Mediacom Fiber City
July 25, 2013
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Mediacom. More Than Cable
Mediacom is the nation’s 8th largest cable company
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Mediacom brings broadband to community anchor institutions, including school districts, hospitals, fire &
police departments and other public safety agencies
Mediacom is extending its fiber-based network inward from residential communities into
city centers and “Main Street” America
Significant customer base in the Midwest and Southeast
Provides service to over 1M subscribers in 22 states
Mediacom Business provides custom digital voice, high-speed Internet access to businesses of all sizes
Provides fiber-based connectivity and network solutions to enterprise and carrier customers
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Mediacom’s Fiber Network
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Invested over $2.5B to improving & expanding broadband network & enhancing product delivery systems
Extensive fiber network deployment
2012 network up time of 99.999%* for data and voice services
Fiber network spans coast to coast with over 568K fiber miles
Network can benefit city economic development without using tax-payer dollars
Leverage Mediacom’s private investment to community's advantage (attract new industries, revenue)
* Based upon 2012 Mediacom Network Operations Center data. Does not include HFC issues or outages that affect
less than 150 customers or standard exclusionary events. Data is an annual average for transport networks.
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100% Fiber Solutions
Advanced Custom Services
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Scalable bandwidth
Multi-site connectivity
High capacity network
Expertise to manage & monitor proprietary network
Primary Rate Interface
Two-way trunk system
with capacity for hundreds
of inbound and outbound
calls
Transparent LAN
Service
Dedicated Internet
Access
Seamless connections for
multi-point Ethernet
networks
Secure, fast and private
connections to the public
Internet
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Bringing Broadband to Rural America
Projected Growth in Broadband Speeds - North America
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Broadband Speed (Mbps)
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Source: Cisco, White Paper, The Zettabyte Era (May 30, 2012)
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Fiber Solutions: Education Sector
Gigabit+ Solutions Advantage
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Distance Learning
Video Support Learning
BYOT (Bring Your Own Technology)
Leverage E-Rate funding for data / voice services
Common Core mandate for 2014 – 2015 school year.
Standardized online assessments for 45 states
(including IL). Schools will need a flawless network and
a significant increase in bandwidth to accommodate
every student online at the same time.
ConnectED President Obama initiative to increase
funding to program with goal of giving 99% of the
nation’s schools access to high-speed broadband and
wireless Internet access within 5 years.
(100 Mbps minimum with target of 1 Gigabit)
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Fiber Solutions: Healthcare Industry
Gigabit+ Solutions Advantage
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Telemedicine
Electronic Medical Records
HIPAA
Medical Imaging (PACS)
Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC)
• Telecommunications Program provides discounts for
telecommunications and Internet access services for
eligible health care providers
• The Healthcare Connect Fund (HCF) is the newest
component & will provide a 65% discount on eligible
expenses related to broadband connectivity to both
individual rural health care providers (HCPs) and
consortia
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Fiber Solutions: Healthcare Industry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmoscT7eiU4&feature=c4overview-vl&list=PLF97B98A2204390BF
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Mediacom Business 1G Customers
Lowndes County School District
Valdosta, GA
15 locations ~ 10G network
Carlisle Community School District
Carlisle, IA
3 locations ~ 1G network
Dodge County School District
Eastman, GA
9 locations ~ 10G network
ADM Community School District
Adel, IA
3 locations ~ 1G network
Ottumwa Community School District
Ottumwa, IA
11 locations ~ 8/1G network
Red Oak School District
Red Oak, IA
6 locations ~ 1G network
Southern Illinois Healthcare
Carbondale, IL
30 locations ~ 10G network
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National Interconnect Points Map
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Serviceable Areas
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Vital to Economic Development
Change in Business Environment
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High capacity fiber networks analogous to highway build outs of the last century
Fiber networks provide global connections, not just domestic
City & Provider Relationship
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Expanding connectivity is a key driver to economic growth
Partnering to explore where fiber networks provide development opportunities
City/Provider cooperation increases benefits to both parties
Case Study: Google Fiber Kansas
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High profile cases now prompting conversations
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Google Fiber City – Kansas City
benefits to Google/obligations of City
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Executive Sponsor for project
Single point of contact for Google
Dedicated Team to Project
Placement for Google Project employees
Full cooperation of all City departments
Access to assets/infrastructure:
• Collocation space
• Office space
• Pole attachments in utility/power space
• Pole attachments in telecom space
• Conduit use
• Fiber use
• Access to GIS data
• Access to computer tools
• Traffic control
• Permits
• Inspections
• Access to City rights of way for construction
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Participates in regular meetings
Quick diligent review of permit applications
On the spot exception mgmt. where necessary
Dedicated inspection team
Perform all make-ready work on city own
infrastructure
Allow Google to attach fiber on City poles by
allowing installation in supply space or
installation of appropriate cross-arms to
facilitate clearance
Provide access to detailed GIS data & computer
tools
Consulting assistance on Project planning/build
Appropriate traffic control measures
Timely assistance in working with 3rd parties
Cooperate on all publicity and PR
Develop & implement marketing/education
campaign for local residents
Cooperate to obtain settlement-free
interconnections with anchors that have
existing fiber and/or network connections
Source: Development Agreement between Wyandotte Co. / Kansas City, KS & Google Fiber Kansas, LLC.
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Mediacom Service Commitment
Dedicated Local Account Management
• Local Account Executives who live in your area & know your market
• Convenience of one contact to manage network service
24/7/365 Network Operations Center: full service diagnostics, monitoring and resolution management
• Entire network is electrically mapped, managed & monitored
• Staffed with experienced IP engineers
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