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1 NECCC and UCCC Concept Design Plan for the Northern California Regional Middle-Mile Infrastructure (NCRMMI) Infrastructure Design Implementation Plan August 9, 2012

2 ConceptDesignPlan:Northern CaliforniaRegionalMiddleMile Infrastructure TableofContents I. INTRODUCTION...2 A. WhyistheNorthernCaliforniaRegionalMiddleMileInfrastructure(NCRMMI)Needed?2 B. WhataretheGoalsfortheNCRMMI?...2 C. WhatistheStrategicPlanningFramework?...4 D. WhowillbeResponsibleforNCRMMI?...5 E. WhatInvestmentsareRequired?...5 II. INFRASTRUCTUREDESIGN...6 A. DesignGoalsandStrategies Goals Strategies...6 B. KeyCharacteristicsofNCRMMI FiveMainRings FiveSubRings PointsofPresence IncorporatedCommunitiesandCensusDesignatedPlacesPassedThrough NativeAmericanLandsthatwillhaveAccesstoNCRMMI PotentialAnchorSites CellTowers...9 III. IMPLEMENTATIONPLAN...10 IV.AppendixA:TablesandFigures

3 2 I. INTRODUCTION A. WhyistheNorthernCaliforniaRegionalMiddleMileInfrastructure(NCRMMI) Needed? The16ruralcountiesinNorthernCalifornia(Butte,Colusa,DelNorte,Glenn,Humboldt,Lake, Lassen,Mendocino,Modoc,Plumas,Shasta,Siskiyou,SonomaTehama,Trinity,andYolo) encompassnearly27percentofthestate sgeography,andover1.634millioncalifornianslivein thisregion.thereare54incorporatedcommunitiesand262censusdesignatedplaces.see AppendixA,Table1.0formoredemographics. These16countiesstilllackacomprehensive,integrated,openaccess,middlemilebroadband infrastructuretomeettheircurrentneedsletalonetheirfutureneeds.furthermore,noneof thecountieshasacomprehensivecountywidebackbonesysteminfrastructureinplacethatcan effectivelylinkthelastmilecommunityproviderswhoserveenduserstotheworldwide informationresourcessovitalinthe21stcentury.iniftheforegoingwerenotalreadycausefor concern,thecurrentlyinsufficientserviceprovidedtomanycommunitiesacrossnorthern Californiautilizesagedcoppercable,discontinuedequipment,andoldlinearnondiverse microwaveradioroutes. Consequently,thesecountiescompriseaverylargeandsignificantpocketofunservedand underservedcommunities,enterprises,andcitizens andsignificantbarriersexisttoserving them.figure1.0depictstheunservedandunderservedareasacrossthe16counties. Forexample,thetelecommunicationsindustryfacesmanychallengesincludingregulatory uncertaintyandmigrationfromtraditionalvoiceservices,aswellasaneedtoexpandand increasebroadbandtounservedandunderservedareas.nielsen slaw1ofinternetbandwidth, originallytestedin1998,isstilloutpacingpredictionsnearly14yearslater.atthiscurrentpace, userbroadbandspeedswillsurpass100mbpsby2015. Finally,thetelecommunicationscompaniesthatcurrentlyservevariouscommunitieswithin NorthernCaliforniafaceevenhavemoreriskthantheirmoreurbancounterpartsbecausethey serveadistributedpopulationoverawidegeographywithvastareasofruggedterrain.thus, thesecompaniesmustworkhardertoservefewerpeople,inmostinstancestheydonotenjoy thesamereturnoninvestmentthatlargeurbanbasedcompaniesdo.thus,relianceonsimple marketforcestoservesuchcommunitiesincaliforniawillresultinaverylargenumberofun andunderservedcitizens. B. WhataretheGoalsfortheNCRMMI? TheNorthernCaliforniaRegionalMiddleMileInfrastructureProject(NCRMMI)isdesignedto providearobustnetworkinfrastructureacrossthese16countiesthatwillmeetcurrent broadbandneedsaswellasprovidegrowthcapacityforthenext20to30years.this infrastructurewillbringnextgenerationservicesthatwillpromote:1)economicgrowthof businessesandindustry;2)enhancededucationalservices;3)accesstoincreasedlibrary servicesandresources;4)improvedaccesstoqualityhealthcare;5)interoperabilityofpublic safetyservices;6)onlineaccesstoalllevelsofgovernmentservices;and7)provideeachcitizen theopportunitytoavailthemselvesofthewiderangeofinformationresourcesandservices theydeemappropriatetoimprovetheirqualityoflife.

