Frittenden Community Fibre Partnership meeting 2 nd July

Frittenden Community Fibre Partnership meeting 2 nd July 2019

Lance French Community Lead

Paul Mussett BT Openreach Cfp

Paul Mussett © British Telecommunications plc 4

About Community Fibre Partnerships Wherever you are, and whatever you need faster broadband for, our community fibre partnerships scheme brings fast, fibre broadband to homes and businesses through a co-funded approach, by building a customised solution to meet your needs Whether you live in a rural location, a block of flats - or you might represent a group of businesses in an industrial park– we'll work with you to find a way to bring fast fibre broadband to your area We contribute toward the cost in line with our own commercial model and where possible we bring together funding from Local Authorities, Government voucher schemes and other grants to help make things affordable for communities 5

Community Fibre Partnerships 95% of homes and businesses in the UK have access to superfast broadband. The UK Government wants to extend the delivery of fibre broadband to the remaining 5% by 2020 to give people minimum speeds of 10 Mbps. But there’s no funding mechanism to cover all of this final 5%. We can help A Community Fibre Partnership is a way that any community can co-fund infrastructure upgrades with Openreach, so the ‘final 5%’ can gain access to fibre broadband services. And for those already served with fibre broadband, but want even faster speeds, a Community Fibre Partnership can bring ultrafast broadband right to the premise. 6

Moy Helping communities of any kind to co-fund superfast or ultrafast broadband Bishopbriggs • Nearly 800 communities have signed up for a superfast or ultrafast fibre broadband infrastructure through this scheme giving tens of thousands more premises access to superfast broadband Eshott Clintyclay • Communities across the UK are now enjoying superfast fibre, with the connectivity for the remainder being built right now Bangor Coleorton Ipswich Hockworthy • Our aim is to make the process of co-funding fibre infrastructure for your area as simple, fast and painless as possible • This process works where the local community actively engages with us 7

You’ll check the current and planned availability using the line checker You'll register interest in having a community fibre partnership Community Fibre Partnership process We’ll send you information you need to gather interest for having a community fibre partnership We aim to make the process as simple as possible for the community You’ll engage your community and build support for the partnership • We’ve a dedicated and experienced team providing management and support We’ll provide you with an indicative costing You discuss the cost within your community We’ll generate a firm quote You’ll work with your community to generate your part of the co-funding • We’ll keep in touch with you and give you help where you need it in engaging your community • We'll help you identify if there any available grants to consider to help co-fund your fibre, and pass on any advice to make things to as smoothly as possible • Years of experience means you can trust us to do the best job We’ll plan and build the infrastructure 9

You’ll check the current and planned availability using the line checker You'll register interest in having a community fibre partnership Community Fibre Partnership process We’ll send you information you need to gather interest for having a community fibre partnership • The first step is to see if we’re coming to your area by using the line checker at www. communityfibre. openreach. co. uk You’ll engage your community and build support for the partnership We’ll provide you with an indicative costing You discuss the cost within your community We’ll generate a firm quote You’ll work with your community to generate your part of the co-funding We’ll plan and build the infrastructure • The checker will let you know if you can get fibre broadband already, or if your area is in scope or being built • If that’s happening, you don’t need to do anything as the infrastructure serving your home or business will be enabled in due course. Unless you want to upgrade to full fibre (FTTP), in which case you can register to have a community fibre partnership using the simple form that the website will present • If your premises show as ‘exploring solutions’ that means there’s no current plan to deliver fibre in your area 10

You’ll check the current and planned availability using the line checker You'll register interest in having a community fibre partnership Community Fibre Partnership process We’ll send you information you need to gather interest for having a community fibre partnership • If the line checker shows ‘exploring solutions’ then investigate a partnered approach with us to get fibre You’ll engage your community and build support for the partnership • Use the simple form at www. communityfibre. openreach. co. uk to let us know you’re interested in having a community fibre partnership We’ll provide you with an indicative costing You discuss the cost within your community We’ll generate a firm quote You’ll work with your community to generate your part of the co-funding We’ll plan and build the infrastructure 11

