1) Building a broadband network called an Economic Development Network (EDNet) could cost $750,000-$1,000,000 to install along 7 miles of fiber. 2) Such a network could generate $40,000 per month or $480,000 annually in revenue for the local Economic Development Authority by having 300 customers sign up through a service provider for either 100MB or 1GB internet connections priced at $199 and $499 per month respectively. 3) Key questions remain about how many potential customers or "premises" exist in the target area, what the initial customer sign-ups and conversions would be over 5 years, and which "anchor" businesses would commit initially.

1. Broadband Initiative Rich Swier

2. Broadband 2013 2020? 2012 ULTRA MBS

3. Cost of Broadband Cablevision announced 100MB Connection for $99.00 / month in limited NY, NJ Area. In Japan, Japan Telecom offers 100MB Connection for $11.00 / month. In Sarasota, Nobody offers 100MB to consumer. To buy via FPL (for example) it costs $8,000 per month.

4. Economic Impact For every 1% increase in broadbandpenetration, employment increases .3% per year.* For every 10 percentage-point increase in high-speed Internet connections there is an increase in economic growth of 1.3 percentage points** * Brookings Institution Study. Crandall, Lehr and Litan ** Information and Communications for Development 2009

5. Economic Development Network Offering 100Mbs – 1Gig Connectivity to businesses / organizations. Find Anchor Tenants / Key Assets to connect. Designate “Broadband Zones” to attract new businesses to area.

6. Open Access Network $ $ $ WEB HOME SECURITY CLOUD COMP. PHONE TV WEB HOME HEALTH WEB DATA STORAGE Service Provider A Service Provider B Service Provider C $ $ $ NETWORK OWNER (Economic Development Authority) * Example deployed http://www.thewiredroad.net/ in Virginia

7. Example: Palm Beach http://www.ci.palm-coast.fl.us/PalmCoastFiberNET/ About Palm Coast FiberNET The City of Palm Coast is making its high performance fiber network available for business and commercial use in Palm Coast.

8. Cost of Deploying EDNet Estimates range from $15-$30 per foot for installing a fiber network. Estimate number of miles = 7 Miles (36k feet) Fiber costs 20k-40k per mile depending on terrain. Estimate Total cost to build network = $750k – $1M

9. Unanswered Questions How many “premises” are on the North Trail. What is total “Day 1” income (e.g. how many businesses would sign up right away) What is potential conversion and customer acquisition look over 5 year period. What anchors are willing to commit to join the network in initial stages.

10. Potential Scenario 300 premises signed up on ED Net via Service Provider A. 100 MB Connections at $199 / month 1 GB Connections at $499 / month Total Monthly revenue = $100,000 to Service Provider. Total Monthly revenue to EDA = $40,000. (Annual $480,000).

11. Contact Info Rich Swier HuB www.hubsarasota.com richswier@gmail.com