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EN .Columbia oarott m Teleceart munications Corporation INIm Is Telecommunication Symms Engineering 5550 Sterrett Place • Columbia, MD 21044 • 410-964-5700 • fax: 410-964-6478 • www.i dcnIetC I'C.cogi INTRODUCTORY 1XITER November 16, 2005 Scut via email —Ianoorerdci.saint-antiionv.tmi.us Ms. ICim Moore Sykes Assistant City Manager Saint Anthony Village 3301 Silver'Lake Road NNE Sxint Anthony Village, 1viIN 55418-1699 Dear Ms. Moorc-Sykes: Pursuant to your conversations and meetings with Tom Asp and Cheryl Johnson, we are pleased to present this proposal for a Wireless Connectivity Feasibility Study for Saint Anthony Village. Tom and Cheryl have recently Joined Columbia Telecommunications Corporation (CTC) after several successful years with Virchow Krause. CTC is a public interest communications engineering and analysis company. We are committed to helping local govermnents and utilities to tame technologies and maximize its benefits for the public interest. Our experienced project team -members bring you years of relevant experience, and our independence from vendors and carriers ensures recommendations are driven by Saint Anthony Village's interests and needs — not construction contracts or vendor royalties. Understanding of Needs The Internet has changed all our lives: • The way we teach, • The way we learn, • The way we conduct business, and • The way we communicate. The change of transformation is not over; it has just begun. The Internet is a necessity, not a luxury. The Internet enables services to become applications. Our approach to reviewing the feasibility will explore: • Gnhancing economic vitality; • Promoting improved connectivity service to businesses and residences; • Understanding the connectivity needs of constituents and working to meet those needs. With the help of our project team, Moorhead Public Service (MPS) in Moorhead, MN has deployed a city-wide Wi-Fi network. After deploying fiber optics in the community, MPS examined whether offering an essential high-speed wireless Internet service would benefit the community and allow for return on investment, Now MPS is moving forward with a wireless Internet offering that will serve residents, college students, and businesses in the community. Bill Schwandt, MPS's General Manager, is willing to share his experiences with you of working with Tom Asp and our team members. Bill's telephone number is 218.299.5404. 5550 Starrett Place • Suite 200 o Columbia, MD 21044 a TO 410.964.5700 • Fax 410.964.6478 > www.inteieetCTC.com Columbia Telecommunications Corporatimi