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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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Table of Contents
A. General Application Information
B. Co-Applicant or Consortium
C. Community Anchor Summary
D. Project Map
E. Service Area Details
F. Technology Detail
G. Project Budget
H. Self Scoring
I. Uploads
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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A. General Application Information Applicant Information
Name and Federal ID for Applicant
DUNS Number 830606260
CCR # (CAGE) 5GW34
Legal Business Name PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Point of Contact (POC) JERRY HOOVER
8067882981
Ext.
jerryh@ntscom.com
Alternate POC BRAD WORTHINGTON
8067970687
Ext.
bradw@ntscom.com
Electronic Business POC JERRY E. HOOVER
8067882981
Ext.
jerryh@ntscom.com
Alternate Electronic Business
POC
BRAD WORTHINGTON
8067970687
Ext.
bradw@ntscom.com
Name and Contact Information of Person to be Contacted on Matters Involving this Application:
Prefix Mr.
First Name Tony
Middle Name
Last Name Lee
Suffix Esq.
Telephone Number 202-344-8065
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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Fax Number 202-344-8300
Email tslee@venable.com
Title Partner
Business Mailing Address of
Applicant
PRIDE Network, Inc5307 W. Loop 289Lubbock, TX 79414
Additional Contact Information of Person to be Contacted on Matters Involving this Application:
Project Role Name Phone Email
Secondary Point of Contact
Mr.
Aaron , Peters
8067970687
aaron.peters@nt
scom.com
Other Contact
Mr.
Brad , Worthington Esq.
8067970687
bradw@ntscom.
com
Other Contact
Mr.
Scott , Mackinaw
6017642195
smackinaw@jdf
ec.com
Other Contact
Miss
Courtney L., Binford
8067970687
courtney.binford
@ntscom.com
Environmental Point of Contact
Prefix: Miss
Name: Binford, Courtney
Suffix:
Telephone Number: 8067970687
Title: Director- Special Projects
Additional Organization Information
Type of Organization For-profit Corporation
NON-CONFIDENTIAL: PRIDE Network, Inc. (PRIDE Net) was conceived from inception
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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Summary of Organization
Is the organization a small
business? Yes
Does the organization meet the
definition of a socially and
economically disadvantaged
No
(b) (4)
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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small business concern as
defined under section 8(a) of
the SBA?
Congressional District of
Applicant Headquarters Texas - 19
If the applicant is a subsidiary,
provide parent legal name NTS Communications, Inc.
If the applicant is a startup,
name of entity with controlling
interest
NTS Communications, Inc.
Is the applicant deliquent on any federal debt?
No
If Yes, justification for deliquency:
Is the applicant a current or former RUS borrower or Grantee?
Yes
Is the applicant a current or past RUS Title II borrower?
No
Authorized Organizational Representative
AOR Name WORTHINGTON, BRAD
AOR Email bradw@ntscom.com
Result Applicant Authorized
Project Title and Project Description
NON-CONFIDENTIAL: Project Title: North Shore Project
NON-CONFIDENTIAL: Project Description: PRIDE Network, Inc. proposes to construct a FTTP
telecommunications infrastructure, with a Wireless service-extension overlay, that will bring
advanced broadband services to rural communities in the St. Helena, Washington, and
Tangipahoa Parishes, Louisiana. The network will initially offer data speeds of 20 to 100 Mbps
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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with the ability to increase to even higher speeds to ensure the greatest broadband benefits
possible.
NON-CONFIDENTIAL: How many jobs will be created or saved from this project? 1316
Project Type: Last Mile
Other Applications
Are you or your co-applicants submitting any other applications during this round?
Yes
Easygrants ID Project Title
5521
PRIDE Central
5523
PRIDE South
If YES, please explain any synergies and/or dependencies between this project and any other applications.
Other Project Information
Executive Summary of the proposed project
PRIDE Network, Inc. (“PRIDE Net”), a wholly owned subsidiary of NTS Communications, Inc.
