Decision details
Final agreement to close down the delivery and payment phase of the Borders Broadband contract (Phase 1 delivery for Fastershire)
Decision Maker: Assistant director communities (Historic)
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
In accordance with the cabinet member decision
of 24th May 2017 entitled “Terms of the BT delivery close
down” the following decision is made, that:
A deed of variation is produced between BT and the partner
authorities to include the following points:
•Information submitted by BT on premise status of 31st May
2017 is a statement of delivery that BT are committed to reach as
premise passed.
•That a retained sum held by the authorities for 12 months
against eligible premises that are unable to order a service after
an 11 week period of reporting.
•That BT’s obligation to deliver universal service
commitment (USC) under the contract is removed.
•That any under delivery in Herefordshire milestones is
compensated for reinvestment in the network.
•A reinvestment fund be established under the control of the
partner councils to hold any excess profits generated by BT to be
used to fund additional network deployment during a period of 7
years after final payment for phase 1.
Contact: Natalia Silver, Service Director - Corporate Services Email: nsilver@herefordshire.gov.uk Tel: 01432260732.
Publication date: 31/01/2018
Date of decision: 31/01/2018
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