EASTERN ONTARIO REGIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK

EASTERN ONTARIO REGIONAL BROADBAND

NETWORK

Presentation to:City of CornwallApril 26, 2010

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The EOWC - Who We Are

Representing 1,093,000 Citizens

Area is larger than:

-109 countries

-9x PEI

->Vancouver Island

-Equal to Nova Scotia

-50,000 sq kms

-Rugged Topography

-Home 10 FN

Scale

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EORN – What is it?Network Superhighway with higher speeds,

bandwidth and efficiency than currently exists

Rural Urban EORN

Large capacity network that will serve at least 95% of E. Ontario’s population & business with 10Mbps

6A single project covering Eastern Ontario

$170 M

Components of the Network

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Fibre GigE Switches

Access Towers, radios,

and DSL

Satellite

What Does This Mean For Eastern Ontario

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Rural Connections EORN Regional Broadband Project

Capacity 1.5 Mbps 10 Mbps (by 2013)

Coverage 75% of the geographical area

95% of the population

Funding Up to 33.3% funding responsibility of municipality

Less than 6% funding responsibility of the 13 EOWC Municipalities

Higher speeds, more capacity and greater reach

Bandwidth to the Consumer

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What does this mean for Cornwall?

Access to Gigabit Ethernet technology scalable and affordable

Capacities that do not exist today

Bandwidth for the future

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What does this mean for Cornwall?

Ability to compete with communities like Boston, Montreal

Fundamental shift in the economics for service providers offering services to the consumer

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Announcement of FundingJuly 30,2009 ($110 m)

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Project Implementation

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2009 2010 2011 2012

RFP & Award X

Fibre X X

Gig E Switches X X

Satellite X X

Access (DSL, Wireless, Etc.)

X X

EOWC Digital Summit March 24th and 25th 2009 in Kingston.

Over 120 registrants from the four key sectors of government, education, health and business.

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Matt Wenger Bernard Lord

Key Note Speakers

Governance - EORN Incorporated Not-for-Profit Company

9 Member Board of Directors

Skills and abilities Board

First Nations Membership

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Sharing Formula

Canada $55 m

Ontario $55 m

Private Sector $50 m

EOWC Inc. $10 m16

Financial Contribution Requested

$258,580

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Formula

$10 Million = Municipal Share

Transport (Fibre & GigE) = 62.94% of $10 million

Access (Access & Satellite = 32.05% of $10 million

Project Management = 5% of $10 million

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Cornwall’s Contribution

Transport = $104,900

Access = $131,941

Project Man = $ 21,739

$258,580

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