Earlier in 2023, Summit Broadband contacted Spanish Wells to advise them that they no longer
wished to provide Cable TV services to our community (or any community for that matter). As an
alternative, they offered Spanish Wells the opportunity to receive TV services through “DirecTV
Stream” (a strategic business partner of Summit) at a lower cost and with select premium movie
channels provided at no additional cost to our homeowners. With ongoing Summit cable TV service
issues and aging equipment in our homes that would no longer be supported by Summit, there really
was no choice for Spanish Wells. Over the past several months, the Technology Committee and
SWCA Board members have been working with legal counsel to finalize acceptable contractual
modifications to effect such a change. The SWCA Board and the Technology Committee both
believe the transition to DirecTV Stream will be a very positive change for the community in terms of
lower costs, improved service, high quality broadcasts and free premium movie channels.

Consequently, the SWCA Board of Directors held a Special Board Meeting on December 27, 2023, to
address and approve those contractual changes. At the Special Board Meeting, a new amendment to
the Summit Broadband bulk contract was approved and signed. Summit Broadband will continue
providing Internet service to Spanish Wells and TV services will now be through DirecTV. For your
reference, here is the Summit/DirecTV Proposal and the Town Hall presentation.

The Launch Date for the transition from Summit Cable to DirecTV Stream is February 1, 2024,
allowing homeowners to understand the next steps and schedule a date to make the transition. Your
SWCA Office and the SWCA Technology Team along with the SWCA Board of Directors will continue
to keep you informed of the timing, transition process and exactly how your home will be transitioned
as smoothly as possible. The community website will also be updated as we have new information to
share. If you have any questions about the transition, please see our website.

Within the next few weeks, each Spanish Wells resident will need to:

Switch to DirecTV for TV services.

For the tech savvy self-starters, you can sign up, activate and self-install.

For all others, we recommend you attend one of the DirectTV Town Hall meetings listed below.

Upgrade Internet Equipment – Attend one of the New Equipment Sign-up and Q & A meetings listed
below