Our Future Faster

The Official
Google Fiber for Communities
RFI Response Packet
March 25, 2010
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1. General Information
Name of governing body:

City of Anna, Texas (Latitude 33.352, Longitude -96.5579)

You can create a name for each response.

Name of this response:

City of Anna, Texas – Our Future… Faster

List communities included in your response:

Anna, Texas with our support extended to our neighboring areas also submitting RFI’s and expressing interest.

There may be autonomous units of government contained within the boundaries of the responding entity (such as
towns within a county), districts or neighborhoods within a town, adjacent units of government responding
together (such as a join response of multiple counties or towns).

This document specifically pertains to the data and interests of the City of Anna, Texas and its citizens, who are
fully supportive of the Google Fiber for Communities Project.

Contact person:

Name, Title, Address, State, ZIP, Phone Number, Email

Mr. Philip Sanders

City Manager
111 N. Powell Pkwy.
P.O. Box 776
Anna, Texas 75409-0776
Ph. (972) 924-3325
Fax. (972) 924-2620
Email: psanders@annatexas.gov

Contact person has authority to provide these answers as the official position of the responding local government?

Yes, Mr. Sanders is our City Manager, and understands all matters related to the official positions of our City
Council, which is comprised of members who are very supportive of the fiber optic project.

If not, please provide contact information for the local government official who does have such authority?

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Mr. Philip Sanders

City Manager
111 N. Powell Pkwy.
P.O. Box 776
Anna, Texas 75409-0776
Ph. (972) 924-3325
Fax. (972) 924-2620
Email: psanders@annatexas.gov

2. Background Information on the Community

Population

Anna is situated at the crest of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, with a total population of 6.1 million people. On
a percentage basis, Anna has been the fastest growing city in the North Central Texas region over the past four
years. The City of Anna population has undergone an exponential growth rate in the last decade from 1,225 in
2000 to an estimated 8,568 within the “city limits” and 14,160 within a five-mile radius in 2009.

Populated area in square miles

Our 57 square miles provides our city with ample room for planned growth and the ability to incorporate new
proposals for expansion into our long term strategy - to become the newest center of economic expansion in the
North Texas region.

Please describe how the population is distributed

Our population is currently distributed evenly throughout the city, coinciding with our major thoroughfares, such
as State Highway 5, FM 455, and Interstate 75. Established plans for growth account for even distribution in
expansion zones – making infrastructure development economically feasible and expedient for both the city and
for third party partners such as Google.

Median household income

The median household income in Anna is $60,977 placing our area at approximately 14% above the reported
national median income level, which creates an environment conducive for households to desire enhanced
internet services, and to have the financial resources to subscribe to those services.

Number of housing units

There are 2734 housing units within the city limits, and up to 3000 more in the surrounding area - with an
additional 500 or more projected to be added each year for the next several years.

Number of single family homes

There are 2553 single family homes in the city limits and an additional 139 manufactured homes.

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Number of multi-family homes

There are 42 multi-family homes within the City of Anna, Texas.

Number of apartment complexes

The City of Anna is home to 3 apartment complexes.

Average number of units per apartment complex

The average number of apartment units per apartment complex in the City of Anna is 4 units.

Number of gated communities

The City of Anna currently hosts 1 gated community.

Average number of housing units per gated community

This gated community within our city holds 2 housing units.

Approximate percentage of households in entire community with access to broadband Internet (%)

Our estimates indicate that only 30% of our community even has access to broadband internet – a number we
hope to rapidly improve in the near future. If DSL was removed from this calculation, it would be a significantly
lower number, and our citizens and business leaders are calling for progressive change.

Approximate percentage of households in entire community that are currently subscribing to broadband Internet
service %

It is estimated that the majority (25+%) of households who have access to broadband internet are active
subscribers, although this again includes DSL customers. Most customers we have interacted with are moderately
to strongly dissatisfied with their service performance or the monopoly of choice that exists.

Terrain

Overall description of terrain

Our terrain is comprised of the gentle rolling prairie that North Texas is known for, and we are excited about the
flexibility our terrain provides for future growth.

Percentage of plains

The City of Anna and surrounding areas are primarily plains/prairie (approx. 90%) with very gradual grades that
create large open areas that are prime for development and highly favorable for the installation of a fiber optic
network.

Percentage of rolling hills

The remaining topography of our area (approx. 10%) consists of several areas of rolling hills, which pale in
comparison to the challenging construction locales in other areas of the country.