(“NTS”), was granted funding for two applications during Round One of the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) stimulus session. PRIDE Net is determined to provide
reasonably priced, quality broadband service to areas of persistent poverty and to communities
that have experienced the worst in the current economic recession. As evidenced by its prior
granted awards and NTS’s extensive experience with Fiber-To-The-Premise (“FTTP”) and other
communications networks, it is apparent that PRIDE Net is well suited to implement, manage,
and succeed with projects of this magnitude and to comply with all rules and procedures required
by the ARRA.
The PRIDE Net North Shore Project plans and service objectives advance the goals of the FCC’s
National Broadband Plan as published on March 15, 2010 by making available download speeds
exceeding 5 megabits per second to the majority of the population in the project service area in
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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advance of the time line proposed in the National Broadband Plan. As the PRIDE Net, North
Shore Project evolves with technological improvements and reinvestment of income generated
by the network, improvements in the speed capability will be expanded to a greater portion of the
service area in realization of the goals of the National Broadband Plan.
The communities that will be served by the North Shore Project will include Amite, Franklinton,
Independence, Montpelier, Tickfaw, Natalbany, Hammond, and Ponchatoula, Louisiana. None
of the areas listed have full access to Advanced Broadband Services today. Portions of the
proposed project areas to have access to high speed internet access; however, such service is not
affordable to most of the people that reside in those communities, including those that have lost
their jobs during the current financial crisis and need the advantages that Advanced Broadband
services can provide with respect to job training, placement, and new entrepreneurial ventures.
Where broadband service is available, service is sporadic in terms of coverage, reliability, and
speed. PRIDE Net will offer a competitive choice that will be far more affordable, reliable, and
ubiquitous for the targeted populations in these difficult economic times.
According to Children’s Defense (http://cdf.childrensdefense.org/site/DocServer/la-
3.pdf?docID=653), Louisiana ranks 49th among states in the percent of children who are poor,
with 73% of eligible persons receiving food stamps. This is an unsettling statistic, and it has been
proven time and time again that the key to diminishing these high poverty numbers is with the
availability of resources that people in urban areas have access to everyday. With Advanced
Broadband Services, people in the state of Louisiana would have more access to the tools they
need to be successful, take care of their families, and to thrive.
Louisiana has a poverty level of 19.4% and is ranked 48th in the nation in this category. See:
(http://www.statemaster.com/graph/eco_per_bel_pov_lev-economy-percent-below-poverty-
level). Moreover, Louisiana has 80% of fourth graders reading below grade level, and 79%
fourth graders below grade level in math. In St. Helena, Tangipahoa, and Washington Parishes,
the site of the proposed construction, 26.6% of the population under age 18 is below poverty.
Over the last 20 years, Louisiana’s poverty rate has fluctuated considerably, but today it is only 3
points lower than it was in 1980. While the South narrowed the gap with the rest of the country
during that time period, Louisiana’s poverty rate remains more than 50% above the national
average.
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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The North Shore Project will make affordable Advanced Broadband Services available to the
following Louisiana communities: Amite, Franklinton, Independence, Montpelier, Tickfaw,
Natalbany, Hammond, and Ponchatoula. The proposed construction sites will be in portions of
St. Helena, Tangipahoa, and Washington Parishes. The North Shore Project will be extended to
additional communities not listed above that also lack access to affordable Advanced Broadband
service as profits are reinvested in new infrastructure construction. In this way, by first using
federal grant/loan dollars to build the core of the network and its initial passings, and then by
allowing future profits to further expand network growth, PRIDE Net will create a continuous
benefit cycle to the entire region for generations to come.
