Tri-Cities Consolidated Plan Page: 59 Tri-Cities, Ilinois FTTH/FTTB Broadband Financial Projections - Base Case 2002 Programming Expense - Residential
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Limited Basic Headline News $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 WBBM (2) CBS Chicago $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 WGN (9) Chicago Local Off-Air $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 WCIU (26) IND Chicago $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 WPWR (50) UPN Chicago $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 WTTW (11) PBS Chicago $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 WCPX (38) PAX Chicago $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 TV Guide Channel $596.43 $691.86 $787.29 $882.72 $978.15 $1,041.37 $1,056.88 $1,057.41 $1,058.46 $1,059.52 $1,060.58 $1,061.64 WGBO (66) Univision Chicago $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 WSNS (44) Telemundo Chicago $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 WYCC (22) PBS Chicago $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 TBS $1,670.01 $1,937.21 $2,204.41 $2,471.61 $2,738.81 $2,915.84 $2,959.26 $2,960.74 $2,963.70 $2,966.66 $2,969.63 $2,972.60 Local Govt/Educational/Public Access Channel $1,670.01 $1,937.21 $2,204.41 $2,471.61 $2,738.81 $2,915.84 $2,959.26 $2,960.74 $2,963.70 $2,966.66 $2,969.63 $2,972.60 Total Limited Basic $3,936.45 $4,566.28 $5,196.11 $5,825.95 $6,455.78 $6,873.04 $6,975.39 $6,978.88 $6,985.86 $6,992.84 $6,999.83 $7,006.83
Standard Basic A & E $1,359.57 $1,577.10 $1,794.63 $2,012.16 $2,229.69 $2,373.80 $2,409.15 $2,410.36 $2,412.77 $2,415.18 $2,417.59 $2,420.01 American Movie Classics $1,475.27 $1,711.32 $1,947.36 $2,183.41 $2,419.45 $2,575.83 $2,614.19 $2,615.49 $2,618.11 $2,620.73 $2,623.35 $2,625.97 American's Health Network $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 America's Talking $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 America's Voice Network $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Animal Planet $885.16 $1,026.79 $1,168.42 $1,310.04 $1,451.67 $1,545.50 $1,568.51 $1,569.30 $1,570.86 $1,572.44 $1,574.01 $1,575.58 BET $867.81 $1,006.66 $1,145.51 $1,284.36 $1,423.21 $1,515.19 $1,537.76 $1,538.53 $1,540.06 $1,541.60 $1,543.15 $1,544.69 BET On Jazz $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Bloomberg Television $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Bravo $940.13 $1,090.55 $1,240.97 $1,391.39 $1,541.81 $1,641.46 $1,665.90 $1,666.74 $1,668.40 $1,670.07 $1,671.74 $1,673.41 Cable In the Classroom $20.49 $23.77 $27.05 $30.33 $33.60 $35.78 $36.31 $36.33 $36.36 $36.40 $36.44 $36.47 Cartoon Network $734.74 $852.30 $969.86 $1,087.42 $1,204.98 $1,282.86 $1,301.97 $1,302.62 $1,303.92 $1,305.22 $1,306.53 $1,307.84 CMTV $578.54 $671.11 $763.67 $856.24 $948.80 $1,010.13 $1,025.17 $1,025.68 $1,026.71 $1,027.74 $1,028.76 $1,029.79 CNBC $1,214.93 $1,409.32 $1,603.71 $1,798.10 $1,992.49 $2,121.27 $2,152.86 $2,153.94 $2,156.09 $2,158.25 $2,160.40 $2,162.56 CNN $2,215.80 $2,570.33 $2,924.86 $3,279.39 $3,633.92 $3,868.79 $3,926.40 $3,928.37 $3,932.30 $3,936.23 $3,940.16 $3,944.10 CNNfn $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 CNNSI $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Comedy Central $954.59 $1,107.32 $1,260.06 $1,412.79 $1,565.53 $1,666.71 $1,691.53 $1,692.38 $1,694.07 $1,695.76 $1,697.46 $1,699.16 Court TV $809.95 $939.55 $1,069.14 $1,198.73 $1,328.33 $1,414.18 $1,435.24 $1,435.96 $1,437.39 $1,438.83 $1,440.27 $1,441.71 C-Span $347.12 $402.66 $458.20 $513.74 $569.28 $606.08 $615.10 $615.41 $616.03 $616.64 $617.26 $617.88 Discovery $1,828.18 $2,120.69 $2,413.20 $2,705.71 $2,998.22 $3,192.01 $3,239.54 $3,241.16 $3,244.40 $3,247.65 $3,250.89 $3,254.14 Disney $4,917.58 $5,704.39 $6,491.21 $7,278.02 $8,064.83 $8,586.10 $8,713.95 $8,718.31 $8,727.03 $8,735.75 $8,744.49 $8,753.23
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Standard Basic (Cont.) Do It Yourself Network $347.12 $402.66 $458.20 $513.74 $569.28 $606.08 $615.10 $615.41 $616.03 $616.64 $617.26 $617.88 E! Entertainment $809.95 $939.55 $1,069.14 $1,198.73 $1,328.33 $1,414.18 $1,435.24 $1,435.96 $1,437.39 $1,438.83 $1,440.27 $1,441.71 Encore $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Encore MoviePlex $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ESPN $10,488.91 $12,167.13 $13,845.36 $15,523.59 $17,201.81 $18,313.64 $18,586.35 $18,595.64 $18,614.24 $18,632.85 $18,651.48 $18,670.13 ESPN 2 $2,169.52 $2,516.64 $2,863.77 $3,210.89 $3,558.01 $3,787.98 $3,844.39 $3,846.31 $3,850.16 $3,854.01 $3,857.86 $3,861.72 EWTN $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Fit TV $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ABC Family Channel $1,058.73 $1,228.12 $1,397.52 $1,566.91 $1,736.31 $1,848.54 $1,876.06 $1,877.00 $1,878.88 $1,880.76 $1,882.64 $1,884.52 Food Network $491.76 $570.44 $649.12 $727.80 $806.48 $858.61 $871.40 $871.83 $872.70 $873.58 $874.45 $875.32 Fox News $1,275.68 $1,479.79 $1,683.90 $1,888.00 $2,092.11 $2,227.33 $2,260.50 $2,261.63 $2,263.89 $2,266.16 $2,268.42 $2,270.69 fX $1,724.05 $1,999.89 $2,275.74 $2,551.59 $2,827.44 $3,010.18 $3,055.01 $3,056.54 $3,059.59 $3,062.65 $3,065.72 $3,068.78 fX Movies (no fX in system) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Game Show Network $636.39 $738.22 $840.04 $941.86 $1,043.68 $1,111.14 $1,127.69 $1,128.25 $1,129.38 $1,130.51 $1,131.64 $1,132.77 Golf Channel $1,214.93 $1,409.32 $1,603.71 $1,798.10 $1,992.49 $2,121.27 $2,152.86 $2,153.94 $2,156.09 $2,158.25 $2,160.40 $2,162.56 Great American Country $202.49 $234.89 $267.28 $299.68 $332.08 $353.55 $358.81 $358.99 $359.35 $359.71 $360.07 $360.43 Headline News (Free with CNN) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 History Channel $1,041.37 $1,207.99 $1,374.61 $1,541.23 $1,707.85 $1,818.23 $1,845.31 $1,846.23 $1,848.08 $1,849.92 $1,851.77 $1,853.63 Home & Garden TV $867.81 $1,006.66 $1,145.51 $1,284.36 $1,423.21 $1,515.19 $1,537.76 $1,538.53 $1,540.06 $1,541.60 $1,543.15 $1,544.69 Home Shopping Network $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Independent Film Channel $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 International Channel $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Inspirational Network $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Lifetime Movie Network $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Open $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Learning Channel $931.45 $1,080.48 $1,229.51 $1,378.54 $1,527.57 $1,626.31 $1,650.53 $1,651.35 $1,653.00 $1,654.65 $1,656.31 $1,657.97 Lifetime $1,677.76 $1,946.20 $2,214.65 $2,483.09 $2,751.53 $2,929.37 $2,973.00 $2,974.48 $2,977.46 $2,980.43 $2,983.41 $2,986.40 Military Channel $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 MSNBC $752.10 $872.44 $992.77 $1,113.11 $1,233.44 $1,313.17 $1,332.72 $1,333.39 $1,334.72 $1,336.06 $1,337.39 $1,338.73 MTV $1,706.69 $1,979.76 $2,252.83 $2,525.90 $2,798.97 $2,979.88 $3,024.25 $3,025.77 $3,028.79 $3,031.82 $3,034.85 $3,037.89 Much Music $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 NASA TV $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 The National Network $1,793.47 $2,080.43 $2,367.38 $2,654.34 $2,941.29 $3,131.40 $3,178.03 $3,179.62 $3,182.80 $3,185.98 $3,189.17 $3,192.36 NET $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Newsport $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Nickelodeon $2,447.22 $2,838.77 $3,230.33 $3,621.88 $4,013.44 $4,272.84 $4,336.47 $4,338.64 $4,342.98 $4,347.32 $4,351.67 $4,356.02
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Standard Basic (Cont.) Nostalgia $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Hallmark Channel $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Outdoor Life Network $989.30 $1,147.59 $1,305.88 $1,464.17 $1,622.45 $1,727.32 $1,753.04 $1,753.92 $1,755.67 $1,757.43 $1,759.19 $1,760.94 The Outdoor Channel $416.55 $483.20 $549.84 $616.49 $683.14 $727.29 $738.12 $738.49 $739.23 $739.97 $740.71 $741.45 Ovation $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Oxygen $1,255.43 $1,456.30 $1,657.17 $1,858.04 $2,058.90 $2,191.98 $2,224.62 $2,225.73 $2,227.96 $2,230.19 $2,232.42 $2,234.65 Pax Family Network $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Product Information Network (PIN) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 QVC $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Women's Entertainment (formerly Romance Classics) $809.95 $939.55 $1,069.14 $1,198.73 $1,328.33 $1,414.18 $1,435.24 $1,435.96 $1,437.39 $1,438.83 $1,440.27 $1,441.71 Sci-Fi Network $925.66 $1,073.77 $1,221.87 $1,369.98 $1,518.09 $1,616.21 $1,640.27 $1,641.09 $1,642.73 $1,644.38 $1,646.02 $1,647.67 Speed Channel $989.30 $1,147.59 $1,305.88 $1,464.17 $1,622.45 $1,727.32 $1,753.04 $1,753.92 $1,755.67 $1,757.43 $1,759.19 $1,760.94 Fox Sports Midwest $4,339.04 $5,033.29 $5,727.53 $6,421.78 $7,116.03 $7,575.97 $7,688.78 $7,692.63 $7,700.32 $7,708.02 $7,715.73 $7,723.44 Style $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 TBN $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 TBS $1,619.91 $1,879.09 $2,138.28 $2,397.46 $2,656.65 $2,828.36 $2,870.48 $2,871.91 $2,874.79 $2,877.66 $2,880.54 $2,883.42 TNT $4,165.48 $4,831.96 $5,498.43 $6,164.91 $6,831.39 $7,272.93 $7,381.23 $7,384.92 $7,392.31 $7,399.70 $7,407.10 $7,414.50 Toon Disney $520.68 $603.99 $687.30 $770.61 $853.92 $909.12 $922.65 $923.12 $924.04 $924.96 $925.89 $926.81 Travel Channel $404.98 $469.77 $534.57 $599.37 $664.16 $707.09 $717.62 $717.98 $718.70 $719.42 $720.13 $720.85 Turner Classic Movies $1,272.79 $1,476.43 $1,680.08 $1,883.72 $2,087.37 $2,222.28 $2,255.38 $2,256.50 $2,258.76 $2,261.02 $2,263.28 $2,265.54 Turner South $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Tech TV $404.98 $469.77 $534.57 $599.37 $664.16 $707.09 $717.62 $717.98 $718.70 $719.42 $720.13 $720.85 TV Land $578.54 $671.11 $763.67 $856.24 $948.80 $1,010.13 $1,025.17 $1,025.68 $1,026.71 $1,027.74 $1,028.76 $1,029.79 USA Network $2,314.16 $2,684.42 $3,054.69 $3,424.95 $3,795.21 $4,040.52 $4,100.68 $4,102.73 $4,106.84 $4,110.94 $4,115.05 $4,119.17 VH-1 $752.10 $872.44 $992.77 $1,113.11 $1,233.44 $1,313.17 $1,332.72 $1,333.39 $1,334.72 $1,336.06 $1,337.39 $1,338.73 Weather Channel $902.52 $1,046.92 $1,191.33 $1,335.73 $1,480.13 $1,575.80 $1,599.27 $1,600.07 $1,601.67 $1,603.27 $1,604.87 $1,606.48 WeatherScan $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 SoapNet $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 National Geographic Channel $867.81 $1,006.66 $1,145.51 $1,284.36 $1,423.21 $1,515.19 $1,537.76 $1,538.53 $1,540.06 $1,541.60 $1,543.15 $1,544.69 Fine Living $636.39 $738.22 $840.04 $941.86 $1,043.68 $1,111.14 $1,127.69 $1,128.25 $1,129.38 $1,130.51 $1,131.64 $1,132.77 Galavision $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Biography (Includes History International) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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Standard Basic (Cont.) Annual Adjustment $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Total Standard Basic $74,952.84 $86,945.30 $98,937.75 $110,930.21 $122,922.66 $130,867.66 $132,816.43 $132,882.84 $133,015.73 $133,148.74 $133,281.89 $133,415.17
Confidential 9/20/2002 United Telesystems, Inc. Tri-Cities Consolidated Plan Page: 63 Tri-Cities, Ilinois FTTH/FTTB Broadband Financial Projections - Base Case 2002 Programming Expense - Residential
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Premiums HBO Digital Group $3,783.76 $4,389.17 $4,994.57 $5,599.97 $6,205.37 $6,606.45 $6,704.83 $6,708.18 $6,714.89 $6,721.60 $6,728.33 $6,735.05 Cinemax Digital Group $1,592.47 $1,847.27 $2,102.06 $2,356.86 $2,611.66 $2,780.46 $2,821.86 $2,823.27 $2,826.10 $2,828.92 $2,831.75 $2,834.58 Showtime Digital Group $2,261.67 $2,623.54 $2,985.40 $3,347.27 $3,709.14 $3,948.87 $4,007.68 $4,009.68 $4,013.69 $4,017.71 $4,021.72 $4,025.74 The Movie Channel Digital Group $1,371.79 $1,591.28 $1,810.77 $2,030.25 $2,249.74 $2,395.15 $2,430.82 $2,432.03 $2,434.46 $2,436.90 $2,439.34 $2,441.78 Starz/Encore Group $3,146.18 $3,649.57 $4,152.95 $4,656.34 $5,159.73 $5,493.23 $5,575.03 $5,577.81 $5,583.39 $5,588.98 $5,594.56 $5,600.16 Flix Group $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Independent Film Channel $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Sundance Channel $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Showtime Digital Combo (Show, TMC, Flix & Sundance) $5,949.41 $6,901.31 $7,853.22 $8,805.12 $9,757.03 $10,387.66 $10,542.35 $10,547.62 $10,558.17 $10,568.73 $10,579.30 $10,589.87 HBO Digital Group/Cinemax Digital Group $3,170.04 $3,677.24 $4,184.45 $4,691.65 $5,198.86 $5,534.88 $5,617.30 $5,620.11 $5,625.73 $5,631.36 $5,636.99 $5,642.62 Sundance, Flix, Independent Film Channel $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Digital Basic Tier with Music Choice $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Video on Demand Movies & Events $4,264.49 $4,946.81 $5,629.12 $6,311.44 $6,993.76 $7,445.79 $7,556.67 $7,560.45 $7,568.01 $7,575.58 $7,583.15 $7,590.74 Advertising Sales $5,964.32 $6,918.61 $7,872.90 $8,827.19 $9,781.48 $10,413.70 $10,568.77 $10,574.06 $10,584.63 $10,595.21 $10,605.81 $10,616.42 Open $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Open $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Open $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Total $31,504.12 $36,544.78 $41,585.44 $46,626.10 $51,666.76 $55,006.20 $55,825.31 $55,853.22 $55,909.07 $55,964.98 $56,020.95 $56,076.97
Pay Per View PPV 1 $772.08 $895.61 $1,019.15 $1,142.68 $1,266.21 $1,348.05 $1,368.13 $1,368.81 $1,370.18 $1,371.55 $1,372.92 $1,374.29 PPV 2 $772.08 $895.61 $1,019.15 $1,142.68 $1,266.21 $1,348.05 $1,368.13 $1,368.81 $1,370.18 $1,371.55 $1,372.92 $1,374.29 PPV 3 $772.08 $895.61 $1,019.15 $1,142.68 $1,266.21 $1,348.05 $1,368.13 $1,368.81 $1,370.18 $1,371.55 $1,372.92 $1,374.29 PPV 4 $772.08 $895.61 $1,019.15 $1,142.68 $1,266.21 $1,348.05 $1,368.13 $1,368.81 $1,370.18 $1,371.55 $1,372.92 $1,374.29 PPV 5 $772.08 $895.61 $1,019.15 $1,142.68 $1,266.21 $1,348.05 $1,368.13 $1,368.81 $1,370.18 $1,371.55 $1,372.92 $1,374.29 PPV 6 $772.08 $895.61 $1,019.15 $1,142.68 $1,266.21 $1,348.05 $1,368.13 $1,368.81 $1,370.18 $1,371.55 $1,372.92 $1,374.29 Open $772.08 $895.61 $1,019.15 $1,142.68 $1,266.21 $1,348.05 $1,368.13 $1,368.81 $1,370.18 $1,371.55 $1,372.92 $1,374.29 Open $772.08 $895.61 $1,019.15 $1,142.68 $1,266.21 $1,348.05 $1,368.13 $1,368.81 $1,370.18 $1,371.55 $1,372.92 $1,374.29 Open $772.08 $895.61 $1,019.15 $1,142.68 $1,266.21 $1,348.05 $1,368.13 $1,368.81 $1,370.18 $1,371.55 $1,372.92 $1,374.29 Total $6,948.72 $8,060.52 $9,172.31 $10,284.11 $11,395.90 $12,132.47 $12,313.13 $12,319.29 $12,331.61 $12,343.94 $12,356.28 $12,368.64
Confidential 9/20/2002 United Telesystems, Inc. Tri-Cities Consolidated Plan Page: 64 Tri-Cities, Ilinois FTTH/FTTB Broadband Financial Projections - Base Case 2002 Programming Expense - Commercial
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Limited Basic Headline News $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 WBBM (2) CBS Chicago $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 WGN (9) Chicago Local Off-Air $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 WFLD (32) Fox Chicago $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 WMAQ (5) Chicago $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 WCIU (26) IND Chicago $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Local Community Channel $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 WLS (7) ABC Chicago $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 WPWR (50) UPN Chicago $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 WTTW (11) PBS Chicago $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 WCPX (38) PAX Chicago $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 TV Guide Channel $2.72 $3.16 $3.60 $4.03 $4.47 $4.76 $4.83 $4.83 $4.83 $4.84 $4.84 $4.85 WGBO (66) Univision Chicago $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 WSNS (44) Telemundo Chicago $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 WYCC (22) PBS Chicago $10.35 $12.01 $13.66 $15.32 $16.98 $18.07 $18.34 $18.35 $18.37 $18.39 $18.41 $18.43 TBS $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Local Govt/Educational/Public Access Channel $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Total Limited Basic $2.72 $3.16 $3.60 $4.03 $4.47 $4.76 $4.83 $4.83 $4.83 $4.84 $4.84 $4.85
Standard Basic A & E $6.40 $7.43 $8.45 $9.47 $10.50 $11.18 $11.34 $11.35 $11.36 $11.37 $11.38 $11.40 American Movie Classics $6.95 $8.06 $9.17 $10.28 $11.39 $12.13 $12.31 $12.32 $12.33 $12.34 $12.35 $12.37 American's Health Network $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 America's Talking $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 America's Voice Network $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Animal Planet $4.17 $4.84 $5.50 $6.17 $6.84 $7.28 $7.39 $7.39 $7.40 $7.40 $7.41 $7.42 BET $4.09 $4.74 $5.39 $6.05 $6.70 $7.13 $7.24 $7.24 $7.25 $7.26 $7.27 $7.27 BET On Jazz $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Bloomberg Television $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Bravo $4.43 $5.14 $5.84 $6.55 $7.26 $7.73 $7.84 $7.85 $7.86 $7.86 $7.87 $7.88 Cable In the Classroom $1.16 $1.34 $1.53 $1.71 $1.90 $2.02 $2.05 $2.05 $2.05 $2.06 $2.06 $2.06 Cartoon Network $3.46 $4.01 $4.57 $5.12 $5.67 $6.04 $6.13 $6.13 $6.14 $6.15 $6.15 $6.16 CMTV $2.72 $3.16 $3.60 $4.03 $4.47 $4.76 $4.83 $4.83 $4.83 $4.84 $4.84 $4.85 CNBC $5.72 $6.64 $7.55 $8.47 $9.38 $9.99 $10.14 $10.14 $10.15 $10.16 $10.17 $10.18 CNN $10.43 $12.10 $13.77 $15.44 $17.11 $18.22 $18.49 $18.50 $18.52 $18.54 $18.55 $18.57
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Standard Basic (Cont.) CNNfn $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 CNNSI $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Comedy Central $4.50 $5.21 $5.93 $6.65 $7.37 $7.85 $7.97 $7.97 $7.98 $7.99 $7.99 $8.00 Court TV $3.81 $4.42 $5.03 $5.64 $6.25 $6.66 $6.76 $6.76 $6.77 $6.78 $6.78 $6.79 C-Span $1.63 $1.90 $2.16 $2.42 $2.68 $2.85 $2.90 $2.90 $2.90 $2.90 $2.91 $2.91 C-Span 2 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Discovery $8.61 $9.99 $11.36 $12.74 $14.12 $15.03 $15.25 $15.26 $15.28 $15.29 $15.31 $15.32 Disney $23.16 $26.86 $30.57 $34.27 $37.98 $40.43 $41.03 $41.05 $41.09 $41.14 $41.18 $41.22 Do It Yourself Network $1.63 $1.90 $2.16 $2.42 $2.68 $2.85 $2.90 $2.90 $2.90 $2.90 $2.91 $2.91 E! Entertainment $3.81 $4.42 $5.03 $5.64 $6.25 $6.66 $6.76 $6.76 $6.77 $6.78 $6.78 $6.79 Encore $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Encore MoviePlex $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ESPN $49.39 $57.29 $65.20 $73.10 $81.00 $86.24 $87.52 $87.56 $87.65 $87.74 $87.83 $87.92 ESPN 2 $10.22 $11.85 $13.49 $15.12 $16.75 $17.84 $18.10 $18.11 $18.13 $18.15 $18.17 $18.18 ESPN News $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ESPN Classic Sports $4.09 $4.74 $5.39 $6.05 $6.70 $7.13 $7.24 $7.24 $7.25 $7.26 $7.27 $7.27 EWTN $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Fit TV $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ABC Family Channel $4.99 $5.78 $6.58 $7.38 $8.18 $8.70 $8.83 $8.84 $8.85 $8.86 $8.87 $8.87 Food Network $2.32 $2.69 $3.06 $3.43 $3.80 $4.04 $4.10 $4.11 $4.11 $4.11 $4.12 $4.12 Fox News $6.01 $6.97 $7.93 $8.89 $9.85 $10.49 $10.64 $10.65 $10.66 $10.67 $10.68 $10.69 fX $8.12 $9.42 $10.72 $12.02 $13.31 $14.17 $14.39 $14.39 $14.41 $14.42 $14.44 $14.45 fX Movies (no fX in system) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Game Show Network $3.00 $3.48 $3.96 $4.44 $4.91 $5.23 $5.31 $5.31 $5.32 $5.32 $5.33 $5.33 Golf Channel $5.72 $6.64 $7.55 $8.47 $9.38 $9.99 $10.14 $10.14 $10.15 $10.16 $10.17 $10.18 Great American Country $0.95 $1.11 $1.26 $1.41 $1.56 $1.66 $1.69 $1.69 $1.69 $1.69 $1.70 $1.70 Headline News (Free with CNN) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 History Channel $4.90 $5.69 $6.47 $7.26 $8.04 $8.56 $8.69 $8.69 $8.70 $8.71 $8.72 $8.73 Home & Garden TV $4.09 $4.74 $5.39 $6.05 $6.70 $7.13 $7.24 $7.24 $7.25 $7.26 $7.27 $7.27 Home Shopping Network $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Independent Film Channel $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 International Channel $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Inspirational Network $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Lifetime Movie Network $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Open $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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Standard Basic (Cont.) Learning Channel $4.39 $5.09 $5.79 $6.49 $7.19 $7.66 $7.77 $7.78 $7.78 $7.79 $7.80 $7.81 Lifetime $7.90 $9.16 $10.43 $11.69 $12.96 $13.79 $14.00 $14.01 $14.02 $14.03 $14.05 $14.06 Military Channel $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 MSNBC $3.54 $4.11 $4.67 $5.24 $5.81 $6.18 $6.28 $6.28 $6.29 $6.29 $6.30 $6.30 MTV $8.04 $9.32 $10.61 $11.89 $13.18 $14.03 $14.24 $14.25 $14.26 $14.28 $14.29 $14.31 Much Music $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 NASA TV $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 The National Network $8.45 $9.80 $11.15 $12.50 $13.85 $14.75 $14.96 $14.97 $14.99 $15.00 $15.02 $15.03 NET $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Newsport $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Nickelodeon $11.52 $13.37 $15.21 $17.05 $18.90 $20.12 $20.42 $20.43 $20.45 $20.47 $20.49 $20.51 Nostalgia $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Hallmark Channel $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Outdoor Life Network $4.66 $5.40 $6.15 $6.89 $7.64 $8.13 $8.25 $8.26 $8.27 $8.28 $8.28 $8.29 The Outdoor Channel $1.96 $2.28 $2.59 $2.90 $3.22 $3.42 $3.48 $3.48 $3.48 $3.48 $3.49 $3.49 Ovation $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Oxygen $5.91 $6.86 $7.80 $8.75 $9.70 $10.32 $10.48 $10.48 $10.49 $10.50 $10.51 $10.52 Pax Family Network $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Product Information Network (PIN) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 QVC $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Women's Entertainment (formerly Romance Classics) $3.81 $4.42 $5.03 $5.64 $6.25 $6.66 $6.76 $6.76 $6.77 $6.78 $6.78 $6.79 Sci-Fi Network $4.36 $5.06 $5.75 $6.45 $7.15 $7.61 $7.72 $7.73 $7.74 $7.74 $7.75 $7.76 Speed Channel $4.66 $5.40 $6.15 $6.89 $7.64 $8.13 $8.25 $8.26 $8.27 $8.28 $8.28 $8.29 Fox Sports Midwest $20.43 $23.70 $26.97 $30.24 $33.51 $35.67 $36.21 $36.22 $36.26 $36.30 $36.33 $36.37 Style $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 TBN $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 TBS $7.63 $8.85 $10.07 $11.29 $12.51 $13.32 $13.52 $13.52 $13.54 $13.55 $13.56 $13.58 TNT $19.61 $22.75 $25.89 $29.03 $32.17 $34.25 $34.76 $34.77 $34.81 $34.84 $34.88 $34.91 Toon Disney $2.45 $2.84 $3.24 $3.63 $4.02 $4.28 $4.34 $4.35 $4.35 $4.36 $4.36 $4.36 Travel Channel $1.91 $2.21 $2.52 $2.82 $3.13 $3.33 $3.38 $3.38 $3.38 $3.39 $3.39 $3.39 Turner Classic Movies $5.99 $6.95 $7.91 $8.87 $9.83 $10.46 $10.62 $10.63 $10.64 $10.65 $10.66 $10.67 Turner South $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Tech TV $1.91 $2.21 $2.52 $2.82 $3.13 $3.33 $3.38 $3.38 $3.38 $3.39 $3.39 $3.39 TV Land $2.72 $3.16 $3.60 $4.03 $4.47 $4.76 $4.83 $4.83 $4.83 $4.84 $4.84 $4.85 USA Network $10.90 $12.64 $14.38 $16.13 $17.87 $19.03 $19.31 $19.32 $19.34 $19.36 $19.38 $19.40
