Oregon Projects 1 Applicant Bend Cable Communications, LLC, Bend, Ore. Contact Melanie Grandjacques 541 312 6561 Project title Wireless Broadband for Rural Oregon Grant request $ 4,125,744 Description Wireless broadband over licensed spectrum is the most economical way to reach underserved, low density areas for access to education, healthcare and employment opportunities in rural Central Oregon. Unemployment in much of the service area far exceeds of the national average; broadband will provide economic growth and job creation. 2 Applicant Home Telephone Company, Condon, Ore. Contact Timothy Ulrich 608 664 4114 Project title Home Telephone Company: project to serve rural, remote and unserved establishments Program BIP Project type Last Mile Remote Area Grant request $ 5,337,020 Description Home Telephone Company, a subsidiary of TDS Telecom, proposes a project to bring high speed DSL broadband service to remote, unserved households within its rural service territory, which is comparable to the DSL service provided in its more populated areas. The network is also engineered so that it can be easily upgraded at a reasonable cost to meet future needs. 3 Applicant City of Sandy Oregon, Sandy, Ore. Contact Scott Lazenby 503 668 5533 Project title Sandy Broadband Infrastructure Project Program BIP Grant request $ 374,537 $ 374,548 Description The Sandy Broadband Infrastructure Project will provide broadband service to an underseved rural area. It will improve and expand wireless Internet service provided by SandyNet, a municipal Internet service provider operated by the city of Sandy. The project will add new antenna towers upgrade equipment to
8mbps capacity, and provide fiber backhaul. 4 Applicant McMinnville Access Company, McMinnville, Ore. Contact Kathy Tate 503 883 6278 Project title Willamette Valley Rural Broadband Grant request $ 1,359,600 Description To increase broadband adoption and broadband throughput available to rural unserved and underserved areas of Yamhill, Polk and Marion counties in northwest Oregon. To enhance an existing broadband network with stability and capacity that can later be extended to surrounding rural areas. 5 Applicant Lane Council of Governments, Eugene, Ore. Contact Milo Mecham 541 682 4023 Project title Oregon South Central Regional Fiber Consortium Lighting the Fiber Middle Mile Project Project type Middle Mile Grant request $ 8,375,000 Description The Oregon South Central Rural Fiber Consortium Lighting the Fiber Middle Mile Project will bring broadband at needed speeds over currently dark fiber path from Eugene to Klamath Falls, and from Eugene to Roseburg in Douglas County, to community anchor institutions in unserved and underserved portions of Lane, Douglas, and Klamath counties in Oregon, including Klamath Tribal institutions. 6 Applicant Gervais Telephone Company, Gervais, Ore. Contact John Hoffmann 503 792 3611 Project title Marion County Broadband Buildout Grant request $ 314,430 $ 314,430 Description The project is to provide affordable Internet connectivity in one unserved and one underserved area in rural Marion County. This will provide broadband connectivity to both residential and business end users, as well as four anchor institutions without access to sufficient bandwidth.
7 Applicant Western Independent Networks, Inc., Tualatin, Ore. Contact Frank Richter 503 612 4421 Project title Oregon Broadband Alliance Initiative Project type Middle Mile Grant request $ 1,062,900 Description This grant application will provide equipment to increase the network bandwidth capability from 2 GIG to 22 GIG, with the capability of 80 GIG, and includes three fiber cable construction projects. The equipment and construction will provide the network with redundancy, add 2252 new broadband end users, and connect six new access points. 8 Applicant Clackamas County, OR, Oregon City, Ore. Contact David Cummings 503 665 8525 Project title Clackamas Broadband Innovation Initiative (CBII) Project type Middle Mile Grant request $ 4,534,960 Description CBII is a 134.73 mile ring/spur fiber optics network designed to provide low cost point to point middle mile network access to 94 community anchor locations throughout the county while providing backhaul abilities to any private broadband provider desiring to use the network. CBII is a low cost solution to scarcely available fiber optic based high speed broadband availability in the county. 9 Applicant Monroe Telephone Company, Monroe, Ore. Contact John Dillard 541 847 5135 Project title Monroe Telephone Cheshire & Greenbury Buildout Program BIP Grant request $ 4,673,676 $ 2,003,004 Description Monroe Telephone proposes to extend broadband services to underserved rural areas adjacent to its serving area in Census Tracts 103 & 104, Benton County, Oregon and Census Tracts 4.02 & 4.03, Lane County, Oregon. This project uses the latest fiber to the premise technology to deliver very high speed services over fiber optic cables to families, community organizations & businesses.