When complete, the North Shore Project will initially serve the following populations:
Households passed: Businesses passed:
(b) (4) (b) (4)
(b) (4)
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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NTS, through its wholly-owned subsidiary PRIDE Net, is fully capable of constructing and
operating the North Shore Project in a competent manner in compliance with all applicable
Federal, state, and local laws. NTS and its sister company in Louisiana, Xfone USA, Inc., have
an operating history of more than 30 years in the communications industry. Their operations
have consistently proved their respective capability to provide high quality and low cost
communications services to the communities they serve.
NTS Communications, Inc. was formed in 1981 and achieved competitive local exchange carrier
("CLEC") status in 1999. NTS operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Xfone, Inc. (NYSE
Alternext: “XFN”). NTS is headquartered in Lubbock, Texas and with its staff of 300-plus
employees, provides a full range of wireline voice and data services to customers in Arizona,
Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Acting in a management capacity, NTS
also directs the business and service delivery of its sister company, Xfone USA, Inc., which
provides a full range of similar voice and data services to customers in Louisiana and
Mississippi.
Since 2004, NTS has engaged in an aggressive build-out of FTTP networks in Lubbock,
Wolfforth, and Woodrow, Texas. To date, NTS has constructed approximately 650 route miles
of fiber optic distribution plant encompassing in excess of 18,000 gross passings in these
communities. Using its FTTP facilities, NTS provides full featured voice, IPTV video, and data
services to its customers. Of note, one of NTS’s subsidiaries, NTS Telephone Company, LLC, is
the recipient of an $11 million USDA Broadband Loan to bring FTTP voice, video, and data
services to the communities of Levelland and Smyer, Texas. The project is currently in its last
phases of construction. Implementation of this project has increased the management experience
of NTS with regard to construction methodologies, unique accounting treatment, and overall
project management required by RUS funded projects. Further, PRIDE Net is a recipient of two
combination grant/loan awards from the USDA Broadband Initiatives Program for a total of
approximately $65 million.
PRIDE Net’s parent company, NTS, as described above, operates a large existing network that
will provide a reliable support framework, back-office, and network interface infrastructure for
the North Shore Project. PRIDE Net, via a service agreement with NTS, will have the resources
it requires to allow it to immediately provide carrier class service and reliability for the North
Shore Project service area. A service agreement with PRIDE Net’s sister company Xfone USA
will also be in place to cover co-location and local sales and field support. These existing
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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capabilities and resources will be instrumental in PRIDE Net’s ability to maintain the project
schedule and provide the ongoing sales, back-office, and field support for North Shore Project
network operations.
There are no co-applicants with this application. However, it should be noted that PRIDE Net
has collaborated with the City of Hammond, Louisiana in constructing the network plan. The
City of Hammond was awarded grant funding for the improvement of water/sewer and public
safety as part of ARRA.
Full details regarding the cost of the entire project is set forth in the Attachment 22 – Project
Capital Investment. The overall infrastructure cost of the proposed system is $36,198,857.
Overall passings for the project are estimated to be 13,075 and expected subscriber take-rate
projections, using our most conservative model, estimate providing Advanced Broadband
Services to 5963 customers within the pro-forma period.
PRIDE Net estimates the creation of 720 jobs to construct and operate the PRIDE Net North
Shore project. This estimate is based on studies finding that 20 jobs are created for each $1
million in investment in the construction of a fiber to the premises network (Jeffrey Eisenach,
Hal Singer, and Jeffrey West, Empiris, LLC, Economic Effects of Tax Incentives for Broadband
Infrastructure Deployment, pp. 8-9 (January, 2009)).
In addition, by accelerating affordable Advanced Broadband deployment to communities without
access to such state of the art technology today, the North Shore network will attract new
businesses to these communities, which will generate economic activity and create
approximately an additional 596 jobs. These projections are based on studies showing the
indirect creation of one job for every 10 subscribers to an Advanced Broadband network.
(Jeffrey Eisenach, Hal Singer, and Jeffrey West, Empiris, LLC, Economic Effects of Tax
Incentives for Broadband Infrastructure Deployment, pp. 17-18 (January, 2009); see also, Robert
Crandall, William Lehr, and Robert Litan; The Effects of Broadband Deployment on Output &
Employment: A Cross Sectional Analysis of U.S. Data, 6 Issues in Economic Policy 12-14 (July
2007).
