FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2012 Contact: Sherry Sullivan, City of Fairhope, 251-990-0218 Harbor Communications and City of Fairhope Partner to Offer WiFi FAIRHOPE -- There’s a new hot spot in the city—literally. Most of downtown, parts of Greeno Road, and most city parks, including the pier, are now wireless Wi-Fi hotspots, offering free Internet connections, 24/7, thanks to a partnership between the City of Fairhope and Harbor Communications, said Mayor Tim Kant. “When you launch the browser on your laptop computer, tablet (iPads, Kindles, etc.), or smart phone, the browser will direct you to the Fairhope site that has information on it about the City and about Harbor Communications. At the bottom of that page, there is a link where you may choose to open an account with Harbor Communications, but you don’t have to do that. You can choose ‘free trial,’ which gets you 30 minutes a day of free Wi-Fi, every day, seven days a week.” Users who need more than the 30 minutes of free daily use can purchase additional time on a daily, weekly or monthly rate. Fairhope is one of the first cities in southern Alabama to have a Wi-Fi network for its residents, visitors, and employees’ use, said Harbor’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Chuck Nylander. “Additionally, the city and all of its departments will have access to a private network at no charge, with the potential expansion of additional wireless future services for the city.” In conjunction with the launch of the city Wi-Fi network, Harbor Communications is currently offering Fairhope businesses a promotional business bundle,” said Haden Giddings, Harbor’s market manager. “The promotion includes Harbor’s Voice and Data offerings through their traditional copper and fiber based facilities, but also includes a password for unlimited access to the Wi-Fi network.” Plans are in the works for Harbor Communications to enhance the landing page area and give users access to shopping and dining guides, where daily users can potentially download a menu to choose places to eat. The new Wi-Fi service is available via the installation of a SkyPilot Mesh network with 28 zones throughout the city. “Residents might have noticed the devices installed on our light poles,” Kant said. “They look sort of like upside down drink cups with two straws sticking out of the bottom. We’re happy to make this new service available to our residents, businesses, and visitors, but it’s also valuable to our city communications.” According to information from Harbor Communications, the SkyPilot mesh network offers municipalities an economically compelling alternative for providing broadband access to mobile municipal workers, residents, and small businesses. Municipal police, fire, and EMS departments have been among the first to adopt metro-scale Wi-Fi mesh networks. High-speed, in-field data access dramatically improves public safety officer effectiveness and efficiency by getting critical information in their hands on the street. Once the networks are installed, many municipalities leverage the network for wireless broadband applications ranging from building inspections to automatic utility meter reading. For additional information email Haden Giddings at hgiddings@harborcom.com or call 251-445-7558. CUTLINE – Pcitured in downtown Fairhope (l-r) is City of Fairhope IT Director Jeff Montgomery, Harbor Communications Market Manager Haden Giddings, Fairhope Mayor Tim Kant and Chuck Nylander, Vice President of Sales and Marketing with Harbor Communcations. FAIRHOPE, AL- Harbor Communications and City of Fairhope Partner to Offer WiFi

Harbor Communications LLC, a Mobile, Alabama company, launches Mobile, Alabama’s first 4G Fixed Wireless network geared directly towards businesses and their employees. The area includes Tillmans Corner, Theodore, and Southern arteas of Mobile. The greater Mobile area turn up is sceduled later in March. This follows the recent launch of Harbor’s 4G Fixed Wireless in New Orleans and Metairie, Louisiana. The Harbor 4G Fixed Wireless Solution is an Ethernet based, wireless broadband access technology that provides a flexible and cost effective broadband transport compared to traditional last-mile wireline such as T-1, cable, and DSL technology. The Harbor 4G Fixed Wireless Solution can provide broadband wireless access with speeds up to 9Mbps down and 2Mbps up, and backed by a 99.95% availability service level agreement (SLA) Using professionally installed business-class outdoor modems, Harbor’s Fixed 4G Wireless provides secure access to deliver Broadband services, i.e., voice, video, and data as a primary and secondary redundant network connectivity. With faster time-to-deployment, 15 business days in contrast to the often lengthy process of ordering traditional wireline circuits, Harbor’s Fixed 4G Wireless is an alternative to the traditional wireline, or a whole new way to bring data connectivity to remote locations where the installation of traditional dedicated circuits is problematic. Operating in both licensed and license-exempt frequencies, Harbor’s technology offers flexible and economically viable solutions for today’s always expanding business broadband needs and is one of the fastest cost effective high speed Internet solutions offered today. Harbor Communications Launches 4G Fixed Wireless in New Orleans, LA & Mobile, AL

