Broadband Fiber Guide from Clarus

Clarus Broadband Guide to the Internet for Boot Ranch Fredericksburg, TX

2020

Broadband Solution TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED Click link for information on products and services: https://clarusbroadband.com/bootranch/

WISE WORDS

There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.

MARGARET J. WHEATLEY

Who is Clarus?

Why Fiber?

Streaming and VoIP Construction Road To Home Connections Costing Assessments

About Us

Net Promoter’s Score is a tool for tracking customer satisfaction in many verticals.

Telecom scores are generally low with Spectrum coming in at -5 and Comcast scoring about -3 on an annual basis.

Clarus’ 2020 NPS score is 38

Clarus Broadband Fiber Locations

Currently serving over 50,000 subscribers in 17 states

Our community Account Manager, Averi, is crucial to customer satisfaction

Clarus is Austin based with two decades of experience in the telecom industry.

We focus on device management and whole home Wi-Fi. We've worked closely with all major cable providers, so we know what worksand we know what doesn't. We are here to deliver a better class of telecom.

Welcome to better Broadband.

Clarus Communities

Future Clarus Communities

Notable Universities Serviced

Established Communities

[Universities are a mix of dorm, duplex and single-family structured living]

[All established communities are single family homes]

*Units are subscribers

University of NC Charlotte- 6,000 University of Texas Dallas- 5,000 University of Texas San Antonio- 2,000 UC Davis- 2,500 University of the Ozarks- 900

Cable Operator Partnerships Suddenlink Communications- 7,000 Spectrum/TWC- 18,900 Cox-4,390 Comcast- 2,736

Single Family Communities Lake Travis Enclave, Spicewood- 45 Barton Creek Lakeside, Spicewood- 200 Lakecliff, Spicewood- 65

*Units are subscribers

Boot Ranch, Fredericksburg- 100+ Horseshoe Bay HOA- 3,000+

Ridge Harbor, Spicewood- 135

Windermere Oaks, Spicewood- 250 The Place, Spicewood- 22

White Water Springs, Bertram- 110

Master Planned Communities Baseline, Broomfield, CO- 3,000

Berry Creek Highlands, Georgetown- 1,200 The Highlands, The Woodlands- 3,900

Chambers Creek Ranch, Conroe- 3,000 The Colony, Bastrop- 217

Municipal Projects

Gatesville, TX- 5,000+

Copperas Cove, TX- 10,000+

Why Fiber?

Fiber is glass. It supports unlimited capacity and does not deteriorate over time. 5G, LTE, even cable modems connect to a fiber network

somewhere. Fiber has powered networks for decades and is the past, present and future of telecom.

Download Speeds: 1 Gbps: the amount of data you can pull or "download to your internet device in one second. Think watching Netflix, surfing the web or downloading a movie/song.

Upload Speeds: 1 Gbps: the amount of data you can send or "upload" out into the world from your internet device in one second. Think posting to Facebook or putting a home video on YouTube.

Gigabit Speeds:

1Gbps or 1000mbps. Today, a single device does not need this kind of speed to operate efficiently, but multiple devices working simultaneously in your home will. Having this type of speed ensures no buffering, quick downloads and super fast uploads to the internet.

Cumulative requirements in your home demand a higher tier in speeds. Typical speeds at 35 mbps download lead to buffering, lagging and insufficient broadband to maximize your home's potential.

Streaming: 10-20 mbps 4K TV Streaming: 25 mbps 8K TV Streaming: 50-100 mbps 16K TV Streaming: you get the point!

Security Cameras: 6 mbps WIFI Lights: 1 mbps Ring Doorbell: 4 mbps Nest Thermostat: 2 mbps Pandora: 3 mbps Zoom Conference: 8 mbps Video Games: 50 mbps TeleHealth: 50 mbps

Benefits of high speed fiber

Security- Monitor your home while you're away

Work from home- reimagined workspace from COVID19

Streaming- All entertainment content available online with sufficient bandwidth

Internet of Things (IoT)- Home devices add convenience to daily routines

Video conferencing- Professional and personal advantages

Telehealth- Local and distant medicine at home and at local healthcare provider

Increased home values and gained desirability

Streaming

There are thousands of applications accessible from your streaming device. Thousands of hours of programming at your fingertips. This makes satellite TV a thing of the past.

CLARUS TV

180+ channels (line up available on our website) AUSTIN LOCALS, INCLUDING THE LONGHORN NETWORK 7 days of unlimited DVR (no boxes) ClarusTV does not have OnDemand capabilities

STREAMING Netflix: $9 HBO: $15 Showtime: $11 Starz: $9 Disney+: $7 Prime Video: Free with Amazon Subscription LIVE TV ClarusTV: $60 Hulu: $61 YouTubeTV: $65 DISH $150-$250

Connect up to 20 devices on your account at no additional charge

NETFLIX AND PRIME VIDEO Original Programming TV Shows Movies Prime Video is included in your Amazon Prime Subscription

YOUTUBE TV YouTube TV is generally rated high for value and content in today's streaming world. There are many channels to view along with DVR capabilities. This app also comes with On Demand viewing.

Voice over IP WHAT IS VOIP?

