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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. —

Updated Apr. 27, 2012 at 9:45 a.m.

By WRAL Tech Wire

The vision of providingNorth Carolinians with access to broadband Internet access fromthe coast to the mountains took another major step towardbecoming a reality on Friday.

MCNC, which operates the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) says thatthe first phase of a statewide expansion is now complete.

To mark the first-stage completion of MCNC's statewide project that is expanding the N.C.Research and Education Network, MCNC is also hosting a Twitter"town hall" to discuss theproject.

“This first phase of the project already is having a positive impact on student learning, patientoutcomes in health care, economic outcomes in job creation and community development, and isaccelerating innovation and research all across the state,” said MCNC Chief Executive Officer JoeFreddoso. “Our goal is to continue creating infrastructure that meets the advanced needs ofresearch, education, and health care while stabilizing costs to consumers and small businesses inareas where affordable broadband currently isn’t available.”

NCREN is being expanded through a series of federal grants, support from theGolden LEAF economic development group, its own resources and private sectorpartners.

The entire project will cost $144 million and is called the Golden LEAF RuralBroadband Initiative due in part to Golden LEAF's economic support.

The first phase of the fiber network project also drew $4 million in private investment from FRCLLC.

MCNC designed and put in place "Community Anchor Institution" network access points whereschools, universities, community colleges, and other public institutions can access the network.

Through partners such as FRC LLC, commercial institutions can also access the network throughfiber that is not maintained by MCNC but leased to private entities.

Golden LEAF contributed $24 million to the project.

MCNC is adding 2,604 miles of new fiber to the network through two phases of construction. Thefirst phase included 904 miles.

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In the second phase, which is underway, 1,338 new miles will be added and another 362 miles willbe obtained, leased or upgraded.

Town Hall

To provide answers and to facilitate discussion about the project, MCNC will host the "town hall"beginning at 11 a.m. (www.mcnc.org/btop/townhall)

"This online-only event is an invitation from MCNC for anyone to participate in an open exchangeabout the project, its impacts, and future trends concerning networking and the rising need forbandwidth. Questions will be selected both in advance and in real-time during the event. To haveyour voice heard, tweet in questions using the hashtag #askMCNC," MCNC said in anannouncement.

"You can track the conversation three ways by watching the event live, follow live tweets from@MCNC or @GLRBI, or search out #askMCNC on Twitter."

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SOURCE: Fayetteville (NC) Observer−TimesAUDIENCE: 91,693 [provided by Nielsen//NetRatings]

DATE: 04−25−2012HEADLINE: Sonic Foundry Boosts NCREN Video Capabilities in North Carolina

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Integration with Mediasite video content management platform and Cisco TANDBERG helps MCNC enablerecording and archiving capabilities of educational videoconferences

MADISON, Wis.,April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ −− Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFO), the trustedmarket leader forlecture capture, enterprise andevent webcasting, today announced its Mediasite webcastingand video content management platform is being used to ingest Cisco TANDBERG videoconferencerecordings on the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN).

MCNC is the independent, non−profit operator of NCREN that serves educational institutions, organizations,and other community anchor institutions throughoutNorth Carolina every day to help craft and implementdistance learning strategies so every citizen can access educational content to gain a degree, hone their skillsin their current job, or prepare for a career change.

NCREN handles more than 100 hours of classes, conferences and seminars each week and offers livestreaming and archived sessions via Mediasite. Sonic Foundry and MCNC integrated TANDBERGvideoconferences, now a part of Cisco Systems, with the Mediasite video content management and deliveryplatform. This initiative is part of Sonic Foundry's newadvanced integration services for enterprise anduniversity clients seeking custom integration between Mediasite and other technology platforms.

The integration enables bi−directional videoconferences that are recorded during multiple−location meetingsto be automatically ingested, streamed, and archived via the Mediasite system. This integrated approachallows MCNC to reach more clients, many who were not at a videoconferencing endpoint for the livebroadcast, by letting them now watch the videoconferences on−demand. Since MCNC provides the Mediasitewebcasting and video management platform as well as the videoconferencing infrastructure,North Carolinaschools are able to extend the reach of their Cisco TelePresence screen or any H.323 compatible device withMediasite.

"The great thing about using videoconferencing collaboratively with Mediasite is that you can send the videoout in high quality to anyone who has internet," saidJohn Killebrew, vice president of community support atMCNC. "Mediasite allows us to expand our video services infrastructure to a larger audience and provide away to review it on−demand. Integrating videoconferencing and Mediasite technology together means moreresearch, online workshops, and other educational events can happen more frequently through video."

In 2010,MCNC added Mediasite to its list of cost−effective services for schools, significantly expanding thewebcasting and video management solution for NCREN constituent institutions. TheNorth Carolina education

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community has the unique flexibility to choose between connecting their Mediasite Recorders to their ownon−premise infrastructure that they maintain or to contract with MCNC's hosted infrastructure service.

North Carolina schools use Mediasite to train elementary science teachers on best practices and to reducetravel costs by allowing school administrators to present at business meetings online. MCNC as an institutionalso uses the webcasting technology for streaming applications such as board meetings.

"Our work with MCNC to integrate Mediasite with Cisco TANDBERG is a perfect example of theimportance of interoperability in today's educational technology solutions, and Sonic Foundry is proud to be apart of it," saidSean Brown, vice president of education for Sonic Foundry. "While videoconferencing isn'tnew to Mediasite, we've been live streaming and archiving videoconferences for almost a decade, this is SonicFoundry's first videoconferencing integration partnership of this magnitude."

The patented Mediasite webcasting and video content management platform quickly and cost−effectivelyautomates the capture, management, delivery and search of live and on−demand streaming videos and richmedia presentations that combine video with slides.

About MCNC & NCREN Community

MCNC is an independent, non−profit corporation. MCNC's main focus is to operate the North CarolinaResearch and Education Network (NCREN). For a more than a quarter century, NCREN continues toprovide advanced Intranet and Internet connectivity to a constantly expanding number of Community AnchorInstitutions throughoutNorth Carolina. Today's users of NCREN include all 17 institutions of theUniversity ofNorth Carolina System, all 58 North Carolina Community Colleges, all 115 K−12 public school districts aswell as a growing number of K−12 charter and private schools, the majority of the state's private colleges anduniversities, several non−profit and public health care facilities, and a number of the state's premier researchinstitutions. NCREN also serves as the Internet gateway network for all state employees. MCNC currently isworking on a$144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to be completed by summer 2013. This initiativehas been labeled the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative. Visitwww.mcnc.org or follow@MCNCor@GLRBI.

About Sonic Foundry, Inc.

Sonic Foundry (NASDAQ: SOFO,www.sonicfoundry.com) is the trusted market leader for enterprisewebcasting and lecture capture, providing video communication solutions for education, business andgovernment. Powered by the patented Mediasite webcasting platform and Mediasite Events group, thecompany empowers people to transform the way they communicate online, using video webcasts to bridgetime and distance, accelerate research and improve performance. Product and service names mentioned hereinare the trademarks of Sonic Foundry, Inc. or their respective owners.

Certain statements contained in this news release regarding matters that are not historical facts may beforward−looking statements. Because such forward−looking statements include risks and uncertainties, actualresults may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward−looking statements. Factorsthat could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, uncertainties pertaining to

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continued market acceptance for Sonic Foundry's products, its ability to succeed in capturing significantrevenues from media services and/or systems, the effect of new competitors in its market, integration ofacquired business and other risk factors identified from time to time in its filings with the Securities andExchange Commission.

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Highlights: NC, NORTH CAROLINA, NCREN, North Carolina, MCNC, Research and EducationNetwork, NorthCarolina, Golden LEAF, Rural Broadband Initiative, mcnc.org

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In 2010,MCNC added Mediasite to its list of cost−effective services for schools, significantly expanding thewebcasting and video management solution for NCREN constituent institutions. TheNorth Carolina educationcommunity has the unique flexibility to choose between connecting their Mediasite Recorders to their ownon−premise infrastructure that they maintain or to contract with MCNC's hosted infrastructure service.

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Certain statements contained in this news release regarding matters that are not historical facts may beforward−looking statements. Because such forward−looking statements include risks and uncertainties, actualresults may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward−looking statements. Factorsthat could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, uncertainties pertaining tocontinued market acceptance for Sonic Foundry's products, its ability to succeed in capturing significantrevenues from media services and/or systems, the effect of new competitors in its market, integration of

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acquired business and other risk factors identified from time to time in its filings with the Securities andExchange Commission.




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Sonic Foundry Boosts NCREN Video Capabilities in North Carolina


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MADISON, Wis., April 25, 2012

MADISON, Wis.,April 25, 2012/PRNewswire/ −−A, Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFO), the trustedmarket leader for lecture capture, enterprise and event webcasting, today announced its Mediasite webcastingand video content management platform is being used to ingest Cisco TANDBERG videoconferencerecordings on the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN).

MCNC is the independent, non−profit operator of NCREN that serves educational institutions, organizations,and other community anchor institutions throughout North Carolina every day to help craft and implementdistance learning strategies so every citizen can access educational content to gain a degree, hone their skillsin their current job, or prepare for a career change.

NCREN handles more than 100 hours of classes, conferences and seminars each week and offers livestreaming and archived sessions via Mediasite. Sonic Foundry and MCNC integrated TANDBERGvideoconferences, now a part of Cisco Systems, with the Mediasite video content management and deliveryplatform. This initiative is part of Sonic Foundry's new advanced integration services for enterprise anduniversity clients seeking custom integration between Mediasite and other technology platforms.


The great thing about using videoconferencing collaboratively with Mediasite is that you can send the videoout in high quality to anyone who has internet, said John Killebrew, vice president of community support atMCNC. Mediasite allows us to expand our video services infrastructure to a larger audience and provide away to review it on−demand. Integrating videoconferencing and Mediasite technology together means moreresearch, online workshops, and other educational events can happen more frequently through video.

In 2010,MCNC added Mediasite to its list of cost−effective services for schools, significantly expanding thewebcasting and video management solution for NCREN constituent institutions. The North Carolinaeducation community has the unique flexibility to choose between connecting their Mediasite Recorders totheir own on−premise infrastructure that they maintain or to contract with MCNC's hosted infrastructureservice.

North Carolina schools use Mediasite to train elementary science teachers on best practices and to reducetravel costs by allowing school administrators to present at business meetings online. A, MCNC as an

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institution also uses the webcasting technology for streaming applications such as board meetings.

Our work with MCNC to integrate Mediasite with Cisco TANDBERG is a perfect example of the importanceof interoperability in today's educational technology solutions, and Sonic Foundry is proud to be a part of it,said Sean Brown, vice president of education for Sonic Foundry. While videoconferencing isn't new toMediasite, we've been live streaming and archiving videoconferences for almost a decade, this is SonicFoundry's first videoconferencing integration partnership of this magnitude.

The patented Mediasite webcasting and video content management platform quickly and cost−effectivelyautomates the capture, management, delivery and search of live and on−demand streaming videos and richmedia presentations that combine video with slides.A,

About A, MCNC & NCREN Community

MCNC is an independent, non−profit corporation. MCNC's main focus is to operate the North CarolinaResearch and Education Network (NCREN). For a more than a quarter century, NCREN continues toprovide advanced Intranet and Internet connectivity to a constantly expanding number of Community AnchorInstitutions throughout North Carolina. Today's users of NCREN include all 17 institutions of the Universityof North Carolina System, all 58 North Carolina Community Colleges, all 115 K−12 public school districtsas well as a growing number of K−12 charter and private schools, the majority of the state's private collegesand universities, several non−profit and public health care facilities, and a number of the state's premierresearch institutions. NCREN also serves as the Internet gateway network for all state employees. MCNCcurrently is working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to be completed by summer 2013.This initiative has been labeled the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative. Visit www.mcnc.org orfollow@MCNC or@GLRBI.

About Sonic FoundryA, (R), Inc.


Certain statements contained in this news release regarding matters that are not historical facts may beforward−looking statements. Because such forward−looking statements include risks and uncertainties, actualresults may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward−looking statements. Factorsthat could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, uncertainties pertaining tocontinued market acceptance for Sonic Foundry's products, its ability to succeed in capturing significantrevenues from media services and/or systems, the effect of new competitors in its market, integration ofacquired business and other risk factors identified from time to time in its filings with the Securities andExchange Commission.

A,

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MADISON, Wis., April 25, 2012

MADISON, Wis.,April 25, 2012/PRNewswire/ −− Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFO), the trustedmarket leader for lecture capture, enterprise and event webcasting, today announced its Mediasite webcastingand video content management platform is being used to ingest Cisco TANDBERG videoconferencerecordings on the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN).





In 2010,MCNC added Mediasite to its list of cost−effective services for schools, significantly expanding thewebcasting and video management solution for NCREN constituent institutions. The North Carolinaeducation community has the unique flexibility to choose between connecting their Mediasite Recorders totheir own on−premise infrastructure that they maintain or to contract with MCNC's hosted infrastructureservice.

North Carolina schools use Mediasite to train elementary science teachers on best practices and to reducetravel costs by allowing school administrators to present at business meetings online. MCNC as an institution

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About MCNC & NCREN Community MCNC is an independent, non−profit corporation. MCNC's main focusis to operate the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN). For a more than a quartercentury, NCREN continues to provide advanced Intranet and Internet connectivity to a constantly expandingnumber of Community Anchor Institutions throughout North Carolina. Today's users of NCREN include all17 institutions of the University of North Carolina System, all 58 North Carolina Community Colleges, all115 K−12 public school districts as well as a growing number of K−12 charter and private schools, themajority of the state's private colleges and universities, several non−profit and public health care facilities, anda number of the state's premier research institutions. NCREN also serves as the Internet gateway network forall state employees. MCNC currently is working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to becompleted by summer 2013. This initiative has been labeled the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative.Visit www.mcnc.org or follow@MCNC or@GLRBI.

About Sonic Foundry (R), Inc.Sonic Foundry (NASDAQ: SOFO,www.sonicfoundry.com) is the trustedmarket leader for enterprise webcasting and lecture capture, providing video communication solutions foreducation, business and government. Powered by the patented Mediasite webcasting platform and MediasiteEvents group, the company empowers people to transform the way they communicate online, using videowebcasts to bridge time and distance, accelerate research and improve performance. Product and servicenames mentioned herein are the trademarks of Sonic Foundry, Inc. or their respective owners.



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Integration with Mediasite video content management platform and Cisco

TANDBERG helps MCNC enable recording and archiving capabilities of

educational videoconferences

MADISON, Wis., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ:

SOFO), the trusted market leader for lecture capture, enterprise and event

webcasting, today announced its Mediasite webcasting and video content

management platform is being used to ingest Cisco TANDBERG videoconference recordings on the North Carolina

Research and Education Network (NCREN).

MCNC is the independent, non-profit operator of NCREN that serves educational institutions, organizations, and other community anchor institutions throughout North Carolina every day to help craft and implement distance

learning strategies so every citizen can access educational content to gain a degree, hone their skills in their current

job, or prepare for a career change.

NCREN handles more than 100 hours of classes, conferences and seminars each week and offers live streaming

and archived sessions via Mediasite. Sonic Foundry and MCNC integrated TANDBERG videoconferences, now a part of Cisco Systems, with the Mediasite video content management and delivery platform. This initiative is part of

Sonic Foundry's new advanced integration services for enterprise and university clients seeking custom integration

between Mediasite and other technology platforms.

The integration enables bi-directional videoconferences that are recorded during multiple-location meetings to be

automatically ingested, streamed, and archived via the Mediasite system. This integrated approach allows MCNC to

reach more clients, many who were not at a videoconferencing endpoint for the live broadcast, by letting them now watch the videoconferences on-demand. Since MCNC provides the Mediasite webcasting and video management

platform as well as the videoconferencing infrastructure, North Carolina schools are able to extend the reach of their

Cisco TelePresence screen or any H.323 compatible device with Mediasite.