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Percentage of mountains

Anna, Texas has no mountains, and therefore does not have the challenging construction environment of
mountainous terrain as would other potential locations – resulting in significant reductions in cost and more rapid
installation processes for the Fiber Optic Network.

Percentage other terrain

N/A

Climate

Average annual highest temperature

Our summers are warm, with an average annual highest temperature of 93 degrees (F).

Average annual temperature

The average annual temperature for the City of Anna is a comfortable 62 degrees (F).

Average annual lowest temperature

Our winters are milder than many other areas of the country, with an average annual lowest temperature of 31
degrees (F). Our winters present a far more favorable natural environment for construction, installation, and
maintenance of fiber optic equipment than would be available in nearly any other location in the country.

Average amount of snowfall per year

Anna receives less than 8 inches of snowfall on average per year – affording little delays to major projects.

Average amount of rainfall per year

Anna, TX has an annual overall precipitation rate of 41 inches per year, mostly accounted for by rain in the warmer
months. In the cold weather months an occasional “wintry mix” is typical that may not necessarily classified as
snowfall in our precipitation calculations. We are also fortunate to have over 235 days of sun per year.

Average amount of hurricane or tornado activity in a year

Anna is located far enough inland that hurricanes are typically downgraded to tropical storms/depressions by the
time they reach our area. Tornados have occurred in the Anna area in the past, but frequency of tornadic activity
that results in any damage to property is extremely low.

Local Government

Form of local government (city, town, county, etc.)

The City of Anna, Texas is an incorporated city, and has been so since 1913.

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Local government rule: Home Rule – Limited Rule – Other

Anna, Texas benefits from the autonomy of a Home Rule form of governance allowing for forward thinking
strategies that benefit not only our citizens, but our entire region as well.

Source of government decision making (city manager, city council, mayor, etc.)

The City Charter of Anna provides for a Council-Manager form of local government. The Mayor and Council
members function as the policy-making body of the City's government, determining the overall goals, objectives,
and direction for city services, and adopting the annual operating budgets for all City Departments. The City
Manager is appointed by the City Council and is the chief executive officer of the City.

Utilities

Electric:

Grayson Collin Electric Co-Op (GCEC)

Mr. Bruce Stevens
P.O. Box 2119
Van Alstyne, TX 75495
903-482-7123

ONCOR
Mr. Gerald Perrin
400 W. Virginia
McKinney, TX 75069
972-569-6311
gerald.perrin@oncor.com

Water:

City of Anna, Texas

111 N. Powell Pkwy.
P.O. Box 776
Anna, Texas 75409-0776
Ph. (972) 924-3325
Fax. (972) 924-2620

Sewer:

City of Anna
111 N. Powell Pkwy.
P.O. Box 776
Anna, Texas 75409-0776
Ph. (972) 924-3325
Fax. (972) 924-2620

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Gas:

Atmos Energy Corporation

P.O. Box 650205
Dallas, Texas 75265-0205
Phone: 1-877-460-7067

Cable:

SuddenLink Communications 1-888-822-5151

Phone:

SuddenLink Communications
1-888-822-5151

AT&T
175 E. Houston
San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone: (210) 821-4105

Local Economy Mix

High Tech

Information jobs account for 4.0% of our local economy – however, many of our residents and community leaders
are employed in the High Tech industry in our region.

Manufacturing

Manufacturing jobs comprise 11.4% of our economy.

Education:

Collin College and Grayson County Community College are both within ten minutes of Anna, and provide
educational opportunities to our residents and jobs to some of our citizens.

Service:

Services jobs account for 41.3% of our local economy.

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Other Service Sector Jobs:

Agriculture/Mining 1.7%
Construction 8.9%
Wholesale Trade 3.8%
Retail Trade 12.3%
Transportation/Utilities 3.7%
Finance/Insurance/Real Estate 9.6%
Public Administration 3.3%

Colleges and Universities

The City of Anna is currently in discussions to bring a college extension campus to our city – a plan that will boost
jobs in this sector and others as we become an educational hub for our region. Additionally, Collin College and
Grayson County Community College are both within ten minutes of Anna, and provide educational opportunities
to our residents.

