North Olympic peninsula Broadband Symposium

1. Confidential & Proprietary Property of Magellan Advisors North Olympic peninsula Broadband Symposium What Assets Already Exists

2. What Middle Mile Broadband Already Exists? • Panel Discussion • Moderator – Randy Trost, Magellan Advisors • Chris Black – CenturyLink • Claire Ward – NoaNet • Steve Schopfer – Clallum PUD • Kevin Street – Jefferson PUD • Jeff Stoner – Wave Broadband Confidential & Proprietary Property of Magellan Advisors

3. What Assets Already Exist? • Middle mile/long haul broadband availability: • Satellite • Copper • Cable • Fiber • Microwave • What is so important about middle mile? Confidential & Proprietary Property of Magellan Advisors

4. Challenges To Middle Mile • ROI Considerations • Rural vs Suburban • Build Costs • Construction • Buried • Aerial • Undersea • Bridge Crossings • Terrain • Permits • Rights-of-way • Customer Base Confidential & Proprietary Property of Magellan Advisors

5. CenturyLink Chris Black Confidential & Proprietary Property of Magellan Advisors

6. NoaNet’s Background and Vision for Broadband Deployment in Washington State Getting Connected: March 18th, 2019| North Olympic Peninsula Broadband Symposium Claire Ward Marketing and Communications Manager cward@noanet.net (816) 519-2370

7. WHO are we • NoaNet is a Non-profit Municipal Corporation serving Washington State • RCW Chapter 24.06 • Our Owner-Members are Public Entities • 9 Public Utility Districts and one Joint Operating Agency • Serving the public is at the core of everything we do • Member Representatives from each Owner form Board of Directors • We consist of 61 employees located throughout PNW • Lean, mean broadband-deploying machine • Headquarters in Gig Harbor, WA • Network Operations Center in Spokane, WA

8. WHAT we are made of • NoaNet has over 3,300 miles of fiber in the State of Washington • Long haul, middle mile and local loop • We started 20 years ago with 4 OC-48’s of capacity, we are now an 80 channel multi-gig transport network ranging from 10G, 40G and up to 100G. MPLS Core. • 26 Core Network Points of Presence, many intermediate aggregation sites, and 3,500+ end points • NoaNet has Multi-platform Internet, Ethernet, Data Center, VOIP, Access and Surveillance, and OTT product offerings. We also offer professional services. • A la cart model to serve the unique needs of each community • Always looking to the horizon. What’s next?

9. Network Map

10. WHY do we do this • NoaNet’s Mission Statement • Leverage relationships and resources to develop and operate a world class open access information platform and network that enhances people’s lives and business opportunities in the State of Washington and facilitates member utility operations • NoaNet’s Vision • To support the needs of Federal, State and Local Governments to bring ubiquitous access to quality services • Bring access to anchor institutions: Schools, Hospitals, Libraries and Businesses • Investment in the economic vitality of all communities in Washington through fiscally-sound build-out planning • Increase competition to encourage best value in rural broadband market

11. HOW does the future look? • Broadband development strategies • Public Safety Network for the Washington State 911 Coordination Office • State Enhanced 911 Service • Modernize the Network • Enhanced Geo-Diversity • Comprehensive Emergency Management Broadband Network • Department of Defense • FirstNet • Early Earthquake Warning • Smart Hub projects for schools and hospitals • Regionalization • The Road to Broadband • Strategies to support and promote public benefit networks

12. Thank you. Claire Ward Marketing and Communications Manager cward@noanet.net (816) 519-2370

13. Clallum PUD Steve Schopfer Confidential & Proprietary Property of Magellan Advisors

14. Jefferson County PUD Kevin Streett Confidential & Proprietary Property of Magellan Advisors

15. Jeff Stoner, Strategic Account Executive Government & Strategic Accounts 401 Parkplace Center, Suite 100 Kirkland, WA 98003 Voice: (360) 914-4541 E-mail: jstoner@wavebusiness.com

17. Combining in 2018 to form the Nations 6th largest provider Delivers superior communications performance to businesses in the Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley (PA), New York City, and Washington, D.C. areas. In fact, RCN Business was among the first carriers in the U.S. to receive the Metro Ethernet Forum’s CE 2.0 certification for the E-Line, E-LAN, and E-Access categories. Grande Communications is a Texas-based broadband communications company that offers a full suite of Internet, TV and phone services for residential and business customers. Like the Texans we serve, we're proud of our independent, 'can-do' attitude that has enabled us to serve over 160,000 customers in communities big and small across Texas.

18. Wave’s Product Set

19. Voice : PRI, SIP, Analog, VOIP Confidential content. For internal use only.

20. Fiber Transport • VXC • Connecting between data centers • Competitive rates • 1Gb or 10Gb We can also connect to our cloud partners at a variety of speeds

21. Wave Fiber & Coax Network – North Olympic Peninsula

22. Questions? Confidential & Proprietary Property of Magellan Advisors