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Ashland Fiber Network Quarterly Report.
Electric & Telecommunication
July 16, 2002
Dick Wanderscheid
Greg Scoles
Synopsis:
This is the Fourth Quarter Report. It covers the period Aprill to June 30, 2002.
Recommendation:
This report is for informational purposes only and no council action is required.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact.
Background:
As part of the work done by the AFN Advisory Committee last year, a quarterly report format was
developed. This first report was completed in November. This is the fourth report and covers the period
of Aprill to June 30, 2002. AFN continues to make progress on both construction and connections.
With the departure of many SOU off campus students in June, the City processed a number of
disconnections. However, AFN still managed to have a net increase in June for CATV, even with the
reduction in student accounts. There is good reason to believe that returning students who had AFN
services this spring will reconnect to AFN this fall.
Business plan goals have exceeded or nearly met goals with all services. AFN's Internet product is
priced lower and is significantly faster than our competitor's. AFN hopes to maintain this advantage
with future marketing efforts for residential cable modem and exceed plan targets.
Electric/Telecommunication Dept.
Dick Wanderscheid, Director
90 N. Mountain Ave Phone: (541) 488-5357
Ashland. OR 97520 Fax: (541) 552-2436
r.l'
\1''\ tahle COHm'c-
lion., in the business
plan are projected to be
2,404 by July 2002. As
of June 30, 2002, there
were 2,499 connections,
whidl exceeds the plan
goal With the end of the
scho(.l term for SOU and
many students leaving for
the ,ummer, our number
for June increased only
by (,ne
H' I{csidt'ntial ('ahk
\lOlkl11 Service as of
June '0. 2002 was 2323
active residential cable
modem accounts. The
target for June 2002 was
2313 residential accounts.
Page,
Actual
Target
200 I - 200 2
Fourth Quarter Report
QUARTERLY REPc9RT
Actual
Target
1':0' .lul .\ug Scp Oct
138414691572 1668 1865
1384146915541639 1724
AFN Net Cable Connections by Month FY 2001-2002
(Plan Year 4)
2750
2500
2250
2000
1750
1500
1250
1000
750
500
250
o
EOY Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dee Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
_AC;~;;:I-p~;Billi~g - -Target I
" ---.._-------------~
1\0\
1964
1809
DCl'
2033
1894
.lall
2189
1979
Fcb
2301
2064
Mar
2386
2149
i\pr May .Iun
24542498 2499
2234 2319 2404
AFN Net ResidentiallSP Customers FY 2001-2002
(Plan Year 4)
2500
2250
2000
1750
1500
1250
1000
750
500
250
o
EOY Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dee Jan Feb Mar Apr May J'Jn
I
i_ActualperBilling - -Target
(kt
1732
1693
Dl'l' .Iall
1974 2101
1863 1948
May' .lUll
2350 2323
2288 2373
Fch Mar i\pr
2169 2252 2316
2033 2118 2203
Et n .I111\lIg Scp
135314171499 1587
1353 14381523 1608
No,
1846
1778
\'F'\ IlighSpt,t'd
'lala accounts in the
Business Plan are pro-
Jected to be 42 data
equivalents by July
2002. At the end of
June. AFN had 40.2.
Actual
Targel
FIn
32.4
32.0
I, F'\ Hulk Servin'
fOll'rarts (hotels and
motels) are projected
hy the plan to be at 75
equivalents by July
2002. AFN is cur-
rcntl y 139 bulk service
equivalents, which ex-
..:eeds the July target.
Actual
Target
,.tn
34
20.0
Page _
QUARTERLY REPc9RT
AFN High Speed Data Connections FY 2001-2002
(Plan Year 4)
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
o
EOY Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dee Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
[_Actual ,,-erB~ing_~ -Target]
.Iul\lIg Sl'l'
32 32 32
32.833.7 34.5
(kl Nm
37 37
35.3 36.2
Ikl'
38
37.0
.Ian Fch
38 38
37.838.7
\Jar
38
39.5
Apr
40.2
40.3
May
40.2
41.2
.lUll
40.2
42.0
160
AFN Bulk Services Billed By Month FY 2001-2002
(Plan Year 4)
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
o
EOY Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dee Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
_ Actual per Billing - - Target I
--_.~
.1111 \ug
55 94
24.6 29.2
"m
94
42.9
I>l'l'
94
47.5
.Ian
94
52.1
Sl'P
94
33.8
(kl
94
38.3
Fcb
94
56.7
Mar AI)r
94 94
61.3 65.8
\lay
94
70.4
.Iun
139
76.7
QUARTERLY REPc9RT
HlIsinl'SS Plan ReH'nlles and Expenses.
Ihis graph presents estimated
monthly revenues totaling to
the annual amount included in
the base plan. The projected
revenue potential for each
month is compared to actual
revenues posted. The projec-
lion reflects growth in revenue
potential related to increases in
"passings" and connections due
I,) continued expansion of the
,ystem. While AFN has gener-
ally kept pace with projected
I'evenue growth through the
")U11h quarter, we ended the
year $44,278 below the plan projections.
AFN Actual to Projected Monthly Revenues. 200t -2002
180,000
160,000
140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
60.000
40.000
20.000
o
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
_Actual Revenues - -Plan Revenues i
- --------~
;111 \ug Sl'J! (kt ~O\ Del' .Ian Fch Mar Apr May .lUll
Actual 7X,794 81,670 90.407 94,665 100,993 106,451 110,209 120,052 126,468 136,025 147,449 t52,186
Plan SO,OOO 85,200 90,738 96,636 102,917 109,607 116,731 124,319 132,400 141,006 150,171 159,932
L\ctual expenses arc less - -------------..-
than projected expenses AFN Actual to Projected Monthly Expenses. 2001-2002
based upon the business
plan. Presented expenses 350.000
exclude capJtal outlay and 300,000
"ther capitalized costs 250.000
that also draw down on
'\FN's cash position. The 200,000
plan recognizes this cash 150,000
Jraw down for operating 100,000
expense and construction. 50.000
rhe actual expenses for 0
the year are $250,551 less Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dee Jan Feb Mar Apr May JUri
'ilan projected by the i _Actual Expenses - - Plan Expenses
plan.
"I \lIg ""11 I h-l '\0\ I)'T .Ian F,'h :\lar .\pr Ma~ .llIn
Actual -,1,080 263.815 236.476 288.156 251.387 257,084 270,362 209,080 234,374 220,788 221,534 286,891
Plan 'M,775 264,775 264,775 264.775 264,775 264,775 264,775 264,775 264,775 264,775 264,77:; 264,775
P~lgC 3
QUARTERLY REPc9RT
(onstruction II pdatr
Thc Ashland Fiber Network's construction build out is now focused solely
on the few underground areas remaining in the city. From April through
May, a total of 4,710 feet of underground plant was completed and services
made available in these areas.
( 'ompetition
Charter announced that on May 61h, their analog expanded basic service will no
longcr include the premium channels story, Starz, Encore, and Movie Plex, which
thcy have been providing at no charge to Ashland customers. As of July 2, 2002,
these channels had still not been removed. Charter's internet service 'Pipeline'
now is offered at a different level of service. Their least expensive level of service
is priced at $39.95,(less $10.00 if you have cable TV service) and runs a 256 kb of
download speeds and 128kb of upload speeds. This is much slower than the
speeds offered by AFN.
ChaJ1er has also increased their published Cable TV rates. Their expanded basic
rate is now $34.81. AFN Tier 3 rate (the most comparable service) is priced at
$28.46.
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