Major Hospitals/Health Care Facilities

Plans are currently underway to construct a new hospital facility in our city within the next several years. This
would provide a very strategic opportunity to create a health care facility that would have one of the most
expansive local fiber optic networks in the country, right at its front door. Equipping our medical facilities in this
manner would not only directly benefit our citizens, but would serve as learning environment for new ways that
ultra high speed data transfer could be used in a medical environment. Anna would be proud to forge new paths in
this manner, and would invite medical and research personnel from around the world to participate in this
process.

Current Providers of High Speed Internet service (Company: DSL, Cable Modem, wireless, fiber, etc.)

SuddenLink Communications, and AT&T DSL

Other significant features of your community that could be relevant for this project:

The City of Anna not only provides Google with the most favorable environment in the nation in which to test its
fiber optic network in an unrestricted manner, but centering the project in Anna places the operations center of
this network within short distances of other mid and large scale markets. This provides Google with the
opportunity to rapidly expand its service offering once the initial trial period is over.

Traveling South from Anna: 15 Miles to McKinney; 30 miles to Dallas

Traveling West from Anna: 30 miles to Frisco; 43 miles to Denton

Traveling North from Anna: 5 miles to VanAlstyne; 22 miles to Sherman

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Additionally, the City of Anna, Texas is geographically located at the center of a 400 mile radius that would provide
access to the major national markets of Dallas-Fort Worth TX, Austin TX, Houston TX, San Antonio TX, Oklahoma
City OK, Tulsa OK, Witchta KS, Little Rock AR, and a host of additional high-yield markets.

http://maps.google.com/?q=http://www.nearby.org.uk/google/setupCircle.kml.pl?radius%3D400miles&ie=UTF8&l
l=33.352,-96.5579&z=7

3. Collaborating on a Google Fiber Trial

In this section, we ask you to share how your community would work with Google to enable us to proceed quickly
and effectively.

Are you, the local government, willing to appoint an individual to serve as a single point of contact (1)?*

Yes/No: Yes

(1) A single point of contact to coordinate the local government and communities’ interactions with Google,
to obtain as promptly as possible whatever information Google may require, and to resolve any problems
that may arise as quickly and effectively as possible.

If so, please describe the responsibilities and author that this individual will have:

POSITION TITLE: Google Project Manager

KIND OF WORK

Under direction, the purpose of the position is to assist in the planning, directing, management and review of the
activities and operations of the Google Fiber Optic Communications Project. Employees in this classification perform
professional and supervisory work. Position is responsible for the administration of assigned areas; coordinates city
services and tasks among city departments and outside agencies; provides support to City Manager. Performs related
work as required.

EXAMPLES OF WORK

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The list of essential functions, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed
within this classification. It is not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of an
essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions
are a logical assignment to the position.

- Acts as the City Liaison between Google and the City of Anna.
- Manages the planning, operations, and installation of the Google Project.
- Attends all City Council meetings. Attends, participates, and conducts high level internal and external
meetings; represents the City with outside agencies, i.e. is the liaison between the City of Anna and Google.

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- Conducts one on one meetings with city staff, and consults with department and division heads, to review
assigned projects, resolve personnel issues, and to gather pertinent information.
- Responds to and resolves citizen inquires and concerns; negotiates and resolves controversial issues;
responds to City Manager, City Council and city management team in a timely manner.
- Interprets and administers State Laws and City Ordinances; implements City and Council policies.
- Represents the City Manager.
- Negotiates professional services.
- Facilitates communication between City Manager and department directors.
- Interacts and meets with the public within the city offices or in the community on a daily basis.

MARGINAL FUNCTIONS

While the following tasks are necessary for the work of the unit, they are not an essential part of the
purpose of this position and may also be performed by other unit members.

Performs some complex clerical work, securing office supplies, delivering documents, etc. as needed.

Performs other duties as assigned or needed.

NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

- Requires the ability to synthesize, hypothesize, and/or theorize concerning data and/or information
involving modification of existing policies, strategies and/or methods to meet unique or unusual conditions.
Requires the ability to do so within the context of existing organizational theories and management
principles.
- Requires the ability to function in director capacity for a major organizational unit requiring significant
internal and external interaction.
- Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools,
and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
- Requires the ability to utilize consulting and advisory data and information, such as the Code of
Ordinances Book, the Employee Handbook, Performance Appraisals documents, Zoning Ordinance,
planning documents, budget printouts, and grant applications.
- Requires the ability to perform mathematical operations involving basic algebraic principles and formulas,
and basic geometric principles and calculations.
- Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or synthesis functions. Requires the ability to deal with
several concrete and abstract variables, and to analyze major problems that require complex planning for
interrelated activities that can span one or several work units.
- Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving
the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which
is clearly measurable or verifiable.
- Requires the ability to perform skilled coordinated movements, such as operating a computer terminal,
two-way radio, tape recorder, video camera and various office equipment.

