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Opportunity Zone Partners

Tradewinds Owner-Hosted Broadband (OHB) model aligns well with Opportunity Zone (OZ) investments, promoting economic development and job creation in distressed areas while offering strong returns and social impact metrics desired by OZ investors.

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For more information, email
impact@tradewindsnetworks.com

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Investment in the TNI Model

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TNI (Tradewinds Networks Inc. model is a smart investment, especially for taking advantage of Opportunity Zone (OZ) tax breaks, while also helping communities.

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High Investor Returns & Tax Benefits

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The TNI model is designed to give investors high, long-term returns and maximum tax savings:

  • Zero Capital Gains Tax: If an investor holds their investment for 10 years or more, they pay no tax on the profit (appreciation) they make from the network's growth (more subscribers, new services like smart city IoT, etc.).

  • Double ROI (Return on Investment): Investors get two types of returns:

    • Financial Profit: Money from subscription fees and other services.

    • Impact Return: Measurable social benefits like new jobs, more students connected to the internet, and better community health/safety. This is the "S" (Social) in ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance).

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Meeting Community Goals (ESG/SDG)

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The investment doesn't just benefit the investor; it meets the program's goal of community development, which attracts socially conscious investors:

  • Job Creation: The network creates local jobs for installation and maintenance.

  • Economic Growth: Providing fast internet (fiber/AI) makes the area attractive to new businesses and supports remote work.

  • Bridging the Digital Divide: It focuses on communities with poor service and offers affordable plans to close the gap in internet access.

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Partnership and Project Structure

 

TNI uses an Owner-Hosted Broadband (OHB) structure to work with the local city or community, which makes the project run smoothly:

  • Less Bureaucracy: Partnering with the local government helps speed up permits and approvals, avoiding costly delays common in other projects.

  • Shared Success: Sharing some of the network revenue with the local partner makes sure everyone's financial goals are aligned with the community's long-term success, which reduces risk for the investors.​

Engagement

The Tradewinds Networks Inc. (TNI) strategy is designed for communities that are underconnected and have a willingness for a public-private partnership. The model is specifically engineered to be profitable in markets where others cannot thrive, making these communities ideal candidates.

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The business model is scalable and repeatable across various environments. Good candidates include:

  • Geography and Scale:

    • ​​Rural, Urban, and Suburban areas.

    • Small to Mid-Sized Cities and Counties.

    • ​Single Neighborhoods, Campuses, or Multi-Dwelling Units (MDUs), which serve as pilot projects that can scale up to entire city networks.

    • Specific Examples in TNI's Pipeline: Bellflower, CA; neighborhoods in Baltimore, MD; Lakewood, CA; American Samoa; and rural Central Sierra, CA.

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