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Month 13 Month 14 Month 15 Month 16 Month 17 Month 18 Month 19 Month 20 Month 21 Month 22 Month 23 Month 24
Standard Basic (Cont.) VH-1 $3.54 $4.11 $4.67 $5.24 $5.81 $6.18 $6.28 $6.28 $6.29 $6.29 $6.30 $6.30 Weather Channel $4.25 $4.93 $5.61 $6.29 $6.97 $7.42 $7.53 $7.53 $7.54 $7.55 $7.56 $7.56 WeatherScan $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 SoapNet $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 National Geographic Channel $4.09 $4.74 $5.39 $6.05 $6.70 $7.13 $7.24 $7.24 $7.25 $7.26 $7.27 $7.27 Fine Living $3.00 $3.48 $3.96 $4.44 $4.91 $5.23 $5.31 $5.31 $5.32 $5.32 $5.33 $5.33 Galavision $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Biography (Includes History International) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Open $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Open $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Open $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Open $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Open $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Annual Adjustment $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Total Standard Basic $358.09 $415.39 $472.68 $529.97 $587.27 $625.23 $634.54 $634.85 $635.49 $636.12 $636.76 $637.40
HBO Analog Only $216.03 $250.60 $285.17 $319.73 $354.30 $377.20 $382.81 $383.00 $383.39 $383.77 $384.15 $384.54 Pay Per View $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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Month 13 Month 14 Month 15 Month 16 Month 17 Month 18 Month 19 Month 20 Month 21 Month 22 Month 23 Month 24
Basic 5,327 6,254 7,180 8,107 9,033 9,960 10,261 10,261 10,271 10,281 10,292 10,302 Expanded Basic 5,168 6,066 6,965 7,864 8,762 9,661 9,953 9,953 9,963 9,973 9,983 9,993 Business Basic 11 13 14 16 18 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 Line Maintenance Plan 3,463 4,065 4,667 5,269 5,872 6,474 6,670 6,670 6,676 6,683 6,690 6,696 HBO Digital Group 426 500 574 649 723 797 821 821 822 823 823 824 Cinemax Digital Group 320 375 431 486 542 598 616 616 616 617 618 618 Showtime Digital Group 320 375 431 486 542 598 616 616 616 617 618 618 The Movie Channel Digital Group 266 313 359 405 452 498 513 513 514 514 515 515 Starz/Encore Group 666 782 898 1,013 1,129 1,245 1,283 1,283 1,284 1,285 1,286 1,288 Flix Group 000000000000 Independent Film Channel 000000000000 Sundance Channel 000000000000 Showtime Digital Combo (Show, TMC, Flix & Sundance) 799 938 1,077 1,216 1,355 1,494 1,539 1,539 1,541 1,542 1,544 1,545 HBO Digital Group/Cinemax Digital Group 266 313 359 405 452 498 513 513 514 514 515 515 Sundance, Flix, Independent Film Channel 000000000000 Digital Basic Tier with Music Choice 1,279 1,501 1,723 1,946 2,168 2,390 2,463 2,463 2,465 2,468 2,470 2,472 Video on Demand Movies & Events 586 688 790 892 994 1,096 1,129 1,129 1,130 1,131 1,132 1,133 Advertising Sales 5,327 6,254 7,180 8,107 9,033 9,960 10,261 10,261 10,271 10,281 10,292 10,302 Open 000000000000 Open 000000000000 Open 000000000000
Commercial Basic 115 134 154 174 194 214 221 221 221 221 221 221 Commercial HBO 23 27 31 35 39 43 44 44 44 44 44 44 Commercial Pay Per View 000000000000
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Month 13 Month 14 Month 15 Month 16 Month 17 Month 18 Month 19 Month 20 Month 21 Month 22 Month 23 Month 24
Standard High Speed Data - Level 1 168 206 247 290 336 384 420 450 480 510 539 569 Silver High Speed Data - Level 2 437 581 730 887 1,050 1,220 1,328 1,404 1,481 1,558 1,635 1,711 Gold & Platnimum High Speed Data - Level 3 317 389 465 547 633 725 793 849 906 962 1,018 1,074
Standard Business High Speed Data - Level 1 11 13 15 17 19 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 Standard Business High Speed Data - Level 2 23 26 30 34 38 42 43 43 43 43 43 44 Business Plus High Speed Data - Level 1 34 39 45 51 57 63 65 65 65 65 65 65 Business Plus High Speed Data - Level 2 45 52 60 68 76 83 86 86 86 86 86 86 Business Elite High Speed Data - Level 1 56 65 75 85 94 104 107 107 107 107 107 108 Business Elite High Speed Data - Level 2 67 78 90 101 113 125 128 128 129 129 129 129 Direct Business High Speed Data - Level 1 78 91 105 118 132 145 150 150 150 150 150 150 Direct Business High Speed Data - Level 2 89 104 120 135 151 166 171 171 171 171 172 172
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Month 13 Month 14 Month 15 Month 16 Month 17 Month 18 Month 19 Month 20 Month 21 Month 22 Month 23 Month 24
Basic 926 926 926 926 926 301 0 10 10 10 10 10 Expanded Basic 899 899 899 899 899 292 0 10 10 10 10 10 Business Basic 222221000000 Line Maintenance Plan 602 602 602 602 602 196077777 HBO Digital Group 74 74 74 74 74 24011111 Cinemax Digital Group 56 56 56 56 56 18011111 Showtime Digital Group 56 56 56 56 56 18011111 The Movie Channel Digital Group 46 46 46 46 46 15011111 Starz/Encore Group 116 116 116 116 116 38011111 Flix Group 000000000000 Independent Film Channel 000000000000 Sundance Channel 000000000000 Showtime Digital Combo (Show, TMC, Flix & Sundance) 139 139 139 139 139 45022222
Commercial Basic 20 20 20 20 206000000 Commercial HBO 444441000000 Commercial Pay Per View 000000000000
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Month 13 Month 14 Month 15 Month 16 Month 17 Month 18 Month 19 Month 20 Month 21 Month 22 Month 23 Month 24
Standard High Speed Data - Level 1 19 19 19 19 196000000 Silver High Speed Data - Level 2 95 95 95 95 95 31011111 Gold & Platnimum High Speed Data - Level 3 36 36 36 36 36 12000000 High Speed Data - Level 1 - Remarket 20 22 25 28 31 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 High Speed Data - Level 2 - Remarket 51 58 66 73 81 83 83 83 84 84 84 84 High Speed Data - Level 3 - Remarket 37 42 48 53 59 60 60 61 61 61 61 61 Total 258 274 290 306 322 225 176 178 178 178 178 178
Standard Business High Speed Data - Level 1 222221000000 Standard Business High Speed Data - Level 2 444441000000 Business Plus High Speed Data - Level 1 666662000000 Business Plus High Speed Data - Level 2 888883000000 Business Elite High Speed Data - Level 1 10 10 10 10 103000000 Business Elite High Speed Data - Level 2 12 12 12 12 124000000 Direct Business High Speed Data - Level 1 14 14 14 14 144000000 Direct Business High Speed Data - Level 2 15 15 15 15 155000000 Total 70 70 70 70 70 23011111
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Month 13 Month 14 Month 15 Month 16 Month 17 Month 18 Month 19 Month 20 Month 21 Month 22 Month 23 Month 24
Basic 6,254 7,180 8,107 9,033 9,960 10,261 10,261 10,271 10,281 10,292 10,302 10,312 Expanded Basic 6,066 6,965 7,864 8,762 9,661 9,953 9,953 9,963 9,973 9,983 9,993 10,003 Business Basic 13 14 16 18 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 Line Maintenance Plan 4,065 4,667 5,269 5,872 6,474 6,670 6,670 6,676 6,683 6,690 6,696 6,703 HBO Digital Group 500 574 649 723 797 821 821 822 823 823 824 825 Cinemax Digital Group 375 431 486 542 598 616 616 616 617 618 618 619 Showtime Digital Group 375 431 486 542 598 616 616 616 617 618 618 619 The Movie Channel Digital Group 313 359 405 452 498 513 513 514 514 515 515 516 Starz/Encore Group 782 898 1,013 1,129 1,245 1,283 1,283 1,284 1,285 1,286 1,288 1,289 Flix Group 000000000000 Independent Film Channel 000000000000 Sundance Channel 000000000000 Showtime Digital Combo (Show, TMC, Flix & Sundance) 938 1,077 1,216 1,355 1,494 1,539 1,539 1,541 1,542 1,544 1,545 1,547
Commercial Basic 134 154 174 194 214 221 221 221 221 221 221 222 Commercial HBO 27 31 35 39 43 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 Commercial Pay Per View 000000000000
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Month 13 Month 14 Month 15 Month 16 Month 17 Month 18 Month 19 Month 20 Month 21 Month 22 Month 23 Month 24
High Speed Data - Level 1 Disconnects 111222223333 High Speed Data - Level 2 Disconnects 344567778899 High Speed Data - Level 3 Disconnects 223344455556
High Speed Data - Level 1 Net 206 247 290 336 384 420 450 480 510 539 569 598 High Speed Data - Level 2 Net 581 730 887 1,050 1,220 1,328 1,404 1,481 1,558 1,635 1,711 1,787 High Speed Data - Level 3 Net 389 465 547 633 725 793 849 906 962 1,018 1,074 1,129
Standard Business High Speed Data - Level 1 13 15 17 19 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 Standard Business High Speed Data - Level 2 26 30 34 38 42 43 43 43 43 43 44 44 Business Plus High Speed Data - Level 1 39 45 51 57 63 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 Business Plus High Speed Data - Level 2 52 60 68 76 83 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 Business Elite High Speed Data - Level 1 65 75 85 94 104 107 107 107 107 107 108 108 Business Elite High Speed Data - Level 2 78 90 101 113 125 128 128 129 129 129 129 129 Direct Business High Speed Data - Level 1 91 105 118 132 145 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 Direct Business High Speed Data - Level 2 104 120 135 151 166 171 171 171 171 172 172 172 Total Commercial High Speed Data 471 540 610 680 750 772 772 773 774 775 775 776
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Month 13 Month 14 Month 15 Month 16 Month 17 Month 18 Month 19 Month 20 Month 21 Month 22 Month 23 Month 24
Basic 5,791 6,717 7,644 8,570 9,497 10,110 10,261 10,266 10,276 10,287 10,297 10,307 Expanded Basic 5,617 6,516 7,414 8,313 9,212 9,807 9,953 9,958 9,968 9,978 9,988 9,998 Business Basic 12 13 15 17 19 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 Line Maintenance Plan 3,764 4,366 4,968 5,571 6,173 6,572 6,670 6,673 6,680 6,686 6,693 6,700 HBO Digital Group 463 537 611 686 760 809 821 821 822 823 824 825 Cinemax Digital Group 347 403 459 514 570 607 616 616 617 617 618 618 Showtime Digital Group 347 403 459 514 570 607 616 616 617 617 618 618 The Movie Channel Digital Group 290 336 382 429 475 506 513 513 514 514 515 515 Starz/Encore Group 724 840 955 1,071 1,187 1,264 1,283 1,283 1,285 1,286 1,287 1,288 Flix Group 000000000000 Independent Film Channel 000000000000 Sundance Channel 000000000000 Showtime Digital Combo (Show, TMC, Flix & Sundance) 869 1,008 1,147 1,286 1,424 1,517 1,539 1,540 1,541 1,543 1,545 1,546 HBO Digital Group/Cinemax Digital Group 290 336 382 429 475 506 513 513 514 514 515 515 Sundance, Flix, Independent Film Channel 000000000000 Digital Basic Tier with Music Choice 1,390 1,612 1,834 2,057 2,279 2,426 2,463 2,464 2,466 2,469 2,471 2,474 Video on Demand Movies & Events 637 739 841 943 1,045 1,112 1,129 1,129 1,130 1,132 1,133 1,134 Advertising Sales 5,791 6,717 7,644 8,570 9,497 10,110 10,261 10,266 10,276 10,287 10,297 10,307 Open 000000000000 Open 000000000000 Open 000000000000
Commercial Basic 125 144 164 184 204 217 221 221 221 221 221 222 Commercial HBO 25 29 33 37 41 43 44 44 44 44 44 44 Commercial Pay Per View 000000000000
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Month 13 Month 14 Month 15 Month 16 Month 17 Month 18 Month 19 Month 20 Month 21 Month 22 Month 23 Month 24
Standard High Speed Data - Level 1 187 226 268 313 360 402 435 465 495 525 554 584 Silver High Speed Data - Level 2 509 655 809 969 1,135 1,274 1,366 1,443 1,520 1,596 1,673 1,749 Gold & Platnimum High Speed Data - Level 3 353 427 506 590 679 759 821 877 934 990 1,046 1,101 Total 1,049 1,309 1,583 1,871 2,174 2,435 2,622 2,785 2,948 3,111 3,273 3,434
Standard Business High Speed Data - Level 1 12 14 16 18 20 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 Standard Business High Speed Data - Level 2 24 28 32 36 40 43 43 43 43 43 43 44 Business Plus High Speed Data - Level 1 36 42 48 54 60 64 65 65 65 65 65 65 Business Plus High Speed Data - Level 2 48 56 64 72 79 85 86 86 86 86 86 86 Business Elite High Speed Data - Level 1 60 70 80 90 99 106 107 107 107 107 108 108 Business Elite High Speed Data - Level 2 72 84 96 107 119 127 128 129 129 129 129 129 Direct Business High Speed Data - Level 1 84 98 112 125 139 148 150 150 150 150 150 150 Direct Business High Speed Data - Level 2 97 112 127 143 158 168 171 171 171 171 172 172 Total 436 506 575 645 715 761 772 773 773 774 775 776
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GENEVA FIBER NETWORK BROADBAND NETWORK HEADEND COSTS
QTY DESCRIPTION MODEL PART # PRICE PRICE
ANTENNAS 1 SIMULSAT 5 MULTIBEAM ANTENNA SIM 5 $67,500.00 $67,500.00 18 DIGITAL LNB $126.00 $2,268.00 1 SABRE 195' TOWER W/ANTENNA INSTALL $140,000.00 $140,000.00 1 HEADEND BUILDING & GENERATOR $350,000.00 $350,000.00 1 NOAA WEATHER ANTENNA Hollyanne $150.00 $150.00 1 FM BROADCAST ANTENNA Hollyanne $2,500.00 $2,500.00 2 VHF 2-6 ANTENNA Wade WL2-6/S $794.46 $1,588.92 3 VHF 7-13 ANTENNA Wade WL7-13/S $794.46 $2,383.38 9 UHF ANTENNA Wade UHF $310.00 $2,790.00 $569,180.30
ANALOG HEADEND EQUIPMENT 47 IRD RECEIVER/DESCRAMBER 9660 PRO IRD SA $1,532.00 $72,004.00 8 MODEL 9660-RO RECEIVER ONLY 9660-RO SA $925.00 $7,400.00 5 POWER VU SATELLITE RECEIVERS D9223 SA $1,700.00 $8,500.00 15 DIGITAL TO ANALOG RECEIVERS CDSR-4500 $1,700.00 $25,500.00 2 RECEIVER, MPEG 2 UNITY 4000 WEGNER $2,775.00 $5,550.00 10 SIGNAL PROCESSORS SP450 $775.00 $7,750.00 11 6270 AGILE DEMODULATOR 6270/568550 SA $4,065.00 $44,715.00 44 NONAURAL CONT. MODULATOR 9825M 741140 $2,339.00 $102,916.00 36 STEREO MODULATOR 9825d 741130 $4,028.00 $145,008.00 80 REAR INTERFACE MODULE MODULATOR 9815 741150 $445.00 $35,600.00 10 CONTROL MODULE 9810 546100 $665.00 $6,650.00 20 REAR INTERFACE MODULE CONTROL 9801 546020 $197.00 $3,940.00 15 CONTINUUM BLANK MODULES SA $22.00 $330.00 11 CHASIS 19' BLACK 9800 5565410 $256.00 $2,816.00 1 HOLLYANNE EAS SYSTEM 6120A $22,500.00 $22,500.00 1 WEATHER CHANNEL PROCESSOR WRK-44-32 $6,500.00 $6,500.00 0 WEATHER CHANNEL PROCESSOR-SCAN WRK-44-32 WTHSCAN $6,500.00 $0.00 2 VIDEO GIZMO GRAPHICS SYSTEM $3,500.00 $7,000.00 1 FM STEREO TUNER FMR-1000 $250.00 $250.00 1 SPARE HEADEND ELECTRONICS $35,000.00 $35,000.00
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GENEVA FIBER NETWORK BROADBAND NETWORK HEADEND COSTS
QTY DESCRIPTION MODEL PART # PRICE PRICE
HEADEND INSTALLATION, FIBER MGMT, AD INSERTION & LO EQUIPMENT
1 AD INSERTION EQUIPMENT ETI $75,000.00 $75,000.00 1 LO EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS ETI $125,000.00 $125,000.00 1 CAMERA & PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT $50,000.00 $50,000.00 1 STATUS MONITORING EQUIPMENT $40,000.00 $40,000.00 1 FIBER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SA $35,000.00 $35,000.00 1 CABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM $7,500.00 $7,500.00 1 COMBINING NETWORK $8,000.00 $8,000.00 1 GROUNDING PACKAGE $2,500.00 $2,500.00 1 EQUIPMENT CABINET PACKAGE $52,500.00 $52,500.00 1 OTHER HE INSTALLATION MATERIALS $5,000.00 $5,000.00 1 HEADEND TEST EQUIPMENT $10,000.00 $10,000.00 1 HEADEND WIRING CABLES, ETC. $12,500.00 $12,500.00 1 HE DESIGN & ENGINEERING $16,500.00 $16,500.00 1 HE INSTALLATION - ANALOG $100,000.00 $100,000.00 1 HE SPLICING $40,000.00 $40,000.00 1 COMPUTER FURNITURE/FURNISHINGS HEADEND $5,000.00 $5,000.00 1 VIDEO ON DEMAND SYSTEM $325,000.00 $325,000.00 TOTAL HEADEND $1,449,429.00
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GENEVA FIBER NETWORK BROADBAND NETWORK HEADEND COSTS
QTY DESCRIPTION MODEL PART # PRICE PRICE
TELEPHONE & DATA EQUIPMENT 1 NMS Servers (Includes BMG) $74,875.00 $74,875.00 1 OC 12, GigE, DS1 Test Equipment $10,590.00 $10,590.00 1 Cisco 7206 VXR (C7206VXR/400/GE) $17,500.00 $17,500.00 1 Extreme Networks BlackDiamond 6808s (3) $479,310.00 $479,310.00 1 Telica Class 4/5 Solutions Incl. Broadband Components $684,809.00 $684,809.00 1 Interconnection, Installation, Testing $89,000.00 $89,000.00 1 OA/DA/E911 Trunkgroups $25,044.00 $25,044.00 1 SS& A-links $660.00 $660.00 TOTAL TELEPHONE & DATA EQUIPMENT $1,381,788.00
Confidential Page 3. 9/20/2002 BOM Ref: Digital Subscriber Networks Customer: Tri-Cities Site: Geneva, Illinois Currency: All prices in $US.
S-A Part # Product Description Supplier Provided By Quantity Unit Price Total Price NOTE: REVIEW ASSUMPTIONS ON OVERVIEW SHEET
Control Components DNCS Platform
734864 DNCS Platform, DNCS 250 Sun (et. al.) Scientific-Atlanta 1 $41,600.00 $41,600.00
733091 Binder for System Release 1.2.9 Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $30,000.00 $30,000.00
745040 Transaction Encryption Device, TED FX Gain Systems Scientific-Atlanta 1 $12,000.00 $12,000.00
734860 Application Server, AS240 Ultra 5 Sun (et. al.) Scientific-Atlanta 1 $14,400.00 $14,400.00
574196 Sun E250 Ethernet Card (x1033A) Sun (et. al.) Scientific-Atlanta 1 $800.00 $800.00 GPS Hardware Kit
713703 GPS - Kit Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $1,200.00 $1,200.00 Fiber Optic Cables SMF, Duplex Cable Assy, w/ FC - SC 713238 Conn, 10 ft. Anixter Scientific-Atlanta 1 $52.80 $52.80 MMF, Duplex Cable Assy, w/ SC - SC 713233 Conn, 50 ft. Anixter Scientific-Atlanta 1 $65.60 $65.60 Sub-total $100,118.40 Content Components CAQAM
567710 CA QAM with ASI Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 21 $3,160.00 $66,360.00 -16 fed from DSR-4400MD receiver -1 fed from MDRs -2 fed from Statistical Multiplexer -1 for BFS BIG -1 spare
PowerVu Components PowerVu MDR, Multiple Decryption 803-360 Receiver Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 3 $4,796.00 $14,388.00
SA Broadband Integrated Gateway (BIG)
713090 BFS Broadband Integrated Gateway Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $19,440.00 $19,440.00
180774 SWIF Cables, 2 Meter Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $32.00 $32.00
Sub-total $100,220.00
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S-A Part # Product Description Supplier Provided By Quantity Unit Price Total Price NOTE: REVIEW ASSUMPTIONS ON OVERVIEW SHEET
Communication Components Ethernet Hubs 3 Com OfficeConnect Dual Speed Hub 714541 8, 10/100bT 3 Comm Scientific-Atlanta 1 $476.00 $476.00
749561 Baystack 70 Series Eth. Switch, 24 Port Nortel Scientific-Atlanta 1 $800.00 $800.00
187199 56K FaxModem, US Robotics USRobotics Scientific-Atlanta 1 $221.60 $221.60 RS-232 Serial Cable, DB-25 to DB-25, 569068 10ft. UsRobotics Scientific-Atlanta 1 $16.00 $16.00
574196 Virtual Private Network, VPN, Serial 1
713877 XyplexMAX Server 40 Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $3,840.00 $3,840.00 Cisco 2611 Modular Router w/ Serial 713878 WAN Interface Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $4,400.00 $4,400.00 Explorer 3100 DHCT, Model C w/Serial 717688 Debug Port Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $460.00 $460.00
738990 Remote Controller Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $11.00 $11.00 Adapter RJ-45 to DB-9 Male (QAM, 714257 BIG) Scientific Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 22 Included Included
714532 Adapter RJ-45 to DB-9 Male (Router ) Scientific Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 Included Included
714529 Adapter RJ-45 to DB-9 Female (QPSK ) Scientific Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 17 Included Included
714530 Adapter RJ-45 to DB-25 Male (SUN) Scientific Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 2 Included Included Adapter RJ-45 to DB-25 Male (56K 714535 modem) Scientific Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 Included Included
713877 XyplexMAX Server 40 (additional) Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $3,840.00 $3,840.00
Sub-total $14,064.60
Local Hub Components
591920 QPSK Modulator, 110vac (one spare) Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 3 $3,160.00 $9,480.00 QPSK Demodulator, 110vac (one 591930 spare) Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 14 $2,300.00 $32,200.00
Sub-total $41,680.00
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S-A Part # Product Description Supplier Provided By Quantity Unit Price Total Price NOTE: REVIEW ASSUMPTIONS ON OVERVIEW SHEET
Rack Hardware SA Rack Hardware and Labor
574196 Wiring Harness Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 4 $400.00 $1,600.00
Headend Rack UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply, Headend 188540 Racks APC Scientific-Atlanta 4 $3,600.00 $14,400.00
Sub-total $16,000.00
Other Third Party Equipment - SA Provided
560974 NetOptics OM-315-R Converter NetOptics Scientific-Atlanta 1 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 RS3000. -Riverstone Layer 3 Router 745021 with 32 10/100 ports. Riverstone Scientific-Atlanta 1 $7,196.00 $7,196.00
Riverstone Service Riverstone Scientific-Atlanta
Sub-total $9,196.00
DBDS Services & Documentation Services
730213 Small-Tier Headend Installation Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $25,800.00 $25,800.00 Project management for the Digital HE 745666 Install and Launch Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $14,000.00 $14,000.00
733000 Headend or Hub Rack On-Site per rack Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 4 $2,420.00 $9,680.00
713104 On-site Engineer( one week) Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 2 $10,500.00 $21,000.00
730205 VPN installation with Headend Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $2,000.00 $2,000.00
730206 GPS installation with Headend Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 Local/Remote Hub Installation, per 590264 Hub/Rack Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $3,700.00 $3,700.00
Sub-total $78,180.00
Scientific-Atlanta Confidential and Proprietary Information 0201-COL-0466 Information contained on this sheet is subject to the statement on the title page. 3 BOM Ref: Digital Subscriber Networks Customer: Tri-Cities Site: Geneva, Illinois Currency: All prices in $US.
S-A Part # Product Description Supplier Provided By Quantity Unit Price Total Price NOTE: REVIEW ASSUMPTIONS ON OVERVIEW SHEET
Documentation and Training
574737 DBDS System Doc. Set Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $75.00 $75.00
573667 Introduction to Digital Training Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $495.00 $495.00
574207 CSR Training Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 10 $195.00 $1,950.00
592264 Technician Training Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 10 $195.00 $1,950.00
573674 Activating and Operating Digital Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $2,325.00 $2,325.00
712947 Advanced Troubleshooting Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $2,500.00 $2,500.00 Instructor Training Program (for CSR & 713215 Technician training) Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $1,450.00
Sub-total $9,295.00
Total - SA Equipment $368,754.00
Other Digital Equipment
Terayon Digital Cherry Picker Terayon 1 $37,500.00 $37,500.00 DSR 4400 MD Motorola 22 $2,400.00 $52,800.00 Spare Digital Equipment 1 $15,000.00 $15,000.00
Total - Other Digital Equipment $105,300.00
Total Digital Headend Equipment $474,054.00
Scientific-Atlanta Confidential and Proprietary Information 0201-COL-0466 Information contained on this sheet is subject to the statement on the title page. 4 BOM Ref: Digital Subscriber Networks Customer: Tri-Cities Site: Geneva, Illinois Currency: All prices in $US.
