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I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />t <br />I <br />'1 <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> <br />rou~e ?EG ~cces~ si~.~!s and ~n~caCionai he,york sign~is, ff'ee o.Fcharg~ <br /> <br />CABLE $'Y.$TENi' DESfG~ <br /> <br />Toe tipper ffsqu:ncy iLl/t of the exist,2ig cable system.in the Quad Cities fi-=nchise <br />area ,asll be izicr:~ed fl'.om 450 NKK'_- to 8'70 NE-~.~. This will provide AT&T ~i. <br />addidonaI baridwidr2i it can use co deliver additional cha_==-iets of pro~mmirig (bo~ <br />analog ~nd ~gral) and other services. <br /> <br />AT&T's up~aded system will use a hybrid fiber-coaxial desi?_. Several fibers will <br />~ ~om a "hub" located m the ~bur-ci~/~c~se ~-~a to each node. S~mtem modes' <br />~iI sar,'e a average of ~o~d 350 homes. No more ~ fo~ aktive componeat: <br /> <br />~prove system r~liabi~u ~d pictor: qualiu/. <br /> <br />AT&T will activate rile bazd,a'idth ~om 5 ~ to 40 NI2'iz for upshot. (subscriber <br />to headend) ~zmiss/ons. ~ o~er wor~, the cable system will be bi-d~ecdonal. <br />T~s gears will allow AT&T to offer interactive cervices, ~ch ~ N~-speed <br />~te~et ~ccesa. <br /> <br />System r:Iiabiliry ,M11 be ensured by standby power supplies located throug_bout ~e <br />cable system..~21 power supply locations wi5 be remotely mo~tored for problems. <br /> <br />back-up power at ~e m~r~ keadend ~ hub.. <br /> <br />- 1"hi cable system will use automatic audSo-Ievethxg equipment to correct ~ny volume <br /> disparity be.'~veen analog charmels, except over-~ae-ai.r broadcast stzeions and <br /> chazme[s that are locally proc=ssed at ~e hub ser¢~g the member cities. <br /> <br />The upended cable system will initially have .~. minimumx analog ch~e[ capacicf of <br />at [e~t 78 ch~ela, kd~ffonal b~dwid~ ~H be av~Iabie to pro'de h~e~ of <br />~tal ch~ets ~d other so,ices, ~ ~ey ~e developed. <br /> <br />- AT&T w'ill pro¼de au~orized city representatives with the abili~ td remotely <br /> acdvam ~e :merg=ncy ale~ system. ~ ~e event of ~ emergency, tNs capabilir] <br /> ~11 ~e~r t~e cip~ tc ove~de ~e audio ~_d ~deo o= all c~e!z on ~e cable <br /> system ~ar may law~lly be ovemdden. <br /> <br />C O,NST¢ U CTI 0 ~ S C~ED rj~g <br /> <br />AT&T must c'omsiete ~.d activate the system up~ade (includ/ng :~he institutional <br />net,york) no later ~ December 31, 2002. Upended po~io~ ofithe cable system <br />will be activated ~ nodes t-e completed. <br /> <br />-2fl9- <br /> <br /> <br />