Specifications include, but are not limited to: Our overall objective is to establish a comprehensive plan for deployment and operation of a fiber-to-thepremises (FTTP) and/or hybrid fiber/wireless system, which would be cash flow positive in 3-5 years. We believe it is critical that we launch a small pilot project within 18 to 24 months of this solicitation. As a first step in the development of a business plan we have compiled a respectable amount of municipal specific data for supporting a feasibility assessment and have conducted an initial survey of our member municipalities. We believe that these and other on-going in-kind efforts should enable the contractor to focus mostly on an assessment of how to best meet the demand for and operate a fast internet service in our member municipalities. This assessment should provide us with a fuller understanding of the construction and operational costs; funding opportunities; revenue potential; partnerships; organizational and operational structures; and identify where best to begin construction of our high speed, broadband network. Development of a business plan is arguably the most important step towards fulfilling our mission of making extremely fast Internet connectivity available throughout our member municipalities. We are also looking for a consultant who can stay with us for the long run.