South East Central Illinois Regional

Broadband SummitPresented by: Ryan Whitlock

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Company Overview

Locations• Mattoon, IL• Houston, TX• Pittsburg, PA

• •Over 10,000 miles of fiber network• 6 diverse routes to Internet peersNetwork

Markets • > 240,000 customers

IPTV and Broadband • ~30,000 IPTV Subscribers• ~125,000 HSI Subscribers

• CNSL on NASDAQInvestor Info

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Consolidated Market Areas

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Consolidated Market Areas

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Broadband Product Overview

Basic DSL Service

– 1 to 10Mb/s

– Single Copper Pair

– $15 to $70 based on term / speed

– Basic Internet and Email

Premium DSL Service

– 20Mb/s+

– Two Copper Pairs

– $70 - $100 based on term / speed

– Enhanced download/upload

Metro Ethernet

– 4 to 1,000Mb/s

– Multiple copper pairs or fiber

– $550 and up based on term / speed

– Carrier grade connectivity with SLA

Broadband Deployment

First broadband deployed in 2000

–384k ADSL

Deployed IPTV product in 2004

–An early adopter in the U.S.

Currently reaching 96% of customer base with a broadband product

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Preparing for the Future

Investment in backbone network

FTTx – “Greenfield” environments

Expand copper-based services– MEoC – the ½ step to fiber

– Extended reach DSL

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Challenges

• Backbone Network Stress– Youtube, Netflix, etc

• Some Rural Areas Simply Not Profitable to Deploy

• Balancing Revenue Pressure & Capital Investment

– Loss of Landlines

– Competition

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