10 Applicant NextGen Internet Systems Inc., Corvallis, Ore. Contact Theodore Wadman 541 752 2033 Project title NextGenIS 10Gb+ Backhaul & Fixed Wireless Broadband Services in Oregon's Mid Willamette Valley Project type Last Mile Grant request $ 19,391,610 Description Install a 10Gb plus fiber cable and network infrastructure in underserved areas from Eugene to Corvallis, Oregon. Install an open, fixed wireless network to enhance the broadband offering in underserved areas. 11 Applicant Blue Mountain Community College, Pendleton, Ore. Contact Nathan Williams 541 278 5796 Project title Serving the Disadvantaged Through Public Computer Centers in Rural Northeastern Oregon Grant request $ 2,569,191 Description Blue Mountain Community College will establish public computer centers in five dispersed communities in order to expand access to broadband services across rural northeastern Oregon. The centers will provide disadvantaged populations with unprecedented opportunities for education, job skills training, job searches, and global information and networking. 12 Applicant Blue Mountain Community College, Pendleton, Ore. Contact Nathan Williams 541 278 5796 Project title Leaping the Digital Divide in Rural Eastern Oregon Project type Sustainable Broadband Adoption Grant request $ 2,634,951 Description Blue Mountain Community College proposes to bridge the Digital Divide for vulnerable populations in nine rural counties in eastern Oregon (21,000 sq. miles). Residents will receive innovative broadband training taught by professional educators and delivered through 42 community anchor institutions equipped with wireless LAN. A locally based train the trainer model will ensure project sustainability.
13 Applicant City of Salem, Salem, Ore. Contact Sonja Somerville 503 588 6083 Project title Teen Library Computer Center at Salem Public Library Grant request $ 47,000 Description This project will establish a new 20 station Public Computer Center housed within the Teen Library opening at Salem Public Library in July 2010. The 20 laptop computers will be made available for in center use for individuals, small groups, and staff led classes on topics relating to homework and research, college planning, and workforce entry. 14 Applicant Meritel Group Inc., Aumsville, Ore. Contact Steven Sugg 971 239 4414 Project title Aumsville/Turner Ore., Education and Community Network Grant request $ 4,185,290 Description To utilize a current fiber network project to extend the networks to educational facilities previously unserved due to cost of implementation. To build out the network to begin data services via fifth provision in the rural areas around Aumsville and Turner, Ore. 15 Applicant Oregon Employment Department, Salem, Ore. Contact Courtney Brooks 503 947 1250 Project title Worksource Oregon Broadband Upgrade Project Grant request $ 347,036 Description Upgrade broadband performance at statewide network of one stop career centers. This will enable job seekers to obtain online training and update their skills. It will enhance our service delivery which right now is compromised due to insufficient bandwidth. 16 Applicant AlyricaTel, Inc., Philomath, Ore. Contact Nichole Sullivan Phone Number not available. Project title Broadband Access for Halsey, Oregon using Fiber to the Home and Renewable Energy
Grant request $ 691,256 Description AlyricaTel proposes to provide high speed broadband to the city of Halsey using a fiber to the home network, with the goal of providing broadband to the Halsey Community Center. Wireless internet will be provided for the greater Halsey area via a fixed wireless station powered by solar and wind energy on nearby Peterson's Butte. 17 Applicant UnwiredWest LLC, Eugene, Ore. Contact Mark Nash 541 998 5555 Project title Low Pass Last Mile Broadbrand Delivery Project Grant request $ 56,810 $ 56,810 Description To deliver end user broadband Internet service in a fast and reliable manner to an unserved region between Eugene and Triangle Lake in Oregon. We will refer to this area as Low Pass. 18 Applicant City of Salem, Salem, Ore. Contact Sonja Somerville 503 588 6083 Project title Salem Public Library Computer Centers Upgrade Grant request $ 50,450 Description Salem Public Library will meet a growing demand for connectivity through an increased number of fixed computer stations, laptops for in library use, and increased speed and capacity for its wireless network. In addition, the project will offer an array of software and training classes to help local job seekers find opportunities, build skills, and navigate online application processes. 