Fairhope, Al is one of the first cities in lower Alabama to have a Wi-Fi network for its citizen’s and employees use. Through a partnership, the City of Fairhope and Harbor Communications now offer Wireless Wi-Fi to certain parts of the Fairhope downtown area, Greeno Rd., City Parks, and the Pier. This has been accomplished with a collaborative effort between the City and Harbor Communications, installing a SkyPilot Mesh network with 28 zones. As part of the partnership, residents and businesses can enjoy free Wi-Fi for 30 minutes a day, every day, per user. Additional services needed beyond the 30 minutes can be purchased daily, weekly or monthly. Additionally, the city and all of its departments will have access to a private network at no charge, with the potential expansion of additional wireless future services for the city. In conjunction with the launch of the city Wi-Fi network, Harbor Communications is currently offering Fairhope businesses a promotional business bundle. The promotion includes Harbor’s Voice and Data offerings through their traditional copper and fiber based facilities, but also includes a password for unlimited access to the Wi-Fi network. Plans are in the works for Harbor Communications to enhance the landing page area and give users access to dining and shopping guides, where daily users can potentially download a menu to choose places to eat. Harbor chose the SkyPilot mesh network because it offers municipalities an economically compelling alternative for providing broadband access to mobile municipal workers, residents, and small businesses. Municipal police, fire and EMS departments have been among the first to adopt metro-scale Wi-Fi mesh networks. High-speed, in-field data access dramatically improves public safety officer effectiveness and efficiency by getting critical information in their hands on the street. Once the networks are installed, many municipalities leverage the network for wireless broadband applications ranging from building inspections to automatic utility meter-reading. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Harbor Communications LLC, a Mobile, Alabama company, launches New Orleans, Metairie, West Bank, and St. Bernard's first 4G Fixed Wireless network geared directly towards businesses and their employees. The Harbor 4G Fixed Wireless Solution is an Ethernet based, wireless broadband access technology that provides a flexible and cost effective broadband transport compared to traditional last-mile wireline such as T-1, cable, and DSL technology. The Harbor 4G Fixed Wireless Solution can provide broadband wireless access with speeds up to 9Mbps down and 2Mbps up, and backed by a 99.95% availability service level agreement (SLA) Using professionally installed business-class outdoor modems, Harbor’s Fixed 4G Wireless provides secure access to deliver Broadband services, i.e., voice, video, and data as a primary and secondary redundant network connectivity. With faster time-to-deployment, 15 business days in contrast to the often lengthy process of ordering traditional wireline circuits, Harbor’s Fixed 4G Wireless is an alternative to the traditional wireline, or a whole new way to bring data connectivity to remote locations where the installation of traditional dedicated circuits is problematic. Operating in both licensed and license-exempt frequencies, Harbor’s technology offers flexible and economically viable solutions for today’s always expanding business broadband needs and is one of the fastest cost effective high speed Internet solutions offered today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Harbor Communications LLC, recently opened another CO (Central Office) in the Old Shell area of Mobile, AL. The newly installed MSAP (Multi Service Access Point) will connect to the PSTN (Public Switch Telephone network) and allow Harbor to expand its EoC (Ethernet over Copper) facilities to the Mobile area business customers. Harbor’s MetroNet EoC utilizes multiple bonded copper pairs in the same conduit to reach businesses where fiber optic facilities are either not available or cost prohibitive. Advances in technology have allowed both increases in data speeds and distances from the aggregation equipment when utilizing traditional copper wires, making solutions like EoC to become more attractive options for businesses. Harbor offers MetroNet EoC in the following products: Harbor MetroNet Basic Harbor MetroNet Basic provides basic internet access and offers download speeds of up to 3 Mbps and upload speeds up to 500Kbps. Harbor MetroNet E Harbor MetroNet E (Enhanced) provides internet access and is available in download speeds of up to 3 Mbps, 6 Mbps, & 12 Mbps with upload speeds up to 1Mbps. Harbor MetroNet EP Harbor MetroNet EP (Enhanced Plus) provides internet access and is available in a combination of download and upload speeds such as: 6x2, 9x2, 12x3, 16x4 Mbps. Harbor MetroNet ES Harbor MetroNet ES (Enhanced Synchronous) provides customers with internet access with upload speeds that match the subscribed download speed. It is available in speeds of 2 Mbps, 5 Mbps, 10 Mbps, 15Mbps, 20Mbps, 30Mbps, and 40Mbps. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------