You’ll check the current and planned availability using the line checker You'll register interest in having a community fibre partnership Community Fibre Partnership process We’ll send you information you need to gather interest for having a community fibre partnership • We’ll send you an email with confirmation of your enquiry and will give you a reference number You’ll engage your community and build support for the partnership • You’ll also receive a second email with a link to an online community portal. Here, you'll be able to enter the addresses for all the properties you'd like to have included in the new fibre build We’ll provide you with an indicative costing You discuss the cost within your community We’ll generate a firm quote You’ll work with your community to generate your part of the co-funding We’ll plan and build the infrastructure 12

You’ll check the current and planned availability using the line checker You'll register interest in having a community fibre partnership Community Fibre Partnership process We’ll send you information you need to gather interest for having a community fibre partnership • This is the point you’ll need to start drumming up interest in your area You’ll engage your community and build support for the partnership • Talk to your neighbours about getting fibre broadband the benefits it will bring We’ll provide you with an indicative costing • We can help you go about engaging your community You discuss the cost within your community We’ll generate a firm quote You’ll work with your community to generate your part of the co-funding We’ll plan and build the infrastructure 13

You’ll check the current and planned availability using the line checker You'll register interest in having a community fibre partnership Community Fibre Partnership process We’ll send you information you need to gather interest for having a community fibre partnership • We work with the network planners in Openreach to get a ballpark cost to bring fibre to your area You’ll engage your community and build support for the partnership • The cost we quote will be the money you need to pay on top of our contribution to your fibre solution. (We’ll cover costs for every premise in line with our commercial model) We’ll provide you with an indicative costing You discuss the cost within your community We’ll generate a firm quote You’ll work with your community to generate your part of the co-funding We’ll plan and build the infrastructure 14

You’ll check the current and planned availability using the line checker You'll register interest in having a community fibre partnership Community Fibre Partnership process We’ll send you information you need to gather interest for having a community fibre partnership • At this stage you’ll need to share the estimate with other members of your community and reach out to other premises (whether business or residential) that would also be set to benefit You’ll engage your community and build support for the partnership We’ll provide you with an indicative costing • If you’re still keen to proceed, we’d love to know – there’s no obligation at this time You discuss the cost within your community • Also please let us know if you’ve decided not to take things further We’ll generate a firm quote You’ll work with your community to generate your part of the co-funding We’ll plan and build the infrastructure 15

You’ll check the current and planned availability using the line checker You'll register interest in having a community fibre partnership We’ll send you information you need to gather interest for having a community fibre partnership You’ll engage your community and build support for the partnership We’ll provide you with an indicative costing You discuss the cost within your community Community Fibre Partnership process • We’ll give you a firm cost (subject to survey), and will let you know exactly which premises would be covered by the infrastructure upgrade • We’ll start the modelling work to deliver you a more accurate cost and create a proposal that you can contract for • We’ll send you that full proposal, outlining the proposed solution, and exactly which premises would be covered by fibre broadband We’ll generate a firm quote You’ll work with your community to generate your part of the co-funding We’ll plan and build the infrastructure 16

You’ll check the current and planned availability using the line checker You'll register interest in having a community fibre partnership Community Fibre Partnership process We’ll send you information you need to gather interest for having a community fibre partnership A number of factors can impact the price of the infrastructure upgrades needed to provide superfast broadband You’ll engage your community and build support for the partnership We’ll provide you with an indicative costing You discuss the cost within your community Easier/cheaper Harder/more costly • Existing infrastructure (cabinet) in place • No cabinet in place • Ownership of land clear/no wayleave issues We’ll generate a firm quote • Short lengths of fibre required to be laid You’ll work with your community to generate your part of the co-funding • Large number of premises tightly clustered • Land ownership unclear/wayleave issues • Long lengths of fibre required to be laid • Few premises being served and /or premises spread over a large geographic area We’ll plan and build the infrastructure 17

You’ll check the current and planned availability using the line checker You'll register interest in having a community fibre partnership Community Fibre Partnership process We’ll send you information you need to gather interest for having a community fibre partnership • Now it’s time to get the community together to raise the money for your solution You’ll engage your community and build support for the partnership • You’ll need to pay 50% of your costs when you sign the contract for us to proceed, and the balance when the infrastructure is delivered – around a year after you’ve signed We’ll provide you with an indicative costing You discuss the cost within your community • We can give guidance and material to help with engaging your community, and fundraising We’ll generate a firm quote You’ll work with your community to generate your part of the co-funding We’ll plan and build the infrastructure 18