"The great thing about using videoconferencing collaboratively with Mediasite is that you can send the video out in

high quality to anyone who has internet," said John Killebrew, vice president of community support at MCNC.

"Mediasite allows us to expand our video services infrastructure to a larger audience and provide a way to review it on-demand. Integrating videoconferencing and Mediasite technology together means more research, online

workshops, and other educational events can happen more frequently through video."

In 2010, MCNC added Mediasite to its list of cost-effective services for schools, significantly expanding the

webcasting and video management solution for NCREN constituent institutions. The North Carolina education

community has the unique flexibility to choose between connecting their Mediasite Recorders to their own on-premise infrastructure that they maintain or to contract with MCNC's hosted infrastructure service.

North Carolina schools use Mediasite to train elementary science teachers on best practices and to reduce travel

costs by allowing school administrators to present at business meetings online. MCNC as an institution also uses the webcasting technology for streaming applications such as board meetings.

"Our work with MCNC to integrate Mediasite with Cisco TANDBERG is a perfect example of the importance of interoperability in today's educational technology solutions, and Sonic Foundry is proud to be a part of it," said Sean

Brown, vice president of education for Sonic Foundry. "While videoconferencing isn't new to Mediasite, we've been

live streaming and archiving videoconferences for almost a decade, this is Sonic Foundry's first videoconferencing

integration partnership of this magnitude."

The patented Mediasite webcasting and video content management platform quickly and cost-effectively automates the capture, management, delivery and search of live and on-demand streaming videos and rich media

presentations that combine video with slides.


MCNC is an independent, non-profit corporation. MCNC's main focus is to operate the North Carolina Research

and Education Network (NCREN). For a more than a quarter century, NCREN continues to provide advanced Intranet and Internet connectivity to a constantly expanding number of Community Anchor Institutions throughout

North Carolina. Today's users of NCREN include all 17 institutions of the University of North Carolina System, all 58

North Carolina Community Colleges, all 115 K-12 public school districts as well as a growing number of K-12 charter and private schools, the majority of the state's private colleges and universities, several non-profit and public

health care facilities, and a number of the state's premier research institutions. NCREN also serves as the Internet

gateway network for all state employees. MCNC currently is working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to be completed by summer 2013. This initiative has been labeled the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband

Initiative. Visit www.mcnc.org or follow @MCNC or @GLRBI.

About Sonic Foundry®, Inc.

Sonic Foundry (NASDAQ: SOFO, www.sonicfoundry.com) is the trusted market leader for enterprise webcasting and

lecture capture, providing video communication solutions for education, business and government. Powered by the

patented Mediasite webcasting platform and Mediasite Events group, the company empowers people to transform the way they communicate online, using video webcasts to bridge time and distance, accelerate research and

improve performance. Product and service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of Sonic Foundry, Inc. or

their respective owners.

Certain statements contained in this news release regarding matters that are not historical facts may be forward-

looking statements. Because such forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause

actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, uncertainties pertaining to continued market

acceptance for Sonic Foundry's products, its ability to succeed in capturing significant revenues from media services and/or systems, the effect of new competitors in its market, integration of acquired business and other risk factors

identified from time to time in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Non-profit operator of NCREN is almost a year ahead of schedule; hosting live Twitter Town Hall today

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MCNC today announced the first round of the$144 million Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI) is complete. All broadband fiber associated with this phase of theproject is now active and serving Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs) including K-12 schools, universities, community colleges,health care facilities, public health facilities, libraries, research institutions, and other sectors of CAIs in western and southeasternNorth Carolina. Through first-phase commercial partner FRC LLC, which invested $4 million into the project, fiber is now availableto serve commercial businesses and last-mile consumer broadband needs in these same regions.

The GLRBI is funded through grants from U.S. Department of Commerce's Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP)and significant matching funds from private donations and investments including a $24 million investment from the Golden LEAFFoundation. Once complete through two phases, the GLRBI will greatly expand the reach and capacity of the North CarolinaResearch and Education Network (NCREN) in the state.

"This first phase of the project already is having a positive impact on student learning, patient outcomes in health care, economicoutcomes in job creation and community development, and is accelerating innovation and research all across the state," saidMCNC President and CEO Joe Freddoso. "Our goal is to continue creating infrastructure that meets the advanced needs ofresearch, education, and health care while stabilizing costs to consumers and small businesses in areas where affordablebroadband currently isn't available."

Since the project began, all North Carolina Community Colleges have been connected to NCREN; the video services infrastructureon the network was upgraded; East Carolina University received a 10gig network upgrade and now serves as a hub for most ofeastern North Carolina; the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville now has a 10gig connection, Vidant Medical Center in PittCounty became the first not-for-profit hospital connected to the N.C. Telehealth Network via NCREN, and finally, spending onengineering and construction attributed to the project has created and/or saved hundreds of jobs throughout the state.

To celebrate this achievement, MCNC will host its first online Twitter Town Hall today (Friday, April 27) at 11 a.m. EDT and willanswer questions about the GLRBI and expansion of broadband connectivity in North Carolina live at www.mcnc.org/btop/townhall.This online-only event is an invitation from MCNC for anyone to participate in an open exchange about the project, its impacts, andfuture trends concerning networking and the rising need for bandwidth. Questions will be selected both in advance and in real-timeduring the event. To have your voice heard, tweet in questions using the hashtag #askMCNC. You can track the conversationthree ways by watching the event live, follow live tweets from @MCNC or @GLRBI, or search out #askMCNC on Twitter.

MCNC received federal approval to begin the second phase of the GLRBI in June 2011. Since that time, MCNC has mobilizedefforts and made significant progress on this portion of the project, which is three-times the size of the first phase.

The total of new miles spanning both projects is currently 2,604. The routes for Round 1 as engineered represent 904 newly-operational miles of which 414 miles are new construction. All Round 1 fiber is now lit and placed into service. The routes forRound 2 as engineered represent 1,700 total miles, of which 1,338 are new construction and 362 are being obtained and/or leasedvia indefeasible rights of use (IRU) or existing fiber is being upgraded. As of today, 595 miles of new conduit has been built alongthe Round 2 project route, 292 miles of fiber has been deployed within that conduit, and nearly 307 miles of dark fiber have beenobtained via IRUs.

The participating vendors and contractors who worked on Round 1 include: Fiber Technologies for construction/installation of fiberin western North Carolina; Globe Communications for construction/installation of fiber in the southeast; Comtech for all the fibersplicing related to this portion of the project; Cisco Systems for providing the Cisco ONS 15454 Optical Design Network Solution;CommScope for supplying all fiber-optic cable and materials; and ONUG Communications for engineering design, project planning,and related services.

All vendors and contractors associated with Round 1 project are either North Carolina-based or have strong N.C. presence. Todate, the overall project has been a $73 million infusion of spending with private engineering, materials manufacturing, and opticalequipment manufacturers, construction companies in addition to acquiring fiber segments from telecommunications, cablecompanies, and electric membership cooperatives.

All construction for the GLRBI is to be complete by 2013.

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NCREN a network that would scale to rapidly increasing bandwidth demand at stable costs. Today, with the completion of the firstphase of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative, we move a significant step closer to that goal."

Mike MurphyChairman of the MCNC Board of Directors

"In carrying out its three-part mission of teaching, research and outreach, the University of North Carolina is increasingly reliant ontechnology and broadband infrastructure. These critical upgrades and the expansion of the North Carolina Research andEducation Network will help ensure that our UNC campuses have the digital infrastructure required to scale to our future needs.Every sector of education in the state will benefit from this important investment."

Tom RossPresident of the University of North Carolina

"The future of North Carolina through improved access to education, better healthcare and robust economic development isenhanced with the completion of the first phase of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative. We can only imagine today theinnovation and economic growth that will occur in the future due to the expansion of this infrastructure that allows the great mindsof North Carolina to collaborate with the world."

Governor Bev PerdueState of North Carolina

"By 2015, Internet video is projected to be 62 percent of consumer Internet traffic and the number of devices connected to IPnetworks will be twice as high as the global population. A robust and intelligent network is essential to keeping up with theexponentially increasing demand for access by students, consumers, businesses and organizations in North Carolina and acrossthe world."

Edward D. ParadiseVice President for Cisco's Global Government Solutions Group and RTP Site ExecutiveCisco Systems

"The potential impact of this project on our region's healthcare system can be tremendous. From helping address healthcaredisparities in rural areas to addressing the growing physician shortage, this investment comes at a pivotal time in thetransformation of our region's and nation's healthcare system. Broadband will serve as the underlying infrastructure for the healthinformation technology that has the potential to improve health care outcomes and control costs."

Edward J. MackoDirector and CTO, Healthcare & Life Sciences SolutionsIBM

"CommScope has been involved in this project since the first shovel went into the ground in two years ago. We are excited that thefirst phase of this project is completed because it has the potential to provide tremendous, long-lasting benefits to our state'sresidents. CommScope is proud to be part of several broadband initiatives around the country, bringing high-speed networks torural and underserved communities. MCNC and its efforts to expand the North Carolina Research and Education Network throughthe Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative is just one great example."

Ric JohnsenSenior Vice President of BroadbandCommScope(CommScope, based in Hickory, N.C., was selected by MCNC to provide materials for both project phases)

"From the beginning, the MCNC team knew we needed great collaborators to successfully implement the BTOPproject. CommScope, ONUG, Cisco, K&L Gates, FiberTech, Comtech, Globe Communications, the Office of Governor BevPerdue, the North Carolina General Assembly, the North Carolina Congressional Delegation, the N.C. Institute for MinorityEconomic Development, NCDOT, and NCDENR are just a few of the key organizations that joined the MCNC staff in leading thisphase of the project to a successful completion."

Tommy JacobsonMCNC Vice President of Network Initiatives and Chief NCREN Architect

MCNC & NCREN CommunityMCNC is an independent, non-profit corporation. MCNC's main focus is to operate the North Carolina Research and EducationNetwork (NCREN). For a more than a quarter century, NCREN continues to provide advanced Intranet and Internet connectivity toa constantly expanding number of Community Anchor Institutions throughout North Carolina. Today's users of NCREN include all17 institutions of the University of North Carolina System, all 58 North Carolina Community Colleges, all 115 K-12 public schooldistricts as well as a growing number of K-12 charter and private schools, the majority of the state's private colleges anduniversities, several non-profit and public health care facilities, and a number of the state's premier research institutions. NCRENalso serves as the Internet gateway network for all state employees. MCNC currently is working on a $144 million expansion ofNCREN scheduled to be completed by summer 2013. This initiative has been labeled the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative.Visit www.mcnc.org or follow @MCNC or @GLRBI.

About Golden LEAF Rural Broadband InitiativeMCNC currently is working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to be completed by 2013. This initiative has beenlabeled the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI).

To fund this expansion, MCNC applied for and received two U.S. Department of Commerce Broadband Technology OpportunitiesProgram (BTOP) awards totaling $104 million. In addition, MCNC raised $40 million in private matching funds as required by theBTOP program. MCNC's sources of matching funds included $24 million from the Golden LEAF Foundation, $8 million from theMCNC Endowment, $4 million from private-sector wholesale telecommunications company FRC, and an estimated $4 millionthrough donations of land and existing conduit from individual community colleges, universities, and others including the AlbemarlePamlico Economic Development Corporation. No direct funding from the State of North Carolina was required. MCNC estimatesthis project will create or save 2,500 engineering, construction, and manufacturing jobs in the state.

Both MCNC awards are a part of a coordinated strategy developed by the Office of North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue, the N.C.

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Office of Economic Recovery & Investment, and e-NC Authority to improve broadband access for businesses and residents inunderserved areas. Once all work is complete, the two rounds of BTOP infrastructure have the potential to serve directly, orthrough MCNC partnerships with private-sector service providers, more than 1,500 community anchor institutions, 180,000businesses, and reach more than 300,000 underserved families.

About The Golden LEAF FoundationThe Golden LEAF Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 to help transform North Carolina's economy. Thefoundation receives one-half of North Carolina's funds from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement with cigarette manufacturersand places special emphasis on assisting tobacco-dependent, economically distressed and/or rural communities across the state.The Golden LEAF Foundation works in partnership with governmental entities, educational institutions, economic developmentorganizations and nonprofits to achieve its mission. The foundation has awarded 1,096 grants worth over $490 million since itsinception. To learn more about applying for a grant, visit www.goldenleaf.org or call (888) 684.8404.

Editorial ContactsMCNC Communications Hotline: (919) 248.4105Noah Garrett, NGC Communications, on behalf of MCNC: (252) 423.1277 or [email protected]

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/PRNewswire/ −− Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFO), the trusted market leader for lecture capture,enterprise and event webcasting, today announced its Mediasite webcasting and video content managementplatform is being used to ingest Cisco TANDBERG videoconference recordings on the North CarolinaResearch and Education Network (NCREN).



The integration enables bi−directional videoconferences that are recorded during multiple−location meetingsto be automatically ingested, streamed, and archived via the Mediasite system. This integrated approachallows MCNC to reach more clients, many who were not at a videoconferencing endpoint for the livebroadcast, by letting them now watch the videoconferences on−demand. Since MCNC provides the Mediasitewebcasting and video management platform as well as the videoconferencing infrastructure, North Carolinaschools are able to extend the reach of their Cisco TelePresence screen or any H.323 compatible device withMediasite.


In 2010,MCNC added Mediasite to its list of cost−effective services for schools, significantly expanding thewebcasting and video management solution for NCREN constituent institutions. The North Carolinaeducation community has the unique flexibility to choose between connecting their Mediasite Recorders totheir own on−premise infrastructure that they maintain or to contract with MCNC's hosted infrastructure

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About MCNC & NCREN Community MCNC is an independent, non−profit corporation. MCNC's main focusis to operate the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN). For a more than a quartercentury, NCREN continues to provide advanced Intranet and Internet connectivity to a constantly expandingnumber of Community Anchor Institutions throughout North Carolina. Today's users of NCREN include all17 institutions of the University of North Carolina System, all 58 North Carolina Community Colleges, all115 K−12 public school districts as well as a growing number of K−12 charter and private schools, themajority of the state's private colleges and universities, several non−profit and public health care facilities, anda number of the state's premier research institutions. NCREN also serves as the Internet gateway network forall state employees. MCNC currently is working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to becompleted by summer 2013. This initiative has been labeled the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative.Visit www.mcnc.org or follow@MCNC or@GLRBI.

About Sonic Foundry (R), Inc.Sonic Foundry (NASDAQ: SOFO,www.sonicfoundry.com) is the trustedmarket leader for enterprise webcasting and lecture capture, providing video communication solutions foreducation, business and government. Powered by the patented Mediasite webcasting platform and MediasiteEvents group, the company empowers people to transform the way they communicate online, using videowebcasts to bridge time and distance, accelerate research and improve performance. Product and servicenames mentioned herein are the trademarks of Sonic Foundry, Inc. or their respective owners.



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An economic-development group based in Research Triangle Park said it hascompleted the initial phase of a $144 million effort to expand broadband internetaccess in rural areas of western and southeastern North Carolina.

The Microelectronics Center of North Carolina is helping to set up broadbandconnections to schools, libraries, health care facilities and other institutions in thetwo areas.

MCNC’s project is funded by grants from the U.S. Commerce Department and othersourcess, including $24 million from the Golden LEAF Foundation in Rocky Mount. Anadditional $4 million to connect commercial customers is coming from PalmettoNet,an ethernet provider based in Columbia, S.C.