The PRIDE Net North Shore project promotes rural economic development by:
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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(b)
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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Is the applicant cooperating with any other Recovery Act Awards?
Yes
If the answer to the above question is "Yes," description of Cooperation with other Recovery Act Awards:
PRIDE Network, Inc. (PRIDE Net) will be cooperating, upon approval, with the City of
Hammond, Louisiana. Hammond was the recipient of a $250,000.00 Recovery Act Award to
improve the city's Department of Health and Human Services, a $190,280.00 award for the
Department of Justice, a $46,239.00 award for the Department of Justice, and an additional
$800,000.00 out of the $43 million awarded to the Louisiana Department of Environmental
Quality. These collaborations will increase the quality of life and experience of the PRIDE
Network, Inc./City of Hammond management capabilities. See Recovery Act upload for
coordinating documentation.
Is the applicant seeking a waiver of the Buy American provision?
No
If YES, click "Add" to provide your justification for the waiver:
B. Co-Applicant or Consortium Are you applying with any other key institutions, organizations, or other entities for this project?
No
If YES, Co-Applicants are listed below:
(b) (4)
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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Premises within the rural portion of the service area, without access to 5 Mb service:
Total premises within the rural portion of the service area (including without access to 5 Mb service):
Total square miles within this service area:
Total rural square miles within this service area:
Shortest number of miles from non-rural area:
(b) (b)
(b) (b)
(b) (4)
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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F. Technology Detail Technology Feasibility
Indicate the technology that will be used to deliver services. The following items were selected:
Other:
Technology Questions
Description of Network Openness
• End Users will be entitled to access the lawful Internet content of their choice;
(b) (4)
(b) (4)
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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• End Users will be entitled to run applications and use services of their choice accessed
through the Internet, subject to the needs of law enforcement;
• End Users will be entitled to connect their choice of legal devices that do not harm the
network; and
• End Users are entitled to competition among network providers, application and service
providers, and content providers.
G. Project Budget
Project Budget
Budget Loan
Request
Grant
Request
Equity Non-RUS
Debt
Bond Other
Network & Access
Equipment
Outside Plant
Buildings and Land
Customer Premise
Equipment
Billing and Operational
(b) (4)(b) (4)
(b) (4)
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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Support Systems
Operating Equipment
Professional Services
Testing
Site Preparation
Other
TOTAL
18,461,417
17,737,440
Total Capital Project Budget: $36,198,857
Total Requested Award: $36,198,857
Grant Percentage of Total Award: 49.0%
Is the applicant seeking a waiver of the 75-25 grant-to-loan ratio? No
If Yes, justification for the waiver:
Premises Passed (from Proposed Funded Service Areas):
Cost per Premesis Passed:
Is the applicant seeking a waiver of the $10,000 per premise passed requirement? (Last Mile only): No
If Yes, justification for the waiver:
H. Self Scoring Criteria Method Points Self Score
Proportion of
Rural
Residents
Served in
Unserved
Areas
Points will be awarded for serving rural residents located in
unserved areas. For every 10 percent of unserved households
compared to the total households to be served that will receive
broadband service, 1 point will be awarded up to a maximum of
10 points. For Middle Mile projects, this will be based on the
location of the interconnection points.
0 - 10
(b) (4)(b) (4)(b) (4)
(b)
(b) (4)(b) (4)
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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Criteria Method Points Self Score
Rural Area
Targeting
Points will be awarded for exceeding the 75 percent rural area
service requirement. For every five percent increase in the total
proposed funded service area that is above the 75% rural
requirement, 2 points will be awarded up to a maximum of ten
points. For MM projects, this will be based on the location of
the interconnection points.
