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ADVANCED SATELLITE INTERNET SERVICES VIA BROADBAND IN CASTILLA Y LEÓN REGION promoting universal access to broadband, reaching the least populated rural areas

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Page 1: ADVANCED SATELLITE INTERNET SERVICES VIA BROADBAND IN CASTILLA Y LEÓN REGION promoting universal access to broadband, reaching the least populated rural

ADVANCED SATELLITE INTERNET SERVICES

VIA BROADBAND IN CASTILLA Y LEÓN REGION

promoting universal access to broadband, reaching the least populated rural areas

Page 2: ADVANCED SATELLITE INTERNET SERVICES VIA BROADBAND IN CASTILLA Y LEÓN REGION promoting universal access to broadband, reaching the least populated rural

Getting to the places where other technologies cannot reach, working to establish a broadband service in Castilla y León region with satellite technology

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The main goal of the interna-T initiative is to close the digital gap and move towards a broadband service in Castilla y León region that uses satellite technology for end user access, with sufficient specifications for the use of the new Internet-based services and a price that is not an insuperable hurdle for customers when considering signing up to the service.

Area: 94,223 Km2

Population: approx. 2.5 million

Amount of towns/cities/villages: 5,800+

Villages with less than 100 inhabitants: 3,700+

Population over 50 years: approx. 40%

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Getting to the places where other technologies cannot reach, working to establish a broadband service in Castilla y León region with satellite technology

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21% of Castilla y León’s villages

Potential customers (residential): 16,692(*)

End: August 2012

Investment: up to 3 million €

interna-T has the technology and the capacity to provide a definitive and affordable solution for areas that suffer the consequences of the digital gap, considerably improving on traditional satellite connections.

(*) Homes based on 2.5 people per family

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Getting to the places where other technologies cannot reach, working to establish a broadband service in Castilla y León region with satellite technology

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, a pioneering satellite broadband service from ___ __ and , devised for residential customers and SMEs and which is currently expanding in Spanish and European markets, was proposed by to the Castilla y León Regional Government as a satellite service for Castilla y León.

Low cost

Available in rural areas and contexts where there is no telecom offering or in places where carriers have no interest in offering a service

A solution that takes weather changes into account and which quickly adapts to these changes in terms of coding and modulation

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Getting to the places where other technologies cannot reach, working to establish a broadband service in Castilla y León region with satellite technology

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The Internet service is provided via coverage from the KA-SAT satellite, a high throughput satellite (HTS) which works entirely on KA band and covers the whole of Europe

The initial service offers for individuals and businesses in Castilla y León is:

A modem (internal unit) with power supply

A 77-cm satellite dish

Up to 25 metres of cable

Furthermore, the Interna-T initiative provides inhabitants with equipment and basic installation for free, thanks to funding from the Castilla y León Regional Government

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Getting to the places where other technologies cannot reach, working to establish a broadband service in Castilla y León region with satellite technology

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Broadband for everyone no matter where they are; no need to rely on terrestrial networks

A consistent service, compared to DSL - High-speed connectivity: up to 10 Mbps download / 4 Mbps upload

Easy and simple to install

Advanced technology within the satellite market

Optimised for broadcasting

A signal received simultaneously by an unlimited amount of users over a widespread area, covering at least a continent

Optimised for IP applications

Multiple spot-beam architecture, allowing for high frequencies to be re-used in order to generate a considerable increase in bandwidth

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Getting to the places where other technologies cannot reach, working to establish a broadband service in Castilla y León region with satellite technology

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Image for the initiative

Letter for distribution

Radio campaign: From 27 December 2010 to 7 January 2011

TELECOR webpage

Leaflet and posters

Roadshow: From 8 August to 7 October 2011

(More than 6,700km and 170 villages)

Press conferences

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Getting to the places where other technologies cannot reach, working to establish a broadband service in Castilla y León region with satellite technology

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With this new service, the goal of providing universal access to broadband in Castilla y León is achieved. In other words, all inhabitants - regardless of where they live - and their companies - regardless of where they are located - have access to high-speed Internet