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MCNC today announced thefirst round of the $144 million Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI) is complete. All broadband fiberassociated with this phase of the project is now active and serving Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs) includingK-12 schools, universities, community colleges, health care facilities, public health facilities, libraries, researchinstitutions, and other sectors of CAIs in western and southeastern North Carolina. Through first-phase commercialpartner FRC LLC, which invested $4 million into the project, fiber is now available to serve commercial businessesand last-mile consumer broadband needs in these same regions.

The GLRBI is funded through grants from U.S. Department of Commerce's Broadband Technology OpportunitiesProgram (BTOP) and significant matching funds from private donations and investments including a $24 millioninvestment from the Golden LEAF Foundation. Once complete through two phases, the GLRBI will greatly expandthe reach and capacity of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) in the state.

"This first phase of the project already is having a positive impact on student learning, patient outcomes in healthcare, economic outcomes in job creation and community development, and is accelerating innovation and researchall across the state," said MCNC President and CEO Joe Freddoso. "Our goal is to continue creating infrastructurethat meets the advanced needs of research, education, and health care while stabilizing costs to consumers andsmall businesses in areas where affordable broadband currently isn't available."

Since the project began, all North Carolina Community Colleges have been connected to NCREN; the videoservices infrastructure on the network was upgraded; East Carolina University received a 10gig network upgradeand now serves as a hub for most of eastern North Carolina; the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville nowhas a 10gig connection, Vidant Medical Center in Pitt County became the first not-for-profit hospital connected tothe N.C. Telehealth Network via NCREN, and finally, spending on engineering and construction attributed to theproject has created and/or saved hundreds of jobs throughout the state.

To celebrate this achievement, MCNC will host its first online Twitter Town Hall today (Friday, April 27) at 11 a.m.EDT and will answer questions about the GLRBI and expansion of broadband connectivity in North Carolina live atwww.mcnc.org/btop/townhall. This online-only event is an invitation from MCNC for anyone to participate in anopen exchange about the project, its impacts, and future trends concerning networking and the rising need forbandwidth. Questions will be selected both in advance and in real-time during the event. To have your voice heard,tweet in questions using the hashtag #askMCNC. You can track the conversation three ways by watching theevent live, follow live tweets from @MCNC or @GLRBI, or search out #askMCNC on Twitter.

MCNC received federal approval to begin the second phase of the GLRBI in June 2011. Since that time, MCNChas mobilized efforts and made significant progress on this portion of the project, which is three-times the size ofthe first phase.

The total of new miles spanning both projects is currently 2,604. The routes for Round 1 as engineered represent904 newly-operational miles of which 414 miles are new construction. All Round 1 fiber is now lit and placed intoservice. The routes for Round 2 as engineered represent 1,700 total miles, of which 1,338 are new constructionand 362 are being obtained and/or leased via indefeasible rights of use (IRU) or existing fiber is being upgraded.As of today, 595 miles of new conduit has been built along the Round 2 project route, 292 miles of fiber has beendeployed within that conduit, and nearly 307 miles of dark fiber have been obtained via IRUs.

The participating vendors and contractors who worked on Round 1 include: Fiber Technologies forconstruction/installation of fiber in western North Carolina; Globe Communications for construction/installation offiber in the southeast; Comtech for all the fiber splicing related to this portion of the project; Cisco Systems forproviding the Cisco ONS 15454 Optical Design Network Solution; CommScope for supplying all fiber-optic cableand materials; and ONUG Communications for engineering design, project planning, and related services.

All vendors and contractors associated with Round 1 project are either North Carolina-based or have strong N.C.presence. To date, the overall project has been a $73 million infusion of spending with private engineering,materials manufacturing, and optical equipment manufacturers, construction companies in addition to acquiringfiber segments from telecommunications, cable companies, and electric membership cooperatives.


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"MCNC's goal in seeking private funds and NTIA BTOP matching funds was to provide our Community AnchorInstitution users of NCREN a network that would scale to rapidly increasing bandwidth demand at stable costs.Today, with the completion of the first phase of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative, we move a significantstep closer to that goal."

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"In carrying out its three-part mission of teaching, research and outreach, the University of North Carolina isincreasingly reliant on technology and broadband infrastructure. These critical upgrades and the expansion of theNorth Carolina Research and Education Network will help ensure that our UNC campuses have the digitalinfrastructure required to scale to our future needs. Every sector of education in the state will benefit from thisimportant investment."


"The future of North Carolina through improved access to education, better healthcare and robust economicdevelopment is enhanced with the completion of the first phase of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative. Wecan only imagine today the innovation and economic growth that will occur in the future due to the expansion of thisinfrastructure that allows the great minds of North Carolina to collaborate with the world."


"By 2015, Internet video is projected to be 62 percent of consumer Internet traffic and the number of devicesconnected to IP networks will be twice as high as the global population. A robust and intelligent network is essentialto keeping up with the exponentially increasing demand for access by students, consumers, businesses andorganizations in North Carolina and across the world."


"The potential impact of this project on our region's healthcare system can be tremendous. From helping addresshealthcare disparities in rural areas to addressing the growing physician shortage, this investment comes at apivotal time in the transformation of our region's and nation's healthcare system. Broadband will serve as theunderlying infrastructure for the health information technology that has the potential to improve health careoutcomes and control costs."


"CommScope has been involved in this project since the first shovel went into the ground in two years ago. We areexcited that the first phase of this project is completed because it has the potential to provide tremendous,long-lasting benefits to our state's residents. CommScope is proud to be part of several broadband initiativesaround the country, bringing high-speed networks to rural and underserved communities. MCNC and its efforts toexpand the North Carolina Research and Education Network through the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiativeis just one great example."


"From the beginning, the MCNC team knew we needed great collaborators to successfully implement the BTOPproject. CommScope, ONUG, Cisco, K&L Gates, FiberTech, Comtech, Globe Communications, the Office ofGovernor Bev Perdue, the North Carolina General Assembly, the North Carolina Congressional Delegation, theN.C. Institute for Minority Economic Development, NCDOT, and NCDENR are just a few of the key organizationsthat joined the MCNC staff in leading this phase of the project to a successful completion."


MCNC & NCREN CommunityMCNC is an independent, non-profit corporation. MCNC's main focus is to operate the North Carolina Researchand Education Network (NCREN). For a more than a quarter century, NCREN continues to provide advancedIntranet and Internet connectivity to a constantly expanding number of Community Anchor Institutions throughoutNorth Carolina. Today's users of NCREN include all 17 institutions of the University of North Carolina System, all58 North Carolina Community Colleges, all 115 K-12 public school districts as well as a growing number of K-12charter and private schools, the majority of the state's private colleges and universities, several non-profit andpublic health care facilities, and a number of the state's premier research institutions. NCREN also serves as theInternet gateway network for all state employees. MCNC currently is working on a $144 million expansion ofNCREN scheduled to be completed by summer 2013. This initiative has been labeled the Golden LEAF RuralBroadband Initiative. Visit www.mcnc.org or follow @MCNC or @GLRBI.

About Golden LEAF Rural Broadband InitiativeMCNC currently is working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to be completed by 2013. Thisinitiative has been labeled the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI).

To fund this expansion, MCNC applied for and received two U.S. Department of Commerce Broadband TechnologyOpportunities Program (BTOP) awards totaling $104 million. In addition, MCNC raised $40 million in privatematching funds as required by the BTOP program. MCNC's sources of matching funds included $24 million fromthe Golden LEAF Foundation, $8 million from the MCNC Endowment, $4 million from private-sector wholesaletelecommunications company FRC, and an estimated $4 million through donations of land and existing conduit fromindividual community colleges, universities, and others including the Albemarle Pamlico Economic DevelopmentCorporation. No direct funding from the State of North Carolina was required. MCNC estimates this project willcreate or save 2,500 engineering, construction, and manufacturing jobs in the state.

Both MCNC awards are a part of a coordinated strategy developed by the Office of North Carolina Governor Bev


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Perdue, the N.C. Office of Economic Recovery & Investment, and e-NC Authority to improve broadband access forbusinesses and residents in underserved areas. Once all work is complete, the two rounds of BTOP infrastructurehave the potential to serve directly, or through MCNC partnerships with private-sector service providers, more than1,500 community anchor institutions, 180,000 businesses, and reach more than 300,000 underserved families.

About The Golden LEAF FoundationThe Golden LEAF Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 to help transform North Carolina'seconomy. The foundation receives one-half of North Carolina's funds from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreementwith cigarette manufacturers and places special emphasis on assisting tobacco-dependent, economicallydistressed and/or rural communities across the state. The Golden LEAF Foundation works in partnership withgovernmental entities, educational institutions, economic development organizations and nonprofits to achieve itsmission. The foundation has awarded 1,096 grants worth over $490 million since its inception. To learn more aboutapplying for a grant, visit www.goldenleaf.org or call (888) 684.8404.


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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK,N.C., April 27, 2012/PRNewswire-USNewswire/-- MCNC today announced thefirst round of the $144 millionGolden LEAF Rural BroadbandInitiative (GLRBI) is complete. All broadband fiber associatedwith this phase of the project isnow active and servingCommunity Anchor Institutions(CAIs) including K-12 schools,universities, community colleges,

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"This first phase of the project already is having a positive impact on studentlearning, patient outcomes in health care, economic outcomes in job creation andcommunity development, and is accelerating innovation and research all across thestate," said MCNC President and CEO Joe Freddoso. "Our goal is to continue creatinginfrastructure that meets the advanced needs of research, education, and healthcare while stabilizing costs to consumers and small businesses in areas whereaffordable broadband currently isn't available."

Since the project began, all North Carolina Community Colleges have beenconnected to NCREN; the video services infrastructure on the network wasupgraded; East Carolina University received a 10gig network upgrade and nowserves as a hub for most of eastern North Carolina; the National Climatic DataCenter in Asheville now has a 10gig connection, Vidant Medical Center in Pitt Countybecame the first not-for-profit hospital connected to the N.C. Telehealth Network viaNCREN, and finally, spending on engineering and construction attributed to theproject has created and/or saved hundreds of jobs throughout the state.

To celebrate this achievement, MCNC will host its first online Twitter Town Hall today(Friday, April 27) at 11 a.m. EDT and will answer questions about the GLRBI andexpansion of broadband connectivity in North Carolina live at www.mcnc.org/btop

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/townhall. This online-only event is an invitation from MCNC for anyone toparticipate in an open exchange about the project, its impacts, and future trendsconcerning networking and the rising need for bandwidth. Questions will be selectedboth in advance and in real-time during the event. To have your voice heard, tweetin questions using the hashtag #askMCNC. You can track the conversation threeways by watching the event live, follow live tweets from @MCNC or @GLRBI, orsearch out #askMCNC on Twitter.

MCNC received federal approval to begin the second phase of the GLRBI in June2011. Since that time, MCNC has mobilized efforts and made significant progress onthis portion of the project, which is three-times the size of the first phase.

The total of new miles spanning both projects is currently 2,604. The routes forRound 1 as engineered represent 904 newly-operational miles of which 414 milesare new construction. All Round 1 fiber is now lit and placed into service. The routesfor Round 2 as engineered represent 1,700 total miles, of which 1,338 are newconstruction and 362 are being obtained and/or leased via indefeasible rights of use(IRU) or existing fiber is being upgraded. As of today, 595 miles of new conduit hasbeen built along the Round 2 project route, 292 miles of fiber has been deployedwithin that conduit, and nearly 307 miles of dark fiber have been obtained via IRUs.

The participating vendors and contractors who worked on Round 1 include: FiberTechnologies for construction/installation of fiber in western North Carolina; GlobeCommunications for construction/installation of fiber in the southeast; Comtech forall the fiber splicing related to this portion of the project; Cisco Systems forproviding the Cisco ONS 15454 Optical Design Network Solution; CommScope forsupplying all fiber-optic cable and materials; and ONUG Communications forengineering design, project planning, and related services.

All vendors and contractors associated with Round 1 project are either NorthCarolina-based or have strong N.C. presence. To date, the overall project has been a$73 million infusion of spending with private engineering, materials manufacturing,and optical equipment manufacturers, construction companies in addition toacquiring fiber segments from telecommunications, cable companies, and electricmembership cooperatives.


Additional Quotes

"MCNC's goal in seeking private funds and NTIA BTOP matching funds was to provideour Community Anchor Institution users of NCREN a network that would scale torapidly increasing bandwidth demand at stable costs. Today, with the completion ofthe first phase of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative, we move a significantstep closer to that goal."


"In carrying out its three-part mission of teaching, research and outreach, theUniversity of North Carolina is increasingly reliant on technology and broadbandinfrastructure. These critical upgrades and the expansion of the North CarolinaResearch and Education Network will help ensure that our UNC campuses have thedigital infrastructure required to scale to our future needs. Every sector of educationin the state will benefit from this important investment."


"The future of North Carolina through improved access to education, betterhealthcare and robust economic development is enhanced with the completion of thefirst phase of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative. We can only imaginetoday the innovation and economic growth that will occur in the future due to theexpansion of this infrastructure that allows the great minds of North Carolina tocollaborate with the world."


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"By 2015, Internet video is projected to be 62 percent of consumer Internet trafficand the number of devices connected to IP networks will be twice as high as theglobal population. A robust and intelligent network is essential to keeping up with theexponentially increasing demand for access by students, consumers, businesses andorganizations in North Carolina and across the world."

Edward D. ParadiseVice President for Cisco's Global Government Solutions Group and RTP SiteExecutiveCisco Systems

"The potential impact of this project on our region's healthcare system can betremendous. From helping address healthcare disparities in rural areas to addressingthe growing physician shortage, this investment comes at a pivotal time in thetransformation of our region's and nation's healthcare system. Broadband will serveas the underlying infrastructure for the health information technology that has thepotential to improve health care outcomes and control costs."


"CommScope has been involved in this project since the first shovel went into theground in two years ago. We are excited that the first phase of this project iscompleted because it has the potential to provide tremendous, long-lasting benefitsto our state's residents. CommScope is proud to be part of several broadbandinitiatives around the country, bringing high-speed networks to rural andunderserved communities. MCNC and its efforts to expand the North CarolinaResearch and Education Network through the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiativeis just one great example."

Ric JohnsenSenior Vice President of BroadbandCommScope(CommScope, based in Hickory, N.C., was selected by MCNC to provide materialsfor both project phases)

"From the beginning, the MCNC team knew we needed great collaborators tosuccessfully implement the BTOP project. CommScope, ONUG, Cisco, K&L Gates,FiberTech, Comtech, Globe Communications, the Office of Governor Bev Perdue, theNorth Carolina General Assembly, the North Carolina Congressional Delegation, theN.C. Institute for Minority Economic Development, NCDOT, and NCDENR are just afew of the key organizations that joined the MCNC staff in leading this phase of theproject to a successful completion."


MCNC & NCREN CommunityMCNC is an independent, non-profit corporation. MCNC's main focus is to operate theNorth Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN). For a more than a quartercentury, NCREN continues to provide advanced Intranet and Internet connectivity toa constantly expanding number of Community Anchor Institutions throughout NorthCarolina. Today's users of NCREN include all 17 institutions of the University of NorthCarolina System, all 58 North Carolina Community Colleges, all 115 K-12 publicschool districts as well as a growing number of K-12 charter and private schools, themajority of the state's private colleges and universities, several non-profit and publichealth care facilities, and a number of the state's premier research institutions.NCREN also serves as the Internet gateway network for all state employees. MCNCcurrently is working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to becompleted by summer 2013. This initiative has been labeled the Golden LEAF RuralBroadband Initiative. Visit www.mcnc.org or follow @MCNC or @GLRBI.

About Golden LEAF Rural Broadband InitiativeMCNC currently is working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to becompleted by 2013. This initiative has been labeled the Golden LEAF RuralBroadband Initiative (GLRBI).