0 - 10
Distance from
Non-Rural
Areas
One point will be awarded for each additional 10 miles that at
least one proposed funded service area is located away from the
closest non-rural area, up to a total of five points. For applicants
with multiple service areas, this calculation will be based on the
service area closest to the non-rural area. For MM projects, this
will be based on the location of the interconnection points.
0 - 5
Title II
Borrowers
Eight points will be awarded to applications which are
submitted by entities which have borrowed under Title II of the
RE Act.
0 or 8
Other
Recovery Act
Awards
Five points will be awarded for any cooperation with a
Recovery Act award. 0 or 5
Performance
of the offered
service
For Last Mile Projects:
For wireline projects that are constructed to deliver a minimum
of 5 Mbps service to the premises (upstream and downstream
combined), 5 points will be awarded. For wireline projects that
are constructed to deliver a minimum of 20 Mbps service to the
premises (upstream and downstream combined), 10 points will
be awarded. For wireless projects that are constructed to deliver
a minimum of 3 Mbps service to the end user (upstream and
downstream combined), 8 points will be awarded. For mobile
wireless projects that are constructed to deliver a minimum of 3
Mbps service to the end user (upstream and downstream
combined), 10 points will be awarded. Scoring will be based on
the predominant technology used for combination systems.
For Middle Mile Projects:
For middle mile projects that are constructed to deliver 100
Mbps service to all interconnection points in their network, 10
points will be awarded.
0, 5, 8, or
10
Services to
Critical
Community
Facilities and
Small
Disadvantage
d Businesses
Points will be awarded to applications that are proposing to
offer discounted rate packages to all critical community
facilities in the proposed funded service area(s) that are at least
25 percent lower than the proposed base rate packages for at
least three years, 4 points wil be awarded. for Critical
Community Facilities. For applications that are proposing to
offer discounted rate packages to disadvantaged small
businesses under section 8(a) of the SBA, 2 points will be
0,2, 4, or 6
(b) (4
(b)
(b)
(b)
(b)
(b) (4
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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Criteria Method Points Self Score
awarded.
Applicant’s
organizational
capability
Up to ten points will be awarded based on the strength of the
project’s management team. RUS will evaluate past
performance and accomplishments and award points
accordingly. Details of these requirements will be in the
Application Guide.
0 - 10
Small
Disadvantage
d Businesses
Three points will be awarded to applicants that meet the
definition of a socially and economically disadvantaged small
business concern under section 8(a) of the SBA.
0 or 3
Leverage of
outside
resources
Up to 10 points will be awarded based on the amount of outside
resources contributed to the total financing provided under BIP:
a. 10 points if this ratio is greater than 100%.
b. 7 points if this ratio is between 99% and 75%.
c. 5 points if this ratio is between 74% and 50%.
d. 3 points if this ratio is between 49% and 25%.
e. 0 points if the ratio is less than 25%.
Outside resources are limited to new investments that are
proposed to support the project and do not include any existing
assets that the Applicant already owns or has rights to or any
revenues generating from the operations.
0, 3, 5. 7,
and 10
Extent of
grant funding
Up to 15 points will be awarded based on the amount of grants
funds requested in relation to the total amount of the award
requested.
a. 0 points if requesting a grant greater than 70%.
b. 5 point if requesting a grant between 70 and 51%.
c. 10 points if requesting a grant between 50 and 16%.
d. 15 points if requesting a grant between 15 and 0%.
0, 5, 10,
and 15
Cost
Effectiveness
For Last Mile projects only, up to 8 points will be awarded for
projects that promote cost effectiveness of federal assistance,
based on cost per premise passed. To calculate the cost per
premise passed, the applicant shall divide the total award
requested in the application by the total number of premises
passed.