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Master’s degree in Public Administration, Business, or closely related field; supplemented years (5) years previous
experience that includes work in municipal government; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and
experience.

Describe any current or planned programs in your community to accelerate and expand adoption and use of
broadband Internet access:

The City of Anna has already established as part of our master plan, the visionary goal of a large fiber-optic
network throughout the city. As we advance into this preferred future, the city leadership, both governmental and
commercial is hospitable to the concept of forward thinking urban planning, site planning, trenching, etc that
aligns with the evolving culture of our citizens. Since the available area for this type of development is expansive
and unalterable changes to the physical landscape have yet to begin, a variety of construction environments can
be comingled for maximum case study profitability as Google examines additional expansion throughout the
country.

Additional reasons you believe that Google should select your community for this project:

Existing Regional Infrastructure Expansion

The State of Texas will be constructing a new “outer loop” highway system that will further encompass the Dallas-
Fort Worth Metroplex. The germinal location for this project will be the City of Anna. As part of the process of
respecting our natural environment and attempting to minimize disruption, it would behoove Google and its
successive constituents of the fiber optic network to install the network as part of this construction program.
Furthermore, this crossroads of values, benefits, and chronology creates an exigency for the installation of a long
haul fiber backbone around the Dallas - Fort Worth metroplex, resulting in a wide scale laboratory setting for
Google in one of the most expansive and economically robust geographic regions in the nation.

Existing Near Term Local Infrastructure Expansion (< 1 year)

The City of Anna is about to undergo a major alteration to the main traffic artery through the heart of the city.
FM455, is about to be completely expanded. This will present both a challenge and an opportunity. The challenge
will be to complete the project as quickly as possible with as little disruption to the economic and biological
environments of our city. The opportunity for the City of Anna and for Google is the fugacious period of time to
install the required equipment for a fiber optic network in a concomitant manner to the existing disruption. This
transportation project aligns the core components of the fiber optic network with the most profitable access to the
residential and commercial areas of the city, and poises the network for future expansion.

Accessible Network Lines in Close Proximity

One of the main North-South trunks lines for the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex parallels Highway 75, and there are
other trunks running North on Highway 5 to FM455 and South on 5 from Van Alstyne to our Northern
border. Access to multiple service providers and significant bandwidth is available, allowing Google the experience
of working with multiple other potential providers – which would prove invaluable when attempting to expand
into additional areas of the country.

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Please see Google Maps link below for illumination regarding the transportation routes in and around our city.

http://maps.google.com/maps/mm?hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=Anna,+TX&fb=1&gl=us&ei=q9eqS-
fLEILaMYrM0PcE&ved=0CBgQpQY&view=map&geocode=FYnd_AEdCck--g&split=0&ll=33.339994,-
96.519699&spn=0.122185,0.338173&z=12

Lower Financial Barriers to Entry in Our Real Estate Market

The City of Anna provides Google with the opportunity to acquire significant amounts of developable land, far
below the price points that many other locations in the country would ever be able to boast. Additionally, the City
of Anna has an established pattern of cooperation with local land owners, who are receptive to growth potential in
the city and transactional dialog pertaining to their holdings, either for change of ownership or right-of-way
purposes.

Taxing Structures and Unrestrictive Regulatory Fees

The taxing structures and rates in Texas are significantly divergent from many of our compatriot states in the
nation. Property tax is the main driver, allowing Google to experience a particular model of economic factors that
would prove exceedingly beneficial for future expansion. Additionally, the State of Texas, regional Counties, and
the City of Anna itself, are, as a whole, less restrictive than alternate sites in the nation. Particularly in the case of
the City of Anna, Google would quickly find that regulatory fee structures are entirely supportive in nature, as the
city has taken a pro-business stance in the implementation of fees and associative permits. Installing the fiber optic
network in our City/Region would provide the lowest cost to Google of nearly any other location in the country –
allowing for greater learning potential and less initial financial impact for the corporation.

