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• Fred McLaughlin, Standing Rock Telecommunications General Manager

• Albert Kangas, New Core General Manager & COO• Eric Grey Cloud, Economic Development

Administration Director

Launching LTE: The Good, Bad and Ugly

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Standing Rock Telecommunications

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About Us Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (SRST) Sioux County, ND / Corson County, SD Standing Rock Telecommunications Inc.,

(SRTI) created in 2008. Primary objective: To provide telecommunications

services to all peoples within the boundaries of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

100% owned and operated by SRST. Achieved Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (ETC) status

in Oct, 2010.

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Early development (2008-2010)Mark White Bull (SRST Tribal

Member) & Turtle Island Communications (TICOM)

Construction of 16 cellular towers throughout Standing Rock Sioux Reservation

CDMA 1900 Mhz Network.

Development

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Tower Sites

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Servicing Standing Rock

SRTI starts offering telecommunications services to customers in early 2010 to present day.

1,200 customer base

65% cellular, 35% home internet services.

Staff of 7 workers, consisting of 2 technicians, 3 sales staff, and 2 administrative.

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Adversities in Operating SRTI does experience modern difficulties in

operating on occasion. These vary from end-user comprehension of technologies to data roaming charges to staffing issues.

Evolution of modern telecommunications technologies.

Predatory vendors Competing with Nationwide providers. Maintaining infrastructures

(towers/switches/links)

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Working within SRST THPO Tribal Business Code Tribal Programs utilizing SRTI services. Microwave Project

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FCC Tribal Mobility Fund

MOBILITY FUND

The Mobility Fund is the wireless component of the Connect America Fund. It provides support for the expansion of mobile broadband networks in areas that might otherwise not be served. The Mobility Fund consists of two phases.

Phase I provides immediate one-time support to accelerate the deployment of mobile broadband and voice service to unserved areas. A nationwide reverse auction held in September 2012 awarded $300 million of Phase I funds to over 30 service providers. A separate auction, called the Tribal Mobility Auction, will award up to $50 million to providers that serve Tribal lands.

Phase II provides ongoing support to deploy and maintain mobile broadband and voice service in high-cost areas. Up to $500 million will be available every year; however, the FCC is studying the exact amount to be allocated for services on Tribal lands in future years

-http://www.usac.org/hc/caf/mobility/default.aspx

Coverage Based on Road Miles.

Letters of Credit to guarantee build out.

Completed Phase 1 of the project, awaiting approval from USAC to start the build out on Phase 2.

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Mobility Fund changes to SRTI

CDMA to GSM Allows SRTI to acquire

cheaper handsets for end-users.

1x to 3G/LTE Faster mobile data

and allows customers to roam off our network.

Home internet service range and connectivity allows for steadier services.

Partnership with New Core Gives us support

with connectivity/roaming/ cellular device issues we come across.

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1900 Mhz - HSPA 3G Coverage

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Band 12 - 700 Mhz LTE Coverage

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LTEThe Good, The Bad

The Future

NewCore Wireless

Founded in 2008 on the

principle of providing rural

carriers the ability to offer

wireless services

economically through a

shared switching platform

while providing value added

Tier 1 services.

BuildingTomorrow’s Wireless

Network Today

NewCore Wireless is owned mainly by independent phone companies

RAN Network – over 300 hosted sites

Experienced senior management Cellular 2000 Network – 1988-2005

• 40 sites, 40,000 subs Sprint Affiliate Network – 1999-2007

• 400 sites, 160,000 subs

History of NewCore Wireless

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Value Adds

Customer Management & Provisioning

One solution and interface

Project Management

Experienced support team for managing initial

implementation & ongoing

operations

SS7 Messaging/Diame

ter Routing

Eliminate service provider costs

NOC Services

Improve network performance with

additional network

monitoring

Performance reporting &

network management

Access to customized

reports & base station network

tools

Call Detail Record Management

Billing system receives standard

CSV file with voice/data call

records

User Community Knowledge

Knowledge sharing among 20+ partners

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NewCore Wireless’ Role in the Project

① Provide a hosted Ericsson LTE solution to small and medium sized operators② Aggregate the networks of numerous carriers to add scale to all of the

partners “ONE TO MANY”③ Due to operational and capital cost of a commercial mobile network,

networks less than 300 sites usually cannot support a stand alone core④ Partners own their own sites and customers⑤ Integration with Tier 1 and other regional carriers for LTE roaming adds new

revenue to our partners⑥ Offer a complete toolbox for our partners to operate their business

NewCore Wireless’ Current Partners and Their Spectrum

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What Is LTE?

① Long Term Evolution② Global standard for wireless data③ Every major carrier has launched④ Tier 1 Carriers are moving to LTE only

① T-Mobile has a significant base of VoLTE deployed

② AT&T is slowly rolling out with Verizon and Sprint later

⑤ Initially a data only solution⑥ Long term will handle HD voice and SMS⑦ Supported across all licensed spectrum in the mobile

space⑧ Designed for handsets, data sticks and fixed data

modems

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How Can LTE Be Used?

Meet the needs of your community① Fixed Broadband② Mobility (traditional cellular)③ Voice④ SMS⑤ Mobile Broadband⑥ Public Safety⑦ Machine to Machine

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Lessons Learned

① Spectrum is key - lots of it② Streaming video impact③ Mobility roaming④ Devices⑤ Operational Costs⑥ Minimize CapEx⑦ RF design

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Business Model 101

① Own your towers if possible② High quality Backhaul is needed, 100 Mbps per

tower③ Roaming costs need to be controlled ④ Plan on $300 for each device⑤ Plan for upgrades: 15% of revenue for Capex⑥ Market to your community, Tier 1’s are your

competition⑦ Partner with others, strength in numbers⑧ Get buy in from your entire team⑨ Each site should produce at least $4,000 revenue

per month

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Network Calculations

① Three sectored LTE site operating 5 MHz x 5 MHz carrier

① Each sector has approximately 25 Mbps of bandwidth

② 30 fixed broadband users per sector can be supported

③ 200 mobile broadband users per sector can be supported

② Three sectored LTE site operating 10 MHz x 10 MHz carrier

① Each sector has approximately 40 Mbps of bandwidth

② 60 fixed broadband users per sector can be supported

③ 400 mobile broadband users per sector can be supported

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Opportunities for service to “things” not just people

① Agriculture② Oil and Gas③ Education④ Construction⑤ Forestry⑥ Public Safety⑦ Residential

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What Can You Manage?

Agriculture

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What Can You Manage?

People And Assets

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What Can You Manage?

Transportation

Thank You.

M

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Albert Kangas

General Manager

320-492-7510

Albert.kangas@corewg.com

www.NewCoreWireless.net

4C Your Path To LTE

Success with NewCore Wireless

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Where we are going New branding of our services

Website 90% Tribal utilization of our services. Expansion of broadband services to boarder towns to our

network. Participation in the FirstNet initiative. Expanded partnership with tier 1 carriers (Verizon, AT&T,

Sprint) Acquiring Apple Certification

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In Memorandum Mark White Bull

Oct. 23, 2007