January 1 - March 31, 2013

  1. Executed overlash agreement with Russell Muni. Cable TV & Internet.
  2. Executed pole attachment agreement with Time Warner Cable Northeast, LLC.
  3. Executed Indefeasible Rights of Use agreement with Chicopee Elec. Light Dept.
  4. Executed Indefeasible Rights of Use agreement with Holyoke Gas & Elec. Dept.
  5. Executed permitting agreement with Pan Am Railways.
  6. Executed permitting agreement with New England Central Railroad.
  7. Received 3,002 Verizon pole licenses for a total of 31,603 (96%).
  8. Received 3,218 electric utility pole licenses for a total of 29,428 (97%).
  9. Released 155 fully-licensed fiber miles to construction for aerial installation for a total of 895 miles for the project (96%).
  10. Installed 305 miles of messenger strand for a total of 775 miles for the project (83%).
  11. Installed 388 miles of aerial fiber optic cable for a total of 676 miles for the project (72%).
  12. Received licenses for 14 miles conduit for a total of 39 miles to date (93% complete).
  13. Installed 8,131 feet of conduit for a total of 15,312 feet for the project (32%).
  14. Completed designs for 8 Community Anchor Institutions for a total of 790 locations (97%).
  15. Completed 44 Community Anchor Institution site installations for a total of 582 locations for the project (72%).
  16. Completed 81 Community Anchor Institution fiber terminations for a total of 260 locations for the project (32% of locations complete).
  17. Completed 6 Point of Interconnection and collocation site installations for a total of 17 to date (63%).
  18. Completed turnover of first network segment to Network Operator, connecting 3 Points of Interconnection and 2 regeneration sites.
  19. Executed 4 Letters of Intent with an Internet Service Providers for a total of 31, as well as signing 5 connecting agreements to total 13 connecting agreements for the project.
  20. Submitted 4th formal Award Action Request for modifications of construction plans pending NTIA approval of route adjustments.