Varied Quality of Existing Infrastructure

The City of Anna provides an excellent learning opportunity in the area of synthesizing the process of installation
and operation in an environment in which the infrastructure spans an expanse of chronology of over 100 years.
With a conglomeration that is now planned in a strategic fashion – Anna offers newly constructed homes, older
th
homes from the mid and late 20 century, and very old homes from the early 1900’s. Our infrastructure
hybridization provides ample room for experimentation and a representative view of the stratum that would be
faced in other established communities throughout the country.

Please provide a web link to any additional information you wish us to consider. Submissions using Google Maps or
YouTube are encouraged.

City of Anna Land Use Map –

(http://annatexas.net/images/stories/docs/ANNA%20FUTURE%20LAND%20USE%2011-28-06.pdf)

City of Anna Google Fiber for Communities Blog: (www.ourfuturefaster.com)

City of Anna Fiber for Communities YouTube Channel (youtube.com/ourfuturefaster)

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4. Your community’s support

Have you performed any outreach, study, or analysis regarding support in your community for this type of trial?

Based on our intentional interactions with the community (see description below) we have been able to assess
that there is overwhelming widespread support in our community for the installation of a fiber optic network by
Google. Our residents, business leaders, government officials, and educational institutions are all fully supportive
and excited about this visionary project.

Describe how you ascertained or plan to ascertain the level of community support for this project (e.g. surveys,
public hearings, meetings with community groups, etc.)

The City of Anna solicited direct responses from the community through mass communication, meetings with
community groups, personal interaction with business leaders, and social media. These efforts were encompassed
under the branding of “Our Future… Faster”. The City of Anna has an established strategic relationship with the
Chamber of Commerce as well as the Economic and Community Development Corporation(s) – each of whom
contributed to the gathering of support and resources for this project. By leveraging those relationships, our
Google RFI work-team was able to distribute mass communications to several hundred business owners in the
area, sponsor an informational business luncheon, and garner signatures from business and community leadership
for a petition of support for the Google Fiber Optic Network in our community. Additionally, the city has gathered
support from residents and organizations through the use of our city website, newspapers, Twitter, YouTube, and
the OurFutureFaster.com blog. All of these efforts were conducted in less than one month from the date that our
City Council first approved the submission of the RFI to Google.

If possible, describe your community’s level of support for this project.

Our citizens are very excited by the possibility of being selected as the test location for the Google Fiber for
Communities Project. We have incorporated some of their responses from our blog in this RFI:

Dear Google: The City of Anna is the perfect Fiber Optic Trial site. Not only can we consider ourselves the fastest
growing city in the Dallas area, but we are also extremely diverse in both urban and rural capacity. Anna is located
in a high-producing county (Collin) and our city growth continues to provoke developer interests. I believe this will
provide the best cross-sectional testing and thus will be the best trial site in Texas. (Sandra D.)

Yes we would be excited to be offered the opportunity to have a trial site here in our City of Anna; we are in one of
the fastest growing cities as well as in the fastest growing county (Collin). Please forward on to everyone you know
so we can have new opportunities for our great City of Anna. (Rhonda W.)

The City of Anna would be a great place for Fiber Optic Cable. The trend in North Texas has been to move north for
many years. Anna is located the farthest north of any other Collin County city. Collin County has experienced
residential and commercial growth like no other city in Texas. Anna has tripled in size in the 21st century. As soon
as the market turns around, you will continue to see Anna grow. Anna has 3 out of 4 exemplary schools and a
forward thinking city that embraces growth. This would be a great trial site! (Billy D.)

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I am very excited to see Anna going for a project of this magnitude! Anna is a town of contradictions. We are
rooted in history but future looking. We are a small town with big town ideas. We live a fairly simple way of life but
have a large population of technology savvy citizens. Anna has the opportunity to bring the past and the future
together in a way that make the technological advances of the last 15 years seem SLOW. Anna is primed to become
the next great city in Texas. Google Fiber Optic would push Anna far ahead of any other town and offer its citizens
and businesses the ability to connect to Our Future Faster than other cities around us. Anna is poised and ready to
make this leap! (Becky Glover, City Council)

Anna’s leadership team, both at the city level and the ISD, are well-positioned for this new challenge. Collin County
is the perfect place for Google to test this advanced technology. Residents across the region would benefit greatly
by Anna’s participation. Congratulations in advance, may you succeed in your Fiber Optic Cable mission! (Pamela
N.)

