February 16,2012

West Hartford Town Auditorium900 Chapel Street

New Haven, CT 06510

203-498-3000

ccmtraining@ccm-ct.org

Keepers of the Pole 101: Wire-Based Utility Attachments

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Speakers:

Jack McCoy

CIO Town Of ManchesterPresident Ct GMISLegislature Appointment to Ct Broadband Internet Coordinating Council

Bobby AshtonI/T Director Town of GlastonburyCt GMIS Vice President and Board Member

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why municipal wire-based attachments are important• The Information World Runs on Connectivity

– Systems Sharing ----- Financial Management Systems with access for Town and School District ----- Finance Departments

– Security – Web Cam Surveillance ----- Police– Card Entry ----- Door Entry Systems ----- Public Works and School

Admin – Energy Management ----- HVAC Controls --- Public Works – Fuel Management ----- Energy Systems (Gasoline, Nat Gas &

Electric) Migrations --- Public Works / Police– Community Wireless Access ----- Disaster Response, Community

WiFi --- Public Safety, Planning– Traffic Control ----- Traffic Light Control (won’t mention web cam

ticketing!--- Police) ---- Public Works

– . . . • And The $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

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why municipal wire-based attachments are important• And The $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

– Town & School District Cabling Projects --- Point to Point to Point Efficiency

– Telephone – Centrex and PSTN out --- I/P VOIP Telephony In!

– Schools and the Internet Access thru CEN --- T1’s not enough at about $1,000/month per school to get to the CEN point in the Town.

• Any One of these may cost-justify a new Connectivity project!

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why municipal wire-based attachments are important• The Information World Runs on Connectivity• $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

3 ways to connect your Municipality’s Information Computing Facilities–Buy Services from TelCo’s and CableCo’s and Internet Providers (T1’s, DSL, Cable Modems, Wireless . . . ) –Lease “Dark Fiber” Connections from providers in your community (e.g. in CT: Fiber Tech Inc., Verizon, maybe your local Cable Company) who lease “Space” from Pole Owners (CL&P and AT&T). –Build your own “Municipal Gain” based connections in the Utility infrastructure (in your community rights-of-way on poles and in conduits)

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.Buy – Lease - Build

• Buy monthly service connections between your buildings networks: Originally the only way; still available and priced according to speed/capacity levels available for point-to-point connections. You build your interfaces to standard service interfaces.

• Lease “Dark Fiber”: strands of unlit, no laser driven data, fiber optic cables between your buildings. Fixed monthly price and your own network equipment at both ends of the cable sets the data speeds.

• Build - attach municipally owned dark fiber optic bundle of cables to Utility infrastructure (Poles and conduit) and to Your Municipal Technology. Capital one-time-costs plus obligations in Pole Attachment Agreement to respond to Pole Owner “move” and maintenance orders.

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. Build – Obligations: * Application Procedure

(2 Administrator/Owners)

* Bid Specification * Implementation * Ongoing Attention &

Operations. (or oops!)• Build - attach to Utility infrastructure . A capital, one-time, costs / benefits analysis• - Segway to the $s per mile and $s per Pole models. . .

– Additionally: Need Human Resource (Project Management Talent) to do the Capital Project.The Project Manager will Apply to Pole Administrator(s), write the specification (geographic and technical), and

administrate the cable build from building penetrations through pole attachments (and maybe specify and procure your building LAN equipment if not in place already).Ongoing operation of the completed network will then include fixing accidents and responding to Pole Administrator(s) PUCA orders for moves and changes. You now have the obligation to respond to PUCA orders within 45 days or if not (oops!) be financially penalized!

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Cost to Build your Fiber Network

• The Factors that determine the Cost

– Distance– The Number of Facilities Connected– The Make Ready work required on the Poles– What electronics will be needed to complete the

connections into the network

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Some Cost Metrics

• Distance

– Cost for Fiber and Make Ready on Poles is about $ 6.00 per foot

• Number of Facilities

– For a typical 24 strand cable The cost for equipment and splicing at each location is about $ 4,000.00 per location.

