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Tekstar/Arvig is not aware of any existing Agreements or plans to provide broadband by competing service pro+riders. The RDOF servic award territories and mapping ha e been eferenced and there are no RDOF awardee5 overfapping with the praposed project. Area broadband providers ha e been reviewed and assessed, as seen belaw, for existing seruices and current le els of high-speed connectivity ha e 6een found to neither meet or exceed MN state requirements for the definition flf broadband. Pro ider CenturyLink DSL CenturyLink D5L CenturyLink DSL CenturyLink DSL Nextera Wireless Offerin s: N t Availahle in all Areas Upto 1.5 mbps down 20 mbps down/1.5 mbps up 40 mbps down/3 mbps up 60 mbps down/5 mbps up 50 mbps down/50 rnbps up Proposed Tekstar/Arvig areas are designed with #he future in mind. All polygon areas are set up with a forward-looking engineering perspective for expansions that may be needed as our communities and economies continue grow. 63. Project Eligibility Tekstar/An+ig will impro e area broadband service levefs up to J.Gbps exeeeding the state of MN 2022 and 2026 broadband goals. Tekstar/Aivig shall use XGS-PON fiber access technology to build aut the area in the fiber-to-the-home/premise soiution pre iously rnentioned capable of deli ering Gigabit internet service to end users. Consumers will not only be able to work from home but will be more effective and efficient with reliable high-speed broadband Tekstar/Arvig cannection. Tekstar/Arvig broadband access will enable these businesses and residences to utilize new tethnology and tools, grow and enhance their businesses and commu ity, and help those that need the connectivity the most by increasing ae:ess to online healthcare and edueation allowing them to thri e in our evEr-changing technolqgical world. For additional detail pertainir g to the XGS-PON technology proposed i order to make reliable 100/20 available to every location within the projeet area, pfease reference the Calix Summary of XGS & PON technologies speeification contained in the Supplemental information Sectian D af this RFP respanse. Symmetrical business packages are a ailable upon request. The proposed network is scalabie to 100/lE}0 and available upon demand and shall be pro ided for households and businesses with the purchase of a`business service package'. B4. Demanstration of Need for Grant Stand-alone business plans aften do not enable projeets of this nature due to little return on in estment. Withaut County grant parEicipation, it is feasible that households and business remote connectivity need would remain unaddressed until a prouider was able to step forward financially supporting build out to the area withaut grant assistanee. Consit ering today's immediate demand for high-speed remote connections to support teachers and students, work-fram-home requirements, teEehealth appointments, sta#e and local agency warkers, and other local businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic; delaying implementation of ser ices that can be built would not in the best interests of the public. The a ternati e, without fur ding, would be to wait until a positi e return on in estment would allow for a finanrially justifiable build. Deferring to such a time co ld atcelerate the digital di ide for fhe rea and potentia4ly upsurge con4inued connecti ity chalfenges for households. B5. Project Mapping Tekstar/Arrrig proposed FTTH project area for buildout is wholly located within the rural areas of the Elk River, MN and can be referenced on the following page. Buried fiber optics include approximately six and tMree quarters of (6.77} miles of tauried fib r passing 27 unser ed structures and 15 underserved structures. The arial map for the project is wholly located within City / Township of Elk River, MN. Estimated torridor identifying prappsed fiber placement is shown in red and estimated project boundaries are shown with an opaque polygon. Page 82 of 155