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To fund this expansion, MCNC applied for and received two U.S. Department ofCommerce Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) awards totaling$104 million. In addition, MCNC raised $40 million in private matching funds asrequired by the BTOP program. MCNC's sources of matching funds included $24million from the Golden LEAF Foundation, $8 million from the MCNC Endowment, $4million from private-sector wholesale telecommunications company FRC, and anestimated $4 million through donations of land and existing conduit from individualcommunity colleges, universities, and others including the Albemarle PamlicoEconomic Development Corporation. No direct funding from the State of NorthCarolina was required. MCNC estimates this project will create or save 2,500engineering, construction, and manufacturing jobs in the state.

Both MCNC awards are a part of a coordinated strategy developed by the Office ofNorth Carolina Governor Bev Perdue, the N.C. Office of Economic Recovery &Investment, and e-NC Authority to improve broadband access for businesses andresidents in underserved areas. Once all work is complete, the two rounds of BTOPinfrastructure have the potential to serve directly, or through MCNC partnershipswith private-sector service providers, more than 1,500 community anchorinstitutions, 180,000 businesses, and reach more than 300,000 underserved families.

About The Golden LEAF FoundationThe Golden LEAF Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 to helptransform North Carolina's economy. The foundation receives one-half of NorthCarolina's funds from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement with cigarettemanufacturers and places special emphasis on assisting tobacco-dependent,economically distressed and/or rural communities across the state. The Golden LEAFFoundation works in partnership with governmental entities, educational institutions,economic development organizations and nonprofits to achieve its mission. Thefoundation has awarded 1,096 grants worth over $490 million since its inception. Tolearn more about applying for a grant, visit www.goldenleaf.org or call (888)684.8404.

Editorial ContactsMCNC Communications Hotline: (919) 248.4105Noah Garrett, NGC Communications, on behalf of MCNC: (252) 423.1277 [email protected]

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., April 27, 2012

Non-profit operator of NCREN is almost a year ahead of schedule; hostinglive Twitter Town Hall today

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MCNCtoday announced the first round of the $144 million Golden LEAF Rural BroadbandInitiative (GLRBI) is complete. All broadband fiber associated with this phase of theproject is now active and serving Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs) includingK-12 schools, universities, community colleges, health care facilities, public healthfacilities, libraries, research institutions, and other sectors of CAIs in western andsoutheastern North Carolina. Through first-phase commercial partner FRC LLC, whichinvested $4 million into the project, fiber is now available to serve commercialbusinesses and last-mile consumer broadband needs in these same regions.

The GLRBI is funded through grants from U.S. Department of Commerce'sBroadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) and significant matching fundsfrom private donations and investments including a $24 million investment from theGolden LEAF Foundation. Once complete through two phases, the GLRBI will greatlyexpand the reach and capacity of the North Carolina Research and EducationNetwork (NCREN) in the state.

"This first phase of the project already is having a positive impact on studentlearning, patient outcomes in health care, economic outcomes in job creation andcommunity development, and is accelerating innovation and research all across thestate," said MCNC President and CEO Joe Freddoso. "Our goal is to continue creatinginfrastructure that meets the advanced needs of research, education, and healthcare while stabilizing costs to consumers and small businesses in areas whereaffordable broadband currently isn't available."

Since the project began, all North Carolina Community Colleges have been connectedto NCREN; the video services infrastructure on the network was upgraded; EastCarolina University received a 10gig network upgrade and now serves as a hub formost of eastern North Carolina; the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville now

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has a 10gig connection, Vidant Medical Center in Pitt County became the firstnot-for-profit hospital connected to the N.C. Telehealth Network via NCREN, andfinally, spending on engineering and construction attributed to the project hascreated and/or saved hundreds of jobs throughout the state.

To celebrate this achievement, MCNC will host its first online Twitter Town Hall today(Friday, April 27) at 11 a.m. EDT and will answer questions about the GLRBI andexpansion of broadband connectivity in North Carolina live at www.mcnc.org/btop/townhall. This online-only event is an invitation from MCNC for anyone to participatein an open exchange about the project, its impacts, and future trends concerningnetworking and the rising need for bandwidth. Questions will be selected both inadvance and in real-time during the event. To have your voice heard, tweet inquestions using the hashtag #askMCNC. You can track the conversation three waysby watching the event live, follow live tweets from @MCNC or @GLRBI, or searchout #askMCNC on Twitter.

MCNC received federal approval to begin the second phase of the GLRBI in June2011. Since that time, MCNC has mobilized efforts and made significant progress onthis portion of the project, which is three-times the size of the first phase.

The total of new miles spanning both projects is currently 2,604. The routes forRound 1 as engineered represent 904 newly-operational miles of which 414 milesare new construction. All Round 1 fiber is now lit and placed into service. The routesfor Round 2 as engineered represent 1,700 total miles, of which 1,338 are newconstruction and 362 are being obtained and/or leased via indefeasible rights of use(IRU) or existing fiber is being upgraded. As of today, 595 miles of new conduit hasbeen built along the Round 2 project route, 292 miles of fiber has been deployedwithin that conduit, and nearly 307 miles of dark fiber have been obtained via IRUs.

The participating vendors and contractors who worked on Round 1 include: FiberTechnologies for construction/installation of fiber in western North Carolina; GlobeCommunications for construction/installation of fiber in the southeast; Comtech for allthe fiber splicing related to this portion of the project; Cisco Systems for providingthe Cisco ONS 15454 Optical Design Network Solution; CommScope for supplying allfiber-optic cable and materials; and ONUG Communications for engineering design,project planning, and related services.

All vendors and contractors associated with Round 1 project are either NorthCarolina-based or have strong N.C. presence. To date, the overall project has been a$73 million infusion of spending with private engineering, materials manufacturing,and optical equipment manufacturers, construction companies in addition to acquiringfiber segments from telecommunications, cable companies, and electric membershipcooperatives.


Additional Quotes

"MCNC's goal in seeking private funds and NTIA BTOP matching funds was toprovide our Community Anchor Institution users of NCREN a network that wouldscale to rapidly increasing bandwidth demand at stable costs. Today, with the


2 of 5 4/30/2012 10:39 PM

completion of the first phase of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative, wemove a significant step closer to that goal."


"In carrying out its three-part mission of teaching, research and outreach, theUniversity of North Carolina is increasingly reliant on technology and broadbandinfrastructure. These critical upgrades and the expansion of the North CarolinaResearch and Education Network will help ensure that our UNC campuses have thedigital infrastructure required to scale to our future needs. Every sector of educationin the state will benefit from this important investment."


"The future of North Carolina through improved access to education, betterhealthcare and robust economic development is enhanced with the completion of thefirst phase of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative. We can only imaginetoday the innovation and economic growth that will occur in the future due to theexpansion of this infrastructure that allows the great minds of North Carolina tocollaborate with the world."


"By 2015, Internet video is projected to be 62 percent of consumer Internet trafficand the number of devices connected to IP networks will be twice as high as theglobal population. A robust and intelligent network is essential to keeping up with theexponentially increasing demand for access by students, consumers, businesses andorganizations in North Carolina and across the world."

Edward D. ParadiseVice President for Cisco's Global Government Solutions Group and RTP SiteExecutiveCisco Systems

"The potential impact of this project on our region's healthcare system can betremendous. From helping address healthcare disparities in rural areas to addressingthe growing physician shortage, this investment comes at a pivotal time in thetransformation of our region's and nation's healthcare system. Broadband will serveas the underlying infrastructure for the health information technology that has thepotential to improve health care outcomes and control costs."


"CommScope has been involved in this project since the first shovel went into theground in two years ago. We are excited that the first phase of this project iscompleted because it has the potential to provide tremendous, long-lasting benefits


3 of 5 4/30/2012 10:39 PM

to our state's residents. CommScope is proud to be part of several broadbandinitiatives around the country, bringing high-speed networks to rural and underservedcommunities. MCNC and its efforts to expand the North Carolina Research andEducation Network through the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative is just onegreat example."

Ric JohnsenSenior Vice President of BroadbandCommScope(CommScope, based in Hickory, N.C., was selected by MCNC to provide materials forboth project phases)

"From the beginning, the MCNC team knew we needed great collaborators tosuccessfully implement the BTOP project. CommScope, ONUG, Cisco, K&L Gates,FiberTech, Comtech, Globe Communications, the Office of Governor Bev Perdue, theNorth Carolina General Assembly, the North Carolina Congressional Delegation, theN.C. Institute for Minority Economic Development, NCDOT, and NCDENR are just afew of the key organizations that joined the MCNC staff in leading this phase of theproject to a successful completion."


MCNC & NCREN CommunityMCNC is an independent, non-profit corporation. MCNC's main focus is to operate theNorth Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN). For a more than a quartercentury, NCREN continues to provide advanced Intranet and Internet connectivity toa constantly expanding number of Community Anchor Institutions throughout NorthCarolina. Today's users of NCREN include all 17 institutions of the University of NorthCarolina System, all 58 North Carolina Community Colleges, all 115 K-12 public schooldistricts as well as a growing number of K-12 charter and private schools, themajority of the state's private colleges and universities, several non-profit and publichealth care facilities, and a number of the state's premier research institutions.NCREN also serves as the Internet gateway network for all state employees. MCNCcurrently is working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to becompleted by summer 2013. This initiative has been labeled the Golden LEAF RuralBroadband Initiative. Visit www.mcnc.org or follow @MCNC or @GLRBI.

About Golden LEAF Rural Broadband InitiativeMCNC currently is working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to becompleted by 2013. This initiative has been labeled the Golden LEAF RuralBroadband Initiative (GLRBI).

To fund this expansion, MCNC applied for and received two U.S. Department ofCommerce Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) awards totaling$104 million. In addition, MCNC raised $40 million in private matching funds asrequired by the BTOP program. MCNC's sources of matching funds included $24million from the Golden LEAF Foundation, $8 million from the MCNC Endowment, $4million from private-sector wholesale telecommunications company FRC, and anestimated $4 million through donations of land and existing conduit from individual


4 of 5 4/30/2012 10:39 PM

community colleges, universities, and others including the Albemarle PamlicoEconomic Development Corporation. No direct funding from the State of NorthCarolina was required. MCNC estimates this project will create or save 2,500engineering, construction, and manufacturing jobs in the state.

Both MCNC awards are a part of a coordinated strategy developed by the Office ofNorth Carolina Governor Bev Perdue, the N.C. Office of Economic Recovery &Investment, and e-NC Authority to improve broadband access for businesses andresidents in underserved areas. Once all work is complete, the two rounds of BTOPinfrastructure have the potential to serve directly, or through MCNC partnerships withprivate-sector service providers, more than 1,500 community anchor institutions,180,000 businesses, and reach more than 300,000 underserved families.

About The Golden LEAF FoundationThe Golden LEAF Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 to helptransform North Carolina's economy. The foundation receives one-half of NorthCarolina's funds from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement with cigarettemanufacturers and places special emphasis on assisting tobacco-dependent,economically distressed and/or rural communities across the state. The Golden LEAFFoundation works in partnership with governmental entities, educational institutions,economic development organizations and nonprofits to achieve its mission. Thefoundation has awarded 1,096 grants worth over $490 million since its inception. Tolearn more about applying for a grant, visit www.goldenleaf.org or call (888)684.8404.

Editorial ContactsMCNC Communications Hotline: (919) 248.4105Noah Garrett, NGC Communications, on behalf of MCNC: (252) 423.1277 [email protected]

SOURCE MCNC

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Non-profit operator of NCREN is almost a year ahead of schedule;hosting live Twitter Town Hall today

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/

-- MCNC today announced the first round of the $144 million Golden LEAF Rural

Broadband Initiative (GLRBI) is complete. All broadband fiber associated with this

phase of the project is now active and serving Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs)

including K-12 schools, universities, community colleges, health care facilities, public

health facilities, libraries, research institutions, and other sectors of CAIs in western

and southeastern North Carolina. Through first-phase commercial partner FRC LLC,

which invested $4 million into the project, fiber is now available to serve commercial

businesses and last-mile consumer broadband needs in these same regions.

The GLRBI is funded through grants from U.S. Department of Commerce's Broadband

Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) and significant matching funds from

private donations and investments including a $24 million investment from the

Golden LEAF Foundation. Once complete through two phases, the GLRBI will greatly

expand the reach and capacity of the North Carolina Research and Education Network

(NCREN) in the state.

"This first phase of the project already is having a positive impact on student learning,

patient outcomes in health care, economic outcomes in job creation and community

development, and is accelerating innovation and research all across the state," said

MCNC President and CEO Joe Freddoso. "Our goal is to continue creating

infrastructure that meets the advanced needs of research, education, and health care

while stabilizing costs to consumers and small businesses in areas where affordable

broadband currently isn't available."

Since the project began, all North Carolina Community Colleges have been connected

to NCREN; the video services infrastructure on the network was upgraded; East

Carolina University received a 10gig network upgrade and now serves as a hub for

most of eastern North Carolina; the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville now

has a 10gig connection, Vidant Medical Center in Pitt County became the first not-for-

profit hospital connected to the N.C. Telehealth Network via NCREN, and finally,

spending on engineering and construction attributed to the project has created and/or

saved hundreds of jobs throughout the state.

To celebrate this achievement, MCNC will host its first online Twitter Town Hall today

(Friday, April 27) at 11 a.m. EDT and will answer questions about the GLRBI and

expansion of broadband connectivity in North Carolina live at www.mcnc.org/btop

/townhall. This online-only event is an invitation from MCNC for anyone to participate

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in an open exchange about the project, its impacts, and future trends concerning

networking and the rising need for bandwidth. Questions will be selected both in

advance and in real-time during the event. To have your voice heard, tweet in

questions using the hashtag #askMCNC. You can track the conversation three ways

by watching the event live, follow live tweets from @MCNC or @GLRBI, or search out

#askMCNC on Twitter.

MCNC received federal approval to begin the second phase of the GLRBI in June 2011.

Since that time, MCNC has mobilized efforts and made significant progress on this

portion of the project, which is three-times the size of the first phase.

The total of new miles spanning both projects is currently 2,604. The routes for Round

1 as engineered represent 904 newly-operational miles of which 414 miles are new

construction. All Round 1 fiber is now lit and placed into service. The routes for Round

2 as engineered represent 1,700 total miles, of which 1,338 are new construction and

362 are being obtained and/or leased via indefeasible rights of use (IRU) or existing

fiber is being upgraded. As of today, 595 miles of new conduit has been built along the

Round 2 project route, 292 miles of fiber has been deployed within that conduit, and

nearly 307 miles of dark fiber have been obtained via IRUs.

The participating vendors and contractors who worked on Round 1 include: Fiber

Technologies for construction/installation of fiber in western North Carolina; Globe

Communications for construction/installation of fiber in the southeast; Comtech for

all the fiber splicing related to this portion of the project; Cisco Systems for providing

the Cisco ONS 15454 Optical Design Network Solution; CommScope for supplying all

fiber-optic cable and materials; and ONUG Communications for engineering design,

project planning, and related services.

All vendors and contractors associated with Round 1 project are either North

Carolina-based or have strong N.C. presence. To date, the overall project has been a

$73 million infusion of spending with private engineering, materials manufacturing,

and optical equipment manufacturers, construction companies in addition to

acquiring fiber segments from telecommunications, cable companies, and electric

membership cooperatives.


Additional Quotes

"MCNC's goal in seeking private funds and NTIA BTOP matching funds was to provide

our Community Anchor Institution users of NCREN a network that would scale to

rapidly increasing bandwidth demand at stable costs. Today, with the completion of

the first phase of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative, we move a significant

step closer to that goal."


"In carrying out its three-part mission of teaching, research and outreach, the

University of North Carolina is increasingly reliant on technology and broadband

infrastructure. These critical upgrades and the expansion of the North Carolina

Research and Education Network will help ensure that our UNC campuses have the

digital infrastructure required to scale to our future needs. Every sector of education

in the state will benefit from this important investment."