4 STATE OF CALIFORNIA Wireline and Fixed Wireless Broadband Availability Del Norte Siskiyou Humboldt Shasta Trinity Tehama Butte Glenn Mendocino Yuba Colusa Lake Sutter Modoc Lassen Plumas Sierra Nevada Placer Served, Underserved and Unserved Areas Reflecting new CASF definition of Underserved < 6 Mbps Downstream and 1.5 Mbps Upstream CALIFORNIA Households (2010 Census) Land Area (Square Miles) Total Served Areas Underserved Areas Unserved Areas with Households Areas without Households Served Broadband service at least 6 Mbps down and 1.5 Mbps up Underserved Broadband service slower than 6 Mbps down or 1.5 Mbps up Counties Lakes Highways Unserved Either no service available, or internet access is slower than 768 Kbps down or 200 Kbps up Unpopulated Area 12,577,498 11,238, % 1,083, % 255, % ,564 17, % 22, % 39, % 76, % Sonoma Napa Yolo El Dorado SacramentoAmador Alpine NEVADA Solano Calaveras Marin San Joaquin Contra Costa San Francisco Tuolumne Mono Alameda San Mateo Stanislaus Mariposa Santa Clara Merced Madera Santa Cruz San Benito Fresno Inyo Monterey Kings Tulare San Luis Obispo Kern San Bernardino Pacific Ocean Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Orange Riverside. San Diego Imperial Miles Km Figure 1.0 Data Sources: (1) U.S. Census Bureau, (2) Service availability data submitted by broadband providers as part of the ARRA-funded State Broadband Initiative. Data as of June 30, 2011, revised January Map created by the CPUC, Communications Division, Video Franchising and Broadband Deployment Group, February 2012.

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6 Wehaveadoptedthisframeworkandapproachbecausecurrently,inthe16NorthernCalifornia Counties,thereisonlyapiecemealscatteringoffragmentedandlimitedattemptstodeploy broadband.thereisnocomprehensiveregionalmiddlemileinfrastructureoracompleted countywidebackbonesystem,withoutwhichtherewillbenochangeinadoption. D. WhowillbeResponsibleforNCRMMI? RecognizingthattheycannotmeetNorthernCalifornia sbroadbandaccessneedsbyworking alone,somecurrenttelecommunicationscompaniesandatleastonecommunitybased organization,whichrepresentsinterestsacrossthe16counties,areforminggoldenbear BroadbandLLC(GBB)toimplement,own,manage,andoperatetheNCRMMI. E. WhatInvestmentsareRequired? ThetotalinitialcapitalprojectcosttoimplementNCRMMIisestimatedat$120million. GoldenBearBroadband,LLC(GBB)intendstosubmitaCASFinfrastructuregrantapplicationfor 90%funding,orupto$108million.Thematching10%funding,or$12million,willcomefrom GBBmembersandpotentialothersourcesandinvestors.Thecapitalinvestmentrequiredfrom eachgbbmemberwillbedependentuponthenumberofmembercompaniesthatparticipate inthegbbandtheamountsthatcanbesecuredfromothersourcesandnonmemberinvestors. 5

