<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "></div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Rate hikes coming true for some:</div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Frontier plans massive FiOS cable TV rate hike</font></div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Frontier Communications Corp. plans a massive rate hike for its FiOS cable TV customers in Oregon and Washington, marginalizing the company as a competitor to Comcast. </font></div><div><font
class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Rates will rise 46 percent or more for standard cable plans -- the result, Frontier says, of rate hikes by the cable networks. </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">The higher rates won't immediately affect customers who have Frontier FiOS TV contracts with set pricing. But for customers without a contract, and customers whose contracts are expiring, the rate hikes will be steep. </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">For example, the monthly cost of Frontier's standard, 220-channel package will rise from $65 to $95 a month -- a 46 percent increase. The higher rates kicked in Monday for new customers, and start February 18 for existing customers without a service contract.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman',
'new york', times, serif"><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/01/frontier_plans_massive_fios_ca.html">http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/01/frontier_plans_massive_fios_ca.html</a></span></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3"> </font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">Ron Force</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">Moscow Idaho USA</font><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; "><br><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">From:</span></b> deb <debismith@moscow.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Mike Hall <mikech@fsr.com>; Vision 2020 <vision2020@moscow.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thu, January 6, 2011 3:54:23 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] Communities just now getting access to broadbandInternet service?<br></font><br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">OK, so when can we get high speed internet from
anyone up here on Steakhouse Hill---without resorting to a dish? Will Frontier
be investing in cell reception out this way? What about cable? Time Warner laid
cable on our place after cutting down all our wind-break trees, and no benefit
to us.....Thanks for nothing, Frontier and TimeWarner. And a real thanks to
First Step, as we continue to get great service from them in a difficult area to
serve. Our connection is still dial-up, they still have it, and they provide
fine tech service when we need it. I have a hunch the Frontier "hype" is another
way to justify a future rate hike.....</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Debi R-S</font></div>
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<div style="FONT:10pt arial;">----- Original Message ----- </div>
<div style="BACKGROUND:#e4e4e4;FONT:10pt arial;"><b>From:</b>
<a rel="nofollow" title="mikech@fsr.com" ymailto="mailto:mikech@fsr.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:mikech@fsr.com">Mike Hall</a> </div>
<div style="FONT:10pt arial;"><b>To:</b> <a rel="nofollow" title="vision2020@moscow.com" ymailto="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Vision 2020</a> </div>
<div style="FONT:10pt arial;"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:37
PM</div>
<div style="FONT:10pt arial;"><b>Subject:</b> [Vision2020] Communities just
now getting access to broadbandInternet service?</div>
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<h1><span style="FONT-WEIGHT:normal;FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'sans-serif';">In
response to the Daily News article: Frontier Communications to expand services
Eleven communities surrounding area to gain access to high speed Internet
Staff Report Posted on: Saturday, January 01,
2011</span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dnews,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is a curious statement. "The communities of Palouse,
Fairfield, Garfield, Genesee, Latah, Oakesdale, Rockford, Rosalia, Tekoa,
Thornton and Weippe <b>will soon</b> have access to high speed
Internet." </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ALL of these communities, except for Latah and Thornton,
have had high speed Internet from First Step Internet and/or Elk River Cable
for years (Palouse since 2001). First Step Internet already serves over
1100 households in these communities. It's great of Frontier to finally
get around to investing in these communities, but to present it as something
totally new, when it is really just "johnny come lately" is less than
accurate. As opposed to a real news piece, this article reads like an
advertisement for Frontier. Not that we mind too much. Frontier is
one of our partners for our DSL service. But it would be great to have
Dnews paint a bigger picture than what is spoon fed to you by
them.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mike Hall</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Area Sales Manager</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First Step Internet </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Historical Facts:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Genesee – High speed wireless since 2001. Cable since
2010.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Palouse – High speed wireless since 2003. Cable since
2010.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oakesdale – High speed wireless since 2005</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tekoa – High speed wireless since 2005</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Weippe – High speed wireless since 2006</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rockford – Cable Internet since 2005 with Elk River Cable,
now FS</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rosalia – Cable Internet since 2004 with ERC, now
FS</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fairfield – Cable Internet since 2005 with ERC, now
FS</p>
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services made available by First Step Internet, <br> serving the
communities of the Palouse since 1994.
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.fsr.net">http://www.fsr.net</a>
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