Legally Privileged - Commercial in Confidence
Rural Broadband 2 + Mobile Black Spots
Briefing for Local Territorial Authorities
November 2016
What we will cover:
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Government policy settings
Target Coverage
Target Services
What is funded
Evaluation
Why you should participate
How to participate
Timetable
Q&A
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Rural programmes:
RBI2 ($100m)
• Improved broadband to the greatest number of rural end users; and
• Support the achievement of similar rates of access across New Zealand
regions
MBS ($50m)
• improves the coverage of mobile services to support safety on State
Highways and enhance visitor experience at key tourist destinations.
Government’s aspiration for broadband 2025
• 99% of New Zealanders at least 50 Mbps*
• Remaining 1% of New Zealanders have access to at least 10 Mbps
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The Funding:
• Grants from Telecommunications Development Levy (TDL).
• Designed to fund telecommunications capability not available
commercially or at an affordable price.
• Opportunity for Councils to add co-funding to extend benefits.
• Any co-funding is optional for Councils.
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RBI2: Policy settings / scope:
• Rural end users with terrestrial service
less than 20 Mbps max speed.*
• Any region; no list of priority locations.
• Aiming for equity across regions.
• Objectives:
 To reach the greatest number of
underserved end users**, and
 To support similar access across all
rural broadband areas
Note: * downstream; ** such as households and businesses.
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RBI2: Policy Settings / Preferred Services:
• User stories for a “well-served
rural user”:
– High Definition* video plus
2 simultaneous services;
– Service provision and
restoration SLAs
• Pathway to the 2025 targets.
Photo credit: Sprout Agritech Accelerator.
Note: * Known as “1080p”.
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RBI2: Open to all solutions
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Fixed Wireless
xDSL (copper)
Fibre
Alternative options
Combinations of the above
Delivered by telco operators
large & small, national &
regional (WISPs)
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Executive Summary:
Mobile Black Spots (MBS)
• Improved highway coverage &
tourism experiences
• Grant-funding for infrastructure
• Revenues:
– Tourism In-bound roaming,
– Increased Mobile opportunity,
– Fixed Wireless (RBI)
• Targeted at Mobile Operators
and Tower Companies who can
attract Mobile Operators
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MBS: Policy settings / scope
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New mobile coverage
List of eligible zones
State Highways
Tourism zones
Coverage synergies
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MBS: Coverage
• GIS analysis of
mobile coverage
• State Highways
• Tourism Sites
• Focus on new
coverage
Illustrative
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How Co-Funding Works
• Entirely at Councils’ option
• The funding would be in form
of a “grant” as per central
Government
• Agreement with CFH:
– Payment schedules
– Coverage areas being
funded
– Reporting similar to central
Govt
• CFH manages suppliers
• Specify funding per year to
2022.
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How can you help?
Coverage
• Prioritise areas eligible for Govt funding
• Propose any other areas for consideration
• Suggest additional areas willing to co-fund
Assistance
• Streamlined RMA consenting
• Access to Council-owned sites
• Access to Council assets (such as poles or
ducts)
• Local electricity lines company - cost & ease
of working
• Implement National Environmental Standards
-telcos
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Why should you help?
• Higher quality of data on problematic
 Better outcome for
broadband and mobile coverage in your area
your area
• Opportunity to increase broadband and/ or
mobile coverage by co-funding
 Wider coverage in your
area
• Leverage RFP prices and terms negotiated by  More efficient outcome
CFH and contract mgt thereafter
for your investment
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What does a good response look like?
• Prioritise long list
• Provide geospatial
descriptors for any
additional areas.
• Number of Eligible End
Users in additional areas
• Confirm any other
assistance
• Confirm any proposed cofunding and timing
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Key Dates
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CFH presentations 31/10 – 11/11
Register for meetings with CFH - 11/11
Questions from Respondents - 18/11
Feedback on Rural Broadband Regions – 25/11
Meetings between CFH and Respondents. 28/119/12
• CFH notify any changes 9/12
• Deadline for submissions 2/2
• First Contract executions. 30/6
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Q&A
Further questions to: [email protected]
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