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Universal service: Fix and mobile telephony, Broadband and DTT
Eduard FalcóSecretariat for Telecommunications and Information Society,
Government of Catalonia
Workshop: Stimulating regional economies through high speed internet access
Brussels, 7th May 2009
Workshop: Stimulating regional economies through high speed internet
accessBrussels, 7th May 2009
Universal Service and the scheme “Catalunya Connecta”
The “Universal Service for Telecommunications”
recognizes the right of citizens and companies to enjoy the services of fixed telephony and internet access
current universal
service
The scheme “Catalunya Connecta” tries to broaden the concept of universal service and provide coverage of
DTT, mobile telephony and broadband internet, at least all village of more than 50 inhabitants, and provide
coverage for mobile telephony and broadband internet to all industrial areas
Fixed telephony
Internet access
DTT channels
Broadband internet access
Fixed telephony
Mobile telephony
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The projects of the scheme “Catalunya Connecta”
At first, “Catalunya Connecta” plan analyzes the coverage of different services throughout the territory and the solutions where
weaknesses have been foundInitial
analysis
Actions ininfrastructures
After the initial analysis “Catalunya Connecta” has two different actions to ensure the availability of telecommunications infrastructure throughout the territory: sharing existing
infrastructures, and build new infrastructures funded by the Generalitat (Radiocom-Inf project)
ProjectsServices
At the time that it has secured the availability of infrastructures, “Catalunya Connecta” puts into operation three projects
designed to provide the following services: mobile telephony (MTR-Mobile Telephony Rural), DTT(DTTR-DTT Rural) and
broadband internet (BAR-Broadband Rural) of this infrastructures
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Infrastructure projects
When there is no infrastructure in the territory or no existing infrastructure can be shared, the “Catalunya
Connecta” plan invests on the construction of a new infrastructure through project “Radiocom-Inf”
At first, “Catalunya Connecta” always tries to exploit the possibilities of sharing existing infrastructures in the
territory, negotiating with the owners of these infrastructures and adapt them to the needs (height, electric power, strengthening of the infrastructure, etc) and adding
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The broadband project
% Villages covered by region
Min value Max value
90 100
70 89
65 74
50 64
0 49
2008 (ADSL + WiMAX)
4Q 2010 (ADSL + WiMAX)
The Rural Broadband Project (BAR) tries to add broadband to universal service where private operators do not offer ADSL service. This project is funded by the
Government of Catalonia and its goal is to provide internet access to all villages of more than 50 inhabitants and all the industrial estates of Catalonia before the
end of 2010.
TOTAL CATALUNYA(Information 2005)
3.204 villages+ 46 scattered with council./EMD
TOTAL OF VILLAGES WITH BROADBAND ACCESS
Development for the next phases
Year 2003 At the end of 2008 At the end of 2010
VILLAGES / % 1.061 / 33,4% 2.846 / 88,4% 3.134 / 97,8%
INHABITANTS / % 5.592.186 / 81,7% 6.644.166 / 97,1% 6.726.815 / 98,3%
2003 (ADSL)
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Funding
• Management of the Rural Development Fund in CataloniaChosen strategy
Due to its administrative structure, Spain has chosen to implement the rural development policy through rural development programmes (RDP) established at the regional level by the Autonomous Communities. Seventeen regional and two horizontal programmes (the National Framework and the Rural Network drafted at the national level) have been prepared. The National Framework was adopted by the Commission on 28th November 2007 and does not itself use any of the budget. Instead, regional programmes and the rural development network provide the basis for the co-financing of Spanish programmes from the EAFRD budget.In Catalonia, the overall objectives were chosen in accordance with the Community Strategic Guidelines (CSG), the National Strategy Plan and the Spanish National Framework. The priorities and objectives of this RDP can be summarised under four headings:
• Competitiveness of the agri-food sector. • Sustainability and natural environment. • Diversification of the quality of life in rural areas. • Development of the local capacity and diversification.
Our main goal In Catalonia, the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Action is the agency responsible for managing this fund. Of 1,000 M € of Economic Recovery Plan to be allocated to invest in rural broadband through the Rural Development Fund, it is estimated that 3M € correspond to Catalonia. Therefore, from the Secretariat of Telecommunications and Information Society, our main goal is to promote and negotiate with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Action that this budget be allocated to subsidize the construction plans of infrastructure that we have designed and implemented in accordance with the guidelines for the Plan of Government for this term.
This is an opportunity for us and our goal is to achieve it!
Moltes gràcies!
Thank you!
Eduard Falcó
Workshop: Stimulating regional economies through high speed internet
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