S-A Part # Product Description Supplier Provided By Quantity Unit Price Total Price NOTE: REVIEW ASSUMPTIONS ON OVERVIEW SHEET
Cable Modem and Explorer Pricing 749874 Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $85.00 $85.00 DPX100 Cable Modem 717683 Model Explorer 2100 Digital Home Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $325.00 $325.00 Communications Terminal - 4MB Flash, 4MB Graphics, 8MB DRAM 717700 Model Explorer 3100 Digital Home Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $355.00 $355.00 Communications Terminal - 4MB Flash, 4MB Graphics, 16MB DRAM 717750 Model Explorer 4100 Digital Home Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $395.00 $395.00 Communications Terminal - 8MB Flash, 4MB Graphics, 16MB DRAM 589252 SARA Resident Application & User Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $10.00 $10.00 Interface
738990 Remote Control - 3 Function Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $10.00 $10.00
544345 RF-Bypass Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $11.75 $11.75
735996 E2152 IR Shooter Scientific-Atlanta Scientific-Atlanta 1 $7.50 $7.50
Scientific-Atlanta Confidential and Proprietary Information 0201-COL-0466 Information contained on this sheet is subject to the statement on the title page. 5 United Telesystems, Inc.
GENEVA FIBER NETWORK FTTH HEADEND COSTS
Sample Design Homes Passed 20000 Sample Design Last Mile Cores 200 45.88% Model Homes Passed 12,548 Model Last Mile Cores 92
QT ITEM PART NUMBER VENDOR PRICE TOTAL OPTICAL ELECTRONICS: Jumpers, Patch, FEC, Frames OE 1 FIBER MANAGEMENT (FDF) 7' E-501-L91 ADC Telecommunications $582.55 $582.55 1 FDF INTERBAY STRG. E-501-L139 ADC Telecommunications $396.50 $396.50 1 END GUARD 12" X 7' PUTTY UEGP-7PW ADC Telecommunications $151.28 $151.28 551 SC-SC PATCH CORDS, 3mm JACKET / 6m LENGTH (vams) FPC-SPSC-S-6M ADC Telecommunications $21.78 $12,000.78 0 SC-SC PATCH CORDS, 3mm JACKET / 15m LENGTH (misc. patc FPC-SPSC-S-15M ADC Telecommunications $25.00 $0.00 0 FC/APC-SC PATCH CORDS, 3mm JACKET / 15m (TX's) FPC-SPSC/APFC-S-15M ADC Telecommunications $29.25 $0.00 0 SC DUPLEX ZIP JMPR, SINGLEMODE, 15m LENGTH (ATM) FPCZ-SPSC-S-15M ADC Telecommunications $50.00 $0.00 0 SC DUPLEX ZIP JMPR, MULTIMODE, 4m LENGTH (ATM) FPCZ-MDSC-4M ADC Telecommunications $20.00 $0.00 0 SC DUPLEX ZIP JMPR, MULTIMODE, 22m LENGTH (@HOME) FPCZ-MDSC-22M ADC Telecommunications $25.00 $0.00 3 VAM SPLITTER CHASSIS, 12 POSITION FDF-FCMVAM ADC Telecommunications $335.50 $1,006.50 8 SC 72 FIBER STUBBED PATCH PANEL FCM-87V025 ADC Telecommunications$2,367.54 $18,940.32 0 CHASSIS, VAM, EMPTY 12 POS. 8"X12" 600-5687 ADC Telecommunications $224.00 $0.00 0 SPLITTER MODULE 600-6530 ADC Telecommunications $224.40 $0.00 10 CABLE MANAGEMENT TRAY STORAGE MODULE E-501-L16 ADC Telecommunications $188.64 $1,886.40 0 SC IN-LINE ATTENUATOR ATN-131-01 SENKO ADVANCED COMPONENTS $55.00 $0.00 1 RACK ANCHOR KIT RINST-FLR ADC Telecommunications $0.00 1 FIBER ENTRANCE CABINETS (F.E.C) FEC - 864 ADC Telecommunications $2,450.00 $2,450.00 551 FUSION SPLICE PROTECTION TUBES, HEAT SHRINK FST-ACC002 ADC Telecommunications $0.10 $55.10 3 LARGE OSP CABLE CLAMP KIT OSP-CLPFEC-LG ADC Telecommunications $100.00 $300.00 3 IFC CABLE (84) OSP-CLPFEC ADC Telecommunications $965.00 $2,895.00 3 IFC CABLE CLAMP KIT OSP-CLPSST ADC Telecommunications $20.00 $60.00 23 FEC SPLICE TRAYS, ALUMINUM, 12 FIBER CT. FST-HS ADC Telecommunications $24.40 $561.20 TOTAL $41,285.63 OPTICAL ELECTRONICS: Transmitters and Rec. OE
2 Optical SHELF HX-1281-ECEC ADC Telecommunications $1,300.00 $2,600.00 1 RACK FAN / POWER SUPPLY HWPSFAN-300-2 ADC Telecommunications $1,000.20 $1,000.20 1 1550 7DB Transport Laser HX-7L11-DTA-114 ADC Telecommunications $19,875.00 $19,875.00 0 1550 EDFA 17 HX-7L12-DTA-114 ADC Telecommunications $14,791.00 $0.00 1 1550 EDFA 23 with 1 x 4 split HX-7L 13-DTA-114 ADC Telecommunications $18,000.00 $18,000.00 10 1552 EDFA 33 with 1 x 16 split HX3870XP0105 ADC Telecommunications $45,000.00 $450,000.00 138 Optical Splitter 1x2 $60.00 $8,280.00 0 Optical Splitter 1x3 $0.00 2 Optical Splitter 1x4 $150.00 $300.00 0 Optical Splitter 1x6 $0.00 0 Optical Splitter 1x8 $0.00 0 Optical Splitter 1x16 $0.00 0 Optical Splitter 1x24 $0.00 0 Optical Splitter 1x30 $0.00
0 RACK FAN DV6948-FAN ADC Telecommunications $325.00 $0.00 TOTAL $500,055.20 Hub Materials Total
Hub Labor DT 12 EDFA installation &Proof of performance MM2000 MOTOROLA $1,200.00 $14,400.00 551 Passive Optical Hardware Installation MM2010 MOTOROLA $150.00 $82,650.00 0 MMLN4007 MOTOROLA $0.00 $0.00 0 MMLN4006 MOTOROLA $0.00 $0.00 TOTAL $97,050.00 HEADEND TOTAL TOTAL $638,390.83
Confidential Page 1. 9/20/2002 Budgetary Pricing for United Telesystems - Allen Davis
Item # Wave7 Part Number Description Price 1 LC-01-03-04-00-00-02 LMC 10 km, no broadcast, tapped $12,125 2 LC-01-03-04-00-00-05-CLP2/12LMC 10 km, no broadcast, HR $18,779 3 LC-01-03-04-00-04-02-CLP3/12LMC 10 km, broadcast video (3 fibers), tapped $15,262 4 LC-01-03-04-00-04-05-CLP1/12LMC 10 km, broadcast video (3 fibers,) HR $21,497 5 LC-01-03-04-03-03-02-CLP3/12LMC 10 km, broadcast video (1 fiber w/ EDFA), tapped $29,583 6 LC-01-03-04-03-03-05-CLP1/12LMC 10 km, broadcast video (1 fiber w/ EDFA), HR $35,818 7 LC-03-03-04-03-03-02-CLP3/12LMC 70 km, broadcast video (1 fiber w/ EDFA), tapped $30,824 8 LC-03-03-04-03-03-05-CLP1/12LMC 70 km, broadcast video (1 fiber w/ EDFA), HR $37,059 Note: All Last Mile Cores (LMC) equipped for 1 GbE, redundant -130 VDC power, 1 main module, 100% fill
9 GU-03-01-01 LMG residential modular, 4 POTS, 4 10/100 data, video $1,065 10 GS-01-01 LMG residential low-cost, 0 POTS, 1 10/100 data, video $814 11 GS-03-01 LMG residential low-cost, 4 POTS, 1 10/100 data, video $824 Note: Last Mile Gateways-Residential/Modular Residential equipped with power supply and battery back-up
12 GB-01-05-00-01 LMG business, 0 DS-1, 8 POTS, 4 10/100 data, no video $2,398 13 GB-01-02-00-01 LMG business, 2 DS-1, 4 POTS, 4 10/100 data, no video $4,425 14 GB-01-01-00-01 LMG business, 2 DS-1, 0 POTS, 4 10/100 data, no video $4,282 15 GB-01-03-00-01 LMG business, 4 DS-1, 0 POTS, 4 10/100 data, no video $5,152 Note: Last Mile Gateway-Business equipped with 120 VAC power
16 LMM-08-RAC LMM (at hub or CO to mux/demux DS-1s from LMG-B), 8 DS-1s $15,120 17 LMM-16-RAC LMM (at hub or CO to mux/demux DS-1s from LMG-B), 16 DS-1s $19,779 Note: Last Mile Multiplexers equipped with redundant AC power supplies
18 LMT-00-01-01-01 LMT closure for HR $189 19 LMT-01-01-01-01 LMT with 1x4 splitter $518 20 LMT-02-01-01-01 LMT with 1x4 splitter and 1x2 pass through $659 21 LMT-03-01-01-01 LMT with 1x8 splitter $729 Note: LMT closure equipped with 1 network splice tray and pigtails LMT with splitters equipped with 1 network and 1 drop splice tray
Wave7 Optics Proprietary and Confidential United Telesystems, Inc.
City of Geneva WAVE7 FTTH Broadband Network Equipment Total Plant Miles: 113.24 Total Cost Per Mile: $24,051.78 Total Res. Homes Passed: 8,052 Total LMCs: 92 Total HP/LMC: 88
QTY/Mile Unit price VND Description Model Description AMPLIFIERS/OPTICAL SPLITTERS 0.81 $12,358.00 $10,014.24 W7 LMC, 10km, No EDFA, Tapped, w/broadcast passives LAST MILE CORE 0.81 $1,000.00 $810.34 W7 LMC Activation LAST MILE CORE 9.72 $173.00 $1,682.28 W7 Tapped with/WDM CLP-03A 9.72 $689.00 $6,699.93 W7 LMT with 1x8 splitter OPTICAL SPLITTER & ENCLOSURE 0.00000 $489.00 $0.00 W7 LMT with 1x4 splitter OPTICAL SPLITTER & ENCLOSURE 0.00000 $622.00 $0.00 W7 LMT with 1x4 splitter and 1x2 pass through OPTICAL SPLITTER & ENCLOSURE Power Equipment 0.27011 $2,750.00 $742.82 ALPHA XM2 SERIES CABLE UPS 1.62069 $113.48 $183.92 ALPHA ALPHACELL BATTERIES 0.27011 $500.00 $135.06 CONCRETE PAD ENCLOSURES, VAULTS, CONDUIT 4.00000 $20.95 $44.36 CH DROP VAULT 8.00000 $23.00 $97.41 CH FEEDER VAULT LABOR 4.00000 $18.00 $38.12 CH DROP VAULT LABOR 8.00000 $35.00 $148.23 CS CONDUIT RISER GUARD 400.00000 $0.50 $105.88 CS CONDUIT 400.00000 $13.75 $2,911.70 CS CONDUIT LABOR
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City of Geneva Broadband Network Equipment Total Plant Miles: 113.24 Total Cost Per Mile: $24,051.78 Total Res. Homes Passed: 8,052 Total LMCs: 92 Total HP/LMC: 88
QTY/Mile Unit price VND Description Model Description AMPLIFIERS/OPTICAL SPLITTERS 0.81 $12,358.00 $10,014.24 W7 LMC, 10km, No EDFA, Tapped, w/broadcast passives LAST MIL 0.81 $1,000.00 $810.34 W7 LMC Activation LAST MIL 9.72 $173.00 $1,682.28 W7 Tapped with/WDM CLP-03A 9.72 $689.00 $6,699.93 W7 LMT with 1x8 splitter OPTICAL 0.00000 $489.00 $0.00 W7 LMT with 1x4 splitter OPTICAL 0.00000 $622.00 $0.00 W7 LMT with 1x4 splitter and 1x2 pass through OPTICAL Power Equipment 0.27011 $2,750.00 $742.82 ALPHA XM2 SERIES CABLE UPS 1.62069 $113.48 $183.92 ALPHA ALPHACELL BATTERIES 0.27011 $500.00 $135.06 CONCRETE PAD ENCLOSURES, VAULTS, CONDUIT 4.00000 $20.95 $44.36 CH DROP VAULT 8.00000 $23.00 $97.41 CH FEEDER VAULT LABOR 4.00000 $18.00 $38.12 CH DROP VAULT LABOR 8.00000 $35.00 $148.23 CS CONDUIT RISER GUARD 400.00000 $0.50 $105.88 CS CONDUIT 400.00000 $13.75 $2,911.70 CS CONDUIT LABOR
Confidential Page 2. 9/20/2002 City of Geneva Geneva, Ilinois FTTH/FTTB Broadband Financial Projections - Base Case 2002 Construction Cost Analysis
Units/ Cost/ Cost/ Cost/ Aerial Strand Materials Mile Unit Mile Foot
Strand - Class A 5,544.00 $0.07 $388.08 $0.0735 D-Lashing Wire 80.00 $0.40 $32.00 $0.0061 SS Support Strap - 10" 90.00 $0.15 $13.50 $0.0026 SS Support Strap - 16" 40.00 $0.20 $8.00 $0.0015 Bell Spacers BTS 1/2 80.00 $0.03 $2.40 $0.0005 Kinsel Spacer 3/4" 40.00 $8.47 $338.80 $0.0642 Pickle Splice J-5000 2.00 $4.34 $8.68 $0.0016 Screw Anchor 15.00 $7.15 $107.25 $0.0203 Guy Attachment 15.00 $0.89 $13.35 $0.0025 Yellow Guy Guard - 8' 15.00 $3.10 $46.50 $0.0088 Preformed Dead End 60.00 $0.85 $51.00 $0.0097 Machine Bolt 8814 (5/8" x 14") 35.00 $0.73 $25.55 $0.0048 T/E Bolt 8053 (5/8" x 14") 2.00 $2.09 $4.18 $0.0008 T/E Nut Threaded 25955 10.00 $1.51 $15.10 $0.0029 Straight Clamp 3-Bolt 35.00 $1.70 $59.50 $0.0113 Curved Clamp 3-Bolt 5.00 $2.25 $11.25 $0.0021 Square Washer 2" 80.00 $0.11 $8.80 $0.0017 Square Nut 5/8" 40.00 $0.14 $5.60 $0.0011 Cross-Over Clamp 2.00 $0.89 $1.78 $0.0003 Copper Guard 8' 3.00 $5.53 $16.59 $0.0031 Bronze Guard Rod Clamp 3.00 $0.65 $1.95 $0.0004 Copper Wire #6 50.00 $0.12 $6.00 $0.0011 Copper Staples 2.00 $0.58 $1.16 $0.0002 Verticle Guard 0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.0000 Bonding Clamp UCK2 40.00 $1.05 $42.00 $0.0080 Split Bolt #4 4H 40.00 $0.48 $19.20 $0.0036 Heat Shrink CFTV 1300-48FT 15.00 $4.94 $74.10 $0.0140 Heat Shrink CFTV 1500-48FT 5.00 $5.00 $25.00 $0.0047 Tap Bracket 2 1/2" 20.00 $0.55 $11.00 $0.0021 Tap Bracket 3-9" HDTBL 5.00 $77.00 $385.00 $0.0729 Other 1.00 $95.00 $95.00 $0.0180 Total Aerial Strand Materials $1,818.32 $0.3444
Confidential 9/20/2002 United Telesystems, Inc. City of Geneva Geneva, Ilinois FTTH/FTTB Broadband Financial Projections - Base Case 2002 Construction Cost Analysis
DROP INSTALLATION COST Unit Unit Price Aerial Drop Quantity Price Totals
Fiber Drop with Messenger (2 Pair) 250.00 $0.25 $62.50 Twisted Pair 25.00 $0.35 $8.75 Average Station Wire 100.00 $0.07 $7.00 CAT 5 Cable 50.00 $0.15 $7.50 Gilbert RG 11 Quad Connector 0.00 $2.75 $0.00 Gilbert RG 6 Quad Connector 8.00 $0.33 $2.60 GRB-AR 0.00 $1.80 $0.00 Splitters 2 & 3 Way 1.00 $2.50 $2.50 Ground Wire 3.00 $0.25 $0.75 Housebox 0.00 $3.20 $0.00 Split Bolt 1.00 $0.48 $0.48 Drop Clamp 1.00 $0.32 $0.32 Tie Wraps 8.00 $0.01 $0.08 FT Bushing 2.00 $0.03 $0.06 Thread On Tag 1.00 $0.15 $0.15 Marker Tag 624 1.00 $0.15 $0.15 Rams Hook 1.00 $8.10 $8.10 Hole Clip 15.00 $0.02 $0.30 Screw 8x1 15.00 $0.02 $0.30 Screw 10x1 1.00 $0.02 $0.02 Q Clamp 1.00 $0.60 $0.60 J Hook 1.00 $0.21 $0.21 Wall Plate 2.00 $0.28 $0.56 F-81 Connector 2.00 $0.28 $0.56 CAT 5 Connectors 2.00 $0.50 $1.00 Other 0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Total Aerial Materials $104.49
Confidential 9/20/2002 United Telesystems, Inc. City of Geneva Geneva, Ilinois FTTH/FTTB Broadband Financial Projections - Base Case 2002 Construction Cost Analysis
DROP INSTALLATION COST Unit Unit Price Underground Drop Quantity Price Totals
Fiber Drop with Messenger (2 Pair) 250.00 $0.20 $48.75 Twisted Pair 25.00 $0.35 $8.75 Average Station Wire 100.00 $0.07 $7.00 CAT 5 Cable 50.00 $0.15 $7.50 Gilbert RG 6 Quad Connector 8.00 $0.33 $2.60 GRB-AR 1.00 $1.80 $1.80 Splitter 2 Way 1.00 $2.50 $2.50 Ground Wire 3.00 $0.25 $0.75 Housebox 0.00 $3.20 $0.00 Split Bolt 1.00 $0.48 $0.48 FT Bushing 2.00 $0.03 $0.06 Thread On Tag 1.00 $0.15 $0.15 Marker Tag 624 1.00 $0.15 $0.15 Hole Clip 15.00 $0.02 $0.30 Screw 8x1 15.00 $0.02 $0.30 Screw 10x1 1.00 $0.02 $0.02 Wall Plate 2.00 $0.28 $0.56 F-81 Connector 2.00 $0.21 $0.42 Spiral Wrap 1.00 $0.05 $0.05 CAT 5 Connectors 2.00 $0.50 $1.00 Total Underground Materials $83.14
Confidential 9/20/2002 United Telesystems, Inc. City of Geneva Geneva, Ilinois FTTH/FTTB Broadband Financial Projections - Base Case 2002 Customer Premise Equipment
Unit Unit Price Analog Customer Premise Equipment Quantity Price Totals
SA 8710X558 Converter 0.00 $185.00 $0.00 EAST 870 Mhz Set-Top with Remote 0.05 $80.00 $4.00 Universal Remote Control 0.05 $16.00 $0.80 SA Remote Control 0.00 $9.50 $0.00 A/B Switch 0.05 $5.00 $0.25 Jumper/Connectors/Other 1.00 $2.25 $2.25 Traps - Neg for HBO & LP-22 Traps 0.80 $6.00 $4.80 VCR Commander 0.02 $16.50 $0.33 Genius Cards 0.00 $40.00 $0.00 Other 1.00 $1.00 $1.00 Total Customer Interface Equipment $13.43
Confidential 9/20/2002 United Telesystems, Inc. City of Geneva Geneva, Ilinois FTTH/FTTB Broadband Financial Projections - Base Case 2002 Construction Cost Analysis
Unit Unit Price Cost/ Engineering and Design Quantity Price Totals Mile
Walk Out 1 $175.00 $175.00 $175.00 Permits 1 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 Digitize Base Maps 1 $110.00 $22.00 $22.00 Posting Strand 1 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 System Design 1 $175.00 $175.00 $175.00 Fiber Design 1 $50.00 $175.00 $175.00 Total $652.00 $652.00
Confidential 9/20/2002 United Telesystems, Inc. City of Geneva Geneva, Ilinois FTTH/FTTB Broadband Financial Projections - Base Case 2002 Customer Premise Equipment
Unit Digital Customer Premise Equipment Quantity Price Total
Explorer 4100 0.60 $395.00 $237.00 Explorer 3100 0.10 $355.00 $35.50 MPEG Royalty Fee 0.70 $4.00 $2.80 Explorer Remote 0.70 $10.00 $7.00 Explorer Wireless Key Board 0.10 $37.50 $3.75 Explorer VCR Commander Module 0.05 $14.00 $0.70 Explorer RF External Bypass Module 0.05 $11.50 $0.58 Jumpers, Connectors, etc. 0.70 $2.25 $1.58 Miscellanous 0.70 $2.50 $1.75 Explorer Navigator Software 0.70 $10.00 $7.00 Total Digital Interface Equipment $297.65
Confidential 9/20/2002 United Telesystems, Inc. City of Geneva Geneva, Ilinois FTTH/FTTB Broadband Financial Projections - Base Case 2002 Baseband Customer Premise Equipment
Wave7 FTTH Equipment Unit List Unit Residential Quantity Price Totals Price
LMG residential low-cost, 4 POTS, 1 10/100 data, video 1.18 $778.00 $918.04 $824.00 4 POTS, 4 10/100BaseT, 4 Video, Pwr. Supply & Battery 0.06 $1,561.00 $93.66 $1,561.00 APC/UPC Connectors 1.30 $8.28 $10.73 $8.28 Other 1.30 $10.00 $12.96 Total $1,035.39
Confidential 9/20/2002 United Telesystems, Inc. City of Geneva Geneva, Ilinois FTTH/FTTB Broadband Financial Projections - Base Case 2002 Baseband Customer Premise Equipment
Wave7 FTTH Equipment Unit List Unit Small Business A Quantity Price Totals Price
LMG business, 0 DS-1, 8 POTS, 4 10/100 data, no video 1.00 $2,392.00 $2,392.00 $2,398.00 APC/UPC Connectors 2.00 $8.28 $16.56 $8.28 Total FTTH Interface Equipment $2,408.56
Confidential 9/20/2002 United Telesystems, Inc. City of Geneva Geneva, Ilinois FTTH/FTTB Broadband Financial Projections - Base Case 2002 Baseband Customer Premise Equipment
Wave7 FTTH Equipment Unit List Unit Small Business B Quantity Price Totals Price
LMG business, 0 DS-1, 8 POTS, 4 10/100 data, no video 1.00 $4,307.00 $4,307.00 $4,425.00 APC/UPC Connectors 2.00 $8.28 $16.56 $8.28 Other 1.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 Total FTTH Interface Equipment $4,333.56
Confidential 9/20/2002 United Telesystems, Inc. City of Geneva Geneva, Ilinois FTTH/FTTB Broadband Financial Projections - Base Case 2002 Customer Premise Equipment
Wave7 FTTH Equipment Unit List Unit Large Entities Quantity Price Totals Price
LMG business, 4 DS-1, 0 POTS, 4 10/100 data, no video 1.00 $5,128.00 $5,128.00 $5,152.00 LMM-08-RAC 0.05 $14,280.00 $714.00 $14,280.00 LMM-16-RAC 0.05 $18,680.00 $934.00 $18,680.00 APC/UPC Connectors 2.00 $8.28 $16.56 $8.28 Other 1.00 $10 $10.00 $10.00 Total FTTH Interface Equipment $6,802.56
Confidential 9/20/2002 United Telesystems, Inc. United Telesystems, Inc.
AT&T Broadband Geneva, Illinois Cable Television Programming Services Service Rates - 2002
Basic Services Rate Equipment Rental (per month) Rate
Basic Service (31 Channels) $15.79 Basic Only Converter $2.00 Expanded Basic Service (25 Channels) $19.69 Non-Basic Only Converter(Non-Rebuild) $3.99 Full Basic Service (86 Channels) $35.48 Non-Basic Only Converter (Rebuild) $4.85 Plus applicable franchise fees and taxes Digital Converter $4.85 Remote Control $0.30 Premium Services Installation & Service HBO $12.99 Cinemax $12.99 Install Unwired Home (Aerial within 125 ft.) $43.99 Showtime $12.99 Install Prewired Home (Aerial within 125 ft.) $27.99 The Movie Channel $12.99 Install Additional Outlet--Initial Install $13.99 Starz! & Encore (Digital Subscription) $10.99 Install Additional Outlet-- Separate Trip $21.99 Relocate Outlet $18.99 Digital Services Up/Downgrade of Addressable Services $1.99 Upgrade Optional Services--Separate Trip $15.99 Digital Basic $12.00 Downgrade Optional Services--Separate Trip $10.99 Digital Programming Access Fee $4.99 VCR Connection --Initial Install $5.99 Digital Packages: VCR Connection --Separate Trip .$12.99 Digital Platinum $76.99 Administrative Fee for Late Payment (Day 30) $2.95 Digital Gold $62.99 Administrative Fee for Late Payment (Day 45) $2.00 Digital Silver $52.99 Non-Sufficient Funds Charge $20.00 Digital Bronze $44.99 Field Collection Fee $20.00 Digital Starter (Requires Subscription to Expanded $6.99 Unreturned Non-Addressable Converter $90.00 Basic Service) Unreturned Addressable Converter $158.00 Unreturned Digital Converter $318.00 Broadband Monthly Magazine $2.99 Unreturned Analog Remote Control $4.00 Unreturned Digital Remote Control $7.19 Hourly Service Charge $28.49 Trouble Call $16.99
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AT&T Broadband Geneva, Illinois Analog Channel Lineup
Channel Service Channel Service 2 WBBM(2) CBS 31 MSNBC 3 WFLD(32) FOX 32 Headline News 4 TV Guide Channel 63 Access/College of Dupage 5 WMAQ(5) NBC 71/95 Great American Country 6 WCIU(26) 72/96 Sci-Fi Channel 7 WLS(7) ABC 73/97 BET 8 WPWR((50) UPN 33 CNN 9 WGN(9) WB 34 The Weather Channel 10 TLN 36 Disney Channel 11 WTTW(11) PBS 37 The History Channel 12 WCPX(38) PAX 38 Discovery Channel 13 WJYS(62) 39 ESPN 14 TBS 40 ESPN 2 15 EWTN 41 Fox Sports Net 16 WGBO(66) UNI 42 TNT 17 Access 43 TNN 18 Access 44 VH 1 19 WSNS(44) TEL 46 MTV 20 WYCC(20) PBS 48 CLTV 21 Showtime 49 USA Network 22 The Movie Channel 50 A&E 23 HBO 52 Nickelodeon 24 Cinemax 53 Comedy Central 25 The Learning Channel 54 Home & Garden 26 Fox News Channel 55 Lifetime 27 ABC Family 56 AMC 28 C-Span 57 TV Land 29 C-Span 2 58 Cartoon Network 30 CNBC 59 Turner Classic Movies 60 WE: Women's Entertainment 61 QVC Ch 2-73/97 Basic Service Ch 21-24 Analog Premium Service Ch 33-61 Expanded Basic Service
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AT&T Broadband Geneva, Illinois Digital Channel Lineup Channel Service Channel Service Digital Basic Digital Premium 120 Noggin 550 HBO 121 Discovery Kids 552 HBO 2 161 Game Show Network 554 HBO Signature 162 BBC America 556 HBO Family 180 Bravo 562 Cinemax 220 Discovery Health 564 More Max 272 The Science Channel 575 Showtime 401 Fox Sports World 577 Showtime 2 402 ESPNews 579 Showtime Showcase 403 ESPN Classic Sports 581 Showtime Extreme 404 Outdoor Life 590 The Movie Channel 405 The Golf Channel 592 The Movie Channel Xtra 503 Independent Film Channel Digital Pay-Per-View Digital Premium 801-806 In Demand 1-6 517 Encore 844 The Hot Network 519 Encore Love Stories 853 Playboy Channel 521 Encore Mystery Digital Music 523 Encore Westerns 900 The Listening room 527 Encore True Stories 901 Lite Classical 529 Encore Action 902 Jazz Vocal Blend 533 Starz! 903 Hottest Hits 535 Starz! Theater 904 Modern Country 905 Alternative Digital Packages 906 Adult Contemporary 908 Rock 'Roll Oldies Bronze Package--Includes: Basic, 909 Classic rock Expanded Basic, Digital Basic, 910 Urban Beat Digital DMX, New Encore, Digital 702 Black Starz! Converter, and Digital remote 703 Starz! 4 Family 704 Starz! 5 Cinema Silver Package--Includes: Basic ,Expanded Basic, Digital Basic, Digital DMX, Starz!, Starz! Plex, New Encore, HBO,HBO Plex, Digital Converter & Remote
Gold Package--Includes: Basic, Expanded Basic, Digital Basic, Digital DMX, Starz!, Starz! Plex, New Encore, HBO, HBO Plex, Cinemax, Cinemax Plex, 2 Digital Converters, & 2 Remotes.
