capacity, a pro-rated share of
any common reserve capacity, the right to initiate future upgrades for
“Virtual Fiber” owners, and the right participate in future upgrades for
“General Capacity” owners.
• Diversity Advantage: By investing in TCCN, the owners gain a newly
constructed and completely diverse route to the United States (Miami).
• Reliability Advantage: As a deep water cable, TCCN is expected to
perform as reliably as other existing deep water cables.
• Guaranteed Non-Compete: TCCC will not have any of the TCCN capacity
allocated to it. Therefore, TCCC will be incapable of competing with any
of the TCCN owners. Furthermore, the owner(s) of the initial capacity for
any specific country will have full authority/control over the access and use
of TCCN for such country. No additional partners or circuit portability of


any kind will be allowed unless the majority of the owner(s) for such
country(ies) authorize it.

1.4. Technical Highlights
The technical highlights of the TCCN CCSP plan are:

• Design Capacity: Initial 120 Gbps (240 Gbps linear)
Upgradeable to nearly 2 Tbps
• Length: 4,300 km
• Architecture & Design: Deep water collapsed ring configuration
Fully protected for common types of failures
Ability to incorporate future technologies
• Design life: Minimum 25 years
• Landing Stations: 7 stations
• Segments: 11 Repeatered

Additional technical features:

• Open architecture allows for easy upgrades.
• Wide channel passbands for compatibility with multiple vendors’ 10Gbps
and 2.5 Gbps terminal equipment.
• TMN-compliant Q3 SNMP and CORBA OSS interfaces.
• Advanced optical cable management and low optical connector density.
• Optimized cost modularity.
• Low cost provisioning of capacity.
• Route modeling, optical performance, equipment engineering and cost
analysis software tools are available.

1.5. Contractors
After a complete competitive tender process conducted by TCCC on behalf of the
TCCN consortium members, Tyco Telecommunications was selected as the
prime contractor for the construction of the TCCN CCSP. On behalf of the TCCN
consortium members, TCCC executed a turn-key, fixed-price Supply Contract
with Tyco Telecommunications during December 2005. The Supply Contract will
come into force when the down payment is completed.


2. Network Funding Plan
2.1. Capital Costs

The capital cost for connecting the first six countries in the TCCN CCSP is
US$118.8M or US$19.8M per country (not counting the US). The TCCN CCSP
network will be designed to support a minimum of 16 wavelength pairs per
country (96 wavelengths per fiber pair total) for a total linear design limit of 1,920
Gbps, but only two (2) initial 10 Gbps wavelength pairs per country will be
installed initially (for a total of 240 Gbps of linear capacity).

TCCC has analyzed many configuration options and determined that it would be
possible for the TCCN CCSP to move ahead with two (2) fully funded countries in
the North (Dominican Republic, Haiti, or Jamaica) or with any three (3) countries
from the North or South (Aruba/Curacao, Colombia, or Venezuela). In such
cases, the cable configuration optimization would be employed in order to keep
the capital cost at or very near US$19.8M per country.

Therefore, construction of TCCN CCSP can commence when two or more
countries achieve ownership commitments of US$19.8M per country to cover the
capital cost in an optimized configuration. The objective of TCCC will always be
to seek extension of TCCN into new countries/markets, not by assisting the
competition of the owner(s) in countries/markets that are already committed or
connected.

2.2. O&M Costs
The O&M cost for connecting the first six countries in the TCCN CCSP is
US$3.6M per year or US$600K per country (3% of capital cost per year). The
O&M cost for other configurations (less than six countries) would also be within
3% of the capital cost per year. Future upgrades will not have any significant
impact on the annual O&M cost.

