South Seas Cable TV/Internet Committee Representing All Four South Seas Condominium Associations
Committee Members ∗ SSE - Sam Miloro, Board Member Brad Temple ∗ ∗ SSN - John Bartolino, President Rebecca Leahy ∗ ∗ SSNW - Charlie Vigorita, Treasurer ∗ SSW - Glenn Van Noord, Committee Chair ∗ Club - Dave Forker, President ∗ Technical Review/Support – Marshall Aurnou, SSW
Service Providers Considered � CenturyLink – Did not respond to inquiry � Comcast � HotWire � LiteStream – Declined to propose � Summit Broadband
Evaluation Criteria � Infrastructure, including technology, backbone and redundancy � Cable TV capabilities, equipment and channel line-ups Telephone services � � Internet speeds and Wi-Fi capabilities � Service and support capabilities � Pricing and contract term
Preferred Provider – Summit � Infrastructure – superior � Cable TV Options – comparable � Telephone Services – comparable � Internet speed & Wi-Fi Capability – superior � Service and Support – superior � Price - superior
Key Features � Complete Fiber Optic Network into Unit � 85+ Channels Basic TV � 70+ HD TV Channels w/ 2 HD box � Swap HD box for combo HD box & DVR for $6/mo. � Internet speeds of 100Mbps download, 20 MBPS upload � Modem part of Optical Network Terminal provided by Summit � Internet speeds up to 1,000 Mbps available � Telephone service for $20/mo. � 24/7 Support via call center, 90% calls answered in 30 sec. � Dedicated support person to Associations
Contract Features � New contract term expires 7 yrs. from end of current contract � 0% Price increase first 2 years, limited to 3% per yr. thereafter � Project completion date – April 30, 2017 � Complete certification of unit � Refund of fees for outages lasting longer than 48 hours � Wi-Fi in lobbies, pool area, exercise & social rooms – free � TV in exercise and social rooms – free � Office Internet – free � Internet fee drops from $30 to $15 until new service is effective, free modem and installation for new users
Pricing (excluding taxes) Current New Current paid by Basic TV $25 - Association Internet $30 Current paid by Owner - Basic HD TV $26 Current paid by Owner - New rate paid entirely Total $81 $49 by Association
Optional Items ∗ Expanded HD TV channels - $26/mo. ∗ Premium Channels - $17 to $20/mo. ∗ Add’l HD boxes - $12/mo. ∗ Basic phone service - $20/mo. ∗ Phone service + unlimited N. America Long Dist. - $30/mo. ∗ Vacation mode
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