0, 2, 4, 6
and 8
(b) (4
(b)
(b)
(b) (4
(b)
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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Uploads
The following pages contain the following uploads provided by the applicant:
Upload Name File Name Uploaded By Uploaded Date
Legal Opinion
Pride Network.PDF
Lee, Tony
03/20/2010
Communities in
PFSA
Communities PFSA 3.28.10cb.xls
Lee, Tony
03/28/2010
Recovery Act
Collaboration
IMG.pdf
Lee, Tony
03/20/2010
Recovery Act
Collaboration
Hammond Awards.PDF
Lee, Tony
03/20/2010
Equal Opportunity
and
Nondiscrimination
Equal
Opportunity.NonDiscrimination.PRIDE.PDF
Lee, Tony
02/25/2010
Certification
Regarding
Architectural
Barriers
Cert. Architectural Barriers.PDF
Lee, Tony
02/25/2010
Uniform Relocation
Assistance and Real
Property
Reallocation Assistance.Property.PDF
Lee, Tony
02/25/2010
Certification
Regarding
Debarment.Suspension.Other.PDF Lee, Tony 02/25/2010
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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Debarment,
Suspension etc
Certification
Regarding Lobbying
for Contracts
Lobbying.PDF
Lee, Tony
02/25/2010
Environmental
Questionnaire
PRIDE NS-EQ 3-24-10 cb.doc
Lee, Tony
03/25/2010
Competitor Service
Offerings
Competitor Service Offerings
Mar212010.doc
Lee, Tony
03/21/2010
System Design
PRIDE NS System Design Mar28.2010
cap.doc
Lee, Tony
03/28/2010
Network Diagram
Pride NS Design Map 3-24-10 tt.pdf
Lee, Tony
03/24/2010
Network Diagram
PRIDE NS-PG.2 Wireless.pdf
Lee, Tony
03/24/2010
Network Diagram
PRIDE NS-PG.3 PON Cabinets.pdf
Lee, Tony
03/24/2010
Subscriber
Projections and
Service Tiers
Service Projections download 3.25.10cb.xls
Lee, Tony
03/25/2010
Service Metrics and
Network
Management
Service Metrics download3 24 10bw2.doc
Lee, Tony
03/25/2010
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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Professional
Engineer
Certification
PE Certification PRIDE North Shore.PDF
Lee, Tony
03/23/2010
Licenses and
Agreements
Com.PRIDE DSA.PDF
Lee, Tony
03/23/2010
Licenses and
Agreements
Xfone.PRIDE.PDF
Lee, Tony
03/23/2010
Licenses and
Agreements
License.agreement download3.24.10cb.xls
Lee, Tony
03/24/2010
Licenses and
Agreements
PRIDE Network Inc_formation
docs_20090403.PDF
Lee, Tony
03/24/2010
Licenses and
Agreements
Com to Pride Network General
Agreement.PDF
Lee, Tony
03/21/2010
Licenses and
Agreements
SPA 5_15 NCTC Member Agreement.pdf
Lee, Tony
03/21/2010
Licenses and
Agreements
Pride Network Certificate of Operating.PDF
Lee, Tony
03/21/2010
Licenses and
Agreements
level 3 agreement.PDF
Lee, Tony
03/21/2010
Licenses and
Agreements
misc. cable agreeements.PDF
Lee, Tony
03/21/2010
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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Licenses and
Agreements
Nondiscrimination agreement. PRIDE.PDF
Lee, Tony
03/21/2010
Licenses and
Agreements
XO Agreement.PDF
Lee, Tony
03/21/2010
Licenses and
Agreements
PRIDE - NTS GSA Final 3-22-10.pdf
Lee, Tony
03/22/2010
Licenses and
Agreements
PUC SPCOAA approval.pdf
Lee, Tony
03/28/2010
Historical Financial
Statements
NTS Excel Consolidated Financials MTD
and YTD Dec 31 2009-Board.xls
Lee, Tony
03/28/2010
Historical Financial
Statements
Q47 Historical Financial Statments - Parent -
