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CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS FOR APRIL 2013 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Throughout the course of the SBI program, CN has maintained a repository of electronic records related to its provider outreach activities. Due to the high volume of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) within the provider community, CN continues to maintain a listing of M&A activities as a way of supplementing the Provider Changes and Corrections. M&A activities for this submission period for the state of Alaska are listed below with a brief description and date as obtained through public records or provider disclosure. Alaska Telecom, Inc. acquired atContact and became Futaris The website for Futaris states: “Alaska Telecom, Inc. acquired atContact in 2011, a leading enterprise and federal contractor providing fully managed satellite communication networks worldwide. atContact was founded in 1997 to service the demand for high-speed data, audio, and video communication in unserved and underserved regions of the globe. atContact delivers innovative broadcast, transport, and IP connectivity solutions to rural customers in the United States, Canada, Alaska, and Antarctica. “In 2008, our parent company, Calista Corporation, acquired Alaska Telecom, Inc. As part of the acquisition, Calista Corporation brought Alaska Telecom, Inc. and atContact together to form what is known today as Futaris. Futaris is committed to honoring Calista Corporation’s tradition of providing services to areas that continually meet challenges, such as access limitations and economic difficulties.” DATASET CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS As requested by the SBI Program Office, a listing of the changes and/or corrections to the datasets between the October 2012 and April 2013 submissions is included in this narrative. This information is presented in this section as well as in the Broadband Provider Log. Changes to the data include expansion of service area(s), activation of new wireless towers, and upgrades to the network to provide higher download speeds to consumers. Corrections to the dataset include the addition of previously existing providers whose coverage has never been submitted, revision of coverage or speed information that was incorrect, and any other items that were misrepresented in the October 2012 dataset. Changes • Ace Tekk Wireless Internet (fixed wireless): Provider upgraded infrastructure and increased max advertised download and upload speeds to tier 4. • Alaska Communications Systems Holding, Inc. (ACS) (mobile wireless): Provider added 4G network around Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau. Slight expansion of 3G; most noticeably around Kodiak. Connect Alaska Changes and Corrections • AT&T Corp, Inc. (mobile wireless): There is notable expansion around Healy, Ninilchik, Prudhoe Bay, and west of Fairbanks. Also added 4G services in the Anchorage area. • Copper Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (DSL): Provider changed and corrected their coverage along with their speeds across entire coverage area. These values are based on distance from CO or RT. Additional RTs added. • Copper Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (mobile wireless): Provider upgraded infrastructure and increased download speeds throughout service area. Upload speeds increased in majority of service area. • Cordova Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (fixed wireless): New provider platform for April 2013 submission. • Cordova Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (mobile wireless): New provider platform for April 2013 submission that previously did not reach broadband speeds. • Cordova Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (DSL): Provider upgraded infrastructure and increased max advertised download and upload speeds to tier 6. • GCI Internet (cable): Provider expanded cable territory into Kotzebue and some other areas. Upgraded infrastructure in the Anchorage area and now offers max advertised speed of tier 9 download and tier 5 upload. • GCI Internet (fixed wireless): Majority of Terra SW communities now online. • Hughes Network Systems, LLC (satellite): Provider upgraded infrastructure and increased max advertised satellite speeds to tier 7 download and tier 4 upload. • Matanuska Telephone Association, Inc. (DSL): Provider expanded DSL territory in southern Point Mackenzie CDP. Increased max advertised download speed to tier 7 in south Buffalo Soapstone CDP. • Nushagak Electric & Telephone Cooperative Inc. (cable, DSL): New provider for April 2013 submission. Provider previously did not meet broadband speeds. • OTZ Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (DSL): Provider upgraded infrastructure and increased max advertised download speed to tier 4. Corrections • Bristol Bay Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (DSL): New