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Overcome the barriers to the InfoSociety Broadband-Agenda

Overcome the barriers to the InfoSociety Broadband-Agenda. Introduction, by Heleen Kerkhof, Topic Chair Broadband Services in Spain, by Javier Diaz Carreña (Telefónica) Broadband Services in Manchester, by Dave Carter Broadband TV Services in Kingston upon Hull, by Steve Fleming

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Overcome the barriers to the InfoSociety Broadband-Agenda

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  1. Overcome the barriers to the InfoSocietyBroadband-Agenda Introduction, by Heleen Kerkhof, Topic Chair Broadband Services in Spain, by Javier Diaz Carreña (Telefónica) Broadband Services in Manchester, by Dave Carter Broadband TV Services in Kingston upon Hull, by Steve Fleming Telecities’ Broadband Policy paper (see: Paper from the Committee of the Regions) Project outline: Cities’ Benchlearning on Broadband

  2. Intro • What is Broadband - demo • Main issues: infrastructure, services, who is investing • Fiber to the institutes (heavy users) • Fiber to the homes • EU-situation • (role of cities – pt 5)

  3. Barriers: lack of infrastructure (unwilling incumbents), lack of content services (incl. public services), costs of BB-services • Enhance investments: Business models: role of investors, deployment, regulations. Role of local governments. • Increase competition within supply chain: not on the carrier but on services • City Policies: very diverse, may include: budget for roll out, for staff, for services • Co-operation with the Region, ‘natural’ networks

  4. Policy Paper • E-Europe Plan: put up national strategies • 2004: most nat. Strategies in place • Aug. 2004: draft ECReport Connecting Europe at high speed • Sept. 2004: Opinion from the Committee of the Regions • Our comments a. for the CoR, b. for our cities (awareness!) • October: final ECreport

  5. Comments from CoR: • MIDband=not Broadband, Broadband should be the ambition, at least for (local) backbone • Funds for deprived areas if market fails (DOIT- edu/promo-infra) • Approach bb/data-infra as another utility (electricity, water) • Support procedures to replace obsolete technologies (unbundling local loops) • Support ‘clever digging’ • Accelerate regulatory framework • Accelerate common standardized, secured EU-BBplatform for E-health and E-learning • Our comment: add urban to rural

  6. Next steps • Any comments welcome, by mail before Oct. 8 (h.kerkhof@ictcenter.nl) • Send Policy Paper comments to CoR • (advice: check Pol. Paper / nat. Strategy, your city’s position) • Participate in setup new WG’s • Docs available at: • www.ictcenter.nl/broadband

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