Platinum Package--Includes: Basic, Expanded Basic, Digital Basic, Digital DMX, Starz!, Starz! Plex, New Encore, HBO, HBO Plex, Cinemax, Cinemax Plex, TMC, TMC Plex, Showtime, Showtime Plex, 2 Digital Converters & 2 remotes.
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CITY OF GENEVA, ILLINOIS BROADBAND NETWORK INITIATIVE INCUMBENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER OVERVIEW SEPTEMBER 20, 2002
AMERITECH
I. OVERVIEW
When considering telecommunications opportunities in Illinois, it is important to consider the operations and strategic objectives of its incumbent provider. Ameritech is a leading telecommunications service provider in the nation and in Illinois. Following is recent information concerning SBC and Ameritech along with the company’s current service offerings.
II. GENERAL
In October 1999, SBC and Ameritech completed their merger. SBC/Ameritech is a communications services company headquartered in San Antonio, TX, serving nearly 60 million access line equivalents and over 21.6 million wireless customers (Cingular/SBC). In 1999, as the first post-Ameritech merger initiative, a $6 billion broadband services initiative was announced (Project Pronto). Project Pronto is expected to create a broadband platform that will allow high-speed voice, data and video services to be provided via Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) services to approximately 80 percent of SBC’s United States (U.S.) wireline customers. During the third quarter of 2001, due primarily to an adverse and uncertain regulatory environment, SBC began a slowdown of the capital expenditures to build its national broadband network, which includes fiber, electronic and other technology. As of December 31, 2001 it had spent $3.2 billion on Project Pronto and had 1.3 million DSL subscribers with more than half, or 25 million, of its wireline customers DSL-capable. SBC/Ameritech has five reportable segments that reflect the current management of its business: (1) wireline; (2) wireless; (3) directory; (4) international; and (5) other. The wireline segment, which accounts for approximately 75% of total normalized operating revenues in 2001, provides landline
Confidential Page 1. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc. telecommunications services, including local, network access and long distance services, messaging and Internet services and sells customer premise and private business exchange equipment. Prior to the fourth quarter of 2000, the wireless segment, which accounted for approximately 16% of total normalized operating revenues in 2001, included consolidated businesses that provides wireless telecommunications services and sells wireless equipment. Cingular offers both wireless voice and data communications services across most of the U.S., providing cellular and PCS services. The directory segment, which accounted for approximately 8% of total normalized operating revenues in 2001, includes all directory operations, including Yellow and White Pages advertising and electronic publishing. All investments with primarily international operations are included in the international segment. The other segment includes all corporate operations and Ameritech’s paging, cable television and SecurityLink operations. SecurityLink was sold in January 2001, and Ameritech New Media, and Ameritech’s cable television operations, were both sold in November 2001. Ameritech provides a full array of broadband data and e-commerce solutions to business customers, including Web hosting and other Internet services. In the residential market, Ameritech offers DSL high-speed Internet access, advanced voice features and other services.
Ameritech consists of more than 193,000 employees and had $45.9 Billion in 2001 revenues. Ameritech’s presence extends across 13 states; Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin.
III. LONG DISTANCE
Ameritech offers interLATA (Local Access and Transport Area) long distance services in the states of Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Connecticut. They intend to seek approval from the FCC to offer interLATA long distance in their other in-region states. As a first step in that process, they have filed applications with the state commissions in California, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada and Ohio.
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IV. INTERNET ACCESS
Ameritech offers a range of Internet services and products for residences and businesses, varying by market. Internet services offered include basic dial-up access service, dedicated access, web hosting, e-mail, and high-speed access services. During 2000, they formed a relationship with Prodigy Communications Corporation (Prodigy) that combined its residential and small business Internet operations. In the fourth quarter of 2001, they acquired Prodigy.
In November 2001, Ameritech announced an agreement with Yahoo! to provide broadband access to customers in its 13-state area and co-branded dial-up service nationwide. This agreement was enacted in order to help customers access internet services virtually nationwide. The expectation is that this offering of co-branded service with Yahoo! will begin during the second half of 2002.
V. LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICES
Local exchange services include traditional dial tone primarily used to make or receive voice, fax, or analog modem calls from a residence or business. Ameritech also offers this service on a wholesale basis to competitors. On December 31, 2001, they were providing wholesale services to approximately 3.6 million access lines. Other local services include certain extended area service, directory assistance and operator services. Vertical services include custom calling services such as Caller ID, Call Waiting, voice mail and other enhanced services. These features allow telephone users to manage their local services with enhanced features such as displaying the number and/or name of callers, signaling to the telephone user that additional calls are incoming, and sending and receiving voice messages. These services are not regulated by the FCC and are generally more profitable.
VI. DATA SERVICES
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Revenues from data services may be classified as local, network access or long distance revenues and include high-speed data communication services used for transporting digital traffic from one computer system to another. Data services include digital products categorized into three basic categories: • Switched Transport services such as Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), Frame Relay, and DSL; • Dedicated Transport services such as Digital Services and Synchronous Optical Network (SONET); and • Application and Data Communications services which include Internet access and network integration. ISDN transmits voice, video, and data over a single line in support of a wide range of applications, including Internet access. Frame Relay is a fast packet switching technology that allows data to travel in individual packets, or pieces, of information. DSL is a digital modem technology that converts existing twisted-pair telephone lines into access paths for multimedia and high-speed data communications to the Internet or private networks. DSL allows customers to simultaneously make a phone call and access information via the Internet or an office local area network. Digital Services are high-speed dedicated digital circuits offered with various speeds of transport. SONET provides customer access to our backbone network at very high speeds. Network integration services include installation of business data systems, local area networking, and other data networking solutions.
VII. NETWORK ACCESS SERVICES
Network access services connect a customer’s telephone or other equipment to the transmission facilities of other carriers that provide long distance and other communications services.
VIII. CUSTOMER PREMISE EQUIPMENT CPE and other equipment sales range from single-line and cordless telephones to sophisticated digital PBX systems. PBX is a private telephone
Confidential Page 4. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc. switching system, usually located on a customer’s premises, which provides intra-premise telephone services as well as access to the public switched network. VIII. AMERITECH’S BUSINESS TRENDS Overview Despite passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Telecom Act), the U.S. telecommunications industry, including DSL and other advanced services, continues, in many respects, to operate as a heavily regulated industry. The expected transition from an industry overseen by multiple regulatory bodies to a market-driven industry monitored by state and federal agencies has been slow. Ameritech’s wireline subsidiaries remain subject to regulation by state regulatory commissions for intrastate services and by the FCC for interstate services. This continuing difficult and uncertain regulatory environment combined with the recent downturn in the U.S. economy presents challenges for this business. • Expected Growth Areas Ameritech expects the wireline segment to remain the most significant portion of its business and have also discussed trends affecting this segment. Over the next few years they expect an increasing percentage of their business to come from two areas within the wireline segment - data/broadband and long distance - and their wireless segment. o Data/Broadband In October 1999, they announced plans to upgrade their network to make broadband services available to approximately 80% of their U.S. wireline customers over the four years through 2003 (Project Pronto). Due to the weakening U.S. economy and uncertain regulatory environment, in October 2001 they announced a scale-back in their broadband deployment plans. At December 31, 2001, they had approximately 1.3 million DSL subscribers, and more than half, or 25 million, of the wireline customer locations were DSL- capable. Additionally, they have spent approximately $3.2 billion as of December 31, 2001, for fiber, electronics and other technology for Project Pronto. The build-out will include transferring certain portions of their existing copper network to a new fiber network. Over the deployment period, marketing costs will be incurred depending on the rate of customer sign- ups and installations.
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o Long Distance Ameritech offers landline interLATA long distance services to customers in selected areas outside its wireline subsidiaries’ operating areas. Further, they offer interLATA long distance services to customers in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Connecticut. The FCC approved its application to provide interLATA long distance service for calls originating in Kansas and Oklahoma effective March 7, 2001, and in Arkansas and Missouri on November 16, 2001. They officially launched service under the SBC Southwestern Bell brand in those states on the effective approval dates or shortly thereafter, offering domestic residential and business long distance services as well as international calling plans. They continue to seek long distance approval in their other in-region states and have filed applications with state commissions in California, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada and Ohio. • In October 2001, the FCC completed its re-examination of certain information contained in their previously approved Kansas and Oklahoma long distance applications and found that they did not intentionally provide false information. However, the FCC proposed that they pay approximately $3 for alleged collateral violations related to those applications. This FCC ruling is still pending and has no effect on their ability to continue to offer long distance service in either state. • Wireless In October 2000, Cingular began operations as the second- largest wireless provider in the U.S. Cingular’s top priorities for 2002 include geographic expansion, including expansion into New York City through an infrastructure-sharing agreement with VoiceStream Wireless Corporation (VoiceStream), further rollout of wireless data services, overlaying GSM voice and GPRS high-speed data technology over its existing networks and integration of operations to strengthen its competitive position and realize cost synergies. The fastest growing area of the wireless business is data. Although data revenues are not currently a significant portion of Cingular’s total revenues, Cingular plans to accelerate the development of this business. In late 2001, Cingular launched GPRS in Seattle, Las Vegas, eastern Tennessee, coastal Georgia and the Carolinas and plans to launch GPRS in California by mid-2002. In January 2002, Cingular announced the formation of a joint venture with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. (AT&T Wireless) that is expected to allow
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Cingular to extend its GSM/GPRS network coverage along interstate highways in the upper Midwestern and Western sections of the U.S. Cingular expects the new networks to be operational by the first quarter of 2003. Additionally, Cingular has announced it will begin upgrading its network to third generation (3G) wireless data technology by introducing Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution (EDGE). EDGE technology is Cingular’s choice for a 3G wireless communications standard that will allow customers to access the Internet from their wireless devices at higher speeds than in the past. This upgrade is expected to be completed by early 2004. During 2002, Cingular expects to spend approximately $4.5 billion for ongoing capital expenditures and to begin overlaying its existing network with GSM voice and GPRS/EDGE data technology.
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Geneva, Illinois Residential Telephone Rates--Ameritech Service Rates - 2002
Basic Services Rate Service Packages Rate
Basic Touch Tone Service - Primary Line $14.00 Economy Solution $31.95 Basic Service - Additional Line $14.00 Includes local calls, 60 toll free minutes Sensible Solution $39.95 A La Carte Services Includes local calls, 200 toll free minutes, Call Waiting 911 Free Caller ID, Call Forwarding, 3 Way Calling, Call Waiting $2.95 Preferred Call Forwarding Caller ID(Name & Number) (Free 1st 3 Months) $5.95 Complete Solution $49.95 3 Way Calling $2.25 Includes local calls, Unlimited toll free minutes, Call Forwarding $2.25 Call Waiting, Caller ID, Call Forwarding, 3 Way Preferred Call Forwarding $3.50 Calling, Preferred Call Forwarding Priority Ring $4.00 Distinctive Ring $4.00 Installation Charges Selective Call Blocking $4.00 900/976 Blocking Free Installation-Primary Line (Existing Wiring) $45.40 Last Call Return $3.95 Installation-Secondary Line (Existing Wiring) $20.50 Speed Dial 8 $5.00 New Installation (No wires or jacks) (Per Jack) $48.99 Speed Dial 30 $5.00 Non-published Number $2.75 Internet Services Listing Omitted from Directory Free Standard Directory Listing Free Unlimited Dial-Up Internet Access (With any package)$15.00 Inside Wire Maintenance $3.95 Unlimited Dial-Up Internet Access(Without package $21.95 Continuous Redial *66 $2.25 Fast Access DSL Service (With any package) $29.95 Voice Mail $5.95 Fast Access DSL Service (Without package) $49.94 Privacy Management ( Free 1st 3 Months) $6.95 Customer Code Restriction $2.00
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Geneva, Illinois Business Telephone Rates--Ameritech Service Rates - 2002
Basic Services Rate Service Packages Rate
Basic Touch Tone Service - Primary Service $17.00 Complete Choice $58.12 Basic Touch Tone Service - Additional Line $17.00 Includes: 1200 Local Minutes, 300 Local Toll Minutes, Call Waiting, Caller ID, 3 Way Calling, A La Carte Services Automatic Calling, Call Forwarding
911 Free Installation Charges Call Waiting $5.00 Caller ID (Name & Number) $10.00 Installation - Primary Line (Existing Wiring) $52.85 3 Way Calling $5.00 Installation - Secondary Line (Existing Wiring) $17.50 Call Forwarding $5.00 New Installation ( No Wires or Jacks) $85.00 Selective Call Blocking $6.00 Installation of Additional Jacks $20.00 Last Call Return $5.00 Additional Jacks $5.00 Speed Dial 8 $5.00 Speed Dial 30 $5.00 Internet Services Inside Wire Maintenance $4.00 900/976 Blocking Free Unlimited Dial-Up Internet Access(With Package) $15.95 Non-Published Number $3.00 Unlimited Dial-Up Internet Access(Without Package $21.95 Repeat Dialing $5.00 Fast Access DSL Service(With Package) $39.95 Voice Mail $17.45 Fast Access DSL Service(Without Package) $49.95 Voice Mail with Pager Notifications $21.45
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CITY OF GENEVA, ILLINOIS BROADBAND NETWORK INITIATIVE COMPETITIVE LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIER OVERVIEW SEPTEMBER 20, 2002
I. OVERVIEW
A. General
As a result of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, alternative local exchange telephone companies are striving to penetrate the local telecommunications market. The passage of this legislation has placed the industry in a pro-competitive environment, providing many new alternative local service providers with an opportunity to compete in this evolving industry. The following is a list of some of the potential barriers to entry for alternative local exchange telephone companies: 1. Name recognition of incumbent local exchange telephone companies 2. Building awareness of entrants and their services 3. Lack of a network infrastructure for facilities-based providers 4. Development of resale and operational arrangements 5. Start-up costs 6. Interconnection arrangements 7. Unbundling 8. Number Portability 9. Operations and maintenance 10. Customers service (including billing systems) While the above list includes potential barriers, these barriers are not insurmountable. Competition should result in the advancement of deployed technology, creative service offerings, and greater choice and flexibility in the market place. As competition in the telecommunications industry continues to evolve, many new and innovative service offerings and combinations of services will be introduced to the market place. B. The State of Illinois
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1. The Illinois Commerce Commission Illinois Commerce Commission 527 E. Capitol Avenue Springfield, IL 62701 The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) is responsible for providing information and making recommendations to the Commissioners of the ICC on matters concerning telecommunications. In addition, the ICC provides telecommunications information and assistance to members of the general public as well as other governmental bodies and the press. The ICC’s Telecommunications Division provides analytical, technical, and policy support on all telecommunications issues coming to the ICC--tariffs, rules, federal requirements, alternative regulatory proposals, mediation/arbitration requests, or any other circumstances in which state or federal law is applied to telecommunication services in Illinois.
2. Incumbent Local Exchange Telephone companies
Incumbent Local exchange telephone companies are defined as telecommunications companies that were historically granted exclusive franchises to build, maintain, and provide local telephone service. Incumbent local exchange telephone companies were certificated by the ICC to provide local exchange telecommunications service in the state on or before 1995. In response to the numerous inquiries about who is providing local exchange service in Illinois, the Illinois Commerce Commission has coordinated a listing of local exchange telephone companies. This listing includes the new competitive local exchange companies, as well as incumbent local exchange companies. Each company listed has the burden to keep this information current by providing the Illinois Commerce Commission with updated information. The Illinois Commerce Commission does not endorse any of these companies, but provides this information to further consumer education about customer choices.
Following, is a list of competitive local exchange providers certified in Illinois:
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@LINK NETWORKS, INC. 361 Centennial Parkway Suite 250 Louisville, CO 80027 888-375-9750 (customer service phone number) 303-542-1414 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address)
Communities Served Provides service statewide.
Provides business and residential service.
Other services offered include point-to-point data service.
ACCESS ONE, INC. 125 N. Halsted 4th Floor Chicago, IL 60661 800-804-8333 (customer service phone number) 312-441-1010 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) Www.accessoneinc.com (Internet address)
Communities Served
Chicago land and suburbs
Provides business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance and Internet
ADAMS TELEPHONE CO-OPERATIVE 301 Rt. 94 P.O. Box 217 Golden, IL 62339 888-696-4611 (customer service phone number) 217-696-4811 (customer service fax number) www.adams.net (Internet address)
Communities Served
Augusta Golden Mendon Chambersburg Hersman Meyer Coatsburg Lima Mindale Fishhook Loraine Plymouth
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Ursa
Provides business service
Offers local service
Adams TelSystems, Inc. 301 Rt. 94 PO Box 99 Golden, IL 62339 217-696-4611 (customer service phone number) 217-696-4811 (customer service fax number)
Communities Served Hersman Chambersburg Fishhook Augusta Coatsburg Plymouth Meyer Mindale Golden Mendon Loraine Ursa Lima
Provides both residential and business services
Offers long distance service
ALHAMBRA-GRANTFORK TELEPHONE COMPANY 114 Wall St. P.O. Box 207 Alhambra, IL 62001 618-488-2165 (customer service phone number) 618-488-2121 (customer service fax number) www.agtelco.com (Internet address)
Communities Served
Alhambra Grantfork
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local, long distance, Internet, and DSL (limited service area)
ALLEGIANCE TELECOM OF ILLINOIS, INC. 9201 North Central Expressway Dallas, TX 75231-5916 800-553-1989 (customer service phone number)
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214-261-7185 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.allegiancetelecom.com (Internet address)
Communities Served
Arlington Heights Hinsdale Orland Park Bartlett Hoffman Estates Palatine Chicago La Grange River Grove Cicero Lake Forest Roselle Des Plaines Libertyville Schaumburg Downers Grove Lombard Skokie Elk Grove Village Morton Grove Tinley Park Elmhurst Naperville Wheaton Evanston Northbrook Wheeling Glen Ellyn Oak Brook Winnetka Glenview Oak Lawn Park Ridge Highland Park Oak Park Waukegan
Provides business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, Internet, and DSL
AMERITECH 555 East Cook Street Springfield, IL 62721 1-800-244-4444 (customer service phone number) www.Ameritech.com (Internet address)
Communities Served
Algonquin Bensenville Cantrall Alton Berwyn Carlyle Antioch Bethalto Cary Arlington Heights Big Rock Caitlin Athens Blue Island Centralia Aurora Bluford Champaign Aviston Braidwood Chicago Barrington Breese Chicago Heights Bartlett Brighton Cicero Batavia Brookfield Coal City Beardstown Buffalo Collinsville Beckemeyer Burton Columbus Beecher Cairo Crescent City Belleville Calumet City Crete Bellwood Canton Crystal Lake
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Danville Harding Morris Decatur Harmony Mound City Deerfield Harristown Mounds Delavan Harvard Mount Vernon Des Plaines Harvey Mundelein Dix Herscher Naperville Downers Grove Highland Park Nashville Dundee Hinsdale New Athens Dwight Homewood New Lenox East Moline Huntley Newark East Saint Louis Illinois City Northbrook Edgemont Indianola O’Fallon Edgington Ipava Oak Forest Edwardsville Itasca Oak Lawn Elburn Iuka Oak Park Elgin Joliet Oakford Elk Grove Kaneville Oakwood Elmhurst Kankakee Oglesby Elwood Kaskaskia Olive Branch Evanston Kell Onarga Fairmount Kinmundy Orland Park Farmington La Grange Oswego Fiatt LaSalle Ottawa Fithian Lake Forest Palatine Forrest Lake Villa Palos Park Fowler Lake Zurich Park Ridge Fox Lake Lansing Payson Frankfort Lebanon Peoria Franklin Park Lemont Peotone Freeburg Lewiston Petersburg Galena Liberty Pistakee Highlands Gardner Libertyville Plainfield Geneva Lisbon Plano Georgetown Lockport Plato Center Germantown Lombard Plattville Gibson City Manhattan Quincy Gilman Manteno Ridge Farm Glen Carbon Marengo River Grove Glen Ellyn Marine Riverdale Glencoe Maywood Riverside Glenview Mazon Riverton Granite City McClure Rochester Grant Park McHenry Rock Island Grayslake Minooka Rockford Greenville Mokena Roselle Half Day Moline Round Lake Hampshire Momence Saint Anne Hanna City Monee Saint Charles
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Saint Joseph Thornton West Chicago Salem Tinley Park West Dana San Jose Trivoli Western Springs Seneca Trenton Westville Skokie Troy Wheaton South Beloit Union Wheeling Spring Bay Urbana Willow Springs Springfield Utica Wilmette Sterling Vandalia Wilmington Sugar Grove Verona Winnetka Summit Warrenville Wood River Tallula Watseka Woodstock Tamms Wauconda Yorkville Thebes Waukegan Zion
AMERIVOICE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. (AVTI) 212 West Wisconsin Avenue Suite 500 Milwaukee, WI 53203 800-471-2701 (customer service phone number) 800-790-2242 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.amerivoice.com (Internet address)
Communities Served
State of Illinois
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, Internet, paging, wireless, voice mail, and customer premises equipment
AMI COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 W. State Suite 203A Geneva, IL 60134 800-254-3202 (customer service phone number) 630-262-2910 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.amicomm.com (Internet address)
Communities Served
See Ameritech Communities Served
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Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local, long distance, DSL, Internet, Point to Point circuits, and Frame relay.
ARBROS COMMUNICATIONS LICENSING COMPANY CENTRAL, L.L.C 1100 Wayne Ave. Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 888-427-2767 (customer service phone number) 301-577-5289 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.arbros.com (Internet address)
Serves the entire state of Illinois
Provides only business service
Also provides local, long distance, customer, ISDN PRI, Private line, and customer premises equipment
ATS Services LLC Facilitel, Hav-a-phon 729 Pinecrest Dr. Prospect Heights, IL 60070 888-675-6347 (Customer Service Phone Number) 847-243-8701 (Customer Service Fax Number)
Communities Served MSA1 communities
Provides residential service.
Offers local, long distance, and local toll services
AT&T 800-288-4622 (customer service phone number) 800-222-0300 (customer service phone number) www.digitalphone.att.com (internet address)
Communities Served Arlington Heights Hanover Park Prospect Heights
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Bannockburn Highland Park Riverwoods Bartlett Highwood Schaumburg Deerfield Kenilworth Streamwood Delmar Woods Lincolnshire Unincorporated Lake & Cook County Des Plaines Mt. Prospect Wheeling Glencoe Park Ridge Winnetka
Provides residential service.
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, paging, Internet, wireless, and customer premises equipment.
AT&T WIRELESS www.attws.com (internet address)
Communities Served AT&T Wireless serves a variety of communities throughout the State of Illinois. For the most complete and up-to-date listings, please access the AT&T Wireless website.
Provides residential and business service.
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, paging, Internet, wireless, and customer premises equipment.
105 Plain St. Sharon, WI 53585 262-736-9981 (customer service phone number) 262-736-9200 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address)
Communities Served
Caledonia Sharon Capron Clinton Harvard Poplar Grove
Provides both residential and business service Other services offered include local BULLS EYE TELECOM, INC. 25900 Greenfield Road Suite 330 Oak Park, MI 877-638-2855 (customer service phone number) 248-784-2679 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.bullseyetelecom.com (Internet address)
Communities Served All Ameritech serving locations
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Provides Business service
Also offers local and long distance
CAMBRIDGE TELEPHONE COMPANY Scott Rubin 111 East First Street Geneseo, IL 61254 309-944-2103 (customer service phone number) 309-944-4406 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.geneseo.com (Internet address)
Communities Served
Cambridge Osco
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, Internet and customer premises equipment
CASS TELEPHONE COMPANY PO Box 200 100 Red Bud Road Virginia, IL 62691 217-452-3022 (customer service phone number) 217-452-7797 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.casscomm.com (Internet address) Communities Served Ashland Easton Chandlerville Virginia
Provides both residential and business service Other services offered include local toll, DSL and customer premises equipment CIMCO COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 18 W. 100 22nd Street Suite 109 Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 800-922-4626 (customer service phone number) 630-691-8788 (customer service fax number) www.cimco.net (internet address)
Communities Served
State of Illinois
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Provides business service
Other services offered include local toll and long distance
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD 800 East Monroe St. Springfield, IL 62757 217-757-8520 ext 2111 (customer service phone number) 217-789-2082 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.cwlp.com (Internet address)
Communities Served Springfield
Provides business service
Other services offered include Ethernet, high-speed data, and wide area network services
Compass Telecommunications, Inc. 7001 N. Scottsdale Ave. Suite 2000 Scottsdales, AZ 85253 877-615-3468 (Residential Customer Service phone number) 480-367-8000 (Business Customer Service phone number) 877-879-0284 (Residential customer Service phone number) 480-367-8008 (Business Customer Service phone number) [email protected] (E-mail Address) www.compasstel.com (Internet Address)
Provides both residential and business services.
Offers long distance service.