7 6 II. INFRASTRUCTUREDESIGN Figure3.0depictstheoverallconceptualarchitecturefortheNCRMMI.TheNCRMMIcovers 2,500routemilesacrossthe16counties.Itiscomprisedof1,452milesofexistingfiberowned bylonghaulorrurallocalexchangecarriersand1,043milesofnewconstructioninterconnected inaringarchitectureusingafullyrecoverableandscalabletechnologicalplatform.thereare two masterrings equippedtointerconnectandintegratefivemajorgeographicareasviafive mainfiberringsandfivesubringstoprovideformaximumreachandedgeaccess. A. DesignGoalsandStrategies 1. Goals Developareliable,diverse,integratedandsecurenetworkarchitecture; Integrateandconnectwitheachofthecountywidebackbonesystems; Provideanchorinstitutions(education,healthdeliveryfacilities,librariespublicsafety) fiberaccesstoncrmmidirectlyorviathecountywidebackbonesystems; Providelastmileaccessbybusinesses,governmentagenciesandresidentsviacounty widebackbonesystems;and ProvideaccessbyCommercialLastMileInternetProvidersviadirectconnectionorcell towers. 2. Strategies Utilizeexistingfiberwhereverpossible; Utilizeotherexistingresourceswhenpossible(conduits,poles,colocation,etc.); Deployasmuchfiberundergroundasiscosteffective; Deployequipmentforregenerationandaccessisdesignedtobalancecostswhile providingfutureexpandingaccesslocationneeds; Passthroughasmanycommunitiesasfeasible; ConnectAnchors;and ConnectCellTowerstoNCRMMIviafiber. B. KeyCharacteristicsofNCRMMI TheNCRMMIdesignincludesexistingandnewlyconstructedfiberconnectedinaring architectureusingafullyrecoverableandscalabletechnologicalplatform.newconstruction includesuseofcounty/cityroad,railroad,statehighway,andutilityrightsofway.construction methodsemployedareplow,bore,opentrench,accessibleaerial,andinaccessibleaerial. ThemajorityoftheNCRMMIwillbeundergroundalongrailroadroutesandmajorhighways. Thereareroutesoftheinfrastructurethatwilluseaerialconnectedtopowerpoles; unfortunately,thisistheonlyconstructionmethodavailableoncertainroutes.

8 Northern California Regional Middle Mile Fiber Planning 8/15/12 ± TBD * * Æc 3 * Æc 1 Æc * Æc * Legend * ^_ 2 * 5 Branch, Build Sub-Ring, Build Main Ring, Build Branch, Existing 2 4A Sub-Ring, Existing Main Ring, Existing 5 5 Æc * 3A * Æc Æc * * Æc ^_ A * Æc ** Æc * ^_ 1 1 Æc Æc * 3 * 1 2B * ÆcÆc Æc * Æc * 2 2A To Be Determined Cell Tower Sites ^_ Level3 POP Community College State Universities Hospital Build Types 1. Plow 2. HDD (Bore) 3. Exception 4. Aerial (Normal) 5. Aerial (Exception) Æc Library * K Miles

9 8 Inthecaseoftheroutesthataredesignedtouseexistingfiberacquiredfromtheproviders,GBB willacquireonepairoffibers(anotherpairreservedforfuturegrowthneeds).newly constructedrouteswillhaveaminimumof72fiberstrands;theremaybelocationswherethe routemayhavealargerorsmallernumberoffiberstrands. DesigningtheNCRMMIwithfivemainandfivesubringsallowsagreaternumberof communitiestobeconnectedtoahighlyreliablemiddlemileinfrastructure,whichhasboth minimaldowntimeprobabilityandfullqualityofservicecontrol. Networkmonitoring,provisioning,andmaintenanceforNCRMMIwillbeavailable24/7/365.A multilayernetworkmanagementsupportsystem(nms)willproviderealtimemonitoring, technicianaccess,andcircuitprovisioning.thissupportsoperatingflexibilityforboththe operatorandthecustomerifdesired.thenmswillalsoprovideongoingperformance diagnoses,whichwillalsobeutilizedforplanningandforecastingcustomerandnetwork growth. ThefollowingprovidesaquickoverviewofseveralcharacteristicsintheNCRMMIdesign. 1. FiveMainRings AsdepictedinFigure3.0,therearefivemainringswithinthetwomasterrings.Theseinclude: 1:ReddingYrekaTionestaRedding 2:ReddingTionestaAlturasSusanvilleRenoSacramentoRedding 3:SacramentoEmeryvilleManchesterWilliamsSacramento 4:ManchesterEurekaRedBluffWilliamsManchester 5:EurekaYrekaRedBluffEureka 2. FiveSubRings AsshowninFigure3.0,therearefivesubringsandonebranchwithinthefivemainrings.These include: 2A:SusanvilleQuincyRte395Susanville 2B:SacramentoChicoRedBluffSacramento 2Bb:GridleyOrovilleParadiseChicoGridley 3A:PetalumaManchesterUkiahPetaluma 4A:ManchesterFortBraggWillitsUkiahManchester 5A:RedBluffYrekaEtnaRte36oRedBluff 3. PointsofPresence TheNCRMMIhasthepotentialof60POPlocations.Ofthese,31areonthemainrings.Eachwill beinitiallyprovisionedfortwofullyredundant10gbpslambdasthatcanultimatelygrowto100 Gbps.EachPOPcanbeprovisionedforawiderangeofservices.Servicessupportedinclude traditionalsignalinglegacyserviceformats(t1circuits),butwillalsoproviderangeofhighspeed offeringsrangingfrom1gbpsto10gbps.all31poplocationsarecarrierclasslocationwith backuppower.seeappendixa,table2.0forlistofpointsofpresence. 4. IncorporatedCommunitiesandCensusDesignatedPlacesPassedThrough Asstatedearlier,thereare54IncorporatedCommunitiesand262CensusDesignatedPlacesin the16counties.ofthesetotals,42oftheincorporatedcommunitiesand52ofthecensus

