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What i t is N North th S Skye Broadband?

• Focused on delivering a world class superfast broadband service for

the communities and businesses in our project footprint.

• A community project driven by passion and understanding of the

need for reliable broadband.

Our P Phase 1 e 1 Proj

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• North West Isle of Skye
• Significant project value.
• Phase 1 area ~ 900 premises.
• 3 core population centres of

Waternish, Struan and Glendale.

Our R Requirements ts

• A robust, reliable, superfast service.
• Offer minimum of 30/15/15 Mbps

with future capability up to 1Gbps both way uncontended.

• Will deliver a world class broadband

service to 100% of our operational area.

• Prices will be comparable with other

broadband suppliers, including BT.

• We aim to be locally managed with a

view to operating and supplying all aspects of our services on Skye.

What H t Have W We Achieved S So Far?

• Published North Skye Broadband viability
• report. Indicating 70% or more of our

community would be interested taking services.

• Formed North Skye Broadband Limited

(ComBenSoc).

• Published State Aid Consultation and high

level requirement.

• Defined our project area.
• Undertaken extensive community

engagement events

• Secured nearly 200 registrations of interest

website and > 550 FB likes.

• Opened dialogue with landowners for survey

and wayleave access.

Our P Pro rocure rement

Project Elements

Backhaul Trunk/Core Network Access Layer Business management systems

Project F Funding Sources

Community Broadband Scotland / Highlands and Islands Enterprise Community Share Issue Private Investment Additional Grants

Future P Plans

• Further expansion into intervention areas as BT plan clarifies and post

code areas are resolved to premise level.

• Further expansion beyond intervention areas on the island.
• Further expansion beyond the island.

Next S t Ste teps

Continue community engagement Autumn 2016 Complete ITT Spring 2017 Select Bidder to provide network Summer 2017 Secure Funding / Contract Award Autumn 2017 Deliver Services Winter 2017

What c t can YO YOU do n next?

• Register with PCS and look out for our procurement details.
• Engage we value all your support and comments.
• Contact: elgar.finlay@northskyebroadband.com

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