I agree, bringing (RFI) to our hometown of Anna will be really great for the residents who already live here and who
will hopefully make this their new home choice in the future. By having RFI now, while the community is not fully
developed, will allow easier installation and fewer headaches for all of us who live here now. Also this will draw
attention to potential businesses/corporations to move into Anna. Without RFI, companies will not even consider
relocating to our wonderful town. So I say, bring it on!!!! (Dan)

I can’t wait! Being an IT guy most of my life is based on the internet. I work at home often and have all kinds of
issues with the junk internet connection we have now. All my phones and data rely on my internet connection.
There have been many times I have had to use my cell modem to work. That is brutal! Please o please let’s get
some fiber in Anna! Maybe fios will come in on it and I can ditch dishcrapwork service too! (T.)

The city of Anna would be the perfect place for Google to implement fiber optics. We are a growing community, but
not yet so large as to be cumbersome to add fiber optics. For me personally, I will be waiting anxiously to here the
outcome, and will be one of the first to jump on board. (Vickie)

Please choose Anna, TX! If I had gigabit bandwidth, I would create a web server and make all my multimedia
content accessible to me where ever I was. With Picasa you could easily upload all your photos for sharing in real
time. With Google Docs, we could cloud all of our docs online without the need for redundant backups at home. I
live in a neighborhood just outside of Anna (Sheffield Farms) so include those! (S.J.)

Please briefly summarize any additional comments or suggestions you would like to make to Google on behalf of
your community:

The City of Anna, TX has the vision to accomplish everything that Google desires in this process and more. Our
leadership extends its influence towards that of creating a preferred future for our community, and has previously
determined that a fiber optic network is key to that future. The human capital that we bring to the table in Anna
not only provides a wealth of resources from the IT industry, but every other required category of commerce that
would be necessary to the successful implementation of this test site. Our strengths as a community are rooted in
our abilities to thrive in difficult times, and to extend our impact beyond our stature so that we may give more to
our world as a community than we take from it. The issue of ensuring our continued success via the Google Fiber
for Communities project has rallied our citizens and sparked excitement about accomplishing what we know to be
our desired destiny. The opportunities that are uniquely afforded to Google by locating in Anna, Texas include
extremely low regulatory fees and restrictions, available/affordable resources, geography that is designed for
success, and nearby access to large population bases among many others. Due to the low availability of high speed
internet access and the minimal selection of service providers,

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Google would address a critical need in the lives and businesses of our residents. By partnering with the City of
Anna, Texas, Google would jump start a reality that is already in motion, gain invaluable experience that would
prove beneficial in every other marketplace, and reduce its initial financial investment that would help to mutually
accomplish “our future faster”.

5. Facilities and resources

Pole Attachments

Entity Name: GCEC Telecom

Number of poles owned or controlled: 1500

Annual rate per pole attachment:

- By telecommunications carriers $14.00 – 16.00

- By cable system operators $0
- Internet access providers $0

Entity Name: ONCOR

Number of poles owned or controlled: 900

Annual rate per pole attachment: $8.00

- By telecommunications carriers
- By cable system operators $0
- Internet access providers $0

If the local Government will make its own poles available for attachments by Google, please estimate the
number of days to complete the following steps, assuming full cooperation from Google:

Negotiation of a master pole attachment agreement: The City of Anna does not own any utility poles.

Issuance of permits for individual attachments: N/A

Developing specifications for make-ready work: N/A

Completing make ready work: N/A

If a unit of your local government has access to poles owned or controlled by third parties that it could make
available to Google, please provide the following information

Number of poles: N/A

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Entity or entities that own or control the poles: N/A

Rate that you would charge Google ($) per pole per year: N/A

Describe any restrictions on your right to make such poles available to Google: N/A

Please identify any state or local laws, ordinances, rules or other legal measures that govern access and rates for
attachment:

The City of Anna does not currently have any ordinances that would be restrictive to Google regarding pole
attachments.

Please provide contact information for any entities named above:

GCEC Telecom ONCOR

P.O. Box 2119 Mr. Gerald Perrin
Van Alstyne, TX 75495 400 W. Virginia
903-482-7000 McKinney, TX 75069
972-569-6311
gerald.perrin@oncor.com

Conduits:

Please identify the entities, including units of local government, that own or control utility conduits in your
community:

Entity name: City of Anna, Texas

Linear feet of conduit owned or controlled:

The City of Anna would welcome the opportunity to partner with Google, Collin County, and the State of Texas to
install conduits as part of our existing plans to install a fiber optic network in and around our city.