"The future of North Carolina through improved access to education, better healthcare

and robust economic development is enhanced with the completion of the first phase

of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative. We can only imagine today the

innovation and economic growth that will occur in the future due to the expansion of


2 of 5 4/30/2012 10:39 PM

this infrastructure that allows the great minds of North Carolina to collaborate with

the world."


"By 2015, Internet video is projected to be 62 percent of consumer Internet traffic and

the number of devices connected to IP networks will be twice as high as the global

population. A robust and intelligent network is essential to keeping up with the

exponentially increasing demand for access by students, consumers, businesses and

organizations in North Carolina and across the world."

Edward D. ParadiseVice President for Cisco's Global Government Solutions Group and RTPSite ExecutiveCisco Systems

"The potential impact of this project on our region's healthcare system can be

tremendous. From helping address healthcare disparities in rural areas to addressing

the growing physician shortage, this investment comes at a pivotal time in the

transformation of our region's and nation's healthcare system. Broadband will serve as

the underlying infrastructure for the health information technology that has the

potential to improve health care outcomes and control costs."


"CommScope has been involved in this project since the first shovel went into the

ground in two years ago. We are excited that the first phase of this project is

completed because it has the potential to provide tremendous, long-lasting benefits to

our state's residents. CommScope is proud to be part of several broadband initiatives

around the country, bringing high-speed networks to rural and underserved

communities. MCNC and its efforts to expand the North Carolina Research and

Education Network through the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative is just one

great example."

Ric JohnsenSenior Vice President of BroadbandCommScope(CommScope, based in Hickory, N.C., was selected by MCNC to provide materials forboth project phases)

"From the beginning, the MCNC team knew we needed great collaborators to

successfully implement the BTOP project. CommScope, ONUG, Cisco, K&L Gates,

FiberTech, Comtech, Globe Communications, the Office of Governor Bev Perdue, the

North Carolina General Assembly, the North Carolina Congressional Delegation, the

N.C. Institute for Minority Economic Development, NCDOT, and NCDENR are just a

few of the key organizations that joined the MCNC staff in leading this phase of the

project to a successful completion."


MCNC & NCREN CommunityMCNC is an independent, non-profit corporation. MCNC's main focus is to operate the

North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN). For a more than a quarter

century, NCREN continues to provide advanced Intranet and Internet connectivity to

a constantly expanding number of Community Anchor Institutions throughout North

Carolina. Today's users of NCREN include all 17 institutions of the University of North

Carolina System, all 58 North Carolina Community Colleges, all 115 K-12 public school

districts as well as a growing number of K-12 charter and private schools, the majority

of the state's private colleges and universities, several non-profit and public health


3 of 5 4/30/2012 10:39 PM

care facilities, and a number of the state's premier research institutions. NCREN also

serves as the Internet gateway network for all state employees. MCNC currently is

working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to be completed by

summer 2013. This initiative has been labeled the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband


About Golden LEAF Rural Broadband InitiativeMCNC currently is working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to be

completed by 2013. This initiative has been labeled the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband

Initiative (GLRBI).

To fund this expansion, MCNC applied for and received two U.S. Department of

Commerce Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) awards totaling

$104 million. In addition, MCNC raised $40 million in private matching funds as

required by the BTOP program. MCNC's sources of matching funds included $24

million from the Golden LEAF Foundation, $8 million from the MCNC Endowment,

$4 million from private-sector wholesale telecommunications company FRC, and an

estimated $4 million through donations of land and existing conduit from individual

community colleges, universities, and others including the Albemarle Pamlico

Economic Development Corporation. No direct funding from the State of North

Carolina was required. MCNC estimates this project will create or save 2,500

engineering, construction, and manufacturing jobs in the state.

Both MCNC awards are a part of a coordinated strategy developed by the Office of

North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue, the N.C. Office of Economic Recovery &

Investment, and e-NC Authority to improve broadband access for businesses and

residents in underserved areas. Once all work is complete, the two rounds of BTOP

infrastructure have the potential to serve directly, or through MCNC partnerships with

private-sector service providers, more than 1,500 community anchor institutions,

180,000 businesses, and reach more than 300,000 underserved families.

About The Golden LEAF FoundationThe Golden LEAF Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 to help

transform North Carolina's economy. The foundation receives one-half of North

Carolina's funds from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement with cigarette

manufacturers and places special emphasis on assisting tobacco-dependent,

economically distressed and/or rural communities across the state. The Golden LEAF

Foundation works in partnership with governmental entities, educational institutions,

economic development organizations and nonprofits to achieve its mission. The

foundation has awarded 1,096 grants worth over $490 million since its inception. To

learn more about applying for a grant, visit www.goldenleaf.org or call (888)

684.8404.

Editorial ContactsMCNC Communications Hotline: (919) 248.4105

Noah Garrett, NGC Communications, on behalf of MCNC: (252) 423.1277 or

[email protected]

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/-- MCNC today announced the first round of the $144 million Golden LEAF RuralBroadband Initiative (GLRBI) is complete. All broadband fiber associated with thisphase of the project is now active and serving Community Anchor Institutions

(CAIs) including K-12 schools, universities, community colleges, health care facilities, public health facilities, libraries,research institutions, and other sectors of CAIs in western and southeastern North Carolina. Through first-phasecommercial partner FRC LLC, which invested $4 million into the project, fiber is now available to serve commercialbusinesses and last-mile consumer broadband needs in these same regions.

The GLRBI is funded through grants from U.S. Department of Commerce's Broadband Technology OpportunitiesProgram (BTOP) and significant matching funds from private donations and investments including a $24 millioninvestment from the Golden LEAF Foundation. Once complete through two phases, the GLRBI will greatly expand thereach and capacity of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) in the state.

"This first phase of the project already is having a positive impact on student learning, patient outcomes in health care,economic outcomes in job creation and community development, and is accelerating innovation and research all acrossthe state," said MCNC President and CEO Joe Freddoso. "Our goal is to continue creating infrastructure that meets theadvanced needs of research, education, and health care while stabilizing costs to consumers and small businesses inareas where affordable broadband currently isn't available."

Since the project began, all North Carolina Community Colleges have been connected to NCREN; the video servicesinfrastructure on the network was upgraded; East Carolina University received a 10gig network upgrade and nowserves as a hub for most of eastern North Carolina; the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville now has a 10gigconnection, Vidant Medical Center in Pitt County became the first not-for-profit hospital connected to the N.C.Telehealth Network via NCREN, and finally, spending on engineering and construction attributed to the project hascreated and/or saved hundreds of jobs throughout the state.

To celebrate this achievement, MCNC will host its first online Twitter Town Hall today (Friday, April 27) at 11 a.m. EDTand will answer questions about the GLRBI and expansion of broadband connectivity in North Carolina live atwww.mcnc.org/btop/townhall. This online-only event is an invitation from MCNC for anyone to participate in an openexchange about the project, its impacts, and future trends concerning networking and the rising need for bandwidth.Questions will be selected both in advance and in real-time during the event. To have your voice heard, tweet inquestions using the hashtag #askMCNC. You can track the conversation three ways by watching the event live, followlive tweets from @MCNC or @GLRBI, or search out #askMCNC on Twitter.

MCNC received federal approval to begin the second phase of the GLRBI in June 2011. Since that time, MCNC hasmobilized efforts and made significant progress on this portion of the project, which is three-times the size of the firstphase.

The total of new miles spanning both projects is currently 2,604. The routes for Round 1 as engineered represent 904newly-operational miles of which 414 miles are new construction. All Round 1 fiber is now lit and placed into service.The routes for Round 2 as engineered represent 1,700 total miles, of which 1,338 are new construction and 362 are

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being obtained and/or leased via indefeasible rights of use (IRU) or existing fiber is being upgraded. As of today, 595miles of new conduit has been built along the Round 2 project route, 292 miles of fiber has been deployed within thatconduit, and nearly 307 miles of dark fiber have been obtained via IRUs.

The participating vendors and contractors who worked on Round 1 include: Fiber Technologies forconstruction/installation of fiber in western North Carolina; Globe Communications for construction/installation of fiberin the southeast; Comtech for all the fiber splicing related to this portion of the project; Cisco Systems for providing theCisco ONS 15454 Optical Design Network Solution; CommScope for supplying all fiber-optic cable and materials; andONUG Communications for engineering design, project planning, and related services.

All vendors and contractors associated with Round 1 project are either North Carolina-based or have strong N.C.presence. To date, the overall project has been a $73 million infusion of spending with private engineering, materialsmanufacturing, and optical equipment manufacturers, construction companies in addition to acquiring fiber segmentsfrom telecommunications, cable companies, and electric membership cooperatives.


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"MCNC's goal in seeking private funds and NTIA BTOP matching funds was to provide our Community AnchorInstitution users of NCREN a network that would scale to rapidly increasing bandwidth demand at stable costs. Today,with the completion of the first phase of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative, we move a significant step closerto that goal."






"By 2015, Internet video is projected to be 62 percent of consumer Internet traffic and the number of devices connectedto IP networks will be twice as high as the global population. A robust and intelligent network is essential to keeping upwith the exponentially increasing demand for access by students, consumers, businesses and organizations in NorthCarolina and across the world."


"The potential impact of this project on our region's healthcare system can be tremendous. From helping addresshealthcare disparities in rural areas to addressing the growing physician shortage, this investment comes at a pivotaltime in the transformation of our region's and nation's healthcare system. Broadband will serve as the underlyinginfrastructure for the health information technology that has the potential to improve health care outcomes and controlcosts."


"CommScope has been involved in this project since the first shovel went into the ground in two years ago. We areexcited that the first phase of this project is completed because it has the potential to provide tremendous, long-lastingbenefits to our state's residents. CommScope is proud to be part of several broadband initiatives around the country,bringing high-speed networks to rural and underserved communities. MCNC and its efforts to expand the NorthCarolina Research and Education Network through the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative is just one greatexample."


"From the beginning, the MCNC team knew we needed great collaborators to successfully implement the BTOPproject. CommScope, ONUG, Cisco, K&L Gates, FiberTech, Comtech, Globe Communications, the Office of GovernorBev Perdue, the North Carolina General Assembly, the North Carolina Congressional Delegation, the N.C. Institute forMinority Economic Development, NCDOT, and NCDENR are just a few of the key organizations that joined the MCNCstaff in leading this phase of the project to a successful completion."


MCNC & NCREN CommunityMCNC is an independent, non-profit corporation. MCNC's main focus is to operate the North Carolina Research andEducation Network (NCREN). For a more than a quarter century, NCREN continues to provide advanced Intranet andInternet connectivity to a constantly expanding number of Community Anchor Institutions throughout North Carolina.Today's users of NCREN include all 17 institutions of the University of North Carolina System, all 58 North CarolinaCommunity Colleges, all 115 K-12 public school districts as well as a growing number of K-12 charter and privateschools, the majority of the state's private colleges and universities, several non-profit and public health care facilities,and a number of the state's premier research institutions. NCREN also serves as the Internet gateway network for allstate employees. MCNC currently is working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to be completed by


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summer 2013. This initiative has been labeled the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative. Visit www.mcnc.org orfollow @MCNC or @GLRBI.

About Golden LEAF Rural Broadband InitiativeMCNC currently is working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to be completed by 2013. This initiativehas been labeled the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI).

To fund this expansion, MCNC applied for and received two U.S. Department of Commerce Broadband TechnologyOpportunities Program (BTOP) awards totaling $104 million. In addition, MCNC raised $40 million in private matchingfunds as required by the BTOP program. MCNC's sources of matching funds included $24 million from the GoldenLEAF Foundation, $8 million from the MCNC Endowment, $4 million from private-sector wholesale telecommunicationscompany FRC, and an estimated $4 million through donations of land and existing conduit from individual communitycolleges, universities, and others including the Albemarle Pamlico Economic Development Corporation. No directfunding from the State of North Carolina was required. MCNC estimates this project will create or save 2,500engineering, construction, and manufacturing jobs in the state.

Both MCNC awards are a part of a coordinated strategy developed by the Office of North Carolina Governor BevPerdue, the N.C. Office of Economic Recovery & Investment, and e-NC Authority to improve broadband access forbusinesses and residents in underserved areas. Once all work is complete, the two rounds of BTOP infrastructurehave the potential to serve directly, or through MCNC partnerships with private-sector service providers, more than1,500 community anchor institutions, 180,000 businesses, and reach more than 300,000 underserved families.

About The Golden LEAF FoundationThe Golden LEAF Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 to help transform North Carolina'seconomy. The foundation receives one-half of North Carolina's funds from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement withcigarette manufacturers and places special emphasis on assisting tobacco-dependent, economically distressed and/orrural communities across the state. The Golden LEAF Foundation works in partnership with governmental entities,educational institutions, economic development organizations and nonprofits to achieve its mission. The foundation hasawarded 1,096 grants worth over $490 million since its inception. To learn more about applying for a grant, visitwww.goldenleaf.org or call (888) 684.8404.



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high-speed networks to rural and underserved communities. MCNC and its efforts to expandthe North Carolina Research and Education Network through the Golden LEAF RuralBroadband Initiative is just one great example."Ric JohnsenSenior Vice President of BroadbandCommScope(CommScope, based inHickory, N.C., was selected by MCNC to provide materials for both project phases)"From the beginning, the MCNC team knew we needed great collaborators to successfullyimplement the BTOP project. CommScope, ONUG, Cisco, K&L Gates, FiberTech, Comtech,Globe Communications, the Office of Governor Bev Perdue, the North Carolina GeneralAssembly, the North Carolina Congressional Delegation, the N.C. Institute for MinorityEconomic Development, NCDOT, and NCDENR are just a few of the key organizations thatjoined the MCNC staff in leading this phase of the project to a successful completion."Tommy JacobsonMCNC Vice President of Network Initiatives and Chief NCREN ArchitectMCNC & NCREN CommunityMCNC is an independent, non-profit corporation. MCNC's mainfocus is to operate the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN). For amore than a quarter century, NCREN continues to provide advanced Intranet and Internetconnectivity to a constantly expanding number of Community Anchor Institutions throughoutNorth Carolina. Today's users of NCREN include all 17 institutions of the University of NorthCarolina System, all 58 North Carolina Community Colleges, all 115 K-12 public schooldistricts as well as a growing number of K-12 charter and private schools, the majority of thestate's private colleges and universities, several non-profit and public health care facilities,and a number of the state's premier research institutions. NCREN also serves as theInternet gateway network for all state employees. MCNC currently is working on a $144million expansion of NCREN scheduled to be completed by summer 2013. This initiative hasbeen labeled the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative. Visit www.mcnc.org or follow@MCNC or @GLRBI.About Golden LEAF Rural Broadband InitiativeMCNC currently is working on a $144 millionexpansion of NCREN scheduled to be completed by 2013. This initiative has been labeledthe Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI).To fund this expansion, MCNC applied for and received two U.S. Department of CommerceBroadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) awards totaling $104 million. Inaddition, MCNC raised $40 million in private matching funds as required by the BTOPprogram. MCNC's sources of matching funds included $24 million from the Golden LEAFFoundation, $8 million from the MCNC Endowment, $4 million from private-sector wholesaletelecommunications company FRC, and an estimated $4 million through donations of landand existing conduit from individual community colleges, universities, and others includingthe Albemarle Pamlico Economic Development Corporation. No direct funding from the Stateof North Carolina was required. MCNC estimates this project will create or save 2,500engineering, construction, and manufacturing jobs in the state.Both MCNC awards are a part of a coordinated strategy developed by the Office of NorthCarolina Governor Bev Perdue, the N.C. Office of Economic Recovery & Investment, ande-NC Authority to improve broadband access for businesses and residents in underservedareas. Once all work is complete, the two rounds of BTOP infrastructure have the potentialto serve directly, or through MCNC partnerships with private-sector service providers, morethan 1,500 community anchor institutions, 180,000 businesses, and reach more than300,000 underserved families.About The Golden LEAF FoundationThe Golden LEAF Foundation is a nonprofit organizationestablished in 1999 to help transform North Carolina's economy. The foundation receivesone-half of North Carolina's funds from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement withcigarette manufacturers and places special emphasis on assisting tobacco-dependent,economically distressed and/or rural communities across the state. The Golden LEAFFoundation works in partnership with governmental entities, educational institutions,economic development organizations and nonprofits to achieve its mission. The foundationhas awarded 1,096 grants worth over $490 million since its inception. To learn more aboutapplying for a grant, visit www.goldenleaf.org or call (888) 684.8404.Editorial ContactsMCNC Communications Hotline: (919) 248.4105Noah Garrett, NGCCommunications, on behalf of MCNC: (252) 423.1277 or [email protected] MCNCCopyright (C) 2012 PR Newswire. All rights reserved

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/-- MCNC today announced the first round of the $144 million Golden LEAF RuralBroadband Initiative (GLRBI) is complete. All broadband fiber associated with thisphase of the project is now active and serving Community Anchor Institutions

(CAIs) including K-12 schools, universities, community colleges, health care facilities, public health facilities, libraries,research institutions, and other sectors of CAIs in western and southeastern North Carolina. Through first-phasecommercial partner FRC LLC, which invested $4 million into the project, fiber is now available to serve commercialbusinesses and last-mile consumer broadband needs in these same regions.

