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Four Practical Models for Universal Access to Broadband

Workshop on Regulatory Policies on Universal Access to Broadband Services. Four Practical Models for Universal Access to Broadband. Edwin San Roman Independent Consultant Indotel Geneva September 8 th , 2008. Content. Broadband changing lives (video). From public phones to broadband

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Four Practical Models for Universal Access to Broadband

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  1. Workshop on Regulatory Policies on Universal Access to Broadband Services Four Practical Models for Universal Access to Broadband Edwin San Roman Independent Consultant Indotel Geneva September 8th, 2008

  2. Content • Broadband changing lives (video). • From public phones to broadband • Some statistics about Dominican Republic. • Model 1: Public- Private Partnership. • Model 2: Private. • Model 3: Private-Private Partnership. • Model 4: Using Universal Service Funds. • What a Grand Mother says when telecom arrives (video).

  3. Our project is for them… to have a better future and be able to join the information and communications society.

  4. Broadband changing lives • Video

  5. Broadband changing lives • Video

  6. Changing the paradigm From public phones to broadband

  7. Indicators

  8. Coverage of the incumbent: Claro-Codetel

  9. Data By July 2007, in only in 62 of the 383 districts of the country the citizens were able to contract broadband and home phones.

  10. What is the Dominican Republic doing to democratize access to telecommunications and achieve inclusion?

  11. Dominican Republic • Showed that there is demand in the rural areas. • Demonstrated that there is willingness to pay. • Demonstrated that it is possible to use low cost NGN infrastructure to provide services.

  12. I moved to Los Botados

  13. Los Botados, Monte Plata We started bringing broadband in Los Botados overcoming hills, even with helicopters, climbing towers. We had the support of the City Mayor Ramon and the company Centennial Dominicana . Foto 6626

  14. Los Botados, Monte Plata Young people assembled by themselves computers for the Informatics Training Center - ITC (CCI). Foto 3130 Foto 3109 Foto 3132 Foto 3365

  15. Los Botados, Monte Plata Now children, young people and adults receive training at the ITC. Foto 2973 Foto 2971 Foto 5204 Foto 1541

  16. Los Botados, Monte Plata Thanks to broadband, hundreds of kids, young people and adults have gained expertise in computer usage and have graduated from training courses. Foto 3469 Foto 3462 Foto 3466 Foto 3529

  17. Los Botados, Monte Plata Creative and enthusiastic young people are now using broadband Internet even using “pots” placed on top of coconut trees as antennas. Foto 3 Foto 56 Foto 55

  18. Los Botados in Monte Plata:Model I • Public- Private Partnership • Indotel promoted the project. • Los Botados City Council supported the project. • Centennial Dominicana (now Viva) executed it.

  19. Hato Damas, San Cristobal With the support of Estrelatel, a small telecom company, broadband and home phones arrived to Hato Damas. Foto 6544 Foto 6691 Foto 329 Foto 9912

  20. Hato Damas, San Cristobal Today in Hato Damas kids can access the knowledge and information society at the Centre of Education Daughters of Mary. Sister Eugenia can also speak by phone with her family in Canada. Foto 9548 Foto 6626 Foto 9495 Foto 6408

  21. Hato Damas in San Cristobal:Model II • Private • Indotel was the "facilitator".Estrelatel implemented the project.

  22. Salinas, Bani Nadia wants to have access to the Internet to do homework and be able to connect with the world. Nilson needs the Internet to find out weather conditions and plan his fishing operations. Ramoncito needs to have a phone at home to communicate with his family in the world.

  23. Indotel promoted the project and was supported by Estrelatel, a Dominican telecom company that installed the service. Ciramar, a company located in the area, as part of its Social Responsibility program is providing funds for the project.

  24. Salinas in Bani

  25. Salinas in Bani:Model III • Private - Private Partnerships (Social Responsibility programs) • Indotel was the "facilitator“. • Estrelatel run the project. • Naval Shipyard (Ciramar) is funding the project .

  26. Project:Rural Broadband Connectivity

  27. Current telecom coverage

  28. Municipalities and municipal districts without Broadband or home phone offer

  29. Villages of the 16 poorest provinces

  30. Objective Select a broadband provider and all other services that can be provided over it, such as residential phones. Coverage The project will be implemented initially in 503 localities that, by the time the tender documents were being developed, did not have broadband or residential telephony coverage.

  31. Services to be provided • Residential telephony. • Broadband from 256/128 to 1.5 Mb/256 (similar conditions than those offered in big cities such as Santo Domingo and Santiago). • Internet cafés and call centerss. • Web pages of all the municipalities and districts.

  32. Entrepreneurship Internet access centers and call centers should be managed by small local entrepreneurs. Network deployment Twelve months for the 503 localities.

  33. Dissemination, awareness and training The project includes an awareness and training program to final users and to local entrepreneurs for the usage of phones and computers and for the management of internet and call centers.

  34. Development of contents The successful tender will develop a portal at least 100MB capacity for each of the localities of the project. Each site should include relevant information of the community.

  35. Reference value The value estimated by the INDOTEL for the full implementation of the project was US$ 4 649 737.87, including all applicable taxes.

  36. Project Results

  37. Term of Reference of the project were acquired by 20 companies: Telecable del Nordeste Cerronet. Brightstar Dominicana. Soluciones Estratégicas Globales. Tecno Easy CxA. Codetel. Wind Telecom. Centennial Dominicana. ETG Telecomunicaciones. Spielcom Cable TV. • Mundo 1 Telecom. • Skymax. • SLV Soluv. • Pacific Telecom Dominicana. • Baratz y Asociados. • Estrela Telecom. • Bec-Tel. • TQ Telecommunications Group • Compusoluciones • Rural Telecom

  38. Results • Of 20 firms that were interested in the project. • 5 firms (20%) completed the initial requirements. • 2 companies (10%) prequalified. • 1 enterprise (5%) presented a technical – economical proposal.

  39. Results • Economic offer: Zero dollars. • Deployment period: 345 days.

  40. Current status of the project • The company awarded, after his market and field studies decided to deploy a 3G (UMTS) infrastructure throughout the country. • In the last 15 years, the company had deployed , 534 base stations. Within this project it is deploying 250 3G base stations and is upgrading former stations to 3G.( 285 already) • By the end of October 2008, 103 localities • By the end of January 2009. 103 localities • By the end of April 2009,148 localities • By the end of Julio 2009,148 localities • will have broadband and home phone services.

  41. San Victor in Moca

  42. Matas de Santa Cruz, Montecristi

  43. What a Grand Mother says when. Telecom arrives • Video

  44. Thank You Very Much esanrz@gmail.com

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