Provides no local service at this time
COMTECH SOLUTIONS, L.L.C INTEGRATED CONNECTIONS 310 Rt. 94 PO Box 43 Golden, IL 62339 217-696-4627 (customer service phone number) 217-696-4811 (customer service fax number)
Communities Served Alvin DeLand Mt. Sterling Arcola Donovan Newman Armstrong East Lynn Ogden Arrowsmith Elliott Onarga Arthur Emington Paxton Ashkum Fairbury Payson
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Atwood Farmer City Penfield Augusta Fiairmount Pesotum Bellflower Fisher Philo Bement Fithian Piper City Bismarck Flatville Potomac Bondville Foosland Quincy Bowen Forrest Rankin Broadlands Fowler Rantoul Buckley Georgetown Ridge Farms Burton Gibson City Roberts Cabery Gifford Rossville Cerro Gordo Hammond Sadorus Chambersburg Henning Saint Anne Champaign Herscher Saint Joseph Chatsworth Hersman Saunemin Chebanse Homer Saybrook Cheneyville Hoopseton Seymour Chenoa Ivesdale Sibley Cisco Kempton Sidell Cissna Park La Place Sidney Clayton Littleton Stockland Clifton Loda Strawn Coatsburg Loraine Thawville Colfax Ludlow Thomasboro Collison Mahomet Tolono Columbus Mansfield Tuscola Cooksville Melvin Urbana Crescent City Mendon Ursa Cropsey Meyer Versailles Cullom Milford Villa Grove Danforth Mindale Wellington Danville Monticello Woodland Provides both residential and business services Also provides long distance CONCERT 11921 Freedom Drive Reston, VA 20190 Attn: Mark Creech
703-262-1681 (Customer service phone number) 703-262-1697 (Customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service E-mail Address) www.concert.com (Internet Address)
Communities Served: Not Available
Provides Business Service.
Offers local and long distance service
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CONVERGENT COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. 6892 S. Yosemite Ct. 1st Floor Englewood, IL 80112 Phone number, fax number, and E-Mail address not available www.converg.com (Internet address)
NO SERVICE AVAILABLE AS OF JULY 31, 2001
CORECOMM ILLINOIS, INC. 5910 Landerbrook Drive Mayfield Heights, OH 44124 (877) 267-3266 (Customer service phone number) www.core.com (customer service email address)
Communities Served: Chicago Metropolitan Area
Provides business and residential service.
Other services offered include local, long distance and Internet.
C-R TELEPHONE COMPANY P.O. Box 339 106 N. 6th Street Cornell, IL 61319 815-358-2211 (customer service phone number) 815-358-2219 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.crtelco.net (Internet address) Communities Served
Cornell Ransom
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, DSL, Internet, and customer premises equipment
CROSSVILLE COMMUNICATIONS 301 W. Main St. P.O. Box 209 Crossville, IL 62827 618-966-2196 (customer service phone number) 618-966-2195 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address)
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Communities Served
Calvin Crossville Phillipstown
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance and customer premises equipment
DATA NET SYSTEMS 1608 Barclay Blvd. Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-4523 847-808-0288 (customer service phone number) 847-808-8913 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (E-Mail address) dnsys.com (Internet address) Serves Evanston and Peoria
Provides residential and business services
Offers local service.
DIGITAL TELEPORT, INC. 8112 Maryland Avenue St. Louis, MO 63105 314-880-1000 (customer service phone number) 314-880-1999 (customer service fax number) www.digitalteleport.net (Internet address) Communities Served None Other services offered include wholesale carrier services DIVERSE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 246 N. Division St. Woodhull, Illinois 61490 309-334-2150 (Customer Service Phone Number) 309-334-2989 (Customer Service Fax Number)
Communities Served Alpha
Offers residential and business service
Other services offered are local, long distance, Internet, customer premises equipment, and by the end of the year (2001) DSL
DONTEL INTERNATIONAL, LLC 1400 S. Wolf Road
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Suite 105 Wheeling, IL 60090 888-835-6932 (customer service phone number) 847-465-1092 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.dontel.com (Internet address)
Communities Served
State of Illinois
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, Internet, paging, wireless and customer premises equipment
DSL.NET, INC. 545 Long Wharf Dr. 5th Floor New Haven, CI 06511 800-455-5546 (customer service phone number) 203-624-3612 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail) www.dsl.net (Internet address)
Communities served: Arlington Heights Libertyville Bensenville Lombard Champaign Naperville Deerfield Northbrook Des Plains Oak Park Downers Grove Palatine Elgin Park Ridge Elk Grove Village Roselle Elmhurst Skokie Evanston Springfield Geneva Wheaten Hinsdale Wheeling Hoffman Estates
Provides business service
Offers DSL service
eMERITUS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. TELEPHONE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC. 8750 N. Central Expressway
Confidential 15. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
Suite 2000 Dallas, TX 75231 800-871-0999 (customer service phone number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.eMerituscorp.com (internet address)
Communities Served Statewide long distance
Also provides local toll
EAGLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC 60 E. 56th St. 9th Floor New York, NY 10022 800-339-7171 (Customer service phone number) 212-758-3453 (Customer service fax number) [email protected] (E-mail address) www.eagletelco.com (Internet address)
Provides business service
Other services offered are local and long distance.
Eagle is not providing local service at this time. They are providing long distance in Rushville.
EASTON TELECOM SERVICES, INC. Summit 11-Unit A 3046 Brecksville Rd. Richfield, OH 44286 800-222-8122 (customer service phone number) 800-227-8420 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.eastontelecom.com (Internet address)
Provides service for all communities in Illinois
Both residential and business services offered
Other services included: local and long distance
EAST CALL HOME 4212 W. Lawrence Chicago, IL 60630 773-736-3952 (customer service phone number)
Confidential 16. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
773-427-8497 (customer service fax number) easycall.com (Internet address)
Communities Served Chicago Area and all surrounding suburbs All Ameritech Region
Provides residential service
Other services offered are local and pre-paid local
EGYPTIAN TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, INC. 1010 W. Broadway Steeleville, IL 62288 618-774-1000 (customer service phone number) 618-774-1025 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.egyptian.com (Internet address)
Communities Served
Baldwin Oakdale Venedy Blair Rice Glenn St. Libory
Provides both residential and business service Other services offered include local toll, long distance, Internet and customer premises equipment ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE, INC. 4400 Northeast 77th Avenue Vancouver, WA 98662-6706 800-354-2780 (customer service phone number) 360-816-5319 (customer service fax number) E-mail address can be established with customer upon request. Http://www.eli.net (internet address)
Communities Served: All of the State of Illinois via switched and dedicated long distance calls termination.
Provides business service.
Other services offered including long-distance.
EL PASO TELEPHONE COMPANY 48 West First Street P.O. Box 257 El Paso, IL 61738 309-527-4500 (customer service phone number)
Confidential 17. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
309-527-5700 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.elpaso.net (internet address)
Communities Served
El Paso Kappa Panola
Provides both residential and business service Communities Served- Internet Only Secor Eureka
Other services offered include long distance, DSL and Internet
ENRON BROADBAND SERVICES,INC. 1400 Smith St. Houston, TX 77002 713-853-9191 (Customer Service Phone Number) 713-646-8160 (Customer Service Fax Number) [email protected] (Customer Service E-Mail Address) www.enron.com (Internet Address)
Services Offered: Data Only
ESSEX TELCOM, INC. 2 East 3rd Street Sterling, IL 61081 815-625-8893 (Customer service phone number) 815-625-8894 (Customer service fax number) [email protected] (E-mail address) essextelcom.com (Internet address)
Provides both Residential and Business services
Other services offered are local, wireless, DSL, and customer premises equipment
Communities Served Amboy Ashton Chadwick Coleta Creston DeKalb Dixon Franklin Grove Fulton Genoa Grand Detour Harmon Hinckley Hooppole Kirkland Lanark Leaf River Lyndon Malta Maple Park Milledgeville Monroe Center Morrison Mt. Carroll Mt. Morris Nelson Oregon
Confidential 18. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
Polo Prophetstown Rochelle Savanna Shannon Sterling Steward Sublette Sycamore Tampico Thomas Waterman Freeport
EXCEL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC 8750 N. Central Expressway Suite 2000 Dallas, TX 75231 www.excel.com (Internet address)
Communities Served Statewide long distance
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered are: long distance, Internet, wireless, local toll, and paging
EZ TALK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 4727 South Main Stafford, TX 77477 800-804-6880 (customer service phone number) 888-401-0998 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service email address) Eztalktelephone.com (internet address)
Communities Served
Provides both residential and business service.
Other services offered include local toll.
FLAT ROCK TELEPHONE CO-OPERATIVE, INC. 104 N. Rundle St. P. O. Box 147 Flat Rock, IL 62427 618-584-3211 (customer service phone number) 618-584-3210 (customer service fax number)
Communities Served
Flat Rock
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, Internet and customer premises equipment
Confidential 19. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
FLAT ROCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Po Box 147 104 North Rundle St. Flat Rock, IL 62427 618-584-3211 (customer service phone number) 618-584-3210 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.frtci.net (Internet address)
Communities Served Flat Rock Crawford County
Does not provide business or residential service
Other services provide long distance
FOCAL COMMUNICATONS CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS 200 N. LaSalle St. Chicago, IL 60601 888-362-2522 or 888-FOCAL-CC (customer service phone number) 888-895-8402 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.focal.com (Internet address)
Communities Served
Addison Cook County Hickory Hills Algonquin Crystal Lake Highland Park Arlington Heights Deerfield Hillside Aurora Des Plaines Hinsdale Bannockburn Dolton Hoffman Estates Barrington Downers Grove Itasca Batavia DuPage Joliet Bedford Park Elburn Kane County Bensenville Elgin La Grange Bolingbrook Elk Grove Village Lake Bluff Broadview Elmhurst Lake County Buffalo Grove Evanston Lake Forest Burbank Forest Park Lake Zurich Calumet City Franklin Park Lansing Carol Stream Glenview Libertyville Carpentersville Grundy County Lincolnshire Cary Gurnee Lincolnwood Chicago Hanover Park Lisle Chicago Heights Harvey Lombard Cicero Harwood Heights Long Grove
Confidential 20. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
Lynwood Palos Hills Streamwood Maywood Park Ridge Summit McHenry Plainfield Tinley Park Melrose Park Prairie Grove University Park Morton Grove Prospect Heights Vernon Hills Mount Prospect Riverdale Villa Park Mundelein Riverwoods Warrenville Naperville Rolling Meadows Waukegan New Lenox Romeoville Westchester Niles Rosemont Western Springs North Chicago Round Lake Westmont Northbrook Round Lake Beach Wheaton Northfield Schaumburg Wheeling Oak Brook Schiller Park Will County Oak Lawn Skokie Wilmette Oak Park South Barrington Winnetka Oakbrook Terrace South Holland Wood Dale Orland Park St. Charles Woodridge Palatine Stickney Woodstock
Provides business service
Other services offered include local toll, message toll, long distance, collocation and customer premises equipment
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS - LAKESIDE, INC. 117 W. Jefferson St. Mt. Pulaski, IL 62548 800-921-8101 residential (customer service phone number) 800-921-8104 business (customer service phone number)
For customer service e-mail, see form on homepage. www.globalcrossing.com (Internet address)
Communities Served Findlay Kirksville
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll and long distance
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS - MIDLAND, INC. 117 W. Jefferson St. Mt. Pulaski, IL 62548-1156 800-845-5128 (customer service phone number) For customer service e-mail, see form on homepage.
Confidential 21. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
www.frontiercorp.com (Internet address)
Communities Served Arenzville Modesto Sefton Concord Oconee Shipman Dorchester Pocahontas Woodburn Herrick Scottsville
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance and Internet
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF DEPUE, INC. P.O. Box 110 Fourth & Lake Street Depue, IL 61322 800-565-7138(customer service phone number) For customer service e-mail, see form on homepage. www.frontiercorp.com (Internet address)
Communities Served Depue
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, customer premises equipment and Internet
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, INC. 117 W. Jefferson St. Mt. Pulaski, IL 62548 800-845-5130 (customer service phone number) For customer service e-mail, see form on homepage. www.globalcrossing.com (Internet address)
Communities Served
Cooksville Kempton Towanda Cullom Moweaqua Danvers Saunemin
Provides both residential and business service Other services offered include local toll, long distance, DSL, customer premises equipment, and Internet
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF LAKESIDE 117 W. Jefferson St. Mt. Pulaski, IL 62548-1156
Confidential 22. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
800-845-5035 (Customer Service Phone Number) www.frontiercorp.com (Internet Address)
Provides both residential and business service.
Provides local, long distance, Internet, and customer premises equipment
Communities Served Findlay and Kirksville
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF MOUNT PULASKI, INC. 117 W. Jefferson St. Mt. Pulaski, IL 62548 217-792-5618 (customer service phone number) For customer service e-mail, see form on homepage. www.frontiercorp.com (Internet address)
Communities Served Chestnut Latham Mt. Pulaski
Provides both residential and business service Other services offered include local toll, long distance and Internet
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF ORION, INC. 1018 4th St. Orion, IL 61273 800-565-5509 res (customer service phone number) 309-526-9905 bus (customer service phone number) For customer service e-mail, see form on homepage. www.frontiercorp.com (Internet address)
Communities Served Orion/ Coal Valley/ Lynn Center/ Oseo
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance and Internet
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF SCHUYLER, INC. 172 S. Congress Rushville, IL 62681 800-728-2203 (customer service phone number) For customer service e-mail, see form on homepage. www.frontiercorp.com (Internet address)
Confidential 23. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
Communities Served Rushville
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, DSL, customer premises equipment, and Internet
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS - PRAIRIE, INC. 117 W. Jefferson St. Mt. Pulaski, IL 62548-1156 800-845-5127 (customer service phone number) For customer service e-mail, see form on homepage. www.frontiercorp.com (Internet address)
Communities Served Flanagan Graymont
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance and Internet
GALLATIN RIVER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 100 N. Cherry Galesburg, IL 61401 800-223-1851 (customer service phone number - residential) 800-371-6712 (customer service phone number - business) www.gallatinriver.com (internet address)
Communities Served Avon Harmon Pekin Cameron Havana Savanna Dixon Knoxville South Pekin Forest City Lacon Talbott Galesburg Mount Carroll Thompson Grand Detour Nelson Topeka Green Valley North Pekin Wataga
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll and customer premises equipment
GALLATIN RIVER LONG DISTANCE SOLUTIONS 100 North Cherry St. Galesburg, IL 61401 800-233-1851 (customer service phone number –residential) 800-371-6712 (customer service fax number –business) www.gallatinriver.com (internet address)
Confidential 24. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
Serves entire state of Illinois
Provides both residential and business services
Other services offered are long distance and local toll
GENESEO COMMUNICATION SERVICES, INC. 111 East First Street Geneseo, IL 61254 309-944-2103 (customer service phone number) 309-944-4406 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.geneseo.net (internet address)
Communities Served None
Does not provide residential or business service
GENESEO TELEPHONE COMPANY 111 East First St. Geneseo, IL 61254 309-944-2103 (customer service phone number) 309-944-4406 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.geneseo.com (Internet address)
Communities Served Colona Geneseo Green River
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, Internet, wireless and customer premises equipment
GLOBALCOM, INC. 333 West Wacker Drive Suite 1500 Chicago, IL 60606 888-754-7283 (customer service telephone number) 312-492-1414 (customer service fax number) www.global-com.com (internet address)
Communities Served Throughout Illinois
Confidential 25. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
Provides business service and incidental residential service
Other services offered include local toll, Internet, DSL, local, long distance, and customer premises equipment
GLOBAL METRO NETWORK ILLINOIS, L.L.C. 8401 Colesville Road Silver Spring, MD 20910 888-372-6430 (customer service phone number) 301-578-1965 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.globalmetro.com (internet address)
Communities Served None
Offers Dark Fiber service
GRAFTON TELEPHONE COMPANY 119 East Main St. Grafton, IL 62037 618-786-4000 (customer service phone number) 618-786-3891 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.gtec.com (Internet address)
Communities Served Jerseyville
Provides both residential and business service in 2002
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, Internet, DSL, and customer premises equipment
GRIDLEY TELEPHONE COMPANY 108 East Third Street P.O. Box 129 Gridley, IL 61744-0129 309-747-2221 (customer service phone number) 309-747-2888 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.gridtel.com (Internet address)
Communities Served Grafton Lake Bloomington Meadow
Confidential 26. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll and DSL
GRIDLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 108 East Third Street Gridley, IL 61744 309-747-2800 (customer service phone number) 309-747-2888 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.gridtel.com (internet address)
Communities Served Gridley Meadows Lake Bloomington
Provides both residential and business services Other services include long distance, Internet, wireless, and customer premises equipment
GTE NORTH INCORPORATED - SEE VERIZON NORTH, INC.
GTE SOUTH INCORPORATED - SEE VERIZON SOUTH, INC.
HAMILTON COUNTY TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE P.O. Box 40 Dahlgren, IL 62828 618-736-2211 (customer service phone number) 618-736-2616 (customer service fax number)
Communities Served Belle Prairie Broughton Macedonia Belle Rive Dahlgren Blairsville Dale
Provides both residential and business service Other services offered include local toll, long distance and customer premises equipment
Hamilton County Communications, Inc Hwy. 142 P.O. Box 40 Dahlgren, IL 62828 618-736-2211 (Customer Service Phone Number) 618-736-2616 (Customer Service Fax Number)
At present time, HCCI does not provide and telephone services.
HARRISONVILLE TELEPHONE COMPANY 213 South Main Street
Confidential 27. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
P.O. Box 149 Waterloo, IL 62298-0149 618-939-6112 (customer service phone number) 618-939-4826 (customer service fax number) www.htc.net (Internet address)
Communities Served
Columbia Red Bud Waterloo Dupo Renault Prairie du Rocher Valmeyer
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, Internet, DSL, paging and customer premises equipment HENRY COUNTY COMMUNICATIOS, INC. 111 East First Street Geneseo, IL 61254 309-944-2103 (customer service phone number) 309-944-4406 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.geneseo.net (internet address)
Communities Served None
Does not provide residential or business service
HENRY COUNTY TELEPHONE COMPANY 111 East First Street Geneseo, IL 61254 309-944-2103 (customer service phone number) 309-944-4406 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.geneseo.com (Internet address)
Communities Served
Annawan Atkinson
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, Internet, DSL and customer premises equipment
HOME TELEPHONE COMPANY 501 North Douglas
Confidential 28. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
P.O. Box 215 St. Jacob, IL 62281 618-644-2111 (customer service phone number) 618-644-9525 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.hometel.com (Internet address)
Communities Served St. Jacob Highland
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include customer premises equipment, local, long distance, Internet, and local toll HTC TECHNOLOGIES CO. 213 S. Main PO Box 149 Waterloo, IL 62298-0149 618-939-1600 (Customer Service phone number) 618-939-4826 (Customer Service fax number) [email protected] (Customer service e-mail address) www.htc.com (Internet address)
Communities Served Belleville O’Fallon Collinsville Edwardsville Alton E. St. Louis
Provides residential and business service
Other services include wireless, Internet and DSL
IG2, INC. 888-428-8654 (customer service phone number) 718-520-0783 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.ig2.com (Internet address)
Will provide local, long distance, Internet (digital video), DSL, customer premises equipment, local toll, and video conferencing
Will provide both residential and business services
Does not provide any communities
ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY - SEE AMERITECH
Confidential 29. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
ILLINOIS CONSOLIDATED TELEPHONE COMPANY 121 South 17th Street Mattoon, IL 61938 800-500-9000 (customer service phone number - business) 800-553-9981 (customer service phone number - residential) 217-235-5600 (customer service fax number - business) 217-234-9600 (customer service fax number - residential) www.illinoisconsolidated.com (Internet address)
Communities Served Arcola Humboldt Raymond Arthur Irving Shelbyville Ashmore Kincaid Sigel Assumption Litchfield Stewardson Atwood Martinsville Stonington Blue Mound Mattoon Strasburg Charleston Morrisonville Taylorville Cowden Mt. Auburn Tower Hill Edinburg Nokomis Westervelt Effingham Oakland Windsor Farmersville Oblong Witt Gays Owaneco Hillsboro Pana
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, Internet, paging, wireless and customer premises equipment
ILLINOIS TELEPHONE COMPANY 2300 North 17th Avenue Franklin Park, IL 60131 847-451-8888 (customer service phone number) 847-451-7878 (customer service fax number)
Communities Served Addison Elgin Naperville Arlington Heights Elmhurst Oak Lawn Aurora Elmwood Park Oak Park Bellwood Franklin Park Park Ridge Bensenville Glendale Heights River Forest Berwyn Glenview Roselle Rolling Brook Hindsdale Schaumburg Brookfield Itaska Skokie Carol Stream LaGrange Villa Park Chicago Lombard Wheaton
Confidential 30. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
Cicero Maywood Woodridge Des Plaines Melrose Park Wood Dale Downers Grove Miles
INTERMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 3625 Queen Palm Drive Tampa, FL 33619-1309 888-879-2300 (customer service phone number) 813-829-5975 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) http://www.intermedia.com (Internet address)
Communities Served Provides statewide service.
Provides business service.
Other services offered include local toll and long distance.
INTETECH, L.C. 7077 Bonneral Road Suite 600 Jacksonville, FL 32216 877-468-3832 (customer service phone number) 904-564-6201 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.intetech.com (Internet address)
Communities Served Urbana
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include long distance, Internet, and cable (resell)
KCI LONG DISTANCE, INC. One Telergy Parkway East Syracuse, NY 13057 800-448-4700 (phone number) 315-449-0397 (fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address)
IN THE PROCESS OF WITHDRAWING AS A TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER
LA HARPE TELEPHONE COMPANY P.O. Box 462
Confidential 31. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
104 N. Center St. La Harpe, IL 61450 217-659-7721 (customer service phone number) 217-659-7727 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address)
Communities Served La Harpe
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, Internet, and customer premises equipment
LEAF RIVER TELEPHONE COMPANY 102 W. 2nd St. Leaf River, IL 61047 815-738-2211 (customer service phone number) 815-738-6060 (customer service fax number)
Communities Served Leaf River Myrtle Lightsville Rockvale Egan
Provides both residential and business service
Provides local service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, Internet, and customer premises equipment (leased)
LIGHTSPEED TELECOM, LLC 111 A East Main Suite 201 Salem, IL 62881 618-548-8484 (customer service phone number) 618-548-3491 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (Internet address) www.getinthering.net (Internet address)
Communities Served All of Illinois
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll and long distance
Confidential 32. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
LOCAL EXCHANGE- PRE PAID 4727 S. Main Stafford, TX 77477 800-804-6880 (customer service phone number) 281-274-7750 (customer service fax number) eztalk@eztalktelephone (e-mail address) www.eztalktelephone.com (internet address)
Communities Served State of Illinois
Provides residential serviceAlso offers local service
LOOKING GLAS NETWORKS, INC 1111 W. 22nd St. Suite 600 Oak Brook, IL 60523 866-778-5461 (Customer service phone number) 866-778-5462 (Customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.lglass.com (Internet address) Residential service will not be provided. The company expects to be providing non-switched dedicated access and transport services. Offers local service
No communities are being served at this time. The company is completing the building of its Chicago metropolitan area network and expects to be providing service to the Chicago metropolitan area before the end of the year.
LOOP TELECOM, LP 330 Wells #711 Chicago, IL 60606 312-344-5116 (customer service phone number) 312-341-9596 (customer service fax number) kspellacy2looptel.com (e-mail address)
Communities Served Chicago
Provides both residential and business services
Other services provided are local, long distance, and Internet
MADISON TELEPHONE COMPANY 118 East State Street Hamel, IL 62046 618-633-2267 (customer service phone number)
Confidential 33. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
618-633-2713 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.madisontelco.com (internet address)
Communities Served Hamel Prairietown Worden Livingston Staunton
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, DSL, Internet, and cable
MADISON RIVER COMMUNICATIONS L.L.C. GALLATIN RIVER INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIOS SOLUTIONS 100 North Cherry Street Galesburg, IL 61401 800-223-1851 (customer service phone number) www.grics.com (internet address)
Communities Served Savanna Mt. Carroll Thomson Galesburg Knoxville Wataga Cameron Avon Dixon Grand Detour Harmon Forest City Pekin North Pekin Talbott Manito Topeka Havana Nelson Monmouth Abingdon
Provides both residential and business service Other services provided are Internet and DSL
MADISON RIVER COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C. PO Box 430 103 South Fifth St. Mebane, NC 27302 877-249-1841 (customer service phone number) 919-304-9068 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.emadisonriver.com/cd/customer
Communities Served Peoria Bloomington
Provides business service Other services offered are local, Internet, DSL, long distance, local toll, Internet egress, and customer premises equipment
Confidential 34. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
MARSEILLES TELEPHONE COMPANY P.O. Box 800 Metamora, IL 61548-0800 309-367-4197 (customer service phone number) 309-367-2616 (customer service fax number)
Communities Served Marseilles The company actively markets service to business customers. The company accepts orders for residential service via its toll free number. Offers local Internet, long distance, DSL, local toll, and web hosting. MAX-TEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. P.O. Box 280 Alvord, TX 76225 800-583-2289 (customer service phone number) 940-427-3942 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.max-tel.com (internet address)
Communities Served State of Illinois
Provides residential service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, paging and Internet
MCDONOUGH TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. MCT Communications P.O. Box 359 210 North Coal St. Colchester, IL 62326 309-776-4090 or 888-640-4334 (customer service phone number) 309-776-3299 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.mdtc.net/mtc.html (Internet address)
Communities Served Adair Colusa Lomax Bardolph Good Hope Raritan Blandinsville Industry Smithshire Colchester Littleton Swan Creek
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, Internet and customer premises equipment
MCLEOD USA TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC.
Confidential 35. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
P.O. Box 3177 6400 C Street SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-3177 800-593-1177 (customer service phone number - business) 800-500-3453 (customer service phone number - residential) 800-593-1170 (customer fax number - business) 319-790-6919 (customer fax number - residential) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.mcleodusa.com (Internet address)
Communities Served Algonquin Elmhurst North Chicago Alton Evanston Northbrook Arlington Heights Fox Lake Oak Brook Aurora Geneva Oak Lawn Barrington Glen Carbon Oak Park Bartlett Glen Ellyn O’Fallon Bartonville Glenview Orland Park Batavia Godfrey Ottawa Belleville Granite City Palatine Belleville Adams Green Rock Palos Park Bensenville Harvey Park Forest Bethalto Hickory Hills Park Ridge Blue Island Highland Park Peoria Bluffs Hillside Pontoon Beach Bolingbrook Hinsdale Quincy Cahokia Hoffman Estates River Grove Calumet City Homewood Riverdale Canton Jefferson Rock Falls Cary Joliet Rock Island Centralia Kankakee Rockford Champaign La Grange Romeoville Chicago Lake Forest Roselle Chicago Heights Lake Zurich Rosewood Heights Cicero LaSalle Schaumburg Collinsville Libertyville Schiller Park Crystal Lake Lockport Silvis Danville Lombard Skokie Decatur Loves Park South Beloit Deerfield McHenry Springfield Des Plaines Milan St. Charles Downers Grove Mokena Sterling East Moline Moline Summit East St. Louis Morris Tinley Park Edgemont Morton Grove Warrenville Edwardsville Mt. Vernon Waukegan Elgin Naperville West Chicago Elk Grove New Lenox Wheaton
Confidential 36. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
Wheeling Wilmette Wood River Willowcrest Winnetka Zion
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, paging, sDSL, Internet and customer premises equipment
MCNABB TELEPHONE COMPANY P.O. Box 158 302 W. Main McNabb, IL 61335 815-882-2201 (customer service phone number) 815-882-2141 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.nabbnet.com (Internet address)
Communities Served McNabb
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, calling cards, pre-paid calling cards, personal 800 #’s, verified account codes, Internet, CATV, satellite programming, wireless, paging, directional boring, trenching and customer premises equipment
METAMORA TELEPHONE COMPANY 220 North Menard St. Metamora, IL 61548-0800 309-367-4197 (customer service phone number) 309-367-2616 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.mtco.com (internet address)
Communities Served Germantown Hills Metamora East Peoria Washington Washburn Eureka
Provides local, Internet, DSL, paging, and customer premises equipment
METROMEDIA FIBER NETWORK SERVICES, INC. 360 Hamilton Ave. White Plains, NY 312-604-5100 Robert Miller (Customer service phone number) [email protected] (Customer Service E-Mail Address) www.mmfn.com (Internet Address)
Confidential 37. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
Communities Served Chicago Rosemont Cicero Mt. Prospect Oak Brook Prospect Heights Terrace Wheeling Downer Grove Vernon Hills Westmont Park Ridge Lisle Des Plains Naperville Lagrange Warrenville Schiller Park Hoffman Estates Hillside Schaumburg Elm Hurst Elk Grove
Provides business service.
