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Tove Valley Communities Superfast Broadband A project led by Abthorpe Broadband Association Limited on behalf of the rural area of the upper Tove valley Tove Valley Broadband 19 September 20131 Phil Berry Communications Director Slide 2 Welcome Agenda Introduction History of ABbA and background to the TVB project NCC and SNC Where they stand in relation to TVB project TVB project more detail of the project, achievements, costings, the future Q&A Registration and email addresses Slide 3 Getting Started It all began in 2003 with dial-up at a snails pace No prospect of ADSL connection to Abthorpe The conception of ABbA Our own Satellite Broadband for Abthorpe and Slapton at just 5 a month 1.5 Mbps 2006 ADSL BT came to town Our customers need a better service! Slide 4 Bonjour Bruxelles Tove Valley Broadband 19 September 20134 Slide 5 Getting Started It all began in 2003 with dial-up at a snails pace No prospect of ADSL connection to Abthorpe The conception of ABbA Our own Satellite Broadband for Abthorpe and Slapton at just 5 a month 1.5 Mbps 2006 ADSL BT came to town Our customers need a better service! Slide 6 The Demand for SFBB 2 Mbps is no longer enough iPlayer, ITV player and other on demand TV applications, Netflix, Love Film, YouTube, on-line gaming For now it appears to be an urban revolution Not a commercial economic prospect for many rural areas Nothing for Abthorpe and Slapton in the foreseeable future For ABbA it was change or die Slide 7 Could we make a case for SFBB Much more complex economics and infrastructure would demand more revenue Bigger area More customers Wi-Fi should work but much more complex geography The communities of Abthorpe, Slapton, Wappenham, Weston and Lois Weedon fitted together. Slide 8 Tove Valley Broadband 19 September 20138 Slide 9 Building Commitment 450 premises; 280 are businesses or homeworkers Generating commitment Leaflets and flyers Village meetings and local events Website and registration MP endorsement Local publicity, local radio, About my Area 200 households and businesses signed up It was a Go!! Slide 10 Slide 11 Tove Valley Communities Superfast Broadband A project led by Abthorpe Broadband Association Limited on behalf of the rural area of the upper Tove valley Tove Valley Broadband 19 September 201311 Eric Malcomson - Chairman Slide 12 Organisation Salient Facts Abthorpe Broadband Association Limited Not-for-profit Captures the attention of the communinties. limited by guarantee Members are liable to pay 1 each in the event of the Company failing. Run by volunteers No employees, PAYE, VAT simple accounts. Get support Community, District, County, DEFRA, DCMS Slide 13 Expertise The Ring-leader The Geek The Quidnunc Aspiring Millionaire Slide 14 Pre-survey your take-up Set up a website survey DIY or SurveyMonkey Letterbox drop leaflets Get invited to Parish meetings and other community meetings Gate-crash coffee mornings, etc. Make sure your service is wanted.. Slide 15 TVB Project Achievements 100/100Mbps backhaul Better than superfast (24Mbps+) using WiFi radios (5GHz) Over 400 premises could be served Since 01 June 2013 - 175 members (16/09/13) Slide 16 Basic costings (incl. VAT) 100/100Mbps backhaul 18,000/year Revenue costs : 200 users= 10/month Point-to-point radio links 8 units = 2,500 Access points (back2back) 34 units + = 5,000 Switches, Routers, etc. 3,000 Misc. wire, plugs, tools,etc. 3,500 Total capital 14,000 for 200 users Capital costs : 200 users100 membership fee Client premises equipment75 to cover costs Slide 17 Where is the TVB Project going? 500/500Mbps backhaul Already we are seeing sustained peaks of usage of over 50Mbps. This will cost us 35,000/year Fibre between villages Which will deliver full bandwidth to village access points by replacing point-to-point radio links Fibre to premises The bees knees almost totally future-proof Slide 18 Extended costings Fibre between villages 100,000 (about 5/m plus kit plus civils) Fibre to the premises 100,000 (20,000 per village) RCBF grant 100,000 Community funding 70,000 from loans paid off by 2017 30,000 from members fees and subscriptions Slide 19 Telephone Services BT voice call plan, broadband, line rental35-45/month Cost of cancelling (broadband)30.00 Open VOIP account (Vonage)20.00 Call plan6/month Transfer existing telephone numberFree Telephone and Broadband from TVB16/month Remember, always keep a mobile phone charged in case you need to make emergency calls Slide 20 Slide 21 LINKS ToveValley website Fibretest.kc.kcom.com Coverage area Original survey page Wappenham church panorama Slide 22 Slide 23 Slide 24 Slide 25 Slide 26 Slide 27 Slide 28 Slide 29 Slide 30 Slide 31 Slide 32 Slide 33