You’ll check the current and planned availability using the line checker You'll register interest in having a community fibre partnership Community Fibre Partnership process We’ll send you information you need to gather interest for having a community fibre partnership • Once you’ve signed the contract it’s over to our skilled teams to build the new infrastructure for your community You’ll engage your community and build support for the partnership We’ll provide you with an indicative costing You discuss the cost within your community We’ll generate a firm quote • Deploying fibre can be a complex job, so it won’t happen overnight. But we’ll keep you posted along the way. • As soon as the infrastructure is live, you’ll need to contact your preferred communications provider to upgrade to fibre. You can shop around for the best deal to meet your needs because our network is open to communication providers You’ll work with your community to generate your part of the co-funding We’ll plan and build the infrastructure 19

Gigabit Voucher scheme Your community can get £ 2, 500 funding toward Ultrafast broadband through the Government's Gigabit Voucher Scheme that's been set up to provide grants for small and medium-sized businesses The scheme provides vouchers to support the capital costs of getting new gigabit capable connections for businesses, or £ 500 to residents, to help with the costs of connecting to full fibre broadband You can use these grants towards the cost of extending Openreach’s full fibre network (FTTP) to your address – that means you will be able to order the highest speed connections from the broadest range of suppliers. You can combine vouchers toward the cost of an FTTP solution delivered to communities with multiple SMEs, for example, business parks, or with a number of small businesses (and residences) 20

Our Community Fibre Partnership capabilities Openreach provides the strongest, most future-proofed and best value-formoney solutions for community fibre partnerships Value for money A choice of communication providers to buy your service from The right technical solutions and a future-proof network Lowest superfast and fixed line broadband costs in Europe Best value for money for local bodies, for consumers, and for businesses Most futureproofed solution – a roadmap to Ultrafast 21

Reasons to choose Openreach, the UK’s primary infrastructure provider • The network is available to all communications providers. This means there is a wide range of services that provide real choice • The infrastructure already provides a complete network covering virtually the entire country and supporting 28 million phone lines • Regular maintenance and improvement of the infrastructure – £ 11 bn has been invested in improving the network over the last 10 years • Capability of delivering both FTTC services (up to 80 Mbps download) and FTTP services (up to 330 Mbps download) We aim to make the process of co-funding fibre infrastructure for your area as simple, fast and painless as possible so you can get superfast 22

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Jake Huggett Kent County Council

Agenda Map Options Voucher obligations Next steps Suppliers Prices

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Options Do nothing Better Broadband Vouchers Wait for Government’s Universal Service Obligation announcement Pursue Community Fibre Partnership

Pursuing Community Fibre Partnership

Gigabit vouchers £ 2, 500 business / £ 500 residential No location criteria No current speed requirements Must take a service of at least 100 mbps and double current speed for 12 months at least For every 10 residential there must be at least 1 business voucher

New Rural Gigabit Connectivity Vouchers £ 3, 500 business / £ 1, 500 residential Must be a rural postcode under the Defra definition Must have current speed of less than 25 mbps Must take a service of at least 30 mbps for 12 months but have a gigabit capable connection No business to residential split Businesses must take a business contract to receive a business voucher New Rural Gigabit Connectivity Vouchers with KCC top up Same criteria as above However KCC will supply an additional £ 1, 000 top up to residential only Making residential £ 2, 500 and business £ 3, 500 Not due to be launched until September 2019

Voucher obligations Limited ISPs on Openreach FTTP network (7 residential / 20 business) FTTP speeds up to 330 Mbps Contract costs will be higher than existing Minimum length of contract – 12 months Switching and Renewal Issues No Service, no Voucher

Next steps Agree on detailed extent of project Seek revised cost estimates from Openreach Cf. P Get premises signed up on Lance’s online portal Form local association to enter contract Agree contract with Openreach Cf. P Scheme design and construction begins Take-up new Service contracts

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