1 / 19

a rural experience - launching community network

Töysä, 29.9.2005. a rural experience - launching community network Tuija Riukulehto, CEO, Verkko-osuuskunta Kuuskaista. Verkko-osuuskunta Kuuskaista Tuurintie 2 63610 Tuuri FINLAND Tel +358(0)6-335 0100 Fax + 358 (0)6 -335 0101 Email: info@kuuskaista.com Web: www.kuuskaista.com. who?.

adora
Download Presentation

a rural experience - launching community network

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Töysä, 29.9.2005 a rural experience - launching community network Tuija Riukulehto, CEO, Verkko-osuuskunta Kuuskaista Verkko-osuuskunta Kuuskaista Tuurintie 2 63610 Tuuri FINLAND Tel +358(0)6-335 0100 Fax + 358 (0)6 -335 0101 Email: info@kuuskaista.com Web: www.kuuskaista.com

  2. who?

  3. “fiber to the people, by the people” What is Network Co-operative Kuuskaista (Verkko-osuuskunta Kuuskaista)? • Network Co-operative Kuuskaista (Verkko-osuuskunta Kuuskaista) is a Co-operative • Founded on 17.11.2002 • 1570 members (and growing) • Why Co-operative? - An old way of doing things together - Real needs and ideas at the grass roots level - Owned by the members - Workers and members are also the decision makers - Network built and services developed to the users - Stays in the hands of the members

  4. “fiber to the people, by the people” What is Network Co-operative Kuuskaista? + a very active board of 7 members + 6 deputy members

  5. where?

  6. Etelä-Pohjanmaa Finland Kuusiokunnat • 6 municipalities (Kuortane, Alavus, Töysä, Ähtäri, Lehtimäki and Soini) • 3.409,2 km2 • 30 000 people (= 10 000 households and 2000 (mainly) small businesses)

  7. why?

  8. “fiber to the people, by the people” Why Network Co-operative Kuuskaista? • “Broadband” operators not interested in providing their services in the rural areas • “Broadband” (512 kbps, ADSL) is NOT broadband, but narrowband • Equal (or better) services to the rural areas -> services that otherwise wouldn’t be available • During the fall 2002 Kuus-it project studied people’s interest in real-broadband - More than 1800 households, in 51 villages • Doesn’t make sense to start 51 separate projects • Together we are stronger -> 17.11.2002 Network Co-operative Kuuskaista

  9. what?

  10. “fiber to the people, by the people” What is Network Co-operative Kuuskaista doing? FTTH - FTTP - FTTx - Multiservice network

  11. to whom?

  12. services to the people • Network Co-operative Kuuskaista is building FTTH infrastructure that can provide high quality, content rich services to EVERYBODY • Welfare (health care, old people, etc.), Security (summer cottage, cow-shed. etc.) Entertainment (VoIP, IP-TV,VOD, video phone, etc.) Enterprise (video conferencing, etc.), Distance learning, Telework and much more!

  13. how much?

  14. basic price-list • Participation share (when joining the Co-operative) • Fiber to the home / business • Monthly payment 50 € 1100 € 40 €/month costs I-phase - 12 villages - 500 households / businesses II-phase – 30 villages – 2000 housholds / businesses • Backbone, owned by municipalaties 1,68 MEUR • I-phase 2,625 MEUR • II-phase 7-11 MEUR • Average per household 4 800 € (3 000 € - 12 000 €) • Average per km 5 000 € - 6 000 €

  15. thank you! Tuija Riukulehto, CEO, Verkko-osuuskunta Kuuskaista Verkko-osuuskunta Kuuskaista Tuurintien 2 63610 Tuuri Tel/fax +358(0)6-335 0100 Email: info@kuuskaista.com Web: www.kuuskaista.com

More Related