The GLRBI is funded through grants from U.S. Department of Commerce's Broadband Technology OpportunitiesProgram (BTOP) and significant matching funds from private donations and investments including a $24 millioninvestment from the Golden LEAF Foundation. Once complete through two phases, the GLRBI will greatly expand thereach and capacity of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) in the state.

"This first phase of the project already is having a positive impact on student learning, patient outcomes in health care,economic outcomes in job creation and community development, and is accelerating innovation and research all acrossthe state," said MCNC President and CEO Joe Freddoso. "Our goal is to continue creating infrastructure that meets theadvanced needs of research, education, and health care while stabilizing costs to consumers and small businesses inareas where affordable broadband currently isn't available."

Since the project began, all North Carolina Community Colleges have been connected to NCREN; the video servicesinfrastructure on the network was upgraded; East Carolina University received a 10gig network upgrade and nowserves as a hub for most of eastern North Carolina; the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville now has a 10gigconnection, Vidant Medical Center in Pitt County became the first not-for-profit hospital connected to the N.C.Telehealth Network via NCREN, and finally, spending on engineering and construction attributed to the project hascreated and/or saved hundreds of jobs throughout the state.

To celebrate this achievement, MCNC will host its first online Twitter Town Hall today (Friday, April 27) at 11 a.m. EDTand will answer questions about the GLRBI and expansion of broadband connectivity in North Carolina live atwww.mcnc.org/btop/townhall. This online-only event is an invitation from MCNC for anyone to participate in an openexchange about the project, its impacts, and future trends concerning networking and the rising need for bandwidth.Questions will be selected both in advance and in real-time during the event. To have your voice heard, tweet inquestions using the hashtag #askMCNC. You can track the conversation three ways by watching the event live, followlive tweets from @MCNC or @GLRBI, or search out #askMCNC on Twitter.

MCNC received federal approval to begin the second phase of the GLRBI in June 2011. Since that time, MCNC hasmobilized efforts and made significant progress on this portion of the project, which is three-times the size of the firstphase.

The total of new miles spanning both projects is currently 2,604. The routes for Round 1 as engineered represent 904newly-operational miles of which 414 miles are new construction. All Round 1 fiber is now lit and placed into service.The routes for Round 2 as engineered represent 1,700 total miles, of which 1,338 are new construction and 362 are

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being obtained and/or leased via indefeasible rights of use (IRU) or existing fiber is being upgraded. As of today, 595miles of new conduit has been built along the Round 2 project route, 292 miles of fiber has been deployed within thatconduit, and nearly 307 miles of dark fiber have been obtained via IRUs.

The participating vendors and contractors who worked on Round 1 include: Fiber Technologies forconstruction/installation of fiber in western North Carolina; Globe Communications for construction/installation of fiberin the southeast; Comtech for all the fiber splicing related to this portion of the project; Cisco Systems for providing theCisco ONS 15454 Optical Design Network Solution; CommScope for supplying all fiber-optic cable and materials; andONUG Communications for engineering design, project planning, and related services.

All vendors and contractors associated with Round 1 project are either North Carolina-based or have strong N.C.presence. To date, the overall project has been a $73 million infusion of spending with private engineering, materialsmanufacturing, and optical equipment manufacturers, construction companies in addition to acquiring fiber segmentsfrom telecommunications, cable companies, and electric membership cooperatives.


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"MCNC's goal in seeking private funds and NTIA BTOP matching funds was to provide our Community AnchorInstitution users of NCREN a network that would scale to rapidly increasing bandwidth demand at stable costs. Today,with the completion of the first phase of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative, we move a significant step closerto that goal."






"By 2015, Internet video is projected to be 62 percent of consumer Internet traffic and the number of devices connectedto IP networks will be twice as high as the global population. A robust and intelligent network is essential to keeping upwith the exponentially increasing demand for access by students, consumers, businesses and organizations in NorthCarolina and across the world."


"The potential impact of this project on our region's healthcare system can be tremendous. From helping addresshealthcare disparities in rural areas to addressing the growing physician shortage, this investment comes at a pivotaltime in the transformation of our region's and nation's healthcare system. Broadband will serve as the underlyinginfrastructure for the health information technology that has the potential to improve health care outcomes and controlcosts."


"CommScope has been involved in this project since the first shovel went into the ground in two years ago. We areexcited that the first phase of this project is completed because it has the potential to provide tremendous, long-lastingbenefits to our state's residents. CommScope is proud to be part of several broadband initiatives around the country,bringing high-speed networks to rural and underserved communities. MCNC and its efforts to expand the NorthCarolina Research and Education Network through the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative is just one greatexample."


"From the beginning, the MCNC team knew we needed great collaborators to successfully implement the BTOPproject. CommScope, ONUG, Cisco, K&L Gates, FiberTech, Comtech, Globe Communications, the Office of GovernorBev Perdue, the North Carolina General Assembly, the North Carolina Congressional Delegation, the N.C. Institute forMinority Economic Development, NCDOT, and NCDENR are just a few of the key organizations that joined the MCNCstaff in leading this phase of the project to a successful completion."


MCNC & NCREN CommunityMCNC is an independent, non-profit corporation. MCNC's main focus is to operate the North Carolina Research andEducation Network (NCREN). For a more than a quarter century, NCREN continues to provide advanced Intranet andInternet connectivity to a constantly expanding number of Community Anchor Institutions throughout North Carolina.Today's users of NCREN include all 17 institutions of the University of North Carolina System, all 58 North CarolinaCommunity Colleges, all 115 K-12 public school districts as well as a growing number of K-12 charter and privateschools, the majority of the state's private colleges and universities, several non-profit and public health care facilities,and a number of the state's premier research institutions. NCREN also serves as the Internet gateway network for allstate employees. MCNC currently is working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to be completed by


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summer 2013. This initiative has been labeled the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative. Visit www.mcnc.org orfollow @MCNC or @GLRBI.

About Golden LEAF Rural Broadband InitiativeMCNC currently is working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to be completed by 2013. This initiativehas been labeled the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI).

To fund this expansion, MCNC applied for and received two U.S. Department of Commerce Broadband TechnologyOpportunities Program (BTOP) awards totaling $104 million. In addition, MCNC raised $40 million in private matchingfunds as required by the BTOP program. MCNC's sources of matching funds included $24 million from the GoldenLEAF Foundation, $8 million from the MCNC Endowment, $4 million from private-sector wholesale telecommunicationscompany FRC, and an estimated $4 million through donations of land and existing conduit from individual communitycolleges, universities, and others including the Albemarle Pamlico Economic Development Corporation. No directfunding from the State of North Carolina was required. MCNC estimates this project will create or save 2,500engineering, construction, and manufacturing jobs in the state.

Both MCNC awards are a part of a coordinated strategy developed by the Office of North Carolina Governor BevPerdue, the N.C. Office of Economic Recovery & Investment, and e-NC Authority to improve broadband access forbusinesses and residents in underserved areas. Once all work is complete, the two rounds of BTOP infrastructurehave the potential to serve directly, or through MCNC partnerships with private-sector service providers, more than1,500 community anchor institutions, 180,000 businesses, and reach more than 300,000 underserved families.

About The Golden LEAF FoundationThe Golden LEAF Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 to help transform North Carolina'seconomy. The foundation receives one-half of North Carolina's funds from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement withcigarette manufacturers and places special emphasis on assisting tobacco-dependent, economically distressed and/orrural communities across the state. The Golden LEAF Foundation works in partnership with governmental entities,educational institutions, economic development organizations and nonprofits to achieve its mission. The foundation hasawarded 1,096 grants worth over $490 million since its inception. To learn more about applying for a grant, visitwww.goldenleaf.org or call (888) 684.8404.



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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MCNC todayannounced the first round of the $144 million Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI) iscomplete. All broadband fiber associated with this phase of the project is now active and servingCommunity Anchor Institutions (CAIs) including K-12 schools, universities, community colleges, health carefacilities, public health facilities, libraries, research institutions, and other sectors of CAIs in western andsoutheastern North Carolina. Through first-phase commercial partner FRC LLC, which invested $4 millioninto the project, fiber is now available to serve commercial businesses and last-mile consumer broadbandneeds in these same regions.

The GLRBI is funded through grants from U.S. Department of Commerce's Broadband TechnologyOpportunities Program (BTOP) and significant matching funds from private donations and investmentsincluding a $24 million investment from the Golden LEAF Foundation. Once complete through two phases,the GLRBI will greatly expand the reach and capacity of the North Carolina Research and EducationNetwork (NCREN) in the state.

"This first phase of the project already is having a positive impact on student learning, patient outcomes inhealth care, economic outcomes in job creation and community development, and is acceleratinginnovation and research all across the state," said MCNC President and CEO Joe Freddoso. "Our goal isto continue creating infrastructure that meets the advanced needs of research, education, and health carewhile stabilizing costs to consumers and small businesses in areas where affordable broadband currentlyisn't available."

Since the project began, all North Carolina Community Colleges have been connected to NCREN; thevideo services infrastructure on the network was upgraded; East Carolina University received a 10gignetwork upgrade and now serves as a hub for most of eastern North Carolina; the National Climatic DataCenter in Asheville now has a 10gig connection, Vidant Medical Center in Pitt County became the firstnot-for-profit hospital connected to the N.C. Telehealth Network via NCREN, and finally, spending onengineering and construction attributed to the project has created and/or saved hundreds of jobsthroughout the state.

To celebrate this achievement, MCNC will host its first online Twitter Town Hall today (Friday, April 27) at11 a.m. EDT and will answer questions about the GLRBI and expansion of broadband connectivity in NorthCarolina live at www.mcnc.org/btop/townhall. This online-only event is an invitation from MCNC for anyoneto participate in an open exchange about the project, its impacts, and future trends concerning networkingand the rising need for bandwidth. Questions will be selected both in advance and in real-time during theevent. To have your voice heard, tweet in questions using the hashtag #askMCNC. You can track theconversation three ways by watching the event live, follow live tweets from @MCNC or @GLRBI, orsearch out #askMCNC on Twitter.

MCNC received federal approval to begin the second phase of the GLRBI in June 2011. Since that time,MCNC has mobilized efforts and made significant progress on this portion of the project, which isthree-times the size of the first phase.

The total of new miles spanning both projects is currently 2,604. The routes for Round 1 as engineeredrepresent 904 newly-operational miles of which 414 miles are new construction. All Round 1 fiber is now litand placed into service. The routes for Round 2 as engineered represent 1,700 total miles, of which 1,338are new construction and 362 are being obtained and/or leased via indefeasible rights of use (IRU) orexisting fiber is being upgraded. As of today, 595 miles of new conduit has been built along the Round 2project route, 292 miles of fiber has been deployed within that conduit, and nearly 307 miles of dark fiberhave been obtained via IRUs.

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The participating vendors and contractors who worked on Round 1 include: Fiber Technologies forconstruction/installation of fiber in western North Carolina; Globe Communications forconstruction/installation of fiber in the southeast; Comtech for all the fiber splicing related to this portion ofthe project; Cisco Systems for providing the Cisco ONS 15454 Optical Design Network Solution;CommScope for supplying all fiber-optic cable and materials; and ONUG Communications for engineeringdesign, project planning, and related services.

All vendors and contractors associated with Round 1 project are either North Carolina-based or havestrong N.C. presence. To date, the overall project has been a $73 million infusion of spending with privateengineering, materials manufacturing, and optical equipment manufacturers, construction companies inaddition to acquiring fiber segments from telecommunications, cable companies, and electric membershipcooperatives.


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"MCNC's goal in seeking private funds and NTIA BTOP matching funds was to provide our CommunityAnchor Institution users of NCREN a network that would scale to rapidly increasing bandwidth demand atstable costs. Today, with the completion of the first phase of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative,we move a significant step closer to that goal."


"In carrying out its three-part mission of teaching, research and outreach, the University of North Carolinais increasingly reliant on technology and broadband infrastructure. These critical upgrades and theexpansion of the North Carolina Research and Education Network will help ensure that our UNC campuseshave the digital infrastructure required to scale to our future needs. Every sector of education in the statewill benefit from this important investment."


"The future of North Carolina through improved access to education, better healthcare and robusteconomic development is enhanced with the completion of the first phase of the Golden LEAF RuralBroadband Initiative. We can only imagine today the innovation and economic growth that will occur in thefuture due to the expansion of this infrastructure that allows the great minds of North Carolina tocollaborate with the world."


"By 2015, Internet video is projected to be 62 percent of consumer Internet traffic and the number ofdevices connected to IP networks will be twice as high as the global population. A robust and intelligentnetwork is essential to keeping up with the exponentially increasing demand for access by students,consumers, businesses and organizations in North Carolina and across the world."


"The potential impact of this project on our region's healthcare system can be tremendous. From helpingaddress healthcare disparities in rural areas to addressing the growing physician shortage, this investmentcomes at a pivotal time in the transformation of our region's and nation's healthcare system. Broadbandwill serve as the underlying infrastructure for the health information technology that has the potential toimprove health care outcomes and control costs."


"CommScope has been involved in this project since the first shovel went into the ground in two years ago.We are excited that the first phase of this project is completed because it has the potential to providetremendous, long-lasting benefits to our state's residents. CommScope is proud to be part of severalbroadband initiatives around the country, bringing high-speed networks to rural and underservedcommunities. MCNC and its efforts to expand the North Carolina Research and Education Networkthrough the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative is just one great example."

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Ric JohnsenSenior Vice President of BroadbandCommScope(CommScope, based in Hickory, N.C., was selected by MCNC to provide materials for both projectphases)

"From the beginning, the MCNC team knew we needed great collaborators to successfully implement theBTOP project. CommScope, ONUG, Cisco, K&L Gates, FiberTech, Comtech, Globe Communications, theOffice of Governor Bev Perdue, the North Carolina General Assembly, the North Carolina CongressionalDelegation, the N.C. Institute for Minority Economic Development, NCDOT, and NCDENR are just a few ofthe key organizations that joined the MCNC staff in leading this phase of the project to a successfulcompletion."


