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Connecting Worcestershire Local Broadband Plan U pdate 12 December 2011

Connecting Worcestershire Local Broadband Plan U pdate 12 December 2011 . Objectives for Worcestershire . Everyone in the county to have access to Broadband speeds of at least 2Mbps. Superfast broadband available to 90% of the authority by 2015. (BDUK targets)

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Connecting Worcestershire Local Broadband Plan U pdate 12 December 2011

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  1. Connecting WorcestershireLocal Broadband Plan Update12 December 2011

  2. Objectives for Worcestershire • Everyone in the county to have access to Broadband speeds of at least 2Mbps. • Superfast broadband available to 90% of the authority by 2015. (BDUK targets) • 90% of business have the ability to access superfast broadband by 2015. (Worcestershire target) (Note: Superfast Broadband is currently considered to be 24Mbps)

  3. Project Timeline • Local Broadband Plan agreed by Cabinet – 24 November 2011 • Local Broadband Plan submission to BDUK – w/e 12 December 2011 • Demand stimulation, influencing role, prioritisation of areas – January to Autumn 2012 • BDUK Procurement Framework available to be accessed for mini competition to contract approved Supplier – Autumn 2012

  4. [Slideshow Title - edit in Headers & Footers] Black, grey and white areas • Black areas – areas with 2 or more suppliers • Grey areas – areas with 1 supplier • White areas – areas with no suppliers • Areas can be Black, Grey or White for: • Superfast broadband • Broadband at minimum service (2Mbps) • Project focus is on the white areas

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  7. [Slideshow Title - edit in Headers & Footers] Potential grouping of the ‘white’ areas • Group 1 • Larger exchanges • Invest only if private sector will not • Group 2 • Larger exchanges with some Virgin Media Cable availability • Invest only if private sector will not • Group 3 • More than 1,000 premises • Prioritise to meet targets and Open for Business • Group 4 • Fewer than 1,000 premises • Prioritise to meet targets and Open for Business • Group 5 • Exchanges outside Worcestershire • Group 6 • Communities with poor or no broadband

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  9. [Slideshow Title - edit in Headers & Footers] Group 6 Candidates for short-term or community-based solutions • White areas with poor or no broadband • Poor broadband = speeds less than 2.0Mbps • No broadband = speeds less than 0.5Mbps • More dispersed • communities within exchange areas • mostly a long way from their exchange

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  11. [Slideshow Title - edit in Headers & Footers] What about other (smaller) broadband providers…?

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  13. Any Questions? • Contact details:Cheryl Perry – Broadband Project ManagerBroadband@worcestershire.gov.uk

  14. Breakout – generating ideas for Pathfinder Communities Objective: Generate ideas, obstacles and sustainable solutions to delivering our three Broadband Plan objectives across Worcestershire in the short term (2012) Each group will take one of the three LBP objectives Each group will be assigned a facilitator: Cheryl Perry Steve Brain Caroline Howard Lewis Timings - 20 mins to discuss 10 mins each to feedback

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