Lancashire County Council main presentation from INCA Roadshow, Preston

1. Lancashire Superfast
Broadband

2. • Collaboration between Lancashire County Council, BT, BDUK and
Blackpool and Blackburn Borough Councils
• LCC Secured £37m+ of Public Sector Investment to intervene in ‘white’
areas (in additional to commercial rollout)
• 67% BT/Openreach commercial fibre rollout
• 21% intervention (public/private funded) fibre rollout (the Superfast Lancashire
programme)
• 9% other operators’ high speed broadband services
• Lancashire Superfast Targets
– 97% of Lancashire Homes and Businesses planned to have access to broadband
speeds above 24mbps by March 2016
– 99% of Lancashire Home and Businesses planned to have access to broadband
speeds above 24mbps by March 2018
BACKGROUND

3. • 137,007 premises currently with access to Superfast Broadband (7,402
have access to speeds between 2mbps and 23.9mbps)
• 9,000+ eligible businesses currently with access to Superfast Broadband
(in the ‘white’ area)
• 100+ business sites with access to Superfast Broadband
• 454 SMEs received business support related to the exploitation of
Superfast Broadband access.
• 900+ structures have been built and providing service
PROGRESS UPDATE

4. Superfast Extension programme (up to £7.34m) funded equally by
LCC/BDUK started in early 2016 being delivered by BT and is due to
complete by March 2018
The delivery is based around 3 phases and involves 12,000 premises (1500
+ post codes)
The SEP will be more expensive as a result of delivery in the hardest to
reach areas involving more build and use of Fibre to the Premise (FTTP)
Superfast Extension Programme

5. Gainshare
•£6m estimated
•Recent Consultation of providers to highlight areas still to be covered through
commercial activity
•BT Modelling white areas
•LCC to review
European Agricultural, Farming & Rural Development Fund (EAFRD)
•£400,000k to be procured in 2017 if still available
•Focus on support to local communities and rural businesses
Better Broadband Scheme – now administered and funded by BDUK
Remaining 1%

6. • Take Up
• Increasing usage - Digital by default
• Managing Capacity
• Ensuring customers can order SFB in a timely manner
• Impact of Brexit – EAFRD Resources
• Possible reduction in resources to access 1%
• State Aid
• Changes in regulation of public investment post Brexit
Challenges

7. • Take Up
• Increasing usage - Digital by default
• Managing Capacity
• Ensuring customers can order SFB in a timely manner
• Impact of Brexit – EAFRD Resources
• Possible reduction in resources to access 1%
• State Aid
• Changes in regulation of public investment post Brexit
Challenges