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Metrics – Pole Make Ready

• Make Ready Work on Poles

– The cost for the make ready work includes initial survey cost plus any changes to the poles that are needed to make space available. The cost is included in the Distance Metric. The cost on a per pole basis is averaging about $ 245.00 per pole with survey and make ready costs combined.

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Metrics - Electronics

• Electronics Cost are very site specific

– Most existing town networks are connected with copper cabling so most of the existing switches lack the necessary fiber interfaces to connect to the fiber cabling. The price for the Electronics will range between $1,000.00 and $ 5,000.00 per location depending on if a switch replacement is needed at the location if the connection will be 1gigabit.

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Spreadsheet Model Available

Contact Bobby Ashton at bobby.ashton@glastonbury-ct.gov for current model of the spreadsheet

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. Project Management

• Apply to Pole Administrator(s) [see application example document set from Manchester],

Structure Access Request – Poles Connecticut To: Third Party Administrator – BMN1 Customer Application Number Connecticut Light and Power 107 Selden Street Berlin, Ct 06037

A payment of $__425___ for the application and survey costs, must accompany this application form.

In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Pole Attachment License Agreement between Town of Manchester and CL&P, application is hereby made for a License to attach communication facilities to 17 poles as indicated on the Pole Data Sheet in the municipality of Manchester. Applicant to indicate action below: x This authorizes CL&P to perform a Field Survey whereby CL&P will determine the availability of pole

structure for occupancy, will estimate what Make Ready work would be required to prepare the poles for occupancy, and will provide an estimated cost for that Make Ready work. Enclosed is a deposit of $425 to be applied toward the cost for CL&P to perform the Field Survey. The cost for the Field Survey will be:

$__0_____ + ($ _25_ X 17 Poles = $425) = $ 425. (Application Fee) (Unit cost per Pole) (No. Poles) (Total Fixed Charge)

It is understood that this will be the total cost for the Field Survey work unless extraordinary expenses

are incurred or changes are requested by Applicant that increase the costs. By signing this application you agree to follow the terms of the above-cited Pole Attachment License Agreement, all applicable laws, and all applicable CL&P policies, procedures and guidelines.

________________________________________ (Town of Manchester Town Hall) (Signed) Billing address for re-occurring lease bill) (Printed) 494 Main Street (City, State & Zip code) (Title) (Manchester) Ct 06040 (Telephone Number) (Date) 860 647 3072 (Office address if different) (E-Mail Address) Town of Manchester Information Systems (City, State & Zip code) (Manchester, Ct 06040) (Telephone Number) 860 647 3072

(To be completed by CL&P Only) Application # Project #:

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. Project Management

• Write the specification (geographic and technical) [see bid spec example with map and pictures documents – efficient new GIS/GPS ways to do this digitally],

EXHIBIT B

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Description of Make Ready Work and Additional Comments

3660 Purnell Place CLP FIBER N Y Remove FA attachment. Anchor cable to back of 901 Main St. Terminate 24 strands in basement

7747 Purnell Place CLP FIBER 1.6 oz/ft N Y May need other pole attachements moved.

3209 Oak St CLP FIBER 1.6 oz/ft N Y Remove FA attachment

3210 Oak St CLP FIBER 1.6 oz/ft N Y Remove FA attachment

3213 Oak St ? FIBER 1.6 oz/ft N Y Remove FA attachment. Pole marked 3213 no CLP Sticker

3214 Oak St ? FIBER 1.6 oz/ft N Y May need other pole attachment.moved. Pole marked 3214 no CLP Sticker

3215 Oak St ? FIBER 1.6 oz/ft N Y Remove FA attachment. Pole marked 215 no CLP Sticker

3216 Oak St ? FIBER 1.6 oz/ft N Y Remove FA attachment. Pole marked 321 no CLP Stickerr

3217 Oak St CLP FIBER 1.6 oz/ft N Y Remove FA attachment

3218 Oak St CLP FIBER 1.6 oz/ft N Y Remove FA attachment

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. Project Management

• administers the cable build from building penetrations through pole attachments [see a bid specification and response documents from Manchester and Glastonbury Cost Model]

