Elvanfoot Broadband

Amanda Burgauer

Why Fibre?•Single infrastructure with full capacity

for broadband services and applications - not just “surfing”!

•High speed Data and Cloud access

•Telephone service

•Distance learning

•Telecommuting and Video Conferencing

More why

•Telemedicine

•Security

•Video services

•Stimulate economic growth and job creation, local services

•Improve utility operations, energy management, smart grid apps

Feasibility

•Backhaul provision in area

•Elvanfoot 60 connections... need 700 for sustainability, e.g. Glencaple and Lowther

•Network operations

•Network development

•Operating revenues

Feasibility continued

•Operating Expenses

•CapEX

•Potential customer base/ service area

•Service Penetration

•Network Infrastructure

Feasibility includes

•Network Deployment

•Service Offerings.. not just internet

•Financial base model

•Develop capital budget

•Develop operating budget -revenues/expenses

Feasibility - vehicle

•Company structure

•Project capitalisation

•Debt service schedule

•Feasibility Study Deliverable by October 31, 2012

•Build starts Spring 2013