Annual rate per foot for conduit use

- By telecommunications companies: N/A

- By cable system operators: N/A
- Internet access providers: N/A

If the local government will make its own conduits available for use by Google, please estimate the number of
days to complete the following steps, assuming full cooperation from Google

Negotiation of a conduit agreement: 30-60 days

Issuance of permits: 30-60 days

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If a unit of your local government has access to conduit owned or controlled by third parties that it could make
available to Google, please provide the following information:

Linear feet: N/A

Entity or entities that own or control the conduit: N/A

Rate that you would charge Google ($) per linear foot per year: N/A

Describe any restrictions on your right to make such conduit available to Google: N/A

Please identify local laws, ordinances, rules, or other legal measures that govern access rights and rates for conduit
use: N/A

Please provide contact information for any entity named above: N/A

Public Rights of Way

Does your local government directly control and administer the use of all public rights of way within its
jurisdiction?

The City of Anna controls all rights of way within our jurisdiction, and welcomes Google’s participation in the
process of bringing services to our residents.

Describe any other entities that control and administer the use of public rights of way in your community.

The City of Anna is the sole manager of rights of way within our jurisdiction.

With respect to your process for managing access to public rights of way, please estimate the number of days to
complete the following steps, assuming full cooperation from Google:

Negotiation, approval, and issuance of a master right of way agreement: 30 - 60 days

Issuance of construction permits: 30-60 days

Post-construction inspections and approvals: 30-60 days

Please indicate the amount or method of calculating all fees and charges for use of the public rights of way,
including the following (if applicable):

Application fees:

There are currently no application fees to utilize rights of way within our jurisdiction.

Linear foot (or other) usage fees:

There are currently no usage fees to utilize rights of way within our jurisdiction.

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Inspection fees:

There are currently no inspection fees to utilize rights of way within our jurisdiction.

Other fees or charges:

There are currently no additional fees or charges to utilize rights of way within our jurisdiction.

Community sensitivities and policies:

Please describe any historical districts or other culturally or environmentally sensitive areas:

The City of Anna does not have any districts that would present a challenge or concern to the Google Fiber for
Communities Project.

Please describe your under-grounding plans and policies, if any:

The City of Anna does not currently have any specific policies other than the restriction on “missile” boring.

Please indentify any unique rules, policy statements, and other legal measures specific to your community that
Google would have to comply in developing a fiber project.

The City of Anna does not currently have any additional restrictive policies that would create compliance issues for
Google.

6. Construction Methods
Has your community worked with, studied or evaluated the following types of construction methods for fiber to
the home networks:

Aerial: This method has been used in various instances, which may or may not have included fiber optic.

Trenching: This method has been used in various instances, which may or may not have included fiber optic.

Boring: This method has been used in various instances, which may or may not have included fiber optic.

Micro-trenching: This method has been used in various instances, which may or may not have included fiber optic.

Plow: This method has been used in various instances, which may or may not have included fiber optic.

Rock Saw: This method has been used in various instances, which may or may not have included fiber optic.

Check approved methods of construction for your community:

Aerial: This is an approved method of construction.

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Trenching: This is an approved method of construction.

Boring: This is an approved method of construction; however “missiles” are not currently permitted.

Micro-trenching: This is an approved method of construction; however “missiles” are not currently permitted.

Plow: This is an approved method of construction.

Rock Saw: This is an approved method of construction.

Other: Other methods will be given generally favorable consideration.

Are there other construction methods that are approved for use in the construction of fiber to the home of other
telecommunications networks in your community? If so, please list them below.

The City of Anna is both pro-technology and pro-business, and other methods of construction will be given
generally favorable consideration when proposed by Google if strong benefits are resultant to our citizens.

7. Regulatory Issues
Please describe the local regulatory obligations, if any, that would apply to Google if this project went forward in
your community.

Google would find that the City of Anna is generally unrestrictive in nature, and that the existing regulatory
obligations would be in accordance with general principles of risk management and the protection of our citizenry.

Please describe local business obligations and taxes/fees, if any, that would apply to Google of this project went
forward in your community.

The City of Anna does not currently have any additional taxes or fees that would be uniquely applicable to the
Google Fiber for Communities project.

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