2.3. Capacity Offering

It is now proposed to create two classes of ownership within TCCN, which will be
offered on a first-come, first-served basis to fund the network, as follows:

(1) Virtual Fiber Ownership: The “Virtual Fiber Ownership” subscriber
obtains the best unit cost and maximum flexibility for the future. “Virtual
Fiber Ownership” consists of one (1) pair of 10 Gbps linear wavelengths,
one for service and one for protection, and includes an exclusive option to
seven (7) independent upgrades “on-demand” to provide up to seven (7)
additional pairs of 10 Gbps linear wavelengths for each purchase. The


subscriber also gains additional independent control over the
management of network protection schemes, multiplexing, and external
restoration that would otherwise have been controlled by consortium
voting. Only two (2) “Virtual Fiber Ownership” subscriptions will be offered
per country unless the early committed subscriber(s) approve the addition
of more partners for their country.

(2) General Capacity Ownership: The “General Capacity Ownership”
subscriber obtains a fair unit cost with some flexibility for the future as in a
traditional consortium. “General Capacity Ownership” provides the
possibility for smaller capacity purchases within the project, including
STM16, STM4, STM1, DS3, and E1, but such subscribers must share the
additional cost of the switching (SDH) equipment to accomplish the
multiplexing that is required to support such interface levels. “Virtual Fiber
Ownership” orders will take precedence over “General Capacity
Ownership” orders in order to achieve successful funding of the project.

2.4. Capacity Reservation Process

Companies that intend to participate in TCCN should plan to follow the first-
come, first-served capacity reservation process identified below:

(1) Develop a 5-year bandwidth forecast for one or more TCCN CCSP
countries and request a proposal from TCCC for the total requirement.
TCCC will prepare a proposal for consideration.
(2) The proposal provided by TCCC can then be converted into a non-binding
reservation by (i) dating, signing, and providing the completed APPENDIX
C signature page to TCCC; (ii) finalizing, signing, and providing the
completed “TCCN MOU CCSP Amendment” to TCCC; and (iii) providing a
good faith deposit to TCCC for assistance with the CCSP feasibility costs
(or execution of an escrow agreement with subsequent deposit of project
down payment within 30-45 days).
(3) Upon receipt of the completed APPENDIX C signature page, TCCC will
provide receipt confirmation and status for the country(ies) of interest.
The reservation can only be accepted for the relevant countries if two
Virtual Fiber reservations have not been completed for such countries or if
the early committed subscriber(s) approve the addition of more partners
for their country. In either case, TCCC will provide the status.
(4) The reservation process is complete only after the TCCN MOU CCSP
Amendment is completed and the good faith deposit (or escrow deposit) is
received by TCCC. The good faith deposit will be refunded and/or the
relevant invoice(s) will be cancelled if a relevant country is fully funded
earlier by others.
(5) The parties that complete the reservation process will be included on the
TCCN CCSP distribution list and will be expected to work toward timely


completion of the agreed actions to move forward with the project. The
good faith deposit funding will be used to finalize the TCCN CCSP project
plans and agreements and will be credited toward the investment
participation of the party.


3. Investment Advantages (Why TCCN?)
3.1. Lower Long-Term Cost
By combining the needs of multiple subscribers in multiple countries into one
undersea network, TCCN is able to offer a lower long-term cost than any
other option in the region. In fact, the subscriber of TCCN Virtual Fiber will be
able to upgrade using any of its reserved channels at any time without
approval from any other parties. This provides the TCCN Virtual Fiber
subscriber with full and direct control of its long-term costs as shown in the
graphs below:


3.2. Higher Reliability
Over 95% of all undersea cable failures world-wide occur at water depths less
than 100 meters, which is generally known as “Shallow Water”. This “Shallow
Water” area is identified in the drawing below:

Since TCCN will be installed in deep water, the reliability of TCCN is expected
to compare with other deep water cables as shown in the chart below:

3.3. Strategic Benefits
Investment in TCCN provides the following strategic benefits:

• TCCN provides a new, completely diverse route to the United States with direct connectivity
to Miami’s NAP of the Americas.
• TCCN provides a direct equity/asset ownership opportunity.
• TCCN provides a lower financial risk because it does not rely on “wholesale” of capacity for
future survival.


