buddy vaughan, chief strategy officer fcc/usda rural broadband workshop austin, texas september 18,...

Buddy Vaughan, Chief Strategy OfficerFCC/USDA Rural Broadband Workshop

Austin, TexasSeptember 18, 2008

OverviewCompany ProfileBroadband DeploymentsUSDA Rural DevelopmentSummary

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Company ProfileENMR Telephone Cooperative

Founded in 1949Plateau Telecommunications

Started subsidiary in 19821st company in NM to deploy FTTH2nd largest ISP in the state of NM

Plateau WirelessBegan in 1990

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What is Rural?ENMR

25,000 square miles1/2 member every sq.

mile!State avg. 16.1 per sq.

mileCan serve every

member with Broadband!

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Broadband DeploymentsDSLSatellite InternetFiber to the HomeWirelessWireless Internet

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DSLReach 95% of the membersADSL

Up to 7 MbpsGoDigital

Extend ADSL up to 15 milesADSL2+

Up to 24 MbpsDepending on plant conditions and distance108 Broadband Loop CarriersFiber Fed with 900 miles of new fiber

Currently providing 7 Mbps service to some very rural schools

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Fiber Network – After Phase III and IV

Proposed Fiber

Current Fiber

Service Area Boundary

Digital Loop Carrier

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Satellite InternetWildBlueEnables 100% Broadband coverageSupplements DSL coverage

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Fiber to the PremiseBegan in 2005Residential

Targeting greenfields in a competitive marketBusiness

Overbuilt business corridors in a competitive marketOffer Broadband speeds up to 40 Mbps

symmetricalBuilt fiber for two large school districtsDistance learning with local university and

community college to rural schools since 1990

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Distance Learning Sites

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Wireless (Cellular)Extensive coverage in rural areas850 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz75,000 sq. milesData usage continues to grow

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Wireless InternetBegan in 2004Licensed 2.5 GHz

BRS/EBSIn 7 markets

Clovis, Roswell, Dexter, Hagerman, Artesia, Carlsbad, and Tucumcari

LMDS radios for backhaulLicensed 28 and 31

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Wireless InternetNLOS (Non-line-of-sight)

Customer self-installOutdoor Units

Longer distance customersMobile Units

Public safetyService vehicles

Laptop cardsUltimate mobility

Roaming between markets

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USDA Rural DevelopmentRUS loans

Fiber to the BLC’sUSF support

Cooperative infrastructureWireless infrastructure

E•RateSupporting area schools and libraries

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SummaryWe’re delivering Broadband a multiple of

waysLicensed spectrum is very important to our

wireless deploymentsUSDA support is critical to our continued

rural development

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