Timeline for the development and growth of technology, networking and telecommunications services through the Northeast Service Cooperative

2000 – NESC launches Northeast NET, a wide area network for schools, libraries, higher

education and the do IT initiative at Iron Range Resources

2002 – NESC begins offering consulting services for information technology

2004 – The National Association of Developmental Organizations (NADO) presents

NESC with a national innovation award for its Managed Network services model

2005 – NESC participates in the fiber to the premise development project at Iron Range

Resources

2006 – The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) grants NESC status as a

Community Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC)

2007 – NESC forms Minnesota Telecommunications

2008 – The Rural Utilities Service at the United States Department of Agriculture

(USDA) awards NESC a $1M technology collaborative grant for distance learning at

eight public school, one regional agency and various higher education sites

2009 – The Rural Utilities Service at USDA awards NESC a $268,000 technology

collaborative grant for distance learning at six additional public school sites

2010 – The Rural Utilities Service at USDA awards NESC $43.5 million in federal

funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for a 915 mile, worldclass fiber backbone called the Northeast Middle Mile Fiber Project

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July 1, 2009

RIGHTS OF TERMINATION
Where the Customer voluntarily decides to terminate any Service, the Customer shall immediately pay to the Provider early termination liability pursuant to the following:

Early Termination Liability - T1 Based Services (Voice T1, Internet and Private Line Service)
(1) For a Service Order with a term of less than thirteen (13) months, Customer shall pay a termination fee equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the recurring charges for any months remaining in the term;
(2) For a Service Order with a term of more than twelve (12) months, Customer shall pay a termination fee equal to one hundred percent (100%)  of the first twelve (12) months of the Service Order, less any monthly payments already paid plus 40% of the total monthly rates for the remaining portion of the term plan.  For example, if a circuit is canceled ten months into a thirty-six month term, the penalty is 100% times two months of fees, and 40% times 24 months of fees.

Early Termination Liability - Plain Old Telephone Services (POTS)
Applicable business month to month tariff rate single line rate times any months remaining in the contract term.  All discounts are forfeit in calculations.

Early Termination Liability - MediaFiber
(1) For a Service Order with a term of less than thirteen (13) months, Customer shall pay a termination fee equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the recurring charges for any months remaining in the term;
(2) For a Service Order with a term of more than twelve (12) months, Customer shall pay a termination fee equal to one hundred percent (100%)  of the first twelve (12) months of the Service Order, less any monthly payments already paid plus 100% of the total monthly rates for the remaining portion of the term plan.  For example, if a circuit is canceled ten months into a thirty-six month term, the penalty is 100% times twenty-six (26) months of fees.