4. Customer Service & Support
4.1. Network Operations Center (NOC)

On behalf of the TCCN CCSP owners, TCCC will establish the primary TCCN
Network Operation Center (NOC) within Miami’s NAP of the Americas in the
United States of America. If desired by the project’s subscribers, a secondary
NOC will be established within one of the TCCN CCSP countries.

4.2. Trouble Reporting

Prior to the RFS Date of the TCCN CCSP, the contact information for the TCCN
NOC will be provided to the owners for the reporting of any type of network
issues.

The TCCN NOC will be manned twenty-four hours a day, seven days each week
and three hundred and sixty-five days a year (365x24). Upon receipt of a call
from an owner who has experienced any type of circuit problem, a NOC Operator
will initiate a Trouble Ticket and at a minimum, will request and record the
following information:

1. Owner Name
2. Name and title of person reporting the fault
3. Call back number of the person reporting the fault
4. Time of fault recorded in GMT time
5. Faulty circuit Identification
6. Symptoms of Fault
7. Actions already taken to correct the fault including:
8. The circuit identification for the circuit on which the fault is occurring
9. Identification of a convenient time in which the circuit may be removed
from service to facilitate testing and fault isolation.

In addition, the owner will also be asked to confirm that they have checked their
own equipment including power and other equipment interfaces. After all the
answers to these questions have been noted in the Trouble Ticket Management
System (TTMS), the NOC Operator will provide the caller with a Trouble Ticket
Number to facilitate tracking of the fault and to serve as a point of reference for
all updates.

4.3. Support Escalation
A Service Support Escalation List will be created to provide the TCCN owners
with points of contact for three (3) levels of escalation. Owners will be advised to
utilize the Service Support Escalation List only if the technical support assigned


has not resolved the problem within the agreed intervals or if no updates have
been provided.

ESCALATION CONTACT OFFICE/MOBILE/PAGER E-MAIL

Level: 1 NOC: Network To be provided. To be provided.
Immediate Operation Center

Level: 2 To be provided. To be provided. To be provided.
After 2 hours

Level: 3 To be provided. To be provided. To be provided.
After 4 hours
Table 1 – Sample Service Support Escalation List

5. Network Maintenance & Monitoring
TCCN maintenance procedures will be established prior to RFS and will be
divided into two categories, (1) Planned Maintenance, and (2) Maintenance to
Support Investigation of Chronic Issues. Prior to the execution of any
maintenance procedure, a Method of Procedure (MOP) document will be
developed and reviewed by senior engineers and TCCC management for
approval before it is forwarded to any owners that may be affected. Owner
notification will be provided in accordance with the agreed timeframes
established for TCCN.

5.1. Planned Maintenance

5.1.1. Planned Maintenance on the TCCN CCSP Network

This section outlines the procedures, policies, notification and time frames
envisioned for Planned Maintenance on the TCCN CCSP Network. Planned
Maintenance will be initiated for any of the following reasons:
• Circuit Configuration Change
• Equipment Change
• Scheduled Maintenance
• Maintenance Repair

5.1.2. Planned Maintenance On Backhaul/Cross-Connect Facilities

The Backhaul/Cross-Connect Provider will notify the TCCN NOC in writing ten
days prior to any scheduled maintenance, service affecting or not. A MOP that
includes the following must support the notification:


• The proposed time and date
• The duration
• Description of the planned works
• Anticipated Service Problem
• A back-out procedure in the event of major problems during maintenance
activities
• Contact person (if different from the normal Planned Maintenance contact
person)
Except in circumstances that are beyond the control of the Backhaul/Cross-
Connect Provider, thirty days advance notification of major maintenance (network
affecting) will be required. If the proposed date is not acceptable, TCCC will
notify the Backhaul/Cross-Connect Provider within two (2) working days, and
negotiate to have the planned maintenance outage rescheduled. On the day of
the Planned Maintenance, the Backhaul/Cross-Connect Provider will contact the
TCCN NOC to confirm initiation of the Planned Maintenance.

