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Annual Report 2010 - Christchurch City Council

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<strong>Christchurch</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />

Networks Ltd<br />

Group structure<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />

<strong>Christchurch</strong> Otautahi<br />

<strong>2010</strong><br />

p261.<br />

Individual organisation descriptions<br />

<strong>Christchurch</strong> <strong>City</strong> Networks Ltd<br />

This company is a council controlled trading enterprise, 100 per<br />

cent owned by <strong>Christchurch</strong> <strong>City</strong> Holdings Limited (CCHL) and<br />

trades as Enable Networks.<br />

Enable Networks operates over 250 kilometres of fibre network<br />

around <strong>Christchurch</strong>, providing coverage of over 75 per cent of<br />

public and private businesses, and telecommunications and IT<br />

services providers within the commercial and business areas<br />

of <strong>Christchurch</strong>. Over half of the schools in <strong>Christchurch</strong> are<br />

contracted to connect to the network with approximately 35 schools<br />

connected to date.<br />

The company is continuing to expand its network to serve<br />

the majority of businesses, schools, health and government<br />

organisations over the next two years.<br />

Nature and scope of activities<br />

<strong>Christchurch</strong> <strong>City</strong> Networks Ltd (CCNL) commenced operations in<br />

January 2007 to deliver open access high-speed fibre optic networks<br />

to metropolitan <strong>Christchurch</strong>.<br />

Policies and objectives relating to ownership and control<br />

The <strong>Council</strong>, through CCHL, is the sole shareholder of this<br />

company. The company will:<br />

a. make an investment in telecommunications infrastructure<br />

through an open access urban fibre network in metropolitan<br />

<strong>Christchurch</strong>,<br />

b. encourage and support the development of policy and<br />

design standards for making telecommunications ducting<br />

mandatory for new building and subdivision consents<br />

granted by the <strong>Council</strong>,<br />

c. sponsor the aggregation of demand for telecommunications<br />

infrastructure in sectors where a collective approach can<br />

bring substantial benefits to consumers, and<br />

d. actively encourage private investment in telecommunications<br />

infrastructure in <strong>Christchurch</strong>.<br />

Key performance targets<br />

<strong>2010</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />

Actual<br />

Target<br />

Installation of telecommunications ducting in the 2009/10 year 176 km 190 km<br />

Network reliability 99.9 % 99.9 %<br />

Aggregate demand from schools in order to assist in the<br />

transformation of educational services<br />

35 schools connected<br />

Connect<br />

20 schools<br />

Financial summary<br />

Statement of financial performance for the year ended 30 June <strong>2010</strong> <strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />

Actual Actual<br />

$000s $000s<br />

Operating revenue 2,945 3,514<br />

Operating and other expenses 2,306 1,550<br />

Operating profit (loss) before tax 639 1,964<br />

Tax expense (benefit) 191 599<br />

Net profit (loss) for the year 448 1,365

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