Also Provides leasing of unbundled network elements and broadband used for voice and data.
MICROSYNC CORPORATION 9915 Hillshire Dr. Richmond, IL 60071 815-678-7962 (customer service phone number) 815-678-7609 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.microsync.com (Internet address)
Communities Served Richmond Spring Grove Hebron Wonderlake
Provides both residential and business services
Other services offered include Internet and DSL
MID CENTURY TELEPHONE CO-OPERATIVE Century Enterprises 1055 W. Locust Street PO Box 479 Canton, IL 61520-0479 877-643-2368 (customer service toll free number) 309-647-6113 (customer service number) 309-783-3297 (customer service fax number) www.midcentury.com (internet address)
Communities Served Summum Gilson Table Grove Williamsfield Marietta LaFayette Smithfield Bishop Hill Ellisville
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Altona Fairview Victoria Maquon
Provides both residential and business service
Also provides local and customer premises equipment
MID CENTURY TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE 1055 W. Locust St. P.O. Box 479 Canton, IL 61520 309-647-6113 or 877-643-2368 (customer service phone number) 309-783-3297 (customer service fax number)
Communities Served Altona LaFayette Table Grove Bishop Hill Maquon Victoria Ellisville Marietta Williamsfield Fairview Smithfield Gilson Summum
Provides both residential and business service Other services offered include key systems sales and installation with local toll and long distance service offered by subsidiary Century Enterprises, Inc.
MIDWESTERN TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. (MTI) 5401 South Wentworth Chicago, IL 60615 708-679-5000 (customer service phone number) 708-679-5063 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.midwestern.net (Internet address)
Communities Served See Ameritech Communities Served
Provides both residential and business service Other services offered include local toll
MONTROSE MUTUAL TELEPHONE COMPANY P.O.Box 4 102 N. Main Street Dieterich, IL 62424 217-925-5242 (customer service phone number) 217-925-5742 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.mmtcnet.com (Internet address)
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Communities Served Dieterich Elliottstown Montrose Eberle Gila Wheeler
Provides both residential and business service Other services offered include local toll, long distance, Internet and customer premises equipment
MOULTRIE INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE CO 111 State and Broadway P.O. Box 350 Lovington, IL 61937-0350 217-873-5211 (customer service phone number) 217-873-4990 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.moultriemulticorp.com/mitco.htm (Internet address)
Communities Served Lovington
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local
MPOWER COMMUNICATIONS 1701 Golf Road Tower 2, 5th Floor Rolling Meadows, IL 60068 888-777-5802 (customer service phone number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.mpowercom.com (Internet address)
Communities Served Algonquin Calumet City Elgin Antioch Cary Elk Grove Arlington Heights Chicago Elmhurst Aurora Chicago Heights Elwood Barrington Cicero Evanston Bartlett Coal City Forrest Batavia Crete Fox Lake Beecher Crystal Lake Frankfort Bellwood Deerfield Franklin Park Berwyn Des Plaines Gardner Blue Island Downers Grove Geneva Braidwood Dundee Gilman Brookfield Elburn Glen Ellyn
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Glencoe McHenry Riverdale Glenview Minooka Riverside Grayslake Mokena Roselle Half Day Momence Round Lake Harvey Monee Saint Charles Herscher Morris Seneca Highland Park Mundelein Skokie Hinsdale Naperville Sugar Grove Homewood Newark Thornton Huntley Northbrook Tinley Park Itasca Oak Forest Warrenville Joliet Oak Lawn Watseka Kankakee Oak Park Wauconda La Grange Oakford Waukegan LaSalle Oakwood West Chicago Lake Forest Orland Park Western Springs Lake Villa Oswego Westville Lake Zurich Ottawa Wheaton Lansing Palatine Wheeling Lemont Palos Park Willow Springs Libertyville Park Ridge Wilmette Lockport Peotone Wilmington Lombard Pistakee Highlands Winnetka Manteno Plainfield Woodstock Marengo Plano Yorkville Maywood Plato Center Zion Mazon River Grove
Provides business service
Other services offered Voice-over DSL
Mpower COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 175 Sullys Trail Suite 200 Pittsford, NY 14534 888-777-5802 (Customer service phone number) [email protected]. www.mpowercom.com (Internet address)
Serves: Arlington Heights Summit Blue Island Winnetka Downers Grove Bellwood Geneva Deerfield Hillside Elmhurst Joliet Harvey Naperville Libertyville
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Palatine Oak Lawn Schiller Park Roselle Wheaton Tinley Par Aurora Bensenville Calumet Des Plaines Elgin Evanston Glen Ellyn Hickory Hills Hinsdale Homewood La Grange Lombard Northbrook Oak Park Park Ridge Schaumburg Skokie Waukegan River Grove Wheeling Oak Brook Bartlett Cicero Elk Grove Glenview Hoffman Estates Lake Forest
The company actively markets service to business customers. The company accepts orders for residential service via its toll free number.
Offers local Internet, long distance, DSL, local toll, and web hosting.
NAVIGATOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. P.O. Box 13860 North Little Rock, AR 72113-0860 501-954-4000 (customer services phone number) 501-954-4002 (customer services fax number) www.navtel.com (internet address)
Provides both residential and business services Also offers local, long distance, and local toll
Communities Served No Communities served in Illinois at this time
NET2000 COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. 2180 Fox Mill Road Herndon, VA 20171 877-463-8200 (customer service phone number) www.net2000.com (internet address)
Communities Served Statewide
Provides business service
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Other services offered include local toll and long distance
NEW MILLENIUM TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1111 E. 87th Street Suite 500 Chicago, IL 60619 773-221-5880 (customer service phone number) 773-221-9486 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address)
Communities Served See Ameritech Communities Served
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll and long distance
NEW-PHON P.O. Box E 900 Camarato Drive Herrin, IL 62948 877-639-7466 (customer service phone number) 618-942-6181 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.newphon.com (Internet address) Communities Served See Ameritech and Verizon
Provides residential service on a prepaid basis
NEW WINDSOR TELEPHONE COMPANY 305 South 5th Avenue P.O. Box 488 New Windsor, IL 61456-0488 309-667-2712 (customer service phone number) 309-667-2888 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.winco.net (internet address)
Communities Served New Windsor
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, Internet, wireless, and cable
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NOUACON, LLC 500 Skokie Blvd. Suite 280 Northbrook, IL 60062 847-509-0700 (customer service phone number) 847-509-0130 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (E-Mail address) www.nouacon.net (Internet address)
Provides business service.
Other services included: Internet, customer premises equipment, point-to-point and multipoint data
NOW COMMUNICATIONS 2000 Newpoint Place Parkway Suite 900 Lawerenceville, GA 30043 888-565-1011 (customer service phone number) 888-565-1014 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.nowcommunications.com (internet address)
Communities Served Not operating yet
Provides residential service
Other services offered include local, long distance, and Internet
ODIN TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, INC. 102 E. Kirkwood St. Odin, IL 62870 618-775-8222 (customer service phone number) 618-775-5000 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.odintelco.com (internet address)
Communities Served Odin Shobonier
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll and long distance
OMNICALL, INC. 430 Woodruff Road
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Suite 450 Greenville, SC 29607 800-285-0299 (customer service phone number) 407-736-9439 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address)
Communities Served None
Provides business service.
Other services offered include local toll and long distance.
ONEIDA TELEPHONE EXCHANGE 129 W. Highway P.O. Box 445 Oneida, IL 61467 309-483-3111 (customer service phone number) 309-483-7777 (customer service fax number)
Communities Served Oneida Rio
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll and long distance
ONE POINT COMMUNICATIONS - ILLINOIS, L.L.C. 1200 Mercantile Lane Suite 109 Largo, MD 20774-5379 888-663-7646 (customer service phone number) www.onepointcom.com (internet address)
Communities Served Chicago Naperville St. Charles Elgin Palatine Westmont Lisle Schaumburg
Provides residential service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance and Internet
ONE POINT COMMUNICATIONS- ILLINOIS, L.L.C. Two Conway Park 150 Field Drive
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Suite 300 Lake Forest, IL 60045 888-663-7646 (customer service phone number) 301-618-1830 (customer service fax number) www.onepointcom.com (Internet address)
Communities Served Chicago and suburbs including: Belleville Bloomingdale Calumet City Carbondale Carol Stream Carpentersville Chicago Cresthill Des Plaines Elgin Evanston Frankfort Glendale Heights Harvey Joliet Lansing Lemont Lisle Lambard Maywood Naperville Niles Northbrook Oak Park Palatine Schaumburg Tinley Park Waukegan West Chicago Westmont Wheaton Wheeling Woodridge
Provides residential in multi-dwelling units Also provides local toll, long distance, Internet, and local service
PAE TEC COMMUNICATIONS, INC 290 Woodcliff Drive Fairport, NY 14450 877-340-2600 (customer service phone number) 716-340-2509 (customer service fax number) www.paetec.com (Internet address)
Communities Served State of Illinois
Provides both residential and business service Other services offered include local toll, long distance and bandwidth
PAE TEC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. One PaeTec Plaza 600 Willowbrook Office Park Fairport NY 14450 877-340-2600 (customer service phone number) 716-340-2509 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.paetec.com (Internet address)
Serves the Chicago metro area Provides long distance, local, Internet, customer premises equipment and local toll Offers Business service
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PAYPHONE SERVICES, INC. 800-575-0187 (customer service phone number) 773-254-0034 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address)
Communities Served Chicago Metro Area - See Ameritech Communities Served
Provides residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll and long distance through Global Crossing
Peak Communications, Inc. 6400 West Main Suite 1A Belleville, IL 62223 618-398-5612 (customer service phone number) 618-398-5618 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) peakcommunications.net (Internet address)
Provides local, long distance, Internet, DSL
Offers both residential and business services
NOT CURRENTLY PROVIDING SERVICE
RCN 350 N. Orleans St. Suite 600 Chicago, IL 60654 888-790-2121 (Customer Service phone number) [email protected] (Customer service E-mail Address) www.rcn.com (Internet Address)
Communities Served Aurora Bensenville Calumet Des Plaines Elgin Evanston Glen Ellyn Hickory Hills Hinsdale Homewood La Grange Lombard Northbrook Oak Park Park Ridge Schaumburg Skokie Waukegan River Grove Wheeling Oak Brook Bartlett
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Cicero Elk Grove Glenview Hoffman Estates Lake Forest
Provides service in parts of Chicago and Skokie. Call Company to find out if in your service area.
Also provides residential service. Offers local, Internet, long distance, local toll, and cable television.
REYNOLDS TELEPHONE COMPANY 221 W. Main Street P.O. Box 27 Reynolds, IL 61279-0027 309-372-4214 (customer service phone number) 309-372-8888 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.reytel.com (internet address)
Communities Served Reynolds Aledo Milan Taylor Ridge
Provides both residential and business service Other services offered include local toll, long distance and Internet
SHARON TELEPHONE COMPANY PO Box 400 105 Plain Street Sharon, WI 53585 262-736-9981 (customer service phone number) 262-736-9200 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address)
Communities Served Rural areas of Harvard and Capron
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local
SHAWNEE TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. 120 W. Lane St. P.O. Box 69 Equality, IL 62934 618-276-4211 (customer service phone number)
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618-276-4922 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.shawneetelco.com (internet address)
Communities Served Cave-in-Rock Equality Renshaw Eddyville Glendale Rosiclare Elizabethtown Hicks Simpson
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, paging and customer premises equipment
SHAWNEELINK CORPORATION 120 W. Lane St. Equality, IL 62934 618-276-4211 (customer Service Phone Number) 618-276-4922 (Customer Service Fax Number) [email protected] (E-Mail Address) www.shawneelink.net (Internet Address)
Communities Served: Albion Leamington Allendale Marion Anna Marion South Annapolis Marissa Ava Maunie Bellmont McLeansboro Benton Metropolis Birds Mt. Carmel Bridgeport Murphysboro Burnt Prairie New Haven Calhoun Newton Carbondale Noble Carmi Norris City Carrier Mills Oblong Carterville Olney Cave-In-Rock Omaha Chauncey Palestine Chester Parkersburg Christopher Paulton Claremont Percy Cobden Pinkneyville Coulterville Raleigh Creal Springs Renshaw Crossville Ridgway Cypress Robinson De Soto Rose Hill
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Dongola Rosiclare Dundas Royalton DuQuin Sailor Springs Eddyville Sessor Eldorado Shawneetown Elizabethtown Simpson Elkville Sparta Ellis Grove St. Francisville Enfield Stonefort Equality Sumner Evansville Thompsonville Ewing Tilden Fairfield Ullin Galatia Vienna Golconda Villa Ridge Goreville Wayne City Grand Tower Wendelin Grayville West Frankfort Hardinville West Salem Harrisburg Westport Herrin Willow Hill Hicks Zeigler Hurst Hutsonville Johnston CityJoppa Karnak Lawerenceville Leamington Marion Marion South
Service Offered: No residential or Business Service
SNG COMMUNICATIONS 1720 Fifth Ave. Moline, IL 61265 Currently in the process of negotiating inter-connection agreements with Ameritech Not is Service
SURETEL COMMUNICATIONS 5 N. McCormick Oklahoma City, OK 73127 800-444-2873 (customer service phone number) 800-256-4980 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.suretel.net (Internet address)
Provides services to all of Ameritech’s exchanges
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Residential services provided
Also offers prepaid local exchange service
TCG AT&T Post Office Box 10226 Newark, NJ 07193-0226 877-428-8287 (customer service phone number) 888-227-3824 (customer service phone number)
Communities Served Alton Evanston Northbrook Antioch Forest Oak Forest South Arlington Heights Fox Lake Oak Lawn Aurora Frankfort Orland Barrington Freeport Palatine Bartlett Glen Ellyn Palos Park Batavia Glencoe Park Ridge Belleville Glenview Peoria Bellwood Grayslake Pistakhlds Bensenville Half Day Riverdale Berwyn Hampshire Rivergrove Bloomington Harvey Riverside Blue Island Highland Park Rockford Brookfield Hinsdale Roselle Calumet City Itasca Round Lake Carbondale Joliet Skokie Cary Kankakee St. Charles Chicago La Grange Summit Chicago Heights Lake Forest Tinley Park Cicero Lake Villa Wauconda Collinsville Lansing Waukegan Crystal Lake Lemont West Chicago Deerfield Libertyville Western Springs DeKalb Lockport Wheaton Des Plaines Lombard Wheeling Downers Grove Marion Willow Springs Dundee Maywood Wilmette East St. Louis McHenry Winnetka Elgin Mokena Wonderlake Elk Grove Mundelein Woodstock Elmhurst Naperville Zion
Provides business service.
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Other services offered include local toll, long distance, paging, Internet, wireless, and customer premises equipment.
TDS METROCOM, INC. 1212 Deming Way Suite 350 Madison, WI 53717 877-208-5111 (customer service telephone number) 608-441-1183 (customer service fax number) tdsmetrol.com (internet address)
Communities Served
Arlington Heights Hawthorn Woods Old Mill Creek Bannockburn Highland Park Park City Beach Park Highwood Prairie View Buffalo Grove Indian Creek Prospect Heights Deerfield Lake Bluff Riverwoods Des Plaines Lake Forest Round Lake Downey Lake Villa Round Lake Beach Fort Sheridan Libertyville Round Lake Park Gages Lake Lincolnshire Sylvan Lake Glenview Long Grove Third Lake Grayslake McGaw Park Vernon Hills Great Lakes Metawa Wadsworth Green Oaks Mount Prospect Waukegan Gurnee Mundelein Wheeling Hainesville Nimitz Village Zion Half Day North Chicago Halsey Village Northbrook
Provides both residential and business service.
Other services offered include local toll and long distance.
TELECOURIER COMMUNICATIONS TOWER CELLUAR 520 Center St. Bloomington, IL 61701 309-827-4000 (Customer service phone number) 309-823-0100 (Customer service fax number) www.telrcourier.com (Internet Address)
Provides both residential and business services.
Offers paging, Internet, wireless, and DSL
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Serves Bloomington and Normal
TELERGY NETWORK SERVICES, INC. One Telergy Parkway East Syracuse, New York 13057 877-342-4910 (customer service phone number) 315-445-7988 (customer service fax number) www.telergy.net (Internet address)
Telergy has yet to commence service in Illinois.
Business customers only
Other services offered are local and long distance
TELENET TELEPHONE SERVICES, LTD. 11134 South Halsted St. Chicago, IL 60628-3911 773-568-7243 Jenaya Smith (customer service phone number) 773-568-3966 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.telenet-il.com (internet address)
Communities Served Chicago and surrounding suburbs
Provides residential and business services
TONICA TELEPHONE COMPANY TonCom, Inc. 208 Allen St. P.O. Box 158 Tonica, IL 61370-0158 815-442-9901 (customer service phone number) 815-442-9921 (customer service fax number)
Communities Served Tonica
Provides both residential and business service Other services offered include local toll, long distance and customer premises equipment
TOTAL CONNECT CCCIL, INC. 124 W. Capitol Ave. Ste. 250
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Little Rock, AR 72201 501-401-7700 (customer service phone number) 501-401-7625 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.connect.com (internet address)
Communities Served CCCIL is not operating service at this time
TRU COMM CORPORATION 1608 Barclay Blvd. Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-4523 847-808-0288 (customer service phone number) 847-808-8913 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (E-Mail address) trucomm.net (Internet Address)
Serves Evanston and Peoria. Provides both residential and business services
Offers local service.
UNITED STATES TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 5251 110th Ave. North Suite 118 Clearwater, FL 33760 800-300-9204 (customer service phone number) 800-403-4199 (customer service fax number)
Communities Served See Ameritech Communities Served
Provides residential service UNITED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS CALL ONE 401 N. Michigan Ave. Suite 200 Chicago, IL 60611 312-CALL-ONE (225-5663) (customer service phone number) 312-494-8275 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.callone.net (internet address)
Communities Served
Services are provided to customers in the Ameritech region throughout the state of Illinois
Provides both residential and business services
Confidential 54. 9/20/02 United Telesystems, Inc.
Also provides local, long distance, Internet, DSL, and local toll
UNIVERSAL ACCESS, INC. 233 Wacker Dr. #600 Chicago, IL 60606 888-747-1744 (customer service phone number) 888-482-4669 (customer service phone number) 312-660-5000 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (e-mail address) www.universal.net (internet address)
Communities Served Statewide service
Provides business service
Also provides private line circuits for Data transmission
US AVE-TEL 3555 Salt Creek Lane Arlington Heights, IL 60005 800-828-3639 (customer service phone number) 847-398-0704 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.usavetel.com (internet address)
Communities Served Chicago Area East St. Louis Provides both residential and business service Other services offered include local toll, long distance, paging, Internet, wireless and customer premises equipment U.S. GAS ELECTRIC AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP 2640 W. Touhy Ave. Suite 210 Chicago, IL 60645 773-338-7900 (Customer Service phone number) 773-338-7160 (Customer Service fax number) [email protected] (E-mail Address) www.usget.com (Internet Address)
Provides services to all Ameritech Territory in the State of Illinois.
Other services offered are: local, long distance, Internet, DSL, Data, T-1, and local toll.
USHMAN NETWORK RESOURCES ( A DIVISION OF USHMAN COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY ) 405 North Walnut
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P.O. Box 1030 Springfield, IL 62702 888-301-5789 (customer service phone number) 217-527-2695 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.ushman.com (internet address)
Communities Served See Ameritech Communities Served except for Chicago Areas
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, paging, wireless, customer premises equipment and data equipment
U.S. TELEPACIFIC CORP. TELEPACIFIC COMMUNICATIONS 515 S. Flower St. 47th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071-2201
877-487-8722 (Customer Service phone number) [email protected] (Customer Service E-Mail Address) www.telepacific.com (Internet Address)
Provides business service
Also offers local, long distance, Internet, and DSL service.
Not operating in Illinois at this time
US XCHANGE OF ILLINOIS, L.L.C. CHOICE ONE COMMUNICATIONS 124 North Water St. Suite 303 Rockford, IL 61107
888-832-5801 (Customer Service phone number) 877-747-1253 (Customer Service fax number) [email protected] (Customer service E-Mail Address) www.choiceonecom.com (Internet Address)
Provides local, Internet, long distance, DSL, and local toll.
Communities Served: Rockford Area
US XCHANGE OF ILLINOIS, L.L.C.
