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DocuSign Envelope ID:A8E51 BF8-6EBC-4632-A21 F-FE02EF5B133D <br /> openbroadband <br /> As evidenced by the background specifics identified above, the Open Broadband founders have a <br /> great deal of experience building and operating some of the highest quality broadband networks <br /> in the world. We've served institutions and organizations with the highest uptime requirements, <br /> and built Network Operations Centers to support these high demands. We understand how to <br /> alarm for network conditions, and to build processes for technical support and troubleshooting. <br /> Open Broadband has built a team of highly experienced telecom veterans with expertise in <br /> wireless and fiber. We are uniquely equipped to bring the latest in high-speed broadband to <br /> underserved markets, while instilling the same level of customer and technical support required <br /> by the largest companies in the world. We have spent a lifetime in the craft. <br /> Background of the company <br /> Open Broadband, LLC is a privately owned ISP, organized in the state of North Carolina, and <br /> financed through private investors. (North Carolina Secretary of State: C2016 270 00880) <br /> Our fiber and data center partner is Lumos Data Centers, part of Lumos Networks, a 100+year <br /> old fiber-based company headquartered in Virginia. We design and build a hybrid fiber and <br /> fixed-wireless network that brings broadband to rural North Carolina. Our network design <br /> utilizes fiber from our data center to towers hosting our fixed-wireless antennas. We also deploy <br /> fiber to select neighborhoods and areas that justify the cost. We believe in getting fiber as deep <br /> into the community as possible, and serve the last mile in a hybrid of point-to-multipoint <br /> wireless and fiber-to-the home. <br /> As experienced telecom industry veterans, we've built personal connections with most of the <br /> major carriers in the U.S. Our data center relationship with Lumos Data Centers in Charlotte <br /> gives us access to 12 carriers for internet upstream connectivity and for leasing point-to-point <br /> fiber circuits. We have carrier contracts with Spectrum, Level 3, and Spirit, and have access to <br /> several others including AT&T, Windstream, and CenturyLink. For Customer Call Center <br /> operations,we are partnering with the City of Wilson to use the same call center used for the <br /> Greenlight broadband network. <br /> Alan Fitzpatrick and Kent Winrich are the two founders of Open Broadband, LLC, and the <br /> company has additional private investors. Open Broadband is happy to provide copies of our <br /> North Carolina organization documents and financial documents upon award of the RFP. <br /> Areas of Cooperation <br /> This RFP response is solely on behalf of Open Broadband LLC, However, we are open to <br /> partnering with other entities to expand coverage, speed deployment, and/or bring greater <br /> financial resources to bear. This includes serving as a vendor to another entity if Orange County <br /> determines another company is best suited as a"lead"but desires Open Broadband to deliver <br /> services as a sub-contractor. <br /> Open Broadband,LLC I PO Box 723.Waxhaw,NC 28173 1 704-237-0102 <br /> www.openbb.net <br />