901 Main St Fiber Optic Cable RoutePole# Street

Fire Alarm or existing fiber Comment Additional instructions

3660 Purnell Place Yes remove FA attachementAnchor cable to back of 901 Main St. Terminate 24 strands in the basement

7747 Purnell Place no may need other pole attachements moved

3209 Oak St & Purnell Pl Yes remove FA attachement

3210 Oak St Yes remove FA attachement

3213 Oak St Yes remove FA attachement

3214 Oak St no may need other pole attachements moved

3215 Oak St Yes remove FA attachement

4074 Spruce St. Yes Over-lash to existing Town fiber

4071 Spruce St. Yes Over-lash to existing Town fiber Terminate 24 strands in Nathan Hale

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. Project Management

administers the cable build from building penetrations through pole attachments [see bid specification and response documents from Manchester and Glastonbury Cost Model]

4074

Spruce St. Yes

Over-lash to existing Town fiber

4071

Spruce St. Yes

Over-lash to existing Town fiber

Terminate 24 strands in Nathan Hale

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. Management

• Apply to Pole Administrator(s) [see application example document set from Manchester],

• Write the specification (geographic and technical) [see bid spec example with map and pictures documents – consider efficient new GIS/GPS ways to do this],

• and administer the cable build from building penetrations through pole attachments [see bid specification and response documents from Manchester] – (separate but very related - procure your building LAN

equipment if not in place already; often the most expensive step but the step that delivers the project benefit value. Usually done by your I/T staff or provider).

Ongoing operation of the completed network will then include fixing accidents and responding to Pole Administrator(s) PUCA orders for moves and changes.

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OngoingI/T and Public Works Management:possible liability and exposure to your municipality

Ongoing operation of the completed network will then include fixing accidents (cars hitting poles, Storms (!) and responding to Pole Administrator(s)) and PUCA orders for moves and changes.

You now have the obligation to respond to PUCA orders within 45 days or if not (oops!) be financially penalized!

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. Oops Management – How did this happen

From the Municipal Attachment Agreement (the not-so-fine fine print)

Pole Administrator(s) PUCA orders for moves and changes. You now have the obligation to respond to PUCA orders within 45 days or if not (oops!) be financially penalized!

In accordance with the DPUC’s April 30, 2008 decision in Docket No. 07-02-13, Owner shall have 45 days

•Non-Conforming Construction/Shifting Fee• •And the penalty's are: Unauthorized Attachment/Overlashing Fee - Per Pole $84.60. 3

• Non-Conforming Construction/Shifting Fee: per pole per day $84.60. 3

• •BUT the agreement Cap is: •Unauthorized attachments capped at 60 months and 50 attachments per year.

•Failure to Complete Make Ready Work On Time• •The penalty should be the annual attachment rate divided by 12, charged on a per day basis, capped at 30 days, and $2,000/application. Rate: $16.92/12 months,

It’s Good dollars and cents practice to conform and good for your community’s Economic Development for new communications providers to be able to rely on this!

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. On a Positive Note –Why Bother!

•The Information World Runs on Connectivity

– Save Dollars switching from Plain Old Telephone to VOIP over your own network.

– Be Prepared for Disaster Response with Voice, Video and Data at very high speeds on your Capital Cost networks.

– Put Town and School District together for economies of scale and improvements not easily affordable individually.

– . . . •And the future holds opportunity for Towns to directly interconnect over the new State-wide fiber optic network. !!!

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Contact

• Jack McCoy

• Town of Manchester

• jmccoy@manchesterct.gov

• http://www.manchesterct.gov/

• GMIS

• http://www.gmis.org/

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Contacts:• Maria Korenowski

Mkorenowski@ccm-ct.org

203-498-3035