MCNC & NCREN CommunityMCNC is an independent, non-profit corporation. MCNC's main focus is to operate the North CarolinaResearch and Education Network (NCREN). For a more than a quarter century, NCREN continues toprovide advanced Intranet and Internet connectivity to a constantly expanding number of CommunityAnchor Institutions throughout North Carolina. Today's users of NCREN include all 17 institutions of theUniversity of North Carolina System, all 58 North Carolina Community Colleges, all 115 K-12 public schooldistricts as well as a growing number of K-12 charter and private schools, the majority of the state'sprivate colleges and universities, several non-profit and public health care facilities, and a number of thestate's premier research institutions. NCREN also serves as the Internet gateway network for all stateemployees. MCNC currently is working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to be completedby summer 2013. This initiative has been labeled the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative. Visitwww.mcnc.org or follow @MCNC or @GLRBI.

About Golden LEAF Rural Broadband InitiativeMCNC currently is working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to be completed by 2013.This initiative has been labeled the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI).

To fund this expansion, MCNC applied for and received two U.S. Department of Commerce BroadbandTechnology Opportunities Program (BTOP) awards totaling $104 million. In addition, MCNC raised $40million in private matching funds as required by the BTOP program. MCNC's sources of matching fundsincluded $24 million from the Golden LEAF Foundation, $8 million from the MCNC Endowment, $4 millionfrom private-sector wholesale telecommunications company FRC, and an estimated $4 million throughdonations of land and existing conduit from individual community colleges, universities, and others includingthe Albemarle Pamlico Economic Development Corporation. No direct funding from the State of NorthCarolina was required. MCNC estimates this project will create or save 2,500 engineering, construction,and manufacturing jobs in the state.

Both MCNC awards are a part of a coordinated strategy developed by the Office of North CarolinaGovernor Bev Perdue, the N.C. Office of Economic Recovery & Investment, and e-NC Authority toimprove broadband access for businesses and residents in underserved areas. Once all work is complete,the two rounds of BTOP infrastructure have the potential to serve directly, or through MCNC partnershipswith private-sector service providers, more than 1,500 community anchor institutions, 180,000 businesses,and reach more than 300,000 underserved families.

About The Golden LEAF FoundationThe Golden LEAF Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 to help transform NorthCarolina's economy. The foundation receives one-half of North Carolina's funds from the 1998 MasterSettlement Agreement with cigarette manufacturers and places special emphasis on assisting tobacco-dependent, economically distressed and/or rural communities across the state. The Golden LEAFFoundation works in partnership with governmental entities, educational institutions, economicdevelopment organizations and nonprofits to achieve its mission. The foundation has awarded 1,096grants worth over $490 million since its inception. To learn more about applying for a grant, visitwww.goldenleaf.org or call (888) 684.8404.


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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/

-- MCNC (http://www.mcnc.org/) today announced the first round of the $144 million

Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI) is complete. All broadband fiber

associated with this phase of the project is now active and serving Community

Anchor Institutions (CAIs) including K-12 schools, universities, community colleges,

health care facilities, public health facilities, libraries, research institutions, and

other sectors of CAIs in western and southeastern North Carolina. Through

first-phase commercial partner FRC LLC, which invested $4 million into the project,

fiber is now available to serve commercial businesses and last-mile consumer

broadband needs in these same regions.

The GLRBI is funded through grants from U.S. Department of Commerce's

Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (http://www2.ntia.doc.gov/) (BTOP) and

significant matching funds from private donations and investments including a $24

million investment from the Golden LEAF Foundation. Once complete through two

phases, the GLRBI will greatly expand the reach and capacity of the North Carolina

Research and Education Network (NCREN) in the state.

"This first phase of the project already is having a positive impact on student

learning, patient outcomes in health care, economic outcomes in job creation and

community development, and is accelerating innovation and research all across the state," said MCNC President and CEO Joe Freddoso. "Our

goal is to continue creating infrastructure that meets the advanced needs of research, education, and health care while stabilizing costs to

consumers and small businesses in areas where affordable broadband currently isn't available."

Since the project began, all North Carolina Community Colleges have been connected to NCREN; the video services infrastructure on the

network was upgraded; East Carolina University received a 10gig network upgrade and now serves as a hub for most of eastern North

Carolina; the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville now has a 10gig connection, Vidant Medical Center in Pitt County became the first

not-for-profit hospital connected to the N.C. Telehealth Network via NCREN, and finally, spending on engineering and construction attributed

to the project has created and/or saved hundreds of jobs throughout the state.

To celebrate this achievement, MCNC will host its first online Twitter Town Hall today (Friday, April 27) at 11 a.m. EDT and will answer

questions about the GLRBI and expansion of broadband connectivity in North Carolina live at www.mcnc.org/btop/townhall (http://www.mcnc.org

/btop/townhall) . This online-only event is an invitation from MCNC for anyone to participate in an open exchange about the project, its impacts,

and future trends concerning networking and the rising need for bandwidth. Questions will be selected both in advance and in real-time

during the event. To have your voice heard, tweet in questions using the hashtag #askMCNC. You can track the conversation three ways by

watching the event live, follow live tweets from @MCNC (https://twitter.com/#!/mcnc) or @GLRBI (https://twitter.com/#!/GLRBI) , or search out

#askMCNC on Twitter.

MCNC received federal approval to begin the second phase of the GLRBI in June 2011. Since that time, MCNC has mobilized efforts and made

significant progress on this portion of the project, which is three-times the size of the first phase.

The total of new miles spanning both projects is currently 2,604. The routes for Round 1 as engineered represent 904 newly-operational miles

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of which 414 miles are new construction. All Round 1 fiber is now lit and placed into service. The routes for Round 2 as engineered represent

1,700 total miles, of which 1,338 are new construction and 362 are being obtained and/or leased via indefeasible rights of use (IRU) or

existing fiber is being upgraded. As of today, 595 miles of new conduit has been built along the Round 2 project route, 292 miles of fiber has

been deployed within that conduit, and nearly 307 miles of dark fiber have been obtained via IRUs.

The participating vendors and contractors who worked on Round 1 include: Fiber Technologies for construction/installation of fiber in western

North Carolina; Globe Communications for construction/installation of fiber in the southeast; Comtech for all the fiber splicing related to this

portion of the project; Cisco Systems for providing the Cisco ONS 15454 Optical Design Network Solution; CommScope for supplying all

fiber-optic cable and materials; and ONUG Communications for engineering design, project planning, and related services.

All vendors and contractors associated with Round 1 project are either North Carolina-based or have strong N.C. presence. To date, the

overall project has been a $73 million infusion of spending with private engineering, materials manufacturing, and optical equipment

manufacturers, construction companies in addition to acquiring fiber segments from telecommunications, cable companies, and electric

membership cooperatives.


Additional Quotes

"MCNC's goal in seeking private funds and NTIA BTOP matching funds was to provide our Community Anchor Institution users of NCREN a

network that would scale to rapidly increasing bandwidth demand at stable costs. Today, with the completion of the first phase of the Golden

LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative, we move a significant step closer to that goal."

Mike Murphy

Chairman of the MCNC Board of Directors

"In carrying out its three-part mission of teaching, research and outreach, the University of North Carolina is increasingly reliant on technology

and broadband infrastructure. These critical upgrades and the expansion of the North Carolina Research and Education Network will help

ensure that our UNC campuses have the digital infrastructure required to scale to our future needs. Every sector of education in the state will

benefit from this important investment."

Tom Ross

President of the University of North Carolina

"The future of North Carolina through improved access to education, better healthcare and robust economic development is enhanced with

the completion of the first phase of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative. We can only imagine today the innovation and economic

growth that will occur in the future due to the expansion of this infrastructure that allows the great minds of North Carolina to collaborate

with the world."

Governor Bev Perdue

State of North Carolina

"By 2015, Internet video is projected to be 62 percent of consumer Internet traffic and the number of devices connected to IP networks will

be twice as high as the global population. A robust and intelligent network is essential to keeping up with the exponentially increasing

demand for access by students, consumers, businesses and organizations in North Carolina and across the world."

Edward D. Paradise

Vice President for Cisco's Global Government Solutions Group and RTP Site Executive

Cisco Systems

"The potential impact of this project on our region's healthcare system can be tremendous. From helping address healthcare disparities in

rural areas to addressing the growing physician shortage, this investment comes at a pivotal time in the transformation of our region's and

nation's healthcare system. Broadband will serve as the underlying infrastructure for the health information technology that has the potential

to improve health care outcomes and control costs."

Edward J. Macko

Director and CTO, Healthcare & Life Sciences Solutions

IBM

"CommScope has been involved in this project since the first shovel went into the ground in two years ago. We are excited that the first

phase of this project is completed because it has the potential to provide tremendous, long-lasting benefits to our state's residents.

CommScope is proud to be part of several broadband initiatives around the country, bringing high-speed networks to rural and underserved

communities. MCNC and its efforts to expand the North Carolina Research and Education Network through the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband

Initiative is just one great example."


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Ric Johnsen

Senior Vice President of Broadband

CommScope

(CommScope, based in Hickory, N.C., was selected by MCNC to provide materials for both project phases)

"From the beginning, the MCNC team knew we needed great collaborators to successfully implement the BTOP project. CommScope, ONUG,

Cisco, K&L Gates, FiberTech, Comtech, Globe Communications, the Office of Governor Bev Perdue, the North Carolina General Assembly, the

North Carolina Congressional Delegation, the N.C. Institute for Minority Economic Development, NCDOT, and NCDENR are just a few of the

key organizations that joined the MCNC staff in leading this phase of the project to a successful completion."

Tommy Jacobson

MCNC Vice President of Network Initiatives and Chief NCREN Architect

MCNC & NCREN Community

MCNC is an independent, non-profit corporation. MCNC's main focus is to operate the North Carolina Research and Education Network

(NCREN). For a more than a quarter century, NCREN continues to provide advanced Intranet and Internet connectivity to a constantly

expanding number of Community Anchor Institutions throughout North Carolina. Today's users of NCREN include all 17 institutions of the

University of North Carolina System, all 58 North Carolina Community Colleges, all 115 K-12 public school districts as well as a growing

number of K-12 charter and private schools, the majority of the state's private colleges and universities, several non-profit and public health

care facilities, and a number of the state's premier research institutions. NCREN also serves as the Internet gateway network for all state

employees. MCNC currently is working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to be completed by summer 2013. This initiative has

been labeled the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative. Visit www.mcnc.org (http://www.mcnc.org/) or follow @MCNC (http://www.twitter.com/mcnc)

or @GLRBI (https://twitter.com/#!/GLRBI) .

About Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative

MCNC currently is working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to be completed by 2013. This initiative has been labeled the

Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI).

To fund this expansion, MCNC applied for and received two U.S. Department of Commerce Broadband Technology Opportunities Program

(BTOP) awards totaling $104 million. In addition, MCNC raised $40 million in private matching funds as required by the BTOP program.

MCNC's sources of matching funds included $24 million from the Golden LEAF Foundation, $8 million from the MCNC Endowment, $4 million

from private-sector wholesale telecommunications company FRC, and an estimated $4 million through donations of land and existing conduit

from individual community colleges, universities, and others including the Albemarle Pamlico Economic Development Corporation. No direct

funding from the State of North Carolina was required. MCNC estimates this project will create or save 2,500 engineering, construction, and

manufacturing jobs in the state.

Both MCNC awards are a part of a coordinated strategy developed by the Office of North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue, the N.C. Office of

Economic Recovery & Investment, and e-NC Authority to improve broadband access for businesses and residents in underserved areas. Once

all work is complete, the two rounds of BTOP infrastructure have the potential to serve directly, or through MCNC partnerships with private-

sector service providers, more than 1,500 community anchor institutions, 180,000 businesses, and reach more than 300,000 underserved

families.

About The Golden LEAF Foundation

The Golden LEAF Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 to help transform North Carolina's economy. The foundation

receives one-half of North Carolina's funds from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement with cigarette manufacturers and places special

emphasis on assisting tobacco-dependent, economically distressed and/or rural communities across the state. The Golden LEAF Foundation

works in partnership with governmental entities, educational institutions, economic development organizations and nonprofits to achieve its

mission. The foundation has awarded 1,096 grants worth over $490 million since its inception. To learn more about applying for a grant, visit

www.goldenleaf.org (http://clicks.skem1.com/v/?u=450be0e93bb8dfd1ce12204622a50d3d&g=580&c=1339&p=ee5161feec628e638445a60acec296d1&t=1) or call

(888) 684.8404.

Editorial Contacts

MCNC Communications Hotline: (919) 248.4105

Noah Garrett, NGC Communications, on behalf of MCNC: (252) 423.1277 or [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MCNC today announcedthe first round of the $144 million Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI) is complete. Allbroadband fiber associated with this phase of the project is now active and serving Community AnchorInstitutions (CAIs) including K-12 schools, universities, community colleges, health care facilities, publichealth facilities, libraries, research institutions, and other sectors of CAIs in western and southeastern NorthCarolina. Through first-phase commercial partner FRC LLC, which invested $4 million into the project, fiberis now available to serve commercial businesses and last-mile consumer broadband needs in these sameregions.

The GLRBI is funded through grants from U.S. Department of Commerce's Broadband TechnologyOpportunities Program (BTOP) and significant matching funds from private donations and investmentsincluding a $24 million investment from the Golden LEAF Foundation. Once complete through two phases,the GLRBI will greatly expand the reach and capacity of the North Carolina Research and EducationNetwork (NCREN) in the state.

"This first phase of the project already is having a positive impact on student learning, patient outcomes inhealth care, economic outcomes in job creation and community development, and is accelerating innovationand research all across the state," said MCNC President and CEO Joe Freddoso. "Our goal is to continuecreating infrastructure that meets the advanced needs of research, education, and health care whilestabilizing costs to consumers and small businesses in areas where affordable broadband currently isn'tavailable."

Since the project began, all North Carolina Community Colleges have been connected to NCREN; the videoservices infrastructure on the network was upgraded; East Carolina University received a 10gig networkupgrade and now serves as a hub for most of eastern North Carolina; the National Climatic Data Center inAsheville now has a 10gig connection, Vidant Medical Center in Pitt County became the first not-for-profithospital connected to the N.C. Telehealth Network via NCREN, and finally, spending on engineering andconstruction attributed to the project has created and/or saved hundreds of jobs throughout the state.

To celebrate this achievement, MCNC will host its first online Twitter Town Hall today (Friday, April 27) at 11a.m. EDT and will answer questions about the GLRBI and expansion of broadband connectivity in NorthCarolina live at www.mcnc.org/btop/townhall. This online-only event is an invitation from MCNC for anyoneto participate in an open exchange about the project, its impacts, and future trends concerning networkingand the rising need for bandwidth. Questions will be selected both in advance and in real-time during theevent. To have your voice heard, tweet in questions using the hashtag #askMCNC. You can track theconversation three ways by watching the event live, follow live tweets from @MCNC or @GLRBI, or searchout #askMCNC on Twitter.

MCNC received federal approval to begin the second phase of the GLRBI in June 2011. Since that time,MCNC has mobilized efforts and made significant progress on this portion of the project, which isthree-times the size of the first phase.

The total of new miles spanning both projects is currently 2,604. The routes for Round 1 as engineered

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represent 904 newly-operational miles of which 414 miles are new construction. All Round 1 fiber is now litand placed into service. The routes for Round 2 as engineered represent 1,700 total miles, of which 1,338are new construction and 362 are being obtained and/or leased via indefeasible rights of use (IRU) orexisting fiber is being upgraded. As of today, 595 miles of new conduit has been built along the Round 2project route, 292 miles of fiber has been deployed within that conduit, and nearly 307 miles of dark fiberhave been obtained via IRUs.

The participating vendors and contractors who worked on Round 1 include: Fiber Technologies forconstruction/installation of fiber in western North Carolina; Globe Communications forconstruction/installation of fiber in the southeast; Comtech for all the fiber splicing related to this portion ofthe project; Cisco Systems for providing the Cisco ONS 15454 Optical Design Network Solution;CommScope for supplying all fiber-optic cable and materials; and ONUG Communications for engineeringdesign, project planning, and related services.