19 Applicant Warm Springs Economic Development Corporation, Warm Springs, Ore. Contact Jeffrey Anspach 541 553 3565 Project title Warm Springs Reservation Broadband Network Grant request $ 3,854,276 $ 963,569
Status Description Received A hybrid fiber/wireless network will be built throughout the Reservation that will connect critical facilities, including the administrative buildings, schools, health care facilities,all police/fire and public safety radio towers, as well as Kah Nee Ta (the tribal resort). Broadband service will be available to all residents, government and businesses, many of whom have no broadband access. 20 Applicant Vanir Broadband, Inc, Manzanita, Ore. Contact Allen Seymour 503 866 0125 Project title Tillamook County Broadband Expansion Project type Last Mile Remote Area Grant request $ 1,750,240 Description The project plans to greatly expand and enhance our current broadband last mile delivery microwave system to the homes and businesses in both the unserved and underserved parts of the county. We will also greatly expand a more inclusive broadband internet delivery system, at much lower subscriber costs, to reach the lower income, unserved and underserved rural Tillamook County, Oregon. 21 Applicant City of Salem, Salem, Ore. Contact Sonja Somerville 503 588 6083 Project title Salem Center 50+ Computer Learning Lab Upgrade Grant request $ 80,375 Description Center 50+ will address unmet demand for Internet connectivity and access to computer classes, particularly classes related to job seeking. The project will reinvigorate an aging 10 station computer lab with the installation of 25 new workstations and peripherals, improve wireless networking, and support a variety of classes targeted at helping older worker succeed in the workplace. 22 Applicant Stelera Wireless, L.L.C., Oklahoma City, Okla. Contact George Evans 405 751 3525 Project title Stelera Wireless Rural Broadband Proposal Grant request $ 72,556,314
$ 77,494,939 Description Stelera Wireless plans to build and operate next generation wireless broadband services in cities located in Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Washington and Oregon. Using licensed spectrum, Stelera will utilize a High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) to serve these markets. 23 Applicant Cascade Networks, Inc., Longview, Wash. Contact Jason Petrillo 360 442 4414 Project title Cascade Networks 2010 IBO Grant request $ 2,296,087 $ 2,296,087 Description The Cascade Networks 2010 IBO project will extend our service reach beyond our current service area or the service areas of our competitors thereby providing services not previously available to 2618 homes in Cowlitz County, Washington and Columbia County, Oregon. The network will consist of a fiber optic network with a 900 MHz wireless network overbuild. 24 Applicant Techcore Consultants II, DBA Almega, Bedford, Texas Contact James Lightfoot 405 843 9966 Project title Techcore Consultants II dba Almeg (California/Oregon) Program BIP Grant request $ 2,376,952 $ 2,473,970 Description California and Oregon rural wireless and HFC broadband deployment 25 Applicant WaveDivision Holdings, LLC, Kirkland, Wa. Contact James Penney 425 896 1891 Project title Farm Fields Phase III, OR Last Mile Project Grant request $ 3,044,233 Description The proposed service area, located in Oregon s unincorporated Clackamas and Marion counties, is currently unserved. Wave will extend its existing distribution facilities to the proposed service area and offer five levels of residential broadband services ranging to speeds of 18Mbps down / 2 Mbps up and five levels of business broadband services ranging up to 100 Mbps
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