Community Connect a 21st Century communications platform

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1 Community Connect a 21st Century communications platform Stan McCright & Saul Ramirez December 12, Legal Symposium 10:45 AM -12:15 PM Rm 1007

2 History of Global Reconnect & TerraCom Wireless TerraCom Wireless Founded in 2004 Now one of the longest tenured ETC (telecommunications company service provider) in the Lifeline Industry Global Reconnect ownership -FCC filing for the transfer of control and business plan of TerraCom, Inc to Global Reconnect, LLC on August 22, 2016 and approved November 8,

3 Who we are & What we do Over seventy years of combined experience in the subsidized housing & telecommunication industries With our company resources we are able to provide a telecom wireless and local fiber infrastructure through our network that is unique to underserved rural and low income communities that include subsidized housing and serves the community at large We work to improve communication, broadband & WIFI capabilities that expand the capacity of local stakeholders to more effectively & efficiently communicate with community, constituencies and residents by using 21st century tools 3

4 Community & Communication Challenges Health, Well-being and Lifestyle information needs a data capable system Federal Public Housing Assistance Program (FPHA) activities Job Opportunities require On-line submission Online access to growing homework educational activities & digital literacy resources School Alert Systems require text capable equipment School Parental Report Systems require a data capable system 4

5 Technology Gap demographics, fiscal & political landscape Less than half of the nation s poorest families are wired for highspeed Internet at home, compared with 90+% of high-income families More than 60 million Americans lack basic digital literacy The digital divide is particularly severe among many of the people HUD serves, including: Families earning less than $25,000 per year, Individuals without high-school degrees, and Minorities Source: HUD, Connect Home April

6 Technology Gap demographics, fiscal & political landscape Barriers to Broadband Adoption Cost to individual or household and/or cost to local stakeholder Literacy Relevance Trust 6

7 Our Passion Deliver a 21st Century communications platform to all regions of the United States enabling access to digital content in education, health, employment, and support services to improve lives and communities in underserved markets. 7

8 Our Aim Empowering individuals to realize life opportunities through 21st Century communication connections and to advance the well-being, safety, and prosperity of our nation. 8

9 Our Solution 9

10 Our Solution The local stakeholder is provided a dedicated, secure, easy to operate, texting system to communicate with community, constituencies and residents by joining our Community Connect Program powered by TerraCom Wireless. Highlighted functionalities: Manage Contacts & Lists Collect Contacts Send Messages Appointment Reminders Facebook Tab Editor Report Manager Auto Campaigns MMS (Picture & Video Texting) Custom Data Fields Voice Broadcast Custom Data Fields Mobile App Download Link Multi-Channel Voting Dynamic Targets 10

11 The Results Deployment of Technologies Provide communities, constituencies, residents and local stakeholders with a platform for a public-private collaboration that creates locally-tailored solutions for narrowing the digital divide for the underserved, the economically challenged and the community at large.. 11

12 Thank you IMPROVING LIVES AND COMMUNITES Questions 12