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Jo Smith – Corgarff Peter Duffus - Glenbuchat

Jo Smith – Corgarff Peter Duffus - Glenbuchat. 40 -50 Households Not all permanent Farming Estate management One person businesses Joiner Electrician On line editor Artist Horse breeder Accountant. Glenbuchat. Corgarff. Project development Glenbuchat

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Jo Smith – Corgarff Peter Duffus - Glenbuchat

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  1. Jo Smith – Corgarff Peter Duffus - Glenbuchat

  2. 40 -50 Households Not all permanent Farming Estate management One person businesses Joiner Electrician On line editor Artist Horse breeder Accountant Glenbuchat

  3. Corgarff

  4. Project development • Glenbuchat • Community involvement, hall committee, Project committee off-shoot from existing community committee • Email and Local web site contact, • Previous attempts to get funding • Corgarff, mainly Jo, 8 years lobbying.

  5. Project development • 4 project meetings • On committee: Alaistar Nicolson and Shaun Marley, Community Broadband Scotland, David Watson, National Park, Roddy Mathieson, Aberdeenshire Council, Nick Mardall, Deeside Donside Partnership • Representatives: Glenbuchat and Corgarff

  6. Project development • Visit to Laggan Project • Set up Bank Account • Started Mapping • Start Speed testing • Aberdeenshire Council Equipment field trials

  7. Nil Nil 1.6MBs 0.6MBs Aberdeen 16.4MBs

  8. Aspirations • Future proof fast broadband • Is this almost a right now a days • Health • Education • Agriculture • Community Life • Shopping • Social life.

  9. Problems • Donald Rumsfelt problem : we don’t know what we don’t know • If you’ve never had it, you don’t miss it • What technology is available, let alone which is best? • What is BT going to do: ?misleading customers.? • Keeping local interest going

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