Clarus Phone

WIFI CALLING

VoIP is telephone service through your

Email notifications

Though cell phone coverage has

Spam blocking

been somewhat problematic, Clarus'

cell phone accessible

fiber optic network will allow "Wi-Fi

Call forwarding

Calling", which is the transmission of

Call Waiting

the signal from your cell phone over

internet connection. It can replace your current landline phone and has all of the same features.

There are many other VoIP providers in addition Clarus Phone.

Number Porting E911 registering services Business phones Residential phones Analog conversion

the internet instead of the network of cell towers. This allows you to place and receive calls over your home WIFI network. No more bad cell reception, no more dropped calls.

Construction at Boot

estimated 5 months Internet connectivity from Texas One in South Austin Transport provided by Clarus and LCRA partnership

Small construction footprint.

Crews on one side of the road at a time.

Utilization of existing Boot Ranch communications conduit.

Some repairs needed- digging/trenching Unsightly exposed conduit (existing) will be covered with pedestals Vault at property lines will be grade level Traffic control will be present at all times Route schedules will be provided weekly

MST: The numbered boxes in the diagram above.

These are junction points/boxes located at grade level that house fiber splitters and branch off to homes.

Vault: These will be located closer to your home.

They will terminate your individual fiber line. Also at grade level.

NID: Termination Box for fiber. Usually located on exterior side of home with other utility boxes.

ONT: This is the Clarus fiber modem. Typically placed inside or in garage near the baseboards.

Needs access to power.

Gigaspire: The Clarus WIFI router. This is an optional item, but necessary if you choose to have Clarus WIFI in your home.

Road To Home Surveys at Boot Ranch Lot 214-Dalton

Lot 86- Hanna

Distance from road to home: 98 feet Installation Method: Trench drop conduit, dirt Concrete/rock/obstacles: No Estimated Price: $805

Distance from road to home: 206 feet Installation Method: Trench drop conduit, loose rock Concrete/rock/obstacles: hand dug under retaining wall Estimated Price: $1,510

Reference: Existing elecrtical line cost $2,052 to install during home construction. This is not a fiber cost associated with this solution.

Reference: Existing electrical line cost $4,313 to install during home construction. This is not a fiber cost associated with this solution.

Road To Home Surveys Lot 20R- Dunn Distance from road to home: 1,022 feet Installation Method: bore, loose rock and existing conduit Boring can be used on all hardscapes and eliminates disturbances to these areas.

Concrete/rock/obstacles: driveway Estimated Price: $4,912

Reference: Existing electrical line cost $20,539 to install during home construction. This is not a fiber cost associated with this solution.

Note* Existing infrastructure reduces overall road to home costs.

Clarus can use preexisting conduit in your yard. Prices will vary on distance/cost of fiber.

Lot 407- McDade Distance from road to home: 217 feet Installation Method: Trench drop conduit, loose rock/dirt Concrete/rock/obstacles: no Estimated Price: $1,530

Reference: Existing electrical line cost $4,541 to install during home construction. This is not a fiber cost associated with this solution.

Clarus Hardscapes and trenching process Creative connectivity methods produce small footprints and minimal damage to existing landscapes and hardscapes

digging

trenching in the joint

fiber in trench

sealing the trench

finished project

Side by Side Analysis BUNDLED FIBER SERVICES V CURRENT BOOT OFFERINGS Clarus Internet

Bee Creek Wireless

$80/month Clarus TV 180 channels no rental or exterior equipment

Satellite Television 200+channels- lots of repeats rental equipment Unsightly exterior equipment

1Gbps synchronous 100X Faster than Bee Creek small utility box on side of home

$60/month Clarus Phone $25/month always online

Grand Total: $165/month

35-50 mbps- dependent on line of sight Unsightly exterior equipment $65-$95+/month

$150-$250/month Landline Phone $25-$35/month numerous outages

Grand Total: $240-$380/month

COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS $928,543 P H A S E 1L O T O WNE R S $445,983 $3,378.66 per LOT

ALLOCATION OF COST Metzger Park

Lots: 7

Phase 2 Developer Lots: 327

$445,983

$23,651

$285,113

$67,573

Sunday Houses

Boot Ranch Club

Village Homes

City of Fredericksburg

$45,442

$26,223

$24,597

$9,961

Phase 1 Sold Lots: 132

Developer

D E VEL OP E R $422,832 Total built product contribution

SU NDAY HO USE S $45,442 $568.03 per Sunday House Share

VILLAGE HOM ES $4,325 $720.85 per Village Home Unit

C ITY O F FR E D ER ICK S B UR G $9,961

Phase 1

Fiber Network Upfront Costs

Assessment for community cabling $3,378.66 (phase 1 lot owners)

Road to Home Connection varies by home

Clarus Home Installation $300

(WIFI not included)

DIY Cost Analysis Your Current Providers

Clarus Services

Boot Ranch

Boot Ranch

Provider/Service

Details (speeds/channels)

Cost Per Month

Notes

Provider/Service

Details (speeds/channels)

Cost Per Month

Notes

Clarus Fiber Internet

1Gbps synchronous

$80

Highly reliable, community owned

180+ channels including locals

$60

call fwd, waiting, E911

$25

ClarusTV

Clarus Phone

Clarus WIFI

Have questions? questions@bootranch.com or Danielle Finley VP, Business Development dfinley@clarusbroadband.com

QUESTIONS?

Whole home WIFI with customer service assistance

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no rental equipment, take it with you!

always on with your fiber connection

Included with your fiber service.