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Rural Broadband Delivery Progress Update

This report, presented by Richard Fisher on behalf of Cllr. Sylvia Tidy, outlines the progress in rural broadband delivery across East Sussex. It highlights demographic challenges, including high levels of deprivation and an aging population, impacting broadband take-up. The report examines current service provisions against the Universal Service Commitment (USC) and details local actions by community groups and East Sussex County Council (ESCC) to stimulate demand and secure funding for improvements. It also discusses engagement with telecom providers and infrastructure developments to enhance connectivity in rural areas.

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Rural Broadband Delivery Progress Update

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  1. Rural Broadband DeliveryProgress Update Richard Fisher 23/11/2010 on behalf of Cllr Sylvia Tidy

  2. Issues • Demographics and the Demand profile • Current provision - meeting the USC • Local actions & activities • ESCC activities

  3. Demographics and Demand • 7th most deprived of the 34 counties in England • Highest levels of deprivation of all the counties in the South East • Hastings the most deprived local authority area in the region • Highest percentage of very elderly residents of any county in England • Majority of E.Sussex businesses located in rural areas • Result – lower take up of broadband (recognised in the digital inclusion agenda) • Less attractive to providers?

  4. Current provision – meeting the USC

  5. Local actions & activities • Communities and business groups canvassing and doing surveys to assess demand • Making bids to SEEDA for grant (RDP funds) • Making direct approaches to telecoms provides to determine feasibility of further investment

  6. ESCC actions • What is happening in the outside world • Tracking changes in regulation e.g. recent Ofcom ruling on BT to provide access to fibre and ducts/wires. • Responding to Central Gov. initiatives e.g. making a bid to BDUK for high speed pilot • Technology develpments • Working on bid to Regional Growth Fund for superfast BB • Engaging with providers • E.g. Data centre construction in Eastbourne: how infrastructure can be leveraged to wider community • Engaging with Partners • Discussions with districts and boroughs on how to deliver superfast BB. Mainly involving demand stimulation and aggregation. Use of previous and current approaches.

  7. ESCC actions cont. • Supporting local groups • Involvement with making funding applications & invitations to quote for new infrastructure • Collecting and providing information: • what providers exist • what infrastructure changes are occurring e.g. new roads (ability to include ducting?) • survey data and methods • current service provision across the county

  8. ESCC information provision - current BB speeds for businesses

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