10 DesignatedPlacesareincludedaspartoftheNCRMMIConceptualDesign.Theother12 Incorporatedareproposedtobepartofthecountywidebackbonesystemconceptualdesigns. Ofthe262CensusDesignatedPlaces,52areincludedaspartoftheNCRMMIConceptual Design.Oftheremaining210,139areproposedtobeconnectedtothecountywidebackbone systemsthatwillbelinkedintoncrmmi.seeappendixa,table3.0.notethat71census DesignatedPlacesarecurrentlynotincludedineither.37areassociatedwithcountiesunder theleadershipoftwootherregionalconsortia.wehavenothadachanceworkwiththemto determinehowtheselocationswillbeconnected.likewisewehavenotyetstartedworkon countywidebackbonedesignsforshastaandtehamacounties,representinganother31census DesignatedPlaces 5. NativeAmericanLandsthatwillhaveAccesstoNCRMMI AsshownonamapinAppendixA,Figure4.0thereare51locations/areasdesignatedaspartof NativeAmericanLandsinNorthernCalifornia.Weareintheprocessofverifyingspecific locationssowecandeterminewhetherornottheselocationsareonthencrmmiorcounty widedesigns.ifnot,weplantofigureouthowtobestreachandservethem. 6. PotentialAnchorSites Therearenearly90potentialmajoranchorsitesthatcouldbeconnectedviafiberdirectlyto NCRMMIortothecountywidebackbonesystem.SeeAppendixA,Table4.0forastarterlist. 7. CellTowers Thereare31wirelesstowerlocationsplanned.SeeAppendixA,Table6.0forthelistand proposedimplementationplan. 9

11 III. IMPLEMENTATIONPLAN Theoverallapproachtoimplementationwillbetoinitiallylighttherouteswhereexistingfiber hasbeenacquiredandwherethereisthegreatestpotentialtogeneraterevenue.apreliminary constructionscheduleisinappendixa,table5.0.atthispoint,itissubjecttosignificant changesdependingonanumberoffactors. TheOSPenvironmental/engineeringworkwillstartupongrantawardapproval.Theanchor buildsandwirelessbackhaulbuildswillbeginimmediatelyfollowinggrantapprovalandwe'll beginwithconnectingtheanchorsites.gbbwillimplementconnectionstothecelltowers.see AppendixA,Table6.0foralistandschedule.Thisstrategyallowsforquickrevenuegeneration bylightingtheiruroutes,andgetsmemberslowcostinternetaccess. Additionaldetailedplanningofanimplementationplanisunderwayandalternativescenarios willbepresentedtothegbbwhenitisofficiallyformed. 10

