LGNZ Broadband Workshops Community Broadband Resources: Know How Guide Broadband Friendly Protocol

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LGNZBroadband WorkshopsCommunity Broadband
ResourcesKnow How GuideBroadband Friendly
Protocol
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Outline

• What are the BBFP and the KHG?
• Outline of the Broadband Friendly Protocol
• Outline of the Know How Guide
• Maintenance of living documents
• Discussion

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Support resources for community-based broadband
projects

Community-based networks are not new there is
lots of experience available International
examples best practice Local lessons from the
Broadband Challenge Lessons from other
(infrastructure) projects
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Broadband Friendly Protocol (I)

• Establishes criteria and guidelines for regions
  to become broadband friendly - how to attract
  suppliers and investors into the region to
  further develop broadband infrastructure
• Developed in collaboration with
  telecommunications suppliers industry and Local
  Government
• An operational framework for Local Government

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Broadband Friendly Protocol (II)

• Provides structure and best practices which Local
  Government can adopt in order to enhance
  Community Outcomes through more effective
  collaboration with the telecommunications
  industry.
• Identifies common key practices which will
  qualify a district (or region) as being
  Broadband Friendly and provide some consistency
  across the industry and Local Government when
  dealing with the creation and maintenance of
  telecommunications infrastructure.

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Broadband Friendly Protocol (III)

• The key issues identified by suppliers are
• Lack of consistency across districts with process
  for application of consents.
• Inconsistent and onerous local conditions for the
  establishment of infrastructure.
• Inconsistent structures within Councils
• Delays and time consuming process for getting
  approvals from Transit and Ontrack.
• Difficulty in gaining cable entry into buildings.
• Many District Plans are silent on the requirement
  for developers to provide telecommunication
  infrastructure

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Broadband Friendly Protocol (IV)

• Checklist
• Senior council member sponsorship, a regional
  broadband leadership/coordination role within the
  council structure and a regional Broadband
  Governance Group
• Regional broadband review, stock-take and
  requirements analysis
• 3-5 year broadband vision and action plan
• Policy preferring fibre optic technology

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Broadband Friendly Protocol (V)

• Checklist (cont)
• Council policy on the use of community assets for
  creating broadband infrastructure
• MOU with key telecommunication providers
• Regular coordination meetings with utilities,
  roading authorities
• Internal co-ordinator for channelling consent
  applications

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Know How Guide

• Identifies best practice for the development of
  MFNs, including the role of Local Government in
  their establishment
• Topics include
• Why MFNs are necessary
• Role of Local Governments
• Key decision points and milestones
• Initial planning and establishing requirements
• Identifying demand, resources and infrastructure
  
• Deciding on technology and design
• Creating a business proposal
• Governance and ownership.

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Know How Guide
Online at http//www.digitalstrategy.govt.nz/Fund
ing/Broadband-Investment-Fund/Additional-Resources
/
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Status of Documents
Both are living documents to be updated over
time Know How Guide Three further chapters being
written budgeting, operational issues and
rural Will be maintained by MED Broadband
Protocol Guide Undergoing final consultations
with industry (release around end September) Will
be available on the LGNZ website and maintained
by LGNZ
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Discussion