5.2. Maintenance to Support Investigation of Chronic Issues
A Chronic Issue will be defined as an event at a site or circuit path which occurs
and is the recorded cause of three or more unplanned network outages within a
thirty-day period. The purpose of the Chronic Issue investigation will be to isolate
and correct any underlying problem that may be causing intermittent outages.
The investigation into the source of such Chronic Issues may require a
maintenance action in order to isolate the root cause. Three basic tools will be
used to initiate investigation of Chronic Issues:

1. Chronic Issues identified through the review of Monthly QOS (Quality-Of-
Service) Reports for individual owners

2. Chronic Issues identified through the review of the Monthly QOS Report
for all owners where similar equipment failures occur at separate time and
dates

3. Chronic Issues identified through owner notification(s) to the NOC

Upon determination that an event warrants investigation as a Chronic Issue, the
NOC and Transmission Engineers will form a team and will begin investigating
the issue using the following guidelines:

• Gather as much information as possible from the owner.

• Notification to management of the Chronic Issue.

• Assignment of a new trouble ticket specifically for the Chronic Issue.


• Assignment of a NOC Technician to follow up on the trouble ticket.

• Assignment of a specific point of contact for reporting and owner relations.

• Convey the Trouble Ticket number and POC to the owner, and verify the
owner POC for this Chronic Issue.

The assigned Chronic Issue team will begin gathering data in an attempt to
obtain as much information from the latest fault occurrence. Trouble ticket
printouts, test results, and any other data, including the use of the query
command, may be used to identify the issue.

After gathering as much data as possible, the Chronic Issue team will correlate
the data for analysis in order to determine the cause of the issue. When the
cause for the issue has been identified, an MOP to resolve the issue will be
developed and approved for implementation. The MOP will utilize one of the
Planned Maintenance Windows, based upon the severity of the issue.

5.3. Maintenance Windows

5.3.1. Planned Maintenance Windows

Planned Maintenance windows will be based on the United States Eastern
Standard Time (EST). The preference of EST over Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
is that 00:01 GMT is equal to 7:01 PM EST. 7:00 PM EST is considered to be
prime operating hours. Thus, maintenance activities within this timeframe could
cause untimely interruptions. The emergency, primary and secondary time
frames for planned maintenance activities will be as follows:

• Emergency: As required

• Primary: Friday night 11 PM to Saturday morning 7 A.M

Saturday night 9 PM to Sunday morning 7 A.M

Sunday night 9 PM to Monday morning 6 A.M

• Secondary: Wednesday night 11 PM to 6 A.M

A pre-requisite to using these Planned Maintenance windows will be advanced
owner notification. The objective of advanced notification will be to give the
owner as much time as necessary to plan for the scheduled maintenance activity.


In addition, notification will be used to facilitate the staging of technicians and
equipment.

5.3.2. Unplanned Maintenance Windows

All owners will be encouraged to schedule maintenance within one of the Primary
or Secondary Maintenance Windows. However, the NOC will be able to consider
providing a special maintenance window based upon an owner request. Such a
request will be evaluated and the owner will be notified of the result within a
reasonable period of time.

5.4. Network Monitoring

5.4.1. Network Performance Parameters

TCCN will use a Telecommunications Network Management System (TNMS)
provided by the Supply to support the network management requirements of the
TCCN CCSP network. TNMS will provide all important network element and
network management features according to ITU-T M.3010 recommendations.
One of the Network Management Layer functions will be Performance
Management, which is based on the evaluation of error information measured by
network elements within various performance parameters such as:

• ES Error Seconds:
• SES Severely Errored Seconds
• BBE Background Block Errors
• UAS Unavailable Seconds
• PJE (-) Negative Pointer justification Event
• PJE (+) Positive Pointer Justification Event
• SEF Severely Errored Frame

Performance Management Data will be collected at established performance
measurement points within network elements. Performance Management Data
stored in Performance Management Logs will be displayed or printed at the GUI
of a TNMS client or exported by means of an external tool.

5.4.2. Network Reporting Tools

At the request of TCCN, an OSS (Operations Support System) will be
implemented in order to provide comprehensive monitoring and reporting of all
available network performance parameters. These reports could be made
available to the owners as needed.