12 IV. AppendixA:TablesandFigures 11

15 APPENDIX A TABLE 3.0 Infrastructure Plans for Incorporated Communities and Census Designated Places COUNTY 2000 Land Area (Square Miles) 2010 Census Population Persons per Square Mile No. Incorporated Places NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BROADBAND PLAN 2010 Population of Incorporate d Places Included as part of NCRMMI Conceptual Design Connected to NCRMMI via Proposed Countywide Backbone Conceptual Design No. Census Designated Places 2010 Population of Census Designated Places Included as part of NCRMMI Conceptual Design Connected to NCRMMI via Proposed County-wide Backbone Conceptual Design REDWOOD COAST CONNECT DEL NORTE 1,008 28, , , ,924 HUMBOLDT 3, , , , ,145 MENDICINO 3,509 87, , , ,993 TRINITY 3,179 13, , ,314 Sub-total 11, , , , ,376 % of State 7.22% 0.71% Not in Either Design 2010 Population of the Balance of County NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA CONNECT BUTTE 1, , , , ,123 LASSEN 4,557 34, , , ,120 MODOC 3,944 9, , , ,067 PLUMAS 2,554 20, , , ,098 SHASTA 3, , , , ,866 SISKIYOU 6,287 44, , , ,536 TEHAMA 2,951 63, , , ,314 Sub-total 25, , , , ,124 % of State 16.49% 1.53% UPSTATE CALIFORNIA CONNECT COLUSA 1,151 21, , , ,864 GLENN 1,315 28, , , ,448 LAKE 1,258 64, , , ,861 SONOMA 1, , , , ,835 Sub-total 5, , , , ,008 % of State 3.40% 1.61% 64.08% 15.52% 20.40% CONNECTED CAPITAL REGION YOLO 1, , , , ,919 Sub-total 1, , , , ,919 % of State 0.65% 0.54% TOTALS 43,298 1,633, , , ,427 STATE 155,959 37,253, COUNTRY Region % of State 27.76% 4.39% Sources: CPUC and County Business Patterns, U.S. Census Bureau Nonemployer Data We have not worked with Redwoood Coast and Connected Capital on County-wide Bacbone Designs Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative is addressing these communities as part of its ARRA project We have not developed County-wide Backbone Conceptual Designs for these counties 8/8/20123:25 PM

16 NativeAmericanLands in California Smith River Fort Bidwell Del Karuk Elk Valley Norte XL Ranch Quartz Valley Modoc Cedarville Resighini Siskiyou Alturas Yurok Lookout Big Lagoon Hoopa Likely Trinidad Valley Big Bend Blue Lake Roaring Creek Montgomery Creek Pit River Table Bluff Humboldt Shasta Lassen Rohnerville Trinity Redding Susanville Tehama Round Greenville Valley Paskenta Plumas Laytonville Grindstone Mechoopda Sherwood Valley Mendocino Butte Glenn Berry Creek Sierra Redwood Valley Mooretown Enterprise Colusa Coyote Valley Upper Lake Colusa Nevada Pinoleville Robinson Yuba Placer Guidiville Manchester-Point Cortina Arena Lake Sutter AuburnEl Dorado Woodfords Hopland Rumsey Shingle Springs Washoe Ranches Stewarts Point Napa Yolo Alpine Big Valley Ione Band of Miwok Amador Sulphur Bank Jackson Sonoma Sacramento Bridgeport Dry Creek Solano Calaveras Middletown Tuolumne Marin Lytton Chicken Ranch Tuolumne Mono Contra Costa San Benton Paiute Joaquin San Francisco Alameda Stanislaus Mariposa San Mateo Bishop Madera Santa Clara Merced Picayune North Fork Big Pine Big Sandy Santa Cruz Table Mountain Cold Springs Fort Independence Fresno Lone Pine San Benito Timbi-Sha Shoshone Tulare Pacific Ocean Santa Rosa Inyo Monterey Kings Tule River Appendix A Figure 3.0 Miles NativeAmericanLands San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara Santa Ynez Fort Mojave Chemehuevi Ventura Reservations & Rancherias Los Angeles Twenty-Nine Palms San Manuel Colorado Tribal Designated Statistical Areas* Morongo River Soboba Agua Caliente Riverside Cabazon County Borders Orange Pechanga Ramona Augustine Cahuilla Pala Santa Rosa Torres-Martinez Pauma and Yuima Los Coyotes Rincon Santa Ysabel Imperial * Tribal Designated Statistical Areas San Pasqual Inaja and Cosmit Fort Yuma are Census-delineated areas that La Jolla Mesa Grande San contain a concentration of individuals Barona Diego Ewiiaapaayp who identify with a federally recognized Manzanita Capitan Grande Sycuan Campo American Indian tribe that does not currently Jamul have a legally established land base. Viejas La Posta Source: US Census Bureau, Kern San Bernardino

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