Superfast Broadband - Evidence - Parliament

Bentley Walker – written evidence
Bentley Walker – written evidence
May I present the following remarks/responses to points raised in respect to broadband
delivery throughout the UK.
Digital Britain target is questionable!
The delivery through fibre optic service suppliers has a major part to play and one would
imagine a significant target to achieve. The costs associated are obviously significant and
the time to complete the infrastructure completion is upon us. I readily except that Fibre
Optic services for broadband are suitably justified throughout urbanised areas but to what
expense elsewhere. I just feel that we have been ignored to some degree as a satellite
internet service provider, currently delivering systems to many homes through the UK,
providing speeds up to 10mgbts/sec. If you map out the not spots and allocate satellite
broadband services to these locations then the job to achieve Digital Britain becomes easier
to achieve. We could work together with these fibre optic service providers to deliver the
satellite broadband solution where the infrastructure becomes unfeasible, this would make
some sense. We could actively complete 1,000s of installations throughout the UK within
weeks; it is purely a case of working out our position and objectives adding a government
supportive marketing statement explaining our position in respect to the delivery of
broadband to these rural communities/villages.
Please examine our pricing and proposal based on a method to achieve the Digital Britain
target in conjunction to Fibre Optic services which means a subscription from the second
month is the only payment required by the customer cost.
Customer requires hardware & installation plus a service speed of 6mgbts/sec download and
is a (light user) £214.99 hardware cost and completed installation which includes the first
month subscription @ £24.99 /month. (All prices inc vat.)
With a grant of £250.00 by allocation we can then actively market the services to these
locations with the supportive statement outlining our position in providing internet
connection at these locations. The problems with current grant arrangements it is left to the
customer to become aware of the offer which leads to low up takes and the service
provider to not market the product effectively.
17 February 2012
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