All vendors and contractors associated with Round 1 project are either North Carolina-based or have strongN.C. presence. To date, the overall project has been a $73 million infusion of spending with privateengineering, materials manufacturing, and optical equipment manufacturers, construction companies inaddition to acquiring fiber segments from telecommunications, cable companies, and electric membershipcooperatives.


Additional Quotes

"MCNC's goal in seeking private funds and NTIA BTOP matching funds was to provide our CommunityAnchor Institution users of NCREN a network that would scale to rapidly increasing bandwidth demand atstable costs. Today, with the completion of the first phase of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative,we move a significant step closer to that goal."


"In carrying out its three-part mission of teaching, research and outreach, the University of North Carolina isincreasingly reliant on technology and broadband infrastructure. These critical upgrades and the expansionof the North Carolina Research and Education Network will help ensure that our UNC campuses have thedigital infrastructure required to scale to our future needs. Every sector of education in the state will benefitfrom this important investment."


"The future of North Carolina through improved access to education, better healthcare and robust economicdevelopment is enhanced with the completion of the first phase of the Golden LEAF Rural BroadbandInitiative. We can only imagine today the innovation and economic growth that will occur in the future due tothe expansion of this infrastructure that allows the great minds of North Carolina to collaborate with theworld."


"By 2015, Internet video is projected to be 62 percent of consumer Internet traffic and the number ofdevices connected to IP networks will be twice as high as the global population. A robust and intelligentnetwork is essential to keeping up with the exponentially increasing demand for access by students,consumers, businesses and organizations in North Carolina and across the world."


"The potential impact of this project on our region's healthcare system can be tremendous. From helpingaddress healthcare disparities in rural areas to addressing the growing physician shortage, this investmentcomes at a pivotal time in the transformation of our region's and nation's healthcare system. Broadband willserve as the underlying infrastructure for the health information technology that has the potential to improvehealth care outcomes and control costs."


"CommScope has been involved in this project since the first shovel went into the ground in two years ago.We are excited that the first phase of this project is completed because it has the potential to providetremendous, long-lasting benefits to our state's residents. CommScope is proud to be part of severalbroadband initiatives around the country, bringing high-speed networks to rural and underservedcommunities. MCNC and its efforts to expand the North Carolina Research and Education Network throughthe Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative is just one great example."

Ric JohnsenSenior Vice President of BroadbandCommScope(CommScope, based in Hickory, N.C., was selected by MCNC to provide materials for both projectphases)

"From the beginning, the MCNC team knew we needed great collaborators to successfully implement theBTOP project. CommScope, ONUG, Cisco, K&L Gates, FiberTech, Comtech, Globe Communications, theOffice of Governor Bev Perdue, the North Carolina General Assembly, the North Carolina CongressionalDelegation, the N.C. Institute for Minority Economic Development, NCDOT, and NCDENR are just a few of

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the key organizations that joined the MCNC staff in leading this phase of the project to a successfulcompletion."


MCNC & NCREN CommunityMCNC is an independent, non-profit corporation. MCNC's main focus is to operate the North CarolinaResearch and Education Network (NCREN). For a more than a quarter century, NCREN continues toprovide advanced Intranet and Internet connectivity to a constantly expanding number of Community AnchorInstitutions throughout North Carolina. Today's users of NCREN include all 17 institutions of the University ofNorth Carolina System, all 58 North Carolina Community Colleges, all 115 K-12 public school districts aswell as a growing number of K-12 charter and private schools, the majority of the state's private collegesand universities, several non-profit and public health care facilities, and a number of the state's premierresearch institutions. NCREN also serves as the Internet gateway network for all state employees. MCNCcurrently is working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to be completed by summer 2013.This initiative has been labeled the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative. Visit www.mcnc.org or follow@MCNC or @GLRBI.

About Golden LEAF Rural Broadband InitiativeMCNC currently is working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to be completed by 2013. Thisinitiative has been labeled the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI).

To fund this expansion, MCNC applied for and received two U.S. Department of Commerce BroadbandTechnology Opportunities Program (BTOP) awards totaling $104 million. In addition, MCNC raised $40million in private matching funds as required by the BTOP program. MCNC's sources of matching fundsincluded $24 million from the Golden LEAF Foundation, $8 million from the MCNC Endowment, $4 millionfrom private-sector wholesale telecommunications company FRC, and an estimated $4 million throughdonations of land and existing conduit from individual community colleges, universities, and others includingthe Albemarle Pamlico Economic Development Corporation. No direct funding from the State of NorthCarolina was required. MCNC estimates this project will create or save 2,500 engineering, construction, andmanufacturing jobs in the state.

Both MCNC awards are a part of a coordinated strategy developed by the Office of North CarolinaGovernor Bev Perdue, the N.C. Office of Economic Recovery & Investment, and e-NC Authority to improvebroadband access for businesses and residents in underserved areas. Once all work is complete, the tworounds of BTOP infrastructure have the potential to serve directly, or through MCNC partnerships withprivate-sector service providers, more than 1,500 community anchor institutions, 180,000 businesses, andreach more than 300,000 underserved families.

About The Golden LEAF FoundationThe Golden LEAF Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 to help transform NorthCarolina's economy. The foundation receives one-half of North Carolina's funds from the 1998 MasterSettlement Agreement with cigarette manufacturers and places special emphasis on assisting tobacco-dependent, economically distressed and/or rural communities across the state. The Golden LEAFFoundation works in partnership with governmental entities, educational institutions, economic developmentorganizations and nonprofits to achieve its mission. The foundation has awarded 1,096 grants worth over$490 million since its inception. To learn more about applying for a grant, visit www.goldenleaf.org or call(888) 684.8404.


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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – The first phase of the GoldenLEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI) is complete.

To celebrate this achievement, MCNC will host an online Twitter TownHall this Friday from 11 to 11:45 a.m., and will answer questionsabout this historic project and the expansion of broadband

connectivity in North Carolina.

The live event will be available in all Web browsers at www.mcnc.org/btop/townhall.

This online-only event is an invitation from MCNC for anyone to participate in an open exchangeabout the project’s status, its impacts, and future trends concerning network infrastructure as wellas the rising need for more bandwidth.

Questions will be selected both in advance and in real-time during the event.

You can participate in the conversation in three ways: Watch the live event online, follow liveTweets @MCNC or @GLRBI, or search out the hashtag #askMCNC on Twitter to pose a question.

Once complete through two phases, the GLRBI will greatly expand the reach and capacity of theNorth Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) adding approximately 2,604 miles ofnewly-operational broadband infrastructure in North Carolina.

The first phase encompassed approximately 904 total miles (414 miles of new construction withthe rest coming as acquired or through indefeasible rights of use for fiber). The second phasescheduled to be complete in 2013 is 1,700 miles overall, of which 1,338 miles is new constructionand 362 miles are coming as IRUs.

The progress of the project can be tracked in real-time on MCNC’s BTOP Central Webspace.

The GLRBI is funded through grants from U.S. Department of Commerce’s Broadband TechnologyOpportunities Program (BTOP) and significant matching funds from private donations andinvestments including a $24 million investment from the Golden LEAF Foundation.

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(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) The first phase of the $144 million Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI) is complete. Tocelebrate this achievement, MCNC announced today that it will host its first online Twitter Town Hall on Friday, April 27, from 11a.m. to 11:45 a.m. EDT, and will answer questions about this historic project and the expansion of broadband connectivity in NorthCarolina. The live event will be available at www.mcnc.org/btop/townhall.

You can participate in the conversation in three ways: Watch the event live at www.mcnc.org/btop/townhall, follow live Tweets from@MCNC or @GLRBI, or search out the hashtag #askMCNC on Twitter. Questions and comments addressed during the Town Hallwill be selected both in advance and in real-time during the event.

WHO: MCNC. Follow @MCNC or @GLRBI.

WHAT: MCNC Twitter Town Hall and first round completion of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative

WHEN: Friday, April 27, 2012 – 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. EDT

WHERE: Live Video and Twitter Stream will be available in all Web browsers at www.mcnc.org/btop/townhall

HASHTAG: #askMCNCThe MCNC Twitter Town Hall is an invitation for anyone on Twitter to participate in an open exchange about the status of the projectand how it already is having a positive impact on student outcomes in education, patient outcomes in health care, economic outcomesin job creation and community development, and is accelerating innovation and research all across the state. Discussion also will lookat network trends and the coming wave of big data and needed bandwidth.

Media ContactNoah Garrett, NGC Communications on behalf of MCNC: (252) 423.1277 or [email protected]

Online Resources• MCNC Website: www.mcnc.org• MCNC Social: (Twitter) @MCNC or (Facebook) www.facebook.com/pages/MCNC/129483158385• GLRBI Social: (Twitter) @GLRBI or (Facebook) www.facebok.com/GLRBI• Interactive Progress Map: https://www.mcnc.org/btop/progress/map• MCNC / GLRBI Central Webspace: https://www.mcnc.org/btop• MCNC BTOP Program Booklet: https://www.mcnc.org/btop/multimedia/booklet• MCNC Twitter Town Hall: #askMCNC• Other Trending Hashtags: #NTIA #BTOP #GLRBI #NCpol #ARRA #NCREN #BBand #stimulus• Online Round 1 Milestones: https://www.mcnc.org/btop/multimedia/round-1/milestones• Video (Round 1 Milestones): http://archivedvideo.mcnc.org/BTOP%20Videos/BTOPR1_WRAP_UP_Timeline.mp4• Watch Video of Round 1: http://archivedvideo.mcnc.org/BTOP%20Videos/BTOPR1_Wrap_Up1.mp4

MCNC to host Twitter Town Hall event on April 27

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MCNC announced today that it will host its first online Twitter Town Hall on Friday, April 27, from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. EDT, andwill answer questions about this historic project and the expansion of broadband connectivity in North Carolina. The live event willbe available at www.mcnc.org/btop/townhall.You can participate in the conversation in three ways: Watch the event live at www.mcnc.org/btop/townhall, follow live Tweets from@MCNC or @GLRBI, or search out the hashtag #askMCNC on Twitter. Questions and comments addressed during the Town Hallwill be selected both in advance and in real-time during the event.

WHO: MCNC. Follow @MCNC or @GLRBI.

WHAT: MCNC Twitter Town Hall and first round completion of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative

WHEN: Friday, April 27, 2012 – 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. EDT

WHERE: Live Video and Twitter Stream will be available in all Web browsers at www.mcnc.org/btop/townhall

HASHTAG: #askMCNCThe MCNC Twitter Town Hall is an invitation for anyone on Twitter to participate in an open exchange about the status of the projectand how it already is having a positive impact on student outcomes in education, patient outcomes in health care, economic outcomesin job creation and community development, and is accelerating innovation and research all across the state. Discussion also will lookat network trends and the coming wave of big data and needed bandwidth.

Media ContactNoah Garrett, NGC Communications on behalf of MCNC: (252) 423.1277 or [email protected]

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Sonic Foundry Boosts NCREN Video Capabilities inNorth Carolina


MADISON, Wis., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Sonic Foundry, Inc. SOFO

+2.82% , the trusted market leader for lecture capture, enterprise and event webcasting,today announced its Mediasite webcasting and video content management platform is beingused to ingest Cisco TANDBERG videoconference recordings on the North CarolinaResearch and Education Network (NCREN).MCNC is the independent, non-profit operator of NCREN that serves educationalinstitutions, organizations, and other community anchor institutions throughout NorthCarolina every day to help craft and implement distance learning strategies so every citizencan access educational content to gain a degree, hone their skills in their current job, orprepare for a career change.NCREN handles more than 100 hours of classes, conferences and seminars each weekand offers live streaming and archived sessions via Mediasite. Sonic Foundry and MCNCintegrated TANDBERG videoconferences, now a part of Cisco Systems, with the Mediasitevideo content management and delivery platform. This initiative is part of Sonic Foundry'snew advanced integration services for enterprise and university clients seeking customintegration between Mediasite and other technology platforms.The integration enables bi-directional videoconferences that are recorded during multiple-location meetings to be automatically ingested, streamed, and archived via the Mediasitesystem. This integrated approach allows MCNC to reach more clients, many who were notat a videoconferencing endpoint for the live broadcast, by letting them now watch thevideoconferences on-demand. Since MCNC provides the Mediasite webcasting and videomanagement platform as well as the videoconferencing infrastructure, North Carolinaschools are able to extend the reach of their Cisco TelePresence screen or any H.323compatible device with Mediasite."The great thing about using videoconferencing collaboratively with Mediasite is that youcan send the video out in high quality to anyone who has internet," said John Killebrew, vicepresident of community support at MCNC. "Mediasite allows us to expand our videoservices infrastructure to a larger audience and provide a way to review it on-demand.Integrating videoconferencing and Mediasite technology together means more research,online workshops, and other educational events can happen more frequently through video."In 2010, MCNC added Mediasite to its list of cost-effective services for schools,significantly expanding the webcasting and video management solution for NCRENconstituent institutions. The North Carolina education community has the unique flexibility tochoose between connecting their Mediasite Recorders to their own on-premiseinfrastructure that they maintain or to contract with MCNC's hosted infrastructure service.North Carolina schools use Mediasite to train elementary science teachers on bestpractices and to reduce travel costs by allowing school administrators to present atbusiness meetings online. MCNC as an institution also uses the webcasting technology forstreaming applications such as board meetings."Our work with MCNC to integrate Mediasite with Cisco TANDBERG is a perfect example ofthe importance of interoperability in today's educational technology solutions, and SonicFoundry is proud to be a part of it," said Sean Brown, vice president of education for SonicFoundry. "While videoconferencing isn't new to Mediasite, we've been live streaming andarchiving videoconferences for almost a decade, this is Sonic Foundry's first

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videoconferencing integration partnership of this magnitude."The patented Mediasite webcasting and video content management platform quickly andcost-effectively automates the capture, management, delivery and search of live andon-demand streaming videos and rich media presentations that combine video with slides.About MCNC & NCREN CommunityMCNC is an independent, non-profit corporation.MCNC's main focus is to operate the North Carolina Research and Education Network(NCREN). For a more than a quarter century, NCREN continues to provide advancedIntranet and Internet connectivity to a constantly expanding number of Community AnchorInstitutions throughout North Carolina. Today's users of NCREN include all 17 institutions ofthe University of North Carolina System, all 58 North Carolina Community Colleges, all 115K-12 public school districts as well as a growing number of K-12 charter and privateschools, the majority of the state's private colleges and universities, several non-profit andpublic health care facilities, and a number of the state's premier research institutions.NCREN also serves as the Internet gateway network for all state employees. MCNCcurrently is working on a $144 million expansion of NCREN scheduled to be completed bysummer 2013. This initiative has been labeled the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative.Visit www.mcnc.org or follow @MCNC or @GLRBI.About Sonic Foundry®, Inc.Sonic Foundry SOFO +2.82% is the trusted market leader forenterprise webcasting and lecture capture, providing video communication solutions foreducation, business and government. Powered by the patented Mediasite webcastingplatform and Mediasite Events group, the company empowers people to transform the waythey communicate online, using video webcasts to bridge time and distance, accelerateresearch and improve performance. Product and service names mentioned herein are thetrademarks of Sonic Foundry, Inc. or their respective owners.Certain statements contained in this news release regarding matters that are not historicalfacts may be forward-looking statements. Because such forward-looking statements includerisks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in orimplied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differmaterially include, but are not limited to, uncertainties pertaining to continued marketacceptance for Sonic Foundry's products, its ability to succeed in capturing significantrevenues from media services and/or systems, the effect of new competitors in its market,integration of acquired business and other risk factors identified from time to time in itsfilings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.SOURCE Sonic Foundry, Inc.Copyright (C) 2012 PR Newswire. All rights reserved

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