6. Quality of Service
6.1. Wet Segment QOS

The NOC will provide 24x7 monitoring services on network circuits and services
connected to the TCCN CCSP. It will also provide management for fault isolation
and service restoration. Upon calling the NOC, a Trouble Ticket will be assigned;
and updates will be provided to the owner hourly.

In case of a submarine cable cut, the Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) the cable cut
will be 12 days. (Note: This figure is calculated from empirical data and does not
guarantee a specific repair will be completed within this period.) During this
period, protected services will continue to operate through the restoration path for
owners participating in the restoration plan.

It is estimated that the TCCN CCSP will provide circuit availability of 99.9% for
services protected within the collapsed ring. This service availability is estimated
on a monthly basis (720 hours) and is limited to the submarine portion between
any two TCCN landing stations.

The worst-case Round Trip Delay (RTD) for the TCCN CCSP is estimated
around the entire collapsed ring over 8,600 km. During normal operations, the
worst-case RTD is estimated to be less than 50ms. The average RTD between
any pair of cable stations is estimated to be less than 25ms.

6.2. Backhaul & Cross-Connects
The backhaul and/or cross-connect circuit availability, MTTR, and RTD will be
contingent on the location and infrastructure available between the final
destination site and the TCCN landing station. If applicable, details on this will be
provided by TCCC to owners requesting assistance with backhaul and/or cross-
connect circuits.


APPENDIX A – Management Team of TCCC
The management team of TCCC has helped to plan, build, and/or operate many
systems around the world, including: AC-1, Africa-1, Antillas-1, Americas-II,
APCN, APCN2, ARCOS-1, Bahamas-II, BUS-1, China-US, CIOS/TEFKROS/
CADMOS, Columbus-2, FLAG, HAW-5, Japan-US, MAYA-1, PAC RIM EAST,
PAN AM, QCC, SEA-ME-WE-2, SEA-ME-WE-3, Taino-Carib, TAT-10, TAT-11,
TAT-12/13, TAT-14, TCS-1, TPC-5, Unisur, and others. The biographies of the
key members of our team are provided below:

Name Biography
Brian Crawford, With 13 years in the undersea cable industry, Mr. Crawford has worked on
President more than 15 different undersea cable projects around the world, gaining
experience in all aspects of undersea cable network design, planning,
construction, operations and maintenance. Formerly with AT&T Submarine
Systems (now Tyco Telecom), AT&T Communications, Pacific Gateway
Exchange, and New World Network, Mr. Crawford now serves as the President
of TCCC.
Jeff Fleisher, With 12 years in telecom and 8 years in the undersea cable industry, Mr.
Director of Fleisher has also worked on more than 15 undersea cable projects around the
Operations world, specializing in undersea cable licensing, permitting, construction,
operations and maintenance. Formerly with AT&T Submarine Systems
(becoming Tyco Telecom), Lucent Technologies, and New World Network, Mr.
Fleisher now serves as a Director of Operations for TCCC.
David Crawford, With over 9 years of financial and managerial experience, Mr. David Crawford
Director of helped to structure financing for SEACN, CHINA-US, AMERICAS-II, and
Finance ARCOS among others while he was Senior Corporate Finance Manager at
Tyco Telecom. He was also instrumental in securing the largest ever telecom
Preliminary Project Letter (PPL) from EXIM Bank. Prior to Tyco, Mr. Crawford
worked at AT&T in the Central Billing Party Department for NAZ/HAZ cable
maintenance agreements. With vast experience ranging from Escrow
Agreements, Letters of Credit, Export Agency billing documents, and the
management of over $1 billion in Advanced Payment Bonds, Mr. Crawford
brings valuable financial expertise to serve as the Director of Finance for
TCCC.
Neil Habig, With 14 years in the undersea cable industry, Mr. Habig has led the
Director of development and construction of numerous major cable systems in all regions
Project of the world including the Caribbean. Formerly with AT&T Submarine Systems
Management (becoming Tyco Telecom) and then more recently as a consultant in the
telecom and energy fields, Mr. Habig now serves as the Director of Project
Management for TCCC.
Henry Dambra, With 36 years in the telecommunications industry, Mr. Dambra has broad
Carrier Relations experience encompassing many areas, including International and Domestic
Executive Engineering, Network Operations, Finance, and Service Costs & Rates.
Formerly with AT&T Communications and New World Network, Mr. Dambra
has supported the development of numerous undersea cables in the Americas
region, including AMERICAS-I, AMERICAS-II, ANTILLAS-1, ARCOS-1,
ATLANTIS-2, BAHAMAS-II, MAYA-1, PAN AM, and TCS-1. Mr. Dambra now
serves as a Carrier Relations Executive (Latin America) for TCCC.