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56 Grandville SW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 800-353-1000 (customer service phone number) 877-747-1253 (customer service fax number) www.usxchange.com (internet address)
Communities Served Loves Park Rockford
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll and long distance
VERIZON NORTH, INC. (FORMERLY GTE NORTH INCORPORATED) 1312 East Empire St. Bloomington, IL 61701 800-483-4000 (installation/additional services/changes in services - residential) 800-483-5000 (installation/additional services/changes in services - business) 800-483-3000 (billing questions - residential) 800-483-5000 (billing questions - business) 800-483-1000 (telephone service difficulties - residential and single line business) 800-483-2000 (telephone service difficulties – multi-line business) www.gte.com or www.verizon.com (Internet address)
Communities Served
Absher America Atlanta Adams Corner Amity Atlas Adeline Anchor Attila Advance Ancona Auburn Afolkley Anna Ava Akin Annapolis Bader Akron Antioch Baileyville Aladdin Apple Canyon Lake Bainbridge Albers Apple River Baker Albion Arcadia Balcom Alden Archie Bank Lick Aldridge Argenta Ball Alexander Argyle Barnes Allendale Arlington Barnhill Allentown Armington Barr Allerton Arnold Barrow Allright Arrowsmith Barry Alsey Ashkum Bates Alto Pass Ashton Bay City Alvin Astoria Baylis Alworth Beaverville Amboy Athensville Bedford
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Beecreek Bradford Castleton Belden Bremen Cayuga Belknap Bridgeport Cazenovia Bell Brimfield Cedar Point Bellair Broadlands Cedarville Belleview Broadmoor Cereal Bellflower Broadwell Cerro Gordo Bellmont Brocton Chana Belltown Brokaw Chapin Belvidere Brooklyn Charter Grove Bement Brookport Chase Bennington Brownsville Chatham Benson Bruce Chatsworth Benton Buckhorn Chauncey Berdan Bucks Chebanse Berlin Buda Chenoa Berryville Buena Vista Cherry Point Bethany Buncombe Cherry Valley Bethel Bureau Cherry Beverly Manor Burensburg Chester Beverly Burgess Junction Chesterville Biddleborn Burns Chili Big Bay Station Burnt Prairie Chillicothe Billett Burrowsville Chipps Binghamton Burt Chittyville Birds Burton View Choat Birkbeck Bush Chrisman Bismarck Bushnell Christopher Blackstone Byron Churchill Blaine Cabery Cimic Blair Caledonia Cincinnati Landing Blairsville Calhoun Cisco Blanding Calvin Clare Block Camargo Claremont Bloomfield Cambria Clarence Bloomington Camp Grove Clark Center Blue Ridge Camp Point Clarksville Bluff City Campus Clarmin Bluffs Capron Clay City Boaz Carbondale Clays Prairie Bogota Cardiff Clayton Bolton Carlock Cleburne Boody Carmi Clements Boos Carrier Mills Clifford Boskeydell Carrollton Clifton Bowers Carterville Clinton Bowlesville Casner Cobden Boyleston Caspara Colfax
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Collins Derinda Center Elwin Colp DeSoto Emergy Colvin Park Detroit Emington Compton Dewitt Emma Conant Dewmaine Energy Conlogue Diamond City Enfield Cooper Dillon Epworth Cooperstown Divernon Ernest Corinth Dongola Esmond Cortland Donovan Essex Cottonwood Dover Etherton Coulterville Dowell Eureka Covell Downs Evans Covington Drake Evansville Cowling Duncan Evarts Crab Orchard Ducanville Ewing Crainville Dundas Exeter Crandall Dunlap Fairbury Creal Springs Dunn Fairfield Creston DuQuoin Fairdale Croft Durand Fairland Cropsey Earlville Falmouth Crossroads East Hannibal Fancy Prairie Cruger Eaton Farm Ridge Cuba Edelstein Farmer City Curran Eden Farmingdale Cushman Edgar Farrington Station Custer Egypt Shores Fayette Cutler El Dara Fayetteville Cypress Elba Felter Dakota Elbridge Ferges Town Dalton City Edgewood Ferrel Dalzell Eldorado Ficklin Daminasville Eldred Finney Dana Eleroy Five Points Danway Elkhart Flagg Darrow Elkville Flagg Center Darwin Elizabeth Flemington Daum Ellery Flint Davis Elliot Flora Davis Junction Ellis Floraville Daysville Ellis Grove Florence Deering Ellsworth Florid Deers Elmira Foreman DeKalb Elmoville Forreston Denmark Elmwood Frankfort Heights Dennison Elva Franklin Denny Elvira Franklin Grove
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Freeman Spur Haldine Homer Freeport Half Way Honey Creek Friendsville Hallidayboro Hoodville Frisco Hallsville Homer Fullerton Hamletsburg Hopedale Funks Grove Hammond Horace Galatia Hanaford Houston Galesville Hanover Howardton Harco Hudgens Gallagher Hardinville Hudson Galva Harper Hughes Ganntown Harris Hugo Garden Prairie Harrisburg Hull Gards Point Harrison Hume Garfield Harvard Hills Hunt Garland Harvey City Hunter Genoa Hastings Hurricane German Valley Hatton Hurst Gerton Hayes Hutsonville Gillum Haypress Illiopolis Girard Heathsville Independence Glasgow Hebron Ingraham Glenarm Hecker Ingrams Glenavon Helena Inman Golconda Heman Irene Golden State Hendrix Iron Gordon Henkel Iroquois Goreville Hennepin Jacksonville Gorham Henning Jalapa Gossett Henrietta Jamesburg Grand Ridge Henry Jamestown Grand Tower Herald Jenkins Grantsburg Herbert Johnston City Granville Herrin Jonesboro Grays Corner Hervey City Joppa Grayson Heyworth Junction Grayville Hidalgo Kane Green Oak Highland Kangley Greenfield Hildreth Kaolin Greenpond Hillcrest Karnak Greenridge Hillerman Kasbeer Greenwood Hillview Kaser Griggsville Hinckley Keenes Grinnel Holcomb Keensburg Griswold Holden Kellerville Groveland Holder Kenney Growins Hollowayville Kent Hadley Homberg Kentucky
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Kernan Literberry Maytown Kerrick Livingston McConnell Kewanee Loami McCown Kinderhook Loda McDowell Kings Lodamia McGirr Kingston Lodge McKeen Kirkland Logan McLean Knapp Station Lambardville McLeansboro Kramm Long Branch McVey Ladd Long Creek Melrose LaGrange Long Point Melvin Lake City Longview Melwood Lakeview Farms Estates Loran Menard La Moille Loretto Mendota Lancaster Lostant Meredosia Landes Low Point Meriden Lane Lowder Mermet Langley Lynnville Merriam Lanton Mackinaw Merritt La Place Macomb Metcalf LaPrairie Center Macon Metropolis Laroselarue Magnolia Middletown Latona Mahomet Mill Shoals Laura Makanda Milla Lawn Ridge Malden Millstadt Lawndale Malta Milmine Lawerenceville Manchester Milo Layfield Manilus Milton Leanderville Mansfield Mindale Leaverton Park Mansville Mineral Ledford Maple Park Minier Lee Mark Minonk Lee Center Marion Missal Leeds Marissa Mitchellsville Leland Markham Modena Lena Marley Monica Lerable Maroa Monroe Center Le Roy Marshall Montezuma Leslie Martinsburg Monticello Lexington Martinton Morea Lick Creek Maryland Morrelville Lick Mascoutah Morristown Lilly Massbach Morse Lincoln Mathews Mortimer Lindenwood Maud Morton Linn Maunie Mossville Linter Mays Mount Carmel Lis Maysville Mount Joy
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Mount Morris Norway Paynes Point Mount Pleasant Oak Hill Pearl Mount Sterling Oakley Pearl City Mount Zion Ocoya Pecatonica Mountian Glenn Odell Percy Muddy Ohio Perdueville Munkleytown Okawville Perks Munster Old Duquoin Perry Murdock Old Kane Perryville Murphysboro Old Marrissa Pershing Murrayville Old Shawneetown Peterstown Naples Oliver Petrolia Nebo Olney Pierron Neelys Omaha Pike Neilson Oneco Pinckneyville Nepsonet Orange Pinkstaff Nevins Orangeville Piper City New Baden Oregon Pisgah New Bedford Oraville Pittsburg New Berlin Orient Pittsfield New Burnside Orleans Pleasant Grove New Canton Oreana Pleasant Hill New Columbia Osceola Pleasant Plains New Dennison Ospur Pleasant Valley New Grand Chain Oxville Plumfield New Hartford Ozark Plum River New Haven Padua Point Pleasant New Hebron Paderborn Pomona New Holland Painville Pontiac New Hope Palermo Poplar Grove New Lebanon Palestine Pottsville New Liberty Palmyra Prairie City New Memphis Palzo Prairie Hall New Milford Pankeyville Preston New Salem Papineau Princeton Newburg Parker Princeville Newman Parkersburg Priscilla Newton Paris Providence Niantic Parnell Pulaski Nilwood Parrish Pulleys Mill Noble Passport Pureton Nora Patterson Putnam Normal Patton Pyatts Normandy Pattonsburg Queens Lake Norris City Paulton Rafetown North Hampton Pawnee North Hanover Pawpaw Raleigh- Galatia Nortonville Paxton Randolph
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Reader Russellville Shinn Reading Rust Shirland Reddick Rutherford Shirley Redmon Rutland Short Red Oak Sabina Sibley Reeds Sacramento Sidell Rees Station Sailor Springs Sidney Rend City Saline Mines Sims Reynoldsville Salisbury Sinclair Richards Samoth Skelton Richardson Samsville Smtihdale Richland Sanburn Soloman Richmond Sand Ridge Solon Miles Richwoods Sandwich Somerset Ridgeway Saratoga Somonauk Ridott Saraville South Freeport Riggston Saybrook South Jacksonville Riley Lake Scales Mound South Rome Rileyville Scarboro Southport Ringwood Schapville Spankey Rising Sun Schnell Sparland Risk Schrodts Station Sparta Roanoke Schutz Mills Speer Roberts Sciota Mills Spencer Robinson Scotland Spillertown Rochelle Scotsboro Spires Rochester Scottsburg Spring Grove Rock City Seatonville Spring Lake Rock Cut Sebastopal Spring Valley Rock Grove Seehorn Springerton Rockport Seigert Springville Rockton Seminary St. Francisville Rodden Serena St.Johns Rohrer Sesser St.Marie Rollo Seward Stanford Rome Shabbona Stark Roodhouse Shabbona Grove State Line Roscoe Shake Rag Steel City Rose Hill Shamrock Steeleville Rosebud Shaw Steward Rossville Shawneetown Stillman Valley Round Knob Sheffield Stritz Rowe Sheldon Stockton Rowell Sheldons grove Stonefront Roxbury Sheperd Strawn Royalton Sheridan Streator Rudement Sherman Stringtown Rugby Shiloh Hill Sublette
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Sullivan Villa Grove West York Summer Hill Villa Hills Westfieldcorners Summerfield Villa Ridge Weston Sumner Virden Westport Sunfield Voorhies Westview Sunnyland Waddams Grove Wetzel Sunnyside Wakefield Whiteash Swanwick Walker White Hall Swygert Walkerville White Heath Sycamore Walnut Grove White Hill Tabor Walnut Prairie White House Tansill Walnut White Oak Tazewell Wapella Whitefield Temple Hill Ware Whittington Texas City Warren Whitton Thawville Warrensburg Wilbern Thayer Wartrace Willeford Thompsonville Washburn Williamsville Tilden Washington Willisville Time Wasson Willow Timewell Waterman Willow Hill Tiskilwa Water Valley Wilsman Titus Watkins Winchester Toluca Waverly Wine Hill Towne Oaks Wayne City Winkle Tremont Waynesville Winnebago Trimble Wayside Winneshiek Triumph Weaver Winslow Troy Grove Webster Wolf Lake Trumbull Weedman Wonder Lake Tunnel Hill Weldon Woodbine Tuscola Welge Woodford Ullin Welland Woodson Union Wendelin Woody Urbain Wenona Wrights Valier West Brooklyn Wyanet Valley City West City Wyoming Van Orin West End Yale Varna West Frankfort Yatesville Venedy Station West Hallcock York Vergennes West Liberty Yuton Vermilion West Ridge Zearing Vermont West Salem Ziegler Versailles West Sandford Zenobia Victor West Union Vienna West Vienna
Provides both residential and business service
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A complete array of telecommunications services are offered
VERIZON SELECT SERVICES, INC. 6665 N. MacArthur Blvd. Irving, TX 75039 888-483-7999 (customer service phone number) www.verizon.com (Internet address)
Communities Served See Ameritech and Verizon North Communities Served
Provides business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, Internet, paging and wireless
VERIZON SOUTH, INC. (FORMERLY GTE SOUTH INCORPORATED) 1312 East Empire St. Bloomington, IL 61701 800-483-4000 (installation/additional services/changes in services - residential) 800-483-5000 (installation/additional services/changes in services - business) 800-483-3000 (billing questions - residential) 800-483-5000 (billing questions - business) 800-483-1000 (telephone service difficulties - residential and single line business) 800-483-2000 (telephone service difficulties – multi-line business) 309-663-3073 (customer service fax number) www.gte.com or www.verizon.com (Internet address)
Communities Served Armstrong Danforth Goodwine Ash Grove Dawson Park Grange Beason Deer Creek Greenup Bondgard Dees Greer Bondeville Dewey Hartsburg Bradbury Dillsburg Hazel Dell Bryce Diona Heaton Casey Dudley Hoopeston Cheneyville East Lynn Hustle Cissna Park Emden Inclose Clarence Fisher Ivesdale Claytonville Flatville Jewett Cleone Foosland Johnston Collison Fountain Creek Kansas Congerville Gerald Leverett Cutmer Gifford Liberty Hill Dailey Goodfield Lotus
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Ludlow Prospect Toledo Midland City Rankin Tolono Milford Rantoul Tominson Morian Reilly Trownbridge Neal Royal Union Center Neoga Sadorus Unionville Ogden Schwer Ustick Oilfield Secor Warrington Parkville Sellers Wellington Penfield Seymour Westfield Pesotum Stockland Woodland Philo Thomasboro Woodworth Potomac Timothy
Provides both residential and business service
A complete array of telecommunications services are offered
VIOLA HOME TELEPHONE COMPANY 1303 16th Ave. P.O. Box 309 Viola, IL 61486 309-596-2222 (customer service phone number) 309-596-2079 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address)
Communities Served Viola
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance, Internet and customer premises equipment
WABASH TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. P.O. Box 299 Louisville, IL 62858 618-665-3311 (customer service phone number) 618-665-4188 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service e-mail address) www.wabash.net (internet address)
Communities Served Bible Grove Cisne Geff Browns Crisp Louisville
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Mt. Erie Orchardville Xenia
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include paging and customer premises equipment
WOODHULL COMMUNITY TELEPHONE COMPANY 246 North Division Street P.O. Box 117 Woodhull, IL 61490 309-334-2150 (customer service phone number) 309-334-2989 (customer service fax number)
Communities Served Woodhull
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include wireless, Internet, and cable
WORLDXCHANGE COMMUNICATIONS 9999 Willow Creek Road San Diego, CA 92131 800-569-8700 (customer service phone number) 858-549-2151 (customer service fax number) www.worldxchange.com (internet address)
Communities Served State of Illinois
Provides both residential and business service
Other services offered include local toll, long distance and Internet
YATES CITY TELEPHONE COMPANY 107 West Main Yates City, IL 61572 309-358-1300 (customer service phone number) 309-944-3810 (customer service fax number)
Communities Served Yates City
Provides both residential and business service
Z-TEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (Z-TEL) 601 South Harbour Island Boulevard
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Suite 220 Tampa, FL 33602 800-511-4572 (customer service phone number) 334-368-1101 (customer service fax number) [email protected] (customer service email address)
Communities Served Addison Elburn Libertyville Algonquin Elgin Lisbon Antioch Elkgrove Lockport Arlington Heights Elmhurst Lombard Aurora Elwood Manhattan Barrington Evanston Manteno Bartlett Forest Marengo Batavia Fox Lake Maywood Beecher Frankfort Mazon Bellwood Franklin Park McHenry Bensenville Gardner Minooka Berwyn Geneva McKena Big Rock Gilman Mornence Blue Island Glen Ellyn Monee Braidwood Glencos Morris Brookfield Glenview Mundelein Calumet City Grant Park Naperville Cary Grays Lake New Lenox Chicago Half Day Newark Chicago Heights Hampshire Niles Chicago Zone 1 Harding Northbrook Chicago Zone 2 Harvard Oak Forest South Chicago Zone 3 Harvey Oak Lawn Chicago Zone 4 Hazel Crest Oak Park Chicago Zone 5 Herscher Oglesby Chicago Zone 6 Hickory Hills Onarga Chicago Zone 7 Highland Park Orland Chicago Zone 8 Hinsdale Oswego Chicago Zone 9 Homewood Ottawa Chicago Zone 10 Huntley Palatine Chicago Zone 11 Itasca Palos Park Cicero Joliet Park Ridge Coal City Kaneville Peotone Crescent City Kankakee Pistakhlds. Crete La Grange Plainfield Crystal Lake La Salle Plano Deerfield Lake Villa Plato Center Des Plaines Lake Forest Plattville Downers Grove Lake Zurich River Forest Dundee Lansing Riverdale Dwight Lemont Rivergrove
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Riverside Roselle Round Lake Seneca Skokie St. Anne St. Charles Sugargrove Summit Thornton Tinley Park Union Utica Verona West Chicago Warrenville Watseka Wauconda Waukegan Western Spg. Wheaton Wheeling Willow Spg. Wilmette Wilmington Winnetka Woodstock Yorkville Zion
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3. Alternative Local Exchange Telephone companies Alternative local exchange telephone companies are defined as any company, other than incumbent local exchange telephone companies, certificated by the ICC to provide local exchange telecommunications services in the State of Illinois on or after 1995. Alternative local exchange telephone companies planning to provide services in the State of Illinois after 1995 must be certificated by the ICC. Alternative local exchange telephone companies are also required to file a price list specifying their rates and charges for basic local telecommunications services. Certificate authority is on a statewide basis, except where prohibited. As of June, 2001, the ICC was faced with approximately 425 applications from entities desiring to be certified as non-incumbent local exchange companies.
II. COMPETITIVE LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIER – US MARKET INFORMAITON
The following information was filed by qualifying US telephone service providers with the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) in 2001. Reporting carriers own the “last mile” of wire, cable, or optical fiber that connects to the end-user premises (or own the equivalent fixed wireless facility) if it reports providing the local telephone line over its own facilities. In general, local exchange and exchange access lines provisioned over facilities (other than dark fiber) and services obtained from another carrier are not the reporting carrier’s “own facilities” for purposes of this data collection, irrespective of whether those facilities or services are obtained under interconnection arrangements, under tariff, or by other means. In particular, owning the switch that provides dial-tone (and other services) over a UNE (unbundled network element) loop leased from another carrier does not qualify a line as being provisioned over the reporting carrier’s own facilities. UNE loops, as the term is used here, includes UNE loops leased from an ILEC on a stand-alone basis and also UNE loops leased in combination with UNE switching or with any other unbundled network element.
Considering the technology deployed in the “last few feet” to the end- user customer’s premises, about 1% of nationwide local telephone lines in service, or about 1.2 million lines, now terminate at the end-user customer’s
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1. Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (“CLECs”) reported a total of 16.4 million (or 8.5%) local telephone access lines of the approximately 194 million nationwide local telephone lines in service to end-user customers. At the end of 1999, 8.3 million (or 4.4% of nationwide lines) were provided by CLECs. CLEC market share has grown 93% in the past two years.
2. CLECs have captured 20% of the market in the State of New York – the most of any state. CLECs reported 2.8 million lines in New York, compared to 1.2 million lines the prior year – an increase of over 130%, from the time the FCC granted Verizon’s long distance application in New York.
3. CLECs captured 12% of the market in Texas, gaining 644,980 end-user lines in the six months since the FCC authorized SBC’s long distance application in Texas.
4. CLEC market share in New York and Texas (the third and second most populous states and the two states where incumbent local exchange carriers were granted long distance approval during the reporting period ending in December 2000) are over 135% and 45% higher than the national average, respectively.
5. The most populous state, California, has the third largest number of CLEC lines reported. At least one CLEC is now serving customers in 56% of the nation’s zip codes. About 88% of United States households reside in these zip codes.
6. CLECs reported lines in all states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico except Hawaii. Four or more CLECs reported serving customers in 34 states.
7. In Florida, Georgia, New York, and Texas, at least one-quarter of the zip codes have seven or more reporting CLECs. By contrast, 8% of nationwide zip codes have seven or more reporting CLECs.
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8. About 60% of CLEC local telephone lines served medium and large business, institutional, and government customers. By contrast, almost 20% of incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) lines served medium and large business customers.
9. CLECs now serve 4.6% of the residential and small business customers, compared to 2.3% for the year ago period. CLECs share of the residential and small business customer market grew nearly 45% over the past two years.
10. CLECs provided about 35% of their end-user customer lines over their own local loop facilities.
11. Incumbent telephone companies now provide about 6.8 million resale lines, and they now provide about 5.3 million UNE loops.
12. The 77 providers of mobile wireless telephone services that reported information now serve over 101 million subscribers. About 9% of these subscribers received their service via a mobile telephone service reseller.
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CITY OF GENEVA, ILLINOIS CABLE TV FRANCHISE SUMMARY SEPTEMBER 20, 2002
Franchise Area: City Limits of Geneva, IL
Primary Franchisee: AT&T Broadband
Previous Franchisee: Centel Communications Company of Illinois
Effective Date: March 19, 1984
Original Term: 15 Years
Expiration Date: March 18, 1999
Extensions: City may renew the franchise on an annual basis provided that Franchisee has been in reasonable compliance with the terms and conditions imposed by the Cable Communications Ordinance.
Franchise Fee: 5% of annual gross revenues including advertising revenues
Channel Requirements: System will be spaced at 450 MHz. 56 channels will be activated allowing for future channel Expansion.
Standby Requirements: None
Office Requirements: None
Courtesy Service: Courtesy service shall be provided to 5 Schools, Public Library, Geneva Park District, 3 Municipal Government offices, Community Hospital; Character Generator to City, Equipment as listed in Franchise Agreement for local origination and training shall be provided for local origination.
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Service Requirements: Franchisee shall provide, install and maintain, free of charge, an Emergency Alert Overide System. On a monthly basis, Franchisee shall mail to all Subscribers a program guide.
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BROADBAND GLOSSARY
A
Access: The service provided by local exchange carriers or alternate access providers, that enables a user to enter a circuit and connect with an interexchange carrier.
Access Channels: Channels set aside by a cable operator for use by third parties, including the public, educational institutions, local governments, and commercial interests unaffiliated with the operator (see also PEG and LEASED ACCESS).
(ACD) Automatic Call Distributor: A device that is able to distribute incoming calls to a certain group of terminals.
(A/D) Analog to Digital Converter: A device that constantly converts varying analog signals to digital signals.
(ADI) Area of Dominant Influence: A television market as delineated by the Arbitron Company.
Addressable: Capable of being activated or accessed remotely by signals sent from a cable system’s headend (addressable usually refers to descramblers and other set-top boxes).
(ADSL) Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line: A modem technology that provides greater bandwidth from ordinary telephone lines. Asymmetrical is able to provide faster one way speed connectivity between the central office and the customer premises.
Aerial Plant: Cable that is suspended above ground on telephone or utility poles.
(AIN) Advanced Intelligent Network: A network architecture that allows major foreign and US telecommunications companies to direct telephone calls based on activating points to the database used in Signaling System 7 (SS7).
Amplifier: A device that boosts the strength of electronic signals.
Analog: A mechanism or method in which data is represented by continuous variable physical quantities and that uses nondiscrete variations in frequency, amplitude or location to carry sounds, signals, mathematical data or other information.
(ANI) Automatic Number Identification: A function by which the directory number of a calling unit is automatically obtained.
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(ARPA) Advanced Research Project Agency: An agency of the U.S. Department of Defense that funded the ARPANet as a research network.
Aspect Ratio: The ratio of a television screen’s width to its height (4:3 for NTSC, 16:9 for HDTV).
(AT) Access Tandem: A switching system that provides an interexchange carrier with access to more than one end office.
(ATM) Asynchronous Transfer Mode: A high-speed multiplexing and switching technique that uses fixed size of cells to support several types of traffic such as voice, data and video.
(ATV) Advanced Television: A series of digital television technologies that are designed to improve the current commercial-quality television system.
B
Basic Cable: Primary level or levels of cable service offered for subscription. Basic cable offerings may include retransmitted broadcast signals as well as local and access programming. In addition, regional and national cable network programming may be provided. Basic service offerings at the system level may be offered as more than one tier.
Bipolar Signal: A signal that can take on two polarities, of which neither is zero.
Box: Electronic equipment used to process television signals in a consumer’s home, usually housed in a “box” that sits atop a TV set or VCR. See also CONVERTER and DESCRAMBLER.
(BPS) Bits Per Second: Transmission rate for digital information expressed as the number of bits (zeroes or ones) sent or received per second.
Broadband Communications System: A network such as a cable system capable of delivering multiple high capacity services simultaneously.
(BS) Base Station: A fixed land station in the land mobile service that relays signals to and from mobile voice and data terminals or handsets.
(BSS) Business Support System: A system that supports and manages information of various telecommunication functions such as billing, data warehousing, customer care, network management and account receivables.
(BW) Bandwidth: A measure of the capacity of a channel of communications in the broadcast spectrum. A range of frequencies or the amount of spectrum used to transmit pictures, sound,
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and data (In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission has assigned broadcast television channels a bandwidth of 6 megahertz).
Bundling: Combining goods and/or services into a single package, often for a discounted price.
C
Cablecasting: The use of cable systems by federal, state, and local officials to disseminate information and television programming to their constituents.
Cable Modem: A communication device connected to a personal computer which offers customers access to the Internet over a cable system at speeds 50-100 times faster than a telephone connection.
Cable Ready: Label for consumer electronic devices, such as television sets and VCRs, that are designed to allow direct connection to a cable television network.
Cable System: A localized communications network that distributes television, Internet, and telephone services by means of coaxial cables and/or fiber optics.
(CABS) Carrier Access Billing System: A software application also known as Integrated Access Billing System (IABS), that enables local exchange carriers (LECs) to measure minutes of use on access and thereby be able to bill LECs for it.
(CAP) Competitive Access Provider: Companies that provide connections to long distance providers while bypassing local telephone companies.
(CARS) Community Antenna Relay Service: Microwave facilities used to relay television, FM radio, and other signals from a cable television headend to a reception site for distribution over cable.
Cash Flow: A measure often used in the cable industry to assess a company’s financial performance. Generally, cash flow is a company’s earnings before non-cash expenses, such as depreciation and amortization, are taken into account.
(CATV) Community Antenna TV: Also known as Cable TV, it uses several TV units connected by cable to a common antenna to serve a community.
(CBR) Continuous Bit Rate: A transmission rate that is uniform.
(CCIS) Common Channel Interoffice Signaling: The basis for intelligent networks, it routes information to and from specialized databases stored in the network carriers' computers and uses a separate data line to route interoffice signals, thereby providing a faster call set-up.
(CCITT) Consultative Committee International Telephony and Telegraphy:
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Presently known as the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the ITU sets and develops standards for telecommunications.
(CDMA) Code Division Multiple Access: A digital cellular communications technology used as a multiplexing and multiple access technique in which multiple calls are individually coded for transmission over one channel simultaneously.
(CDPD) Cellular Digital Packet Data: Developed by IBM as a way to transmit short wireless data messages, such as credit card verification, over cellular providers' analog network.
(CDR) Call Detail Record: A system feature that tracks details about calls, such as type, time, duration, originator and destination. CDRs can be used for network monitoring, accounting and billing purposes.
(CELP) Code Excited Linear Prediction: An analog to digital speech coding method that provides near toll quality audio by utilizing smaller samples that are processed faster.
Central Office: A telecommunications facility (generally serving 10,000 telephone lines) where local calls are switched.
(CENTREX) Central Exchange: This is an exchange system run from the central office that routes and switches calls for commercial and non-profit organizations, while providing them with comparable services provided by private branch exchanges.
(CG) Character Generator: Device that electronically displays letters and numbers on the television screen.
Channel Capacity: Maximum number of television channels that a cable system can carry simultaneously.
(CLASS) Custom Local Area Signaling Services: A number translation service available within a Local Access and Transport Area (LATA).
(CLEC) Competitive Local Exchange Carrier: A company that has been allowed to offer local telephone service, in competition with the regional Bell companies.
(CMIP) Common Management Information Protocol: The protocol used in order to manage remote systems through an application process that interchanges information and commands.
(Coax)Coaxial Cable: A transmission line 1/4 to 1 inch thick with an inner wire to conduct signals and an outer aluminum coating to act as a ground. The two metal layers are separated by insulation and may be wrapped in a protective plastic sheathing.
(CODEC) Coder/Decoder: A device that converts digital codes to analog and vice versa.
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Collocation: Placing a competitor’s communications equipment in one’s own facilities to allow efficient interconnection of different networks.
Committed Information Rate: The bandwidth committed by the carrier for the port connection that is assigned to a permanent virtual circuit in a frame relay network.
Common Carrier: A communications provider, such as a telephone company, which offers its services to all members of the public for a set fee (tariff). Common carriers are regulated by federal and state agencies and exercise no control over the content of the messages they carry.
Compression: A technique for reducing the number of bits that make up a digital television signal and reducing the amount of bandwidth required to carry it. By reducing the bandwidth necessary to carry compressed digital signals, cable companies and others can greatly increase the number of channels they offer to consumers.
Compulsory License: Statutory license (section 111 of the Copyright Act) which allows cable and MMDS operators to retransmit, for a prescribed fee, programming broadcast by television stations (see also SHVA).
Converter: Device which increases the number of channels that a TV set can receive by converting the large number of signals carried on a cable or satellite system to a single channel tuned by the TV set, e.g., channel 3 or 4.
(CPE) Customer Premise Equipment: The equipment at the customer's premises that connects with a carrier's communication network, such as terminals and inside wiring.
(CRIS) Customer Record Information System: A system that is used to maintain customers' usage records for billing purposes by many local exchange carriers (LECs).
(CSMA/CD) Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection: A protocol by which all nodes attached to the network contend for access and listen if another PC is transmitting. If not, it starts to transmit or it waits to retransmit if it detects another station’s jam signal.
(CSR) Customer Service Record: A detailed printout of a subscriber's monthly equipment and service charges billed by the local telephone company and uses corresponding USOC codes.
D
(DBS) Direct Broadcast Satellite: A TV broadcast service from a small satellite dish antenna that offers similar services, like that of cable TV, and which transmits highly compressed digital signals.
(DCS) Digital Crossconnect System: A high-speed data channel switch that in response to dialing instructions independent of the data traveling through, switches transmission paths.
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(DDD) Direct Distance Dialing: A switched service that allows for whomever originates a call to directly place long-distance calls without assistance.
(DDS) Digital Data Service: A synchronized digital service that interconnects digital transmission centers.
(DE) Discard Eligibility: An indicator in a frame relay that identifies which frames can be discarded in case of network congestion.
Descrambler: Electronic circuit that restores a scrambled video signal to its original form. Television signals, especially those transmitted by satellite, are often scrambled to protect against theft and other unauthorized use.
Dialing Parity: The ability to reach a residential or business phone by dialing the same number of digits no matter which company’s network is used.
(DID) Direct Inward Dialing: A feature that allows calls to the ten-digit DID telephone number to reach that specific extension without human interference.
Digital: An intelligence-carrying signal consisting of a stream of bits of zeros and ones for sound, video, computer data or other information.
Digital Cable: Cable services, programming, and equipment that use digital, not analog, formats (see DTV and HDTV).
Dish: A parabolic antenna used to receive satellite transmissions at home. The older “C band” dishes measure 7-12 feet in diameter, while the newer “Ku band” dishes used to receive high- powered DBS services can be as small as 18 inches in diameter.
Distant Signal: Television signal from another city that is imported and carried locally by a cable television system.
(DLC) Digital Loop Carrier: The supplies and equipment that are used for digital multiplexing of telephone circuits. This would include the lines.
(DLCI) Data Link Connection Indicator: The number sequence that identifies public data networks.
(DMA) Designated Market Area: A television market as delineated by the A.C. Nielsen Company.
(DMT) Discrete Multitone Technology: A technology that uses digital signals to transmit multiple signals over the present pair of copper wiring.
(DN) Directory Number: A 10-digit number assigned by the local telephone provider. Generally referred to as an individual’s telephone number.
