Question 5

[fiwipie]

What minimum criteria should we be looking at, bearing in mind the need for value for money, equity and flexibility?

[fiwipie]

The potential Chilling effect on investment needs to be considered carefully

ie where there is uncertainty regarding what areas will qualify, what won't and therefore where the borders/boundaries are, increases risk by increasing uncertainty of return on investment for private and community funded deployments

In other words, what's the chances that any FttH investment be undercut by the NextGen Fund?,  and if this risk is perceived to be too high then investment gets cancelled/delayed/postponed/doesn't get to happen

[cyberdoyle]

probably shouldn't answer this..
not sure what a next gen fund is... if it ever happens.
Don't think it will ever be used for fibre, BT will snaffle it for their stupid BET, and because they have the spin doctors gov will be suckered and hand it over. The resulting debacle will only strengthen any new fibre networks reputations methinks. This in turn will lead to more regions requesting the same, more investment and eventually more ROI.