APPENDIX B – Current Project Schedule

December 15, 2006 Commitment Target

January 15, 2007 Escrow Deposits Due
Signature of TCCN C&MA/CCSP Addendum

February 2007 Down Payment to Supplier

1Q2008 Ready For Service (RFS)


APPENDIX C – TCCN CCSP Investment Proposal
Reference Number: BC-112906-00-DATASYS

TCCN “Virtual Fiber” MIU Ownership Cost Estimate
Investment Annual O&M
Option* Terminal A Terminal Z Bandwidth Term Qty
Cost** Cost**
Port-au-Prince, 1 pair of 10G Up to
Miami NAP 2 US$19.8M*** US$594K
Haiti Wavelengths 25-yrs
Port-au-Prince, 1 pair of 10G Up to
Miami NAP 1 US$9.9M**** US$297K
Haiti Wavelengths 25-yrs
*Please select investment option(s) of interest.
**Investment Costs and O&M Costs are estimated. Final costs will be determined together with interested parties.
***Investment Cost with exclusive control of Terminal Z with Terminal Z landing facilities provided by the purchaser.
****Investment Cost assuming other partner(s) provide sufficient investment and obtain Terminal Z access.

Investment Cost Schedule: A 20% down payment of the Investment Cost will be due during
1Q2007 with approximately 20% due during each of the following four (4) quarters for budgetary
purposes. A more precise schedule will be provided upon reservation process completion.
Operations & Maintenance Charges: Annual Operations and Maintenance charges will be
billed quarterly in advance and are calculated at 3% of the Investment Cost per year.
Upgrade Cost: Each “Virtual Fiber” MIU investment includes exclusive rights to seven (7) of the
unused DWDM optical channel pairs within the 96-channel design of the TCCN CCSP. The
purchaser has exclusive control of these channels and may elect to utilize them at any time
without any authorization from any other party or parties. It will cost US$100k per terminal to
install each additional 10 Gbps wavelength pair if installed at the same time as all other TCCN
equipment (during construction). It will cost US$150k per terminal to install each additional 10
Gbps wavelength pair if installed at any time after the RFS Date.
Purchaser’s Responsibility: The purchaser is responsible to acquire and hold any and all
licenses, permits, or other permissions required by local jurisdictions to obtain, use, or resell the
capacity or services described in this proposal.
Purchaser’s Intention: By signature of this page, the purchaser is indicating its desire for TCCC
to reserve the ownership noted above in the TCCN CCSP for the country(ies) shown. Although
non-binding, the purchaser acknowledges its intention to either (i) execute an escrow agreement
and then complete the down payment deposit noted above within 30-45 days, or (ii) sign a
mutually acceptable version of the TCCN MOU CCSP Amendment and then to provide a good
faith deposit of US$6,000 to TCCC for assistance with the on-going TCCN CCSP feasibility costs
under the TCCN MOU CCSP Amendment.

Please respond in acceptance of this proposal by signing below and sending it via fax to:
Brian Crawford, President
Trans-Caribbean Cable Company LLC
442 Route 202-206 North #276
Bedminster, NJ, USA, 07921
Tel: (732) 397-4509 Fax: (732) 909-9723

______________________________ _________________
Purchaser’s Acceptance (signature) Date

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