provider platform for April 2013 submission in which the provider previously did not meet speed requirements. • Copper Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (DSL): Provider changed and corrected their coverage along with their speeds across entire coverage area. These values are based on distance from CO or RT. • GCI Internet (cable): Reduced Petersburg coverage. • GCI Internet (fixed wireless): Refined propagations of communities that were submitted prior. • Skycasters (satellite): Initial submission of provider's coverage, but they were in service previously. Changes and/or Corrections – Entirely New Dataset Submitted N/A. April 1, 2013 2 Alabama Changes and Corrections The following document captures the corrections (repairs) and changes (corrections) to submitted data. Data which are unchanged from prior submission are not included in this report. Because a provider may submit changes which impact multiple features of submitted coverage, each Feature Class is identified individually. Feature Class names are abbreviated as follows: CB: Census Block, LB: Large Census Blocks (>2 sq mi), SA: Service Address, WR: Wireless, MM: Middle Mile. Changes Provider DBA Name Provider Name State Feature Update Description ID Class 5 CenturyLink CenturyTel, Inc. Al CB Updated using new provider data 5 CenturyLink CenturyTel, Inc. Al LB Updated using new provider data 5 CenturyLink CenturyTel, Inc. Al SG Updated using new provider data 6 Farmers Telecommunications Farmers Telecommunications Al CB Updated using new Cooperative, Inc. Cooperative, Inc. provider data 6 Farmers Telecommunications Farmers Telecommunications Al LB Updated using new Cooperative, Inc. Cooperative, Inc. provider data 6 Farmers Telecommunications Farmers Telecommunications Al SG Updated using new Cooperative, Inc. Cooperative, Inc. provider data 7 Frontier Communications of Frontier Communications of Al CB Updated using new Alabama, LLC Alabama, LLC provider data 7 Frontier Communications of Frontier Communications of Al LB Updated using new Alabama, LLC Alabama, LLC provider data 7 Frontier Communications of Frontier Communications of Al SG Updated using new Alabama, LLC Alabama, LLC provider data 8 FairPoint Communications GTC, Inc. Al CB Updated using new provider data 8 FairPoint Communications GTC, Inc. Al LB Updated using new provider data 8 FairPoint Communications GTC, Inc. Al SG Updated using new provider data 16 Millry Communications Millry Telephone Co, Inc. Al CB Updated using new provider data 16 Millry Communications Millry Telephone Co, Inc. Al LB Updated using new provider data 16 Millry Communications Millry Telephone Co, Inc. Al SG Updated using new provider data 24 TEC - Roanoke Division Roanoke Telephone Company Al CB Updated using new provider data 24 TEC - Roanoke Division Roanoke Telephone Company Al LB Updated using new provider data 24 TEC - Roanoke Division Roanoke Telephone Company Al SG Updated using new provider data 29 Windstream Windstream Alabama, LLC. Al CB Updated using new provider data 29 Windstream Windstream Alabama, LLC. Al LB Updated using new provider data 29 Windstream Windstream Alabama, LLC. Al SG Updated using new Changes and Corrections 1 Submission April 1, 2013 Provider DBA Name Provider Name State Feature Update Description ID Class provider data 36 Cable One Cable One Al CB Updated using new provider data 36 Cable One Cable One Al LB Updated using new provider data 36 Cable One Cable One Al SG Updated using new provider data 41 Comcast Comcast of Alabama, Inc. Al CB Updated using new provider data 41 Comcast Comcast of Alabama, Inc. Al LB Updated using new provider data 41 Comcast Comcast of Alabama, Inc. Al SG Updated using new provider data 48 Mediacom Mediacom Southeast, LLC Al CB Updated using new provider data 48 Mediacom Mediacom Southeast, LLC Al LB Updated using new provider data 48 Mediacom Mediacom Southeast, LLC Al SG Updated using new provider data 51 Opp Cablevision Opp Cablevision Al CB Updated using new provider data 51 Opp Cablevision Opp Cablevision Al LB First time data in this layer for this provider 51 Opp Cablevision Opp Cablevision Al SG First time data in this layer for this provider 51 Opp Cablevision Opp Cablevision Al MM First time data in this layer for this provider 61 AT&T Alabama BellSouth Al CB Updated using new Telecommunications, Inc. provider data 61 AT&T Alabama BellSouth Al LB Updated using new Telecommunications, Inc. provider data 61 AT&T Alabama BellSouth Al SG Updated using new Telecommunications, Inc. provider data 62 Verizon Wireless Verizon Wireless Al WR Updated using new provider data 63 T-Mobile T-Mobile USA, Inc. Al MM Updated using new provider data 63 T-Mobile T-Mobile USA, Inc. Al WR Updated using new provider data 640 TEC - Cherokee Division Cherokee Telephone Al CB Updated using new Company provider data 640 TEC - Cherokee Division Cherokee Telephone Al LB Updated using new Company provider