Fibre for Rural Nottinghamshire Limited is a Community Benefit Society registered in England and Wales under the
Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. Registration Number 7186
Fibre for Rural NottinghamshireA Community Benefit Society
Community Meeting
Arthur Radford Hall, Morton
Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th January 2016
17/01/2016 1
Start-ups are inherently risky and the community venture should be considered in that light. Purchase of shares should be considered primarily as a community investment not a financial investment
PW
Todays event
Introductions
History & BT position
Fibre for Rural Nottinghamshire as an enterprise
Launch of F4RN share offer
Community actions/support
Network plan
Emtelle fibre demonstration
Q & A
Next steps
Refreshments & discussions
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Management Committee
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History & BT position
Fiskerton cum Morton Action Group
Campaigned to have the Parish included in Notts County Council
plans for BT broadband
Campaign successful BUT:
Plans caught in legal wrangles
If these are resolved superfast broadband is upgrades will not
commence until late 2017/early 2018
The upgraded speed is not known
BT admit that the Parish is “technically challenging”
Options reviewed by Action Group
F4RN established to pursue a Community broadband service
PW
Superfast broadband “expected to be available from July 2017”
Fibre for Rural Nottinghamshire Limited (F4RN)
Established in August 2015 as Community Benefit Society
The Management Committee have funded the start up costs
Offering Community Shares to local people
Each investing member has one vote
Not a “get rich scheme”
Asset lock
Shares cannot transferred or sold to others*
Investing in community projects
Business Plan & Share Offer prepared
Approved by Community Shares Unit
PW
So why are we here?
CH
Barry Forde MBE
CH
Copper vs Fibre Quotes…
Evidence to Parliamentary Committee by Peter Cochrane
former BT Chief Technology Officer, March 2012
“Fibre to the cabinet is one of the biggest mistakes humanity
has made. It ties a knot in the cable in terms of bandwidth
and imposes huge unreliability risks … It is a shame, but I
understand why people have made that decision.”
CH
BT or F4RN?
BT “Fibre to the Cabinet”
Low Risk
Supported by BT
F4RN “Fibre to the Home”
100Mbps to every property in village –upload & downloadPotential to upgrade to 1Gbps or higher100% fibre (with wireless as interim measure in village centre)Delivered this yearQuick repairs - skills in village to carry out repairs backed by “call-out” service with IT companyIf well supported, monthly charge would be much less than BT*Surpluses returned to community
Not delivered until July 2017
38Mbps – download only (76Mbps if
very close to cabinet)
“last mile” is copper or aluminium
cable so subject to faults /
degradation
Speeds drop off considerably with
distance
No guarantee of “3 box solution”
Unlikely to be upgraded to “G.Fast”
(300+Mbps in urban areas)
Repair times depend on BT
Needs Community to come together
to invest and build network
Requires Community to manage
network in longer term
May mean that NCC do not subsidise
BT FTTC solution
No need for Community to do
anything
*Compared to BT 76Mbps connection. When compared to 38Mbps service prices are comparable CH
F4RN Mission
To make available to every house in
Fiskerton and Morton a 100Mbps
symmetrical High Speed Broadband service
JC
What 100Mbps download looks like
191 MB downloads in 13
seconds!!
JC
What do we need from the community?
The investment of £150k
Subscription
Support
JC
The Investment of £150k
F4RN needs £150k to deliver the mission
How?
Community buys shares in F4RN
Minimum of £1k maximum of £15k
One vote regardless of how much you invest
Benefits?
50% of the investment is potentially tax refundable through HMRC under
Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)
Interest potentially payable in year 5 onwards on share capital:
The Society Rules set a maximum of 5% or 2% over B.of E. base rate
The Directors may recommend a lower rate based on operating performance
JC
Subscription
How much?
Connection & Equipment £210 (including vat)
Subscription £36 per month (including vat)
Benefits?
Future proofed (very easy to upgrade)
From day 1 we will provide 100Mbps symmetrical broadband, Symmetrical
means same speed up and down (all other providers considerably less for uploading)
You can get rid of your BT line rental and switch to VOIP
Good for gaming/home office (low latency)
Reliable
Not affected by volume of users (contention)
As part of a community benefit society, any profits after interest, go back to
either the community or the subscribers
JC
Support
How?
Stage 1 – Obtaining Wayleaves
Stage 2 – Digging
Stage 3 – Duct Laying
Stage 4 – Installing Access Chambers
Stage 5 – Blowing Fibre
Stage 6 – Splicing
Stage 7 – Installations
Stage 8 – Servicing
Refreshments for the labourers!
Time
Stages
Each stage will
require a team of
people
Full training on each
stage will be given
which can be passed
on
JC
The Network Plan
CH
Blowing Fibre Demonstration
Simon Wade
CH
RECAP
Community Benefit Society business established
Aim: To provide 100% network coverage to properties in the
Parish of Fiskerton-cum-Morton
Providing benefits for investors & Community
Share offer and financial plan overseen by independent bodies
Team in place to lead the project
To move forward we need:
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INVESTMENT DECISION
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DECISION TIME!
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HELP!
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HELP!
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Outcome
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Next Steps
There will be drop in meetings from 7.30pm
19th January – The Full Moon, Morton
20th January – The Bromley, Fiskerton
Share offer is open now!
Share offer ends the 1st week of March, at which point a decision
will be made to continue with program or not, dependent on
support from community and capital raised
PW
Who is supporting our project?
PW
Q&A
Thank you
The Committee are happy to take
questions
PW
Refreshments
If you could kindly fill in the document you were given and leave in the Orange Bin just inside the
door, alternatively please take it home and post to Chris Horne by the 31st of January
Chris Horne (F4RN), 28 Longmead Drive, Fiskerton, Southwell, Notts NG25 0UP
Please help yourself to Teas and Coffees at the back of the room and if you would like to speak to any
committee members 1-2-1, they will be seated at the back
Thank you
PW
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Timeline
9th Jan 2016 F4RN Community Share Offer launched
14th Jan 2016 NCC update web site with earlier go live date – “expected available from July 2017”
October 2014 Works start on BT cabinet in Bleasby to enable FTTC It became clear that Fiskerton-cum-Morton were not in NCC plans
February 2015 Petition launched
May 2015 Contract 2 announced. Fiskerton-cum-Morton not included
9th June 2015 Letter from NCC suggesting we may be included in Contract 2 Extension
7th July 2015 Email from Jayne Francis-Ward confirming we are in Contract 2 ExtensionImmediately followed by phone call asking to keep this confidential due to issue with State Aid Funding
6th March 2015 Public meeting with NCC, BT and MP. Clear message that we are not included. Suggestion afterwards from Nicola McCoy-Brown that we could consider a community solution.
Alternatives investigated including JHCS wireless and B4RN FTTH. Superior performance of FTTH over FTTC understood.
4th/5th June 2015 Public Meetings presenting options for better broadband including community scheme
March-June 2015
October 2015 NCC web site shows we are in Contract 2 Extension – but work will not start until October 2017*Later adjusted to read “available from March 2018”*
*NCC website has consistently said that they will try to accelerate the programme
3rd Nov 2015 Full details of villages in Contract 2 published on NCC website
PW
Price Comparison
Price
Speed
38Mbps 40GB / month
£25.4938Mbps
Unlimited
£27.99
76 Mbps Unlimited
£47.99
1000 Mbps Unlimited
£30.00
100 Mbps Unlimited
£36.00
ADSL Unlimited
£22.99
100 Mbps Unlimited
£45.25
1000 Mbps Unlimited
£74.00
JC