10 approve the selection of Suddenlink to provide fiber network services

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Execudve Overview Suddenlink Communications services more than 1.6 million customers. When doing business with Suddenlink Business, City of Paris becomes a partner with a well respected and trusted organization. We offer affordable nefinrorking solutions, custom-tailored for each customer, with local relationships that are quite unique to the telecommunications industry. We break the mold by providing reliable, high-bandwidth Ethernet connectivity over a secure network and back it with outstanding customer service and 24/7 network support. There is no cost for onqoinq maintenance and support. The proposed solution is offered as a service. All components installed by Suddenlink will be owned and maintained by Suddenlink for the life of the contract, including the fiber-optic lines and electronic components necessary for transmission. Suddenlink Business Histo In early 1996, as the former TCA and thereafter Cox Business Services, we began 'branching out into the business community providing business-class service and support of telecommunications services to over 100,000 commercial customers. We are able to leverage our existing fiber network, which reaches deep into the communities that we serve,'delivering reliable, high capacity telecommunications services. Proposal Summarv Suddenlink Business proposes to City of Paris Internet bandwidth provisioned over fiber; prices include Point to Point Connectivity between the Police Dept., City Hall, East Water Tower, and Fire Dept. We will take fiber to all four locations, place a Cisco switch in each location, deliver the internet bandwidth from our head end to the City Hall, and there will be a Point to Point connection between all locations. Installation Fee: $37,518 - one time fee Monthly Fees: 10 megs: $1500 per month - 3 year Will provide a free cable modem until the build process is completed. The service will be delivered over a fiber optic backbone. The interface will be an Ethernet connection from the (Suddenlink) Cisco switch located at the City of Paris facility. The Internet bandwidth will be delivered to Cat-5 port on the Cisco switch, interfaced to the customer as an Ethernet port, with a 10 Meg limitation on the Internet bandwidth. Both of which can easilv be upqraded if the customer's needs chanqe. ...::...ii ~ 0Q00'2i