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(DOCSIS) Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification: The leading standard for cable modems.
(DOD) Department of Defense: The United States federal agency overseeing the military.
Downstream: Flow of signals from a cable system’s headend through its distribution network to a customer.
(DQPSK) Differential Quadra Phase Shift Keying: A phase modulation technique used in modems to code relative changes of a carrier signal phase in the transmitted waveform.
Drop Cable: The final stretch of coaxial cable that connects a customer’s home to the cable system.
(DS-O) Digital Signal Level 0: A classification of digital circuits with a rate of transmission rate of 64 kb/s.
(DS-1) Digital Signal Level 1: The rate of transmission of a DS-1 (or T -1) is of 1 .544 Mb/s and 24 channels are associated with it.
(DS-3) Digital Signal Level 3: The rate of transmission of a DS-3 (or T -3) is of 44.736 Mb/s and is associated with 672 channels.
(DSC) Digital Selective Calling: A synchronous system that is used to set up contact by radio with a station or group of stations.
(DSP) Digital Signal Processors: A special programmable device used for digital signal processing by providing ultra-fast instruction sequences.
(DSU) Data Service Unit: An apparatus used to link data terminal equipment to the carrier's digital services, such as T -1.
DTH (Direct-To-Home): All satellite service providers, including C-band and Ku band (DBS).
(DTMF) Dual Tone Multi-Frequency: A type of double-frequency audio signals that are generated by a push-button device like those on a touch-tone telephone.
DTV (Digital TV): Television signals transmitted and received in digital format (discontinuous zeroes and ones; compare with ANALOG). Digital TV has several formats and varying degrees of resolution, from 480 lines per screen progressively scanned to 1080 lines interlaced. DTV includes HDTV, but not all DTV is HDTV since the bandwidth required for HDTV can be broken down to accommodate several DTV signals of lesser resolution.
Dual Cable: Two wires or coaxial cables operating side-by-side to provide extra channel capacity and interactivity.
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(DWDM) Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing: A technique by which multiple light signals (generally using four or more signals) of different wavelengths, are simultaneously transmitted in the same direction over a single optical fiber.
E
Earth Station: A large dish used for sending and receiving signals from a communications satellite. A one-way, receive-only earth station is known as TVRO.
(EB) Electronic Bonding: The ability to forge an interface between the operations support systems of the local and long distance service providers, thereby enabling the seamless exchange of information concerning network needs and customer orders.
(EDI) Electronic Data Interchange: An electronic messaging system for the trading and interchanging of information.
(ES) Earth Station: A satellite communications center, including the antenna, receiver and electronics necessary in receiving satellite transmitted signals.
(ESS) Electronic Switching System: It is a switching system for the telephone network that is based on time-division multiplexing of digitized analog signals.
Ethernet: The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers' (IEEE) widely used access method for the local area network (LAN) protocol.
Exclusivity: Contractual right to be the sole exhibitor of a television program in a particular area at a specified time.
Extranet: The part of a company or an organization internal computer network which outside users and which uses the public Internet as its transmission system, but requires passwords to gain access.
F
(FCC) The Federal Communications Commission: Established by the Communications Act of 1934, the FCC is the federal agency in charge of overseeing interstate telecommunications, as well as all the communications services originating and terminating in the United States.
(FDDI) Fiber Distributed Data Interface: An ANSI define standard by which computers can communicate at 1 00 million bits per second over fiber-optic token ring network.
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(FDDI-LAN) Fiber Distributed Data Interface- LAN: An American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and ISO defined standard for high-speed (100 MBPS) local area network (LAN) communications using fiber-optic cable as the transmission medium.
(FDMA) Frequency Division Multiple Access: A multiplexing and multiple access technique for sharing of a spectrum band where each user is assigned a single transmission channel.
(FEC) Forward Error Correction: A data transmission technique that is able to correct for bad data transmitted on the receiving end by using the correction bits and a predetermined algorithm sequence.
Feeder Line: Intermediate distribution line (fiber or coaxial cable) that connects a trunk from the headend to the drop cables serving individual homes.
Fiber Optics: Thin transparent fibers of glass or plastic that are enclosed by material of a lower index of refraction and in which Light-Emitting Diodes (LED)s send light through the fiber to a detector that turns the light into an electrical signal.
Firewire: An interface based on the IEEE–1394 standard which allows OpenCable™ set-top boxes to be connected to digital television sets without signal degradation.
Forbearance: A regulatory body’s decision not to exercise its authority over a given market or company, usually because there is competition.
(FPS) Fast Packet Switching: A packet-oriented switching technique that uses short and fixed length packets to increase the throughput.
(FR) Frame Relay: A packet access protocol primarily used to interconnect distant LANs and routers together, to Internet access via T -1.
Franchise: Contractual agreement between a cable operator and a governmental entity that defines the rights and responsibilities of each in the construction and operation of a cable system within a specified geographic area.
Franchising Authority: Governmental body (city, county, or state) responsible for awarding and overseeing local cable franchises.
(FTP) File Transfer Protocol: Widely used prior to 1995, it is a protocol that enables the user to log onto computers at other sites and transfer or retrieve files. These files were retrieved/transferred in text format.
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(GEO) Geostationary Earth Orbit: A satellite orbit for communications satellites 22,300 miles above the earth and whose speed is the same as the earth's rotation, so thereby appearing stationary.
(GS) Gateway Server: A station on the local area network that has devices necessary to provide system interoperability between one or more network users.
(GSM) Global Standard for Mobile Telecommunications: A TDMA standard set by the European Union for all European countries and increasingly used throughout the world, for two- way digital cellular systems. It operates in the 1.8 to 1.9 GHz band in North America.
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H.323: An ITU standard for videoconferencing over packet-switched network which is widely supported for Internet telephony.
Hardware: Equipment involved in the production, storage, distribution, and reception of electronic signals, such as computers, amplifiers, cameras, and VCRs.
(HDSL) High Data Rate DSL: A digital subscriber line technology that allows for upstream data transmission at T -1 of fractional T -1 speeds and quality over copper wires.
Headend: Facility that originates and distributes cable service in a given geographic area. Depending on the size of the area it serves, a cable system may be comprised of more than one headend.
(HDTV) High Definition Television: Digital television which offers twice the resolution, wider screens, better sound, and better color than the NTSC format. “True” HDTV involves a 16:9 aspect ratio and at least 720 lines per screen.
(HFC) Hybrid Fiber/Coax: A network architecture developed by the cable industry which uses a blend of fiber and coaxial cable to bring consumers interactivity, greater channel capacity, increased signal strength, and improved reliability.
Home Shopping: Cable and broadcast television programming which allows customers to view and order merchandise at home.
Homes Passed: Households with the ability receive cable service and which may opt to subscribe.
(HQ) Headquarters: A center of administration or operations.
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(ILEC) Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier: A term used to refer to a Bell Operating Company.
Independent: An individually owned and operated cable television system (compare with MSO).
(I-NET) Institutional Network: A private, dedicated network built and/or operated by a cable TV system for local schools, businesses, or government.
Interactive: Two-way communications allowing a person to both send and receive information (compare with passive or receive-only systems, such as broadcast television).
Interconnection: The linking of two or more telecommunications networks, such as a cable system to a local exchange company or a long distance carrier.
Interlaced: A scanning format for televisions which blends two separate images, alternatively scanned on odd and even numbered lines, into one frame (compare with PROGRESSIVE scanning).
Internet: A global data network supporting research, engineering, commercial, information, and educational services.
Intranet: An in-house company network Web site that serves the employees of the enterprise and which offers similar features and services as the Internet.
(IP) Internet Protocol: An International Standards Organization (ISO) standard that implements the network layer 3 of an open system interconnection (OSI) model that contains a network address and is utilized in directing a message to a different network.
(IS) Information Service: The department in a company which oversees the computers, networking and data management. This term has been updated to IT (Information Technology).
(ISDN) Integrated Services Digital Network: A standard and integrated digital network that allows users to simultaneously send voice, data and video over multiple multiplexed communications channels from a common network interface.
(ISN) Internet Service Node: An interconnection point in the Internet network to other specific entities.
(ISP) Internet Service Provider: A service provider that has its own network (or leases) to which end-users dial into to connect to the Internet.
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(ITSP) Internet Telephony Service Provider: A company that provides users with telephony service via the Internet through standard telephone wires.
(ITU) International Telecommunications Union: An international organization within which governments and private sectors set communications standards.
IXC (Interexchange Carrier): A long distance telephone company linking separate local exchanges.
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(Kft) Kilofeet: A thousand feet.
(Km) Kilometer: A thousand meters, or 0.62 miles.
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(LAN) Local Area Network: A data communications network that links together computers and peripherals to serve users within a confined area.
Leased Access: Commercial channels made available by a cable operator to third parties for a fee, as required by the Cable Acts of 1984 and 1992.
(LATA) Local Access Transport Area: The area in which Regional Bell Operating Companies were allowed to provide local telephone and exchange access services as a result of the divestiture of AT&T in 1984.
Layer-1: In networking, the fist phase of the communications protocol of the open system interconnection (OSI) model, also referred to as the physical layer, which provides the transmission of bits over the network medium.
Layer 2: The second layer of the open system interconnection (OSI) model that contains the physical address of a client or server station, also called the data link layer.
Layer 3: The third layer of the open system interconnection (OSI) model, which contains the logical address of a client or server station.
Layer 4: Also known as the transport layer, it is the layer of the open system interconnection (OSI) model which provides end-to-end management of the communications session.
Layer 5: The fifth layer of the open system interconnection (OSI) model that initiates and manages the communications session.
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(LCD) Liquid Crystal Display: An electro-optical display technology that uses rod-shape molecules that flow like liquid and bend light.
(LDAP) Lightweight Directory Application Protocol: A protocol that is implemented in querying directory databases.
(LEC) Local Exchange Carrier: Any authorized carrier that has been given permission by the state PUC to provide local voice-level telecommunications services within a predetermined area
(LEOS) Low Earth Orbit Satellite: Satellites that orbit the earth at lower altitudes.
(LID) Line Information Database: These databases contain all valid telephone and calling card numbers, and when a user places a calling card call, these databases can provide validation.
(LMDS) Local Multipoint Distribution Service: A wireless cable system that enables greater upstream bandwidth than most other wireless services from a fixed station for entertainment video and CLEC services.
(LNP) Local Number Portability: A feature that allows customers to maintain their present telephone numbers when they change carriers for incoming calls.
(LO) Local Origination Programming: Material developed by an individual cable television system specifically for the community it serves.
Local Loop: The wire that connects a home or business to a telephone company’s central office.
Local-To-Local: The retransmission by DBS of local TV signals back into their local broadcast markets.
Long Distance: A call in the public switched telephone network that goes beyond the local calling area.
Loop: A pair of wires that connects the central office to the telephone set. The telephone set is the location of the telephone.
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(MAE) Metro Area Exchange: Major access points in a network in the Internet.
(MAN) Metropolitan Area Network: A communications network that covers a large portion of a city or a large campus through which two or more LANs interconnect.
(MDF) Main Distribution Frame: A unit that connects between outside plant cables and internal lines or line equipment in the central office (CO).
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(MDS) Multipoint Distribution Service: A pay-TV broadcast delivery service through microwave frequencies from a fixed station to multiple small dish antennas.
(MF) Multi-Frequency: A frequency composed of two or more frequencies.
Miles of Plant: Number of cable plant miles laid or strung by a cable system; the cable miles in place.
(MM) Millimeter: A unit of measure for one thousandth of a meter.
MMDS (Multi-Channel/Multi-Point Distribution System): A wireless cable service using microwaves to transmit multiple television signals to customers.
MODEM (Modulator–Demodulator): An electronic device that allows users to connect computers and other equipment in their homes, schools, or businesses to a network for the purpose of sending and/or receiving data.
(MPEG) Moving Picture Experts Group: An international group that sets standards for compressing video images.
(MPLS) Multiprotocol Label Switching: A technical description for layer 3 switching using labels of fixed-Length to quicken the pace in traffic paths.
(MSO) Multiple System Operator: A major cable TV organization that has franchises in multiple locations.
(MUX) Multiplexer: A device that combines many input devices into one compiled signal to be carried over one telephone line.
Must Carry: A policy, developed by the FCC in the 1960s and codified by Congress in 1992, requiring cable systems to carry the analog signal of a local television station if that broadcaster so chooses (see also RETRANSMISSION CONSENT). The Supreme Court voted 5-4 in 1997 to uphold must carry for analog broadcast television signals.
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(NAP) Network Access Point: Also known as the Internet Exchanges (IXS), it is a point where major Internet service providers come together and interconnect with each other.
Narrowcasting: Delivery of programming that addresses a specific need or highly focused audience.
Near Video On Demand: The practice of offering the same programming on different channels at different times so that customers do not have to wait long for a desired show to begin.
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(NEL) Network Element Layer: The layer of an integrated digital network whose function and capabilities include the information necessary for billing and collection, for routing or transmission of a telecommunications service.
Network Non-Duplication Rules: FCC rules prohibiting a cable operator from importing a network’s broadcast signals from a distant television market when they are available simultaneously from a local network affiliate.
(NIC) Network Interface Card: An interface card that interconnects all the adapters in a computer to provide access to the network.
Node: A connection point in a cable system (often where a fiber enters a neighborhood and connects to coaxial cables serving 200-1000 individual homes).
Noise: Static and other distortions to an electronic signal which degrade the quality of television pictures and sound received by the consumer.
(NPA) Numbering Plan Area: The first three digits of a North American telephone number, often an “area code”, in which the first digit cannot be a 1 or a 0 and that the remaining numbers can be 2 through 9.
(NPAC) Number Portability Administration Center: A national database that keeps track of all ported number at the national and regional levels.
(NSP) Network Service Provide: An Internet provider that offers high-speed backbone services.
(NTSC) National Television System Committee: Responsible for the specifications administered by the FCC for commercial broadcasting.
Number Portability: The right of telephone customers to keep their existing phone numbers if they change locations or service providers.
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Off The Air: Refers to the reception of broadcast television signals with a local antenna (either roof-top or set-top) instead of through a cable or satellite dish.
OpenCable: An initiative of the cable industry (through CableLabs) to develop and label a new generation of interoperable digital boxes available through retail stores that will provide subscribers with video, data, and interactive services.
Operating Income: Generally defined as a company’s income before interest payments and taxes.
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Optical Amplifier: A device that receives an optical signal and amplifies it and retransmits it as an optical signal to the system.
(OSI) Open System Interconnection: A logical structure developed by the International Standards Organization to enable devices from multiple vendors to communicate with any other OSI-compliant system.
OSP (On-Line Service Provider): An interactive computer service such as Road Runner, @Home, or AOL which provides subscribers with proprietary information as well as access to the Internet (compare with ISP).
(OSS) Operations Support Systems: A system that processes telecommunications information which supports various management functions like network management, inventory control, maintenance, trouble ticket reporting, surveillance and service provisioning.
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Packet: A group of bits switched as a unit block of data used for transmission in a packet- switched network.
Pay Cable: A network or service available for an added monthly fee. Also called premium. Some services, call mini-pay, are marketed at an average monthly rate below that of full-priced premium.
Pay Cable Unit: Each premium service to which a household subscribes is counted as one unit.
Pay-Per-View: Pay service that enables a subscriber to order and view events or movies on an individual basis.
(PBX) Private Branch Exchange: A private telephone system switch that interconnects telephone extensions to each other, as well as to the outside telephone network.
(PCM) Pulse Code Modulation: The sampling of a signal and each sample is then digitized so as to have it transmitted over a medium.
(PCN) Personal Communications Network: A kind of wireless communications system that transmits through low-power antennas and uses lightweight and inexpensive handsets.
(PCS) Personal Communications Service: A wireless service concept that allow users to communicate with the combination of terminal and personal mobility. The allocation of spectrum in the 1800-1900 MHz band is called the PCS band.
PEG (Public, Educational, and Governmental): See ACCESS CHANNELS.
Penetration: The number of homes actually served by cable in a given area, expressed as a percentage of homes passed (e.g. cable penetration in November 1998 was 67.4 percent nationwide).
(PIC) Primary Inter-Exchange Carrier: The carrier for interstate and international calling that can be accessed without being required to dial extra digits. Calls get automatically routed to the customer's “PIC”.
Point of Presence: A site where telecommunications companies (such as cellular and long distance providers) physically interconnect their systems with other networks (such as local telephone companies or cable companies).
Pole Attachment: The place where, for a fee, cable systems attach their wires to telephone or utility poles.
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(POP) Point of Presence: The location at which a line from a long distance carrier (IXC) connects into a local telephone carrier's switching network facility.
(POTS) Plain Old Telephone Service: The basic telephone lines connecting most residential and small business users to the public telephone network.
(PPP) Point-to Point Protocol: A data link protocol that is popular for Internet access and for carrying higher level protocols, while supporting both asynchronous and synchronous lines.
Premium Services: Individual channels such as HBO and SHOWTIME which are available to cable customers for a monthly subscription fee.
Progressive: A scanning format used by computer monitors and some television sets where each picture frame is presented sequentially and is scanned continuously from the top left of the screen down to the bottom right corner (compare with INTERLACED).
(PRI) Primary Rate Interface: An interface standard for integrated services digital network providing a total of 1.544 MBPS.
(PSC) Public Service Commission: Also known as the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), a state regulatory body that oversees public utility service providers.
(PSN) Packet Switching Node: A node in a packet-switching network, supporting the formatting, transmitting and routing packets.
(PSTN) Public Switched Telecom Network: The common domestic telecommunications network that is access by private branch exchange trunks, telephones, and Centrex systems.
(PTM) Packet Transfer Mode: A technique of packet switching and transmission that enables more effective sharing of network resources by various users.
(PUC) Public Utility Commission: A state regulatory body that is responsible for establishing and implementing public policy and regulating intrastate utilities.
(PVC) Permanent Virtual Connection: A point-to-point virtual connection scheduled ahead of time for a long-term connection between data terminal equipment.
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(RADSL) Rate Adaptive DSL: A modem technology (DSL) that maximizes the digital speed of copper lines and adjusts speeds in reference to signal quality.
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(RBOC) Regional Bell Operating Company: The regional holding companies that resulted from the divestiture of A T& T. The previous 22 bell telephone companies were combined into 7 regional companies in 1984.
Regional Hubs: Fiber optic rings that link several adjacent or regional headends, thus improving reliability, lowering costs, and expanding cable’s offerings to include Internet access and telephone service.
Retransmission Consent: A policy enacted by Congress in 1992 requiring cable operators to secure the consent of local television stations before retransmitting their signals. Instead of retransmission consent, broadcasters may choose MUST CARRY.
(RF) Radio Frequency: The range on the electromagnetic frequencies with radio transmission.
(RJ-11 Jack) Registered Jack -11: The type of phone jack that local telephone companies wire for most residential homes and which can only hold one line.
Router: A device that forwards data packets of a specific protocol type from one logical network to another logical network, based on routing tables and routing protocols.
(RSVP) Resource Reservation Protocol: A network protocol that signals a router to reserve a resource along the data path for real-time transmission.
(RT) RingbackTone: Also known as an audible ringing tone, it is the signal that the calling party hears during the ringing interval as an audio tone interrupted at a slow repetition rate.
(RTP) Real Time Protocol: An Internet protocol for the transmission of voice and video.
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Satellite: Communications device usually located in geostationary orbit, which receives transmissions from earth and retransmits them to different parts of the globe.
(SBC) SBC Communications Inc: A regional telecommunications company made up of Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell, Nevada Bell and Cellular One.
(SCE) Service Creation Environment: Software for inputting comprehensive and elaborate enhanced service specifications.
(SCP) Service Control Point: Software that enables carriers' computers to offer enhanced services by handling 800 numbers, collect and third-party billing calls, as well as calling cards, while involving the customer with data interaction.
Scrambling: An electronic security technique used to render a TV signal unviewable unless it is processed and restored by an authorized decoder or descrambler.
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Set Top Box: see BOX, CONVERTER, and DESCRAMBLER.
Share: The percent of television households tuned to a particular program or category of programming.
SHVA (Satellite Home Viewer Act): Federal law (section 119 of the Copyright Act) which gives direct-to-home satellite distributors such as DBS a compulsory license for the retransmission of broadcast television programming. The SHVA will expire on December 31, 1999, unless extended by Congress.
Signaling: The transmission of electrical signals that contain switching information between stations, user's premises, offices and various central offices.
(SLIP) Serial Line Internet Protocol: A protocol that enables a computer to utilize Internet Protocol via high-speed modem and a telephone line.
SMATV (Satellite Master Antenna Television): Small-scale, private cable system using a central rooftop antenna to serve the TV sets in an apartment building, hotel, or multiple dwelling unit.
(SMDS) Switched Multimegabit Data Service: A fast packet-switching service offered by local telephone companies to provide cross-premises communications services between LANs.
(SMS) Service Management System: A system that coordinates all of the national 800 telephone numbers for all the US telephone companies through service control points (SCP).
(SONET) Synchronous Optical Network: An American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard for high speed, fiber optical transmission on the network.
Spot Revenue: Revenue from advertising placed on a cable system by a local or national advertiser.
(SS7) Signaling System #7: An addressing protocol for setting up calls and providing a faster processing of a call by operating out of band, for transaction services such as caller ID, automatic recall and call forwarding.
(SSP) Service Switching Point: Software capable of sending triggering signals to service control points and queering these databases for information to process telephone calls.
(STP) Shielded Twisted Pair: A two-wire twisted metallic transmission line that is protected by a sheath of conductive material.
(STPs) Signal Transfer Points: Packet switches that routes signals over paths completely separate from the voice paths.
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(STS) Synchronous Transport Signal: The signal rate carried over a Synchronous Optical Network (SONET).
Subscriber: This term is used interchangeably with household.
Switch: A mechanical or electronic device for making, breaking, or changing the direction flow of electrical or optical signals from one side to the other.
Syndicated Exclusivity (SYNDEX): Federal requirement that cable systems black out syndicated programming from distant signals (out-of-town television stations) for which a local broadcaster has exclusive contractual rights. For example, cable operators cannot import “I Love Lucy” as part of a distant TV signal if a local broadcaster has purchased the syndication rights for that program in its market. (The FCC eliminated this requirement in 1980 and subsequently reimposed it in 1990.)
System: Facility that provides cable service in a given geographic area, comprised of one or more headends.
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T-I: Two pairs of copper wire that can carry 24 DS-O signals at a rate of 1.544 MBPS.
(TA) Terminal Adapter: An external device, which connects computers to an ISDN line.
TANDEM: A special ILEC switch which interconnects local ILEC switches directly serving providing dial tone to users with IXC or CLEC switches and/or networks.
(TCP/IP) Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol: A communications protocol developed by the Department of Defense to inter-network dissimilar systems and operates at layers 3 and 4 (network and transport, respectively) of the OSI model.
(TDM) Time Division Multiplexing: A digital multiplexing method to merge signals from two or more channels, such as telephones, computers, and video, into a common channel for transmission over telephone lines.
(TELCO) Public Telephone Company: A company that provides telecommunication services.
Teleradiology: A system that enables the viewing and processing of images within a hospital's nuclear medicine departments or remote image viewing from home computers or remote sites.
(TELNET) Virtual Terminal Protocol: An Internet service that allows a user to create an interactive session with a computer on a different network as if they were actually on that system.
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Tier: A package of television channels offered to customers for a single price. Most cable systems have more than one tier, e.g., a basic package including local broadcast stations, and one or more expanded tiers featuring popular cable program networks. In addition, cable operators offer premium subscription services, such as HBO and SHOWTIME, and pay-per-view events such as movies, boxing matches, and concerts.
(TMN) Telecommunications Management Network: A network using a set of international standards that interconnects and interfaces with a telecommunications network in order to interchange information in order to control and maintain the telecommunications network.
Translator: Relay system that picks up distant television signals, converts the signals to another channel to avoid interference, and retransmits them into areas the original television station could not reach.
Transponder: The part of a satellite that receives and retransmits a signal.
Transport: The transfer access service to and from a point of presence (POP) serving wire center and a customer's serving wire center or end office (EO).
Trunk: A communications network that can be used to connect circuits between switches or to interconnect switches themselves to form a network.
Trunking: Transporting signals from one central point in a cable system (such as a headend) to another site without serving customers directly. Trunking can be accomplished by using fiber optics, coaxial cable, or microwave, although fiber is now the norm for the cable industry.
(TV) Television: An electronic system of transmitting transient images and sound by means of electronic signals transmitted through wires and optical fibers.
Twisted Pair: The wire traditionally used by telephone companies to connect customers to their central offices. It consists of two or more strands of color-coded copper wire bound together in a protective sheath.
Two-Way: See INTERACTIVE.
(TWTA) Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers: The main microwave repeaters or transmitters on a satellite.
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(UDP) User Datagram Protocol: A host-to-host protocol, which allows an application program on one computer to send a datagram to an application on another computer via packet-switched communications network.
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Unbundling: Requiring local exchange companies to separate the various components of their telephone service into independently available and separately priced features, such as the local loop, switching, operator assistance, and billing.
Underground Installation: Installing coaxial and fiber cable underground as opposed to hanging it from poles (compare with AERIAL PLANT).
(UNE) Unbundled Network Elements: Parts and components of a system that are sold separately, including local loops, OSS, local and tandem switches, as well as network interface devices.
Universal Service: A fund to which interstate carrier must contribute in order to provide access to the advanced interexchange telecommunications services to those people living in rural areas and where it world otherwise not be cost-efficient to invest.
Unserved Area: See WHITE AREA.
Upstream: Flow of information from a customer back up through a cable system to the headend.
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(VCR) Video Cassette Recorder: A recording and playback machine that takes signals from a television camera via a television receiver and records them on magnetic tapes.
Video On Demand: The ability to provide television programming to customers upon request (see also NEAR VIDEO ON DEMAND).
(VOD) Voice Operated Device: A device that is operated by a system with speech recognition.
(VPI/VCI) Virtual Path Identifier Virtual Channel Identifier: The combination of the address of a virtual circuit and of a virtual path, thereby identifying a connection on an ATM network.
(VPN) Virtual Private Network: A private switched network that allows sites that are connected with one another to contact each other without dialing all eleven digits.
(VRU) Voice Response Unit: A device that is capable to form a spoken message from an assortment of stored words.
(VSAT) Very Small Aperture Terminal: A small earth station for satellite transmission and which is made up of one master earth station and several two-way satellite terminals. Commonly used by multinational firms in the transmission of fax, voice, and data throughout a widespread area.
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(WAN) Wide Area Network: A network that connects two or more LANs in multiple cities via telephone lines.
(WDN) Wavelength Division Multiplexing: A technology that utilizes the transmission of multiple light signals simultaneously through the same optical fiber, while preserving the integrity of each individual signal.
White Area: An area unserved by a local, over-the-air broadcast signal (outside its grade B contour).
(WLL) Wireless Local Loop: A system that uses radio waves, as a substitute for copper in making telephone connections from your home or office to the public switched telephone network (PSTN).
(WWW) World Wide Web: A basic way of communication through the Internet for world- wide hypertext linking of multimedia documents.
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