FCC WISP Briefing

1. FCC WISP Briefing Washington DC, June 28, 2002 FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

2. Greetings From Asbury Park FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

3. WHO WE ARE • Joseph D’Andrea • Have been “into” computers since High School • Built first computer from a kit in 1980 (SWTPC Motorola 6800 w/2K RAM) FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

4. WHO WE ARE • West21 has been in operation since 1995 • New Jersey S-Corp • 2.5 Employees (2.0+.25+.25=2.5) • Until 1.5 years ago, we housed our operations in other data centers • 2000 moved to Asbury Park, NJ and built our own (small) data center in Feb 2001 • Launched Wireless Internet Access on July 20, 2001 FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

5. WHAT WE DO • Web Hosting • Server Co-location • Database Application Development • Direct Internet Access (to other business tenants in our building) • Wireless Internet Access FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

6. WHAT WE DO • Provide T1 speed connections to the residential, business and non-profit community in Monmouth County FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

7. WHERE WE DO IT 25 small towns within 5 mile radius of our base station FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

8. WHERE WE DO IT Arial view of Asbury Park, NJ (circa 1970) FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

9. WHERE WE DO IT Location of our WiPOP (base station) FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

10. WHERE WE DO IT Close-up of the type of buildings FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

11. HOW WE DO IT A couple of views from the top of our WiPOP FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

12. HOW WE DO IT • 802.11b (2.4 GHz ISM band) • Lucent/Orinoco 11Mbps (AP/Base Station) • Wide variety of manufacturers (CPE/clients) • Flexibility in deployment • 900 MHz • Non-line of sight clients • Ability to get through the trees FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

13. HOW WE DO IT • Some typical customer site antenna FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

14. HOW WE DO IT • Typical antenna at the WiPOP FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

15. HOW WE DO IT • Funding: Let’s talk for a minute about funding FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

16. HOW WE DO IT • Funding: • Government Grants/Subsidy $0.00 FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

17. HOW WE DO IT • Funding: • Government Grants/Subsidy $0.00 • Visa $5,000.00 FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

18. HOW WE DO IT • Funding: • Government Grants $0.00 • Visa $5,000.00 • MasterCard $5,000.00 FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

19. HOW WE DO IT • Funding: • Government Grants $0.00 • Visa $5,000.00 • MasterCard $5,000.00 • American Express $5,000.00 FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

20. HOW WE DO IT • Funding: • Government Grants $0.00 • Visa $5,000.00 • MasterCard $5,000.00 • American Express $5,000.00 TOTAL $15,000.00 FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

21. WHY WE DO IT • We are committed to serving anunderserved market • Spotty or no DSL • No cable modem service WISPs ARE THE THIRD ACCESSPLATFORM TO THE HOME IN SOME CASES, WE ARE THE ONLY BROADBAND ACCESS FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

22. WHY WE DO IT • Installed Base ~12 wireless points -- hundreds of people served! • 2 Community Service Centers • Job Skills & GED Training • Community Access • Small Private School • Stone Pony http://www.stoneponyonline.com/ • Internet Café (w/HotSpot for public access) • Residential Customers Because the schools and community centers offer internet access to the the public -- most of whom do not even own a computer -- broadband internet access is provided to hundreds of people who would not otherwise have it. One interesting side-effect of our urban environment is that the Café location, for example, gives us wire line access to ~30 additional apartments via outdoor ethernet wiring in the alley behind the buildings FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

23. WHAT WORKS Free unlicensed spectrum-(thank you!) Low entry cost WHAT (IS/NOT) WORKING FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

24. WHAT WORKS Free unlicensed spectrum-(thank you!) Low entry cost Industry Standards (some proprietary) means a stong product offering which gives us confidence in the market and allows us to feel comfortable about spending our own money 802.11b Karlnet Alvarion/FHSS WHAT (IS/NOT) WORKING FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

25. WHAT WORKS Free unlicensed spectrum-(thank you!) Low entry cost Industry Standards 802.11b Karlnet Alvarion/FHSS WHAT DOESN’T Free unlicensed spectrum :-( Low entry cost WHAT (IS/NOT) WORKING Everyone and their brother can be in competition with me tomorrow FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

26. WHAT WORKS Free unlicensed spectrum-(thank you!) Low entry cost Industry Standards 802.11b Karlnet Alvarion/FHSS WHAT DOESN’T Free unlicensed spectrum :-( Low entry cost Cell Site Rent Bloat WHAT (IS/NOT) WORKING FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

27. WHAT WORKS Free unlicensed spectrum-(thank you!) Low entry cost Industry Standards 802.11b Karlnet Alvarion/FHSS WHAT DOESN’T Free unlicensed spectrum :-( Low entry cost Cell Site Rent Bloat Part 15 rules need adjustment for today’s reality WHAT (IS/NOT) WORKING FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

28. WHAT WORKS Free unlicensed spectrum-(thank you!) Low entry cost Industry Standards 802.11b Karlnet Alvarion/FHSS WHAT DOESN’T Free unlicensed spectrum :-( Low entry cost Cell Site Rent Bloat Part 15 rules need adjustment for today’s reality Interference Low Power WHAT (IS/NOT) WORKING FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems

29. Thank You • EVERYONE DESERVES BROADBAND Joseph D’Andrea West21 Systems(732) 775-6030 601 Bangs Ave, # 706JoeDan@west21.com Asbury Park, NJ 07712 FCC WISP Briefing - West21 Systems