NTS 2008.pdf
Lee, Tony
03/23/2010
Pro-Forma 5-Year
Financial Forecast -
Multiple
North Copy of 19 - Pro Forma 5-Year
Financial Forecast - Multiple
Applications.xls
Lee, Tony
03/27/2010
Pro-Forma Financial
Assumptions
North Assumptions.doc
Lee, Tony
03/28/2010
Project Capital
Investment
Workbook
22 -PRIDE NS tab1 Project Capital
Investment Workbook.pdf
Lee, Tony
03/28/2010
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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Project Capital
Investment
Workbook
22 -PRIDE NS tab2 Project Capital
Investment Workbook.pdf
Lee, Tony
03/28/2010
Project Capital
Investment
Workbook
22 -PRIDE NS tab3 Project Capital
Investment Workbook.pdf
Lee, Tony
03/28/2010
Project Capital
Investment
Workbook
22 -PRIDE NS tab4 Project Capital
Investment Workbook.pdf
Lee, Tony
03/28/2010
Schedule of Debt
and Equity Funding
Sched. debt and equity 3.27.10.xls
Lee, Tony
03/27/2010
Source
Documentation for
Debt and Equity
Funding
PRIDE 1 USDA Approval Let.pdf
Lee, Tony
03/27/2010
Source
Documentation for
Debt and Equity
Funding
PRIDE 2 USDA Approval Let.pdf
Lee, Tony
03/27/2010
Source
Documentation for
Debt and Equity
Funding
Capital Funding Commitment letter.PDF
Lee, Tony
03/24/2010
Proof of Entity Type
PRIDE Network Inc_formation
docs_20090403.PDF
Lee, Tony
03/23/2010
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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Organization Charts
Xfone Chart.pdf
Lee, Tony
03/23/2010
Organization Charts
Organizational Chart Pride Parent 3 28 10
r4.pdf
Lee, Tony
03/28/2010
Management Team
Resumes
Resume Milton W_ Schober Jr_072209.doc
Lee, Tony
03/28/2010
Management Team
Resumes
Management Collaboration 3.28 ap.doc
Lee, Tony
03/28/2010
Management Team
Resumes
Worthington Resume 3-28-10.docx
Lee, Tony
03/28/2010
Management Team
Resumes
Resume_Hoover.doc
Lee, Tony
03/03/2010
Management Team
Resumes
Resume_Collins.doc
Lee, Tony
03/03/2010
Management Team
Resumes
Resume_Peters.doc
Lee, Tony
03/20/2010
Affordability
affordability 3.24.10ap.doc
Lee, Tony
03/24/2010
Supplemental
Document
Phoenix PRIDE Support Letter.PDF
Lee, Tony
03/28/2010
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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Supplemental
Document
Unsolicited comments from the returned
survey.doc
Lee, Tony
03/28/2010
Supplemental
Document
Shippen PRIDE Support Letter.PDF
Lee, Tony
03/28/2010
Supplemental
Document
STBs.pdf
Lee, Tony
03/28/2010
Supplemental
Document
Moonblink.pdf
Lee, Tony
03/28/2010
Supplemental
Document
Letter of Support-Cisco.doc
Lee, Tony
03/28/2010
Supplemental
Document
0056_001.pdf
Lee, Tony
03/27/2010
Supplemental
Document
0066_001.pdf
Lee, Tony
03/27/2010
Supplemental
Document
Pride Commitment Letter.doc
Lee, Tony
03/24/2010
Supplemental
Document
ROUND 2 BBSI Stndrd Support Letter--
NTS Comm 03.23.10.pdf
Lee, Tony
03/24/2010
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Broadband Infrastructure Application
Submission to RUS – Broadband Infrastructure Program
Submitted Date: 3/28/2010 9:09:57 PM Easygrants ID: 5109
Funding Opportunity: Broadband Initiatives
Program Applicant Organization: PRIDE NETWORK, INC.
Task: Submit Application - BIP Applicant Name: Mr. Tony Lee Esq.
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