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Catapulting your community into the 22nd century with ultrafast fibre broadband 11th November 2014

© 2014 Gigaclear plc - Private & Confidential Ultrafast Fibre Broadband 1


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Virgin.OnlyBT.superfast.coverage.only

(incl.'commercial'&'non.BDUK)Gap

c.22.0c.13.0c.2.5 c.29.0

BT.and Virgin.premises

Market opportunity A quarter of the UK is currently without access to superfast broadband

Total UK premises: c.29 million c.7 million premises

c.22 million premises

Gigaclear opportunity: 1.5 million premises

Source: Digital Communications Infrastructure Strategy, Department for Culture, Media and Sport; August 2014

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•  Internet usage and demand for faster broadband increasing at around 40% per annum compound

•  BT and Virgin Media’s commercial roll-out plans exclude millions of homes in the UK

•  Ongoing pressure to find more and better solutions to slow and unreliable rural broadband

•  Competing solutions for rural areas, including BT’s fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) networks, are considered inferior to FTTP even when available

Number of UK premises (millions)


Our FTTP networks Gigaclear owns 100% of the all fibre access networks

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•  Pure fibre network from backhaul to premises

•  Modular network system allows for parallel build out of multiple new networks

•  Subcontracted third parties responsible for all network builds

•  No reliance on BT infrastructure*

*Excluding Rutland


What happens next? 1.  Validate our top line investment case

2.  Engage with local community

3.  Set target

4.  Market online and locally

5.  Sell online and door-to-door

6.  Hit 100% of target

7.  Detailed planning with noticing to Highways

and securing landowner wayleaves

8.  Network build: civil and fibre works

9.  End to end testing

10. Customers “go live”


Civil and fibre works


How is Gigaclear installed?

•  Gigaclear will deliver a fibre connection point at every property we pass

•  It is installed in the verge or just inside the property boundary, underground

•  For new customers to connect to the service a fibre cable needs to be connected from this connection point into the property •  Self Install – no cost •  Boxcom installation from £95

•  Special arrangements for MDUs and business parks


How do Gigaclear prices compare? !Comparison!of!BT!and!Gigaclear!on!03/04/13!

published!at!www.bt.com,!excluding!!promoAons!

BT Unlimited Broadband Extra

BT Unlimited Infinity 1

BT Unlimited Infinity 2 Gigaclear)H50 Gigaclear)H50))

+)Vonage Gigaclear H1000

+ Vonage

Transmission!medium!to!premises

Copper twisted pair

Copper twisted pair

Copper twisted pair

OpAcal!fibre OpAcal!fibre OpAcal!fibre

Contract!length 18 months 18 months 18 months 15!months 15!months 15!months

InstallaAon!(oneGoff) Included Included Included DIY!or!from!£95 DIY!or!from!£95 DIY!or!from!£95

ConnecAon!(oneGoff) Nil £30 Nil £100.00 £125.00 £125.00

Wireless!Router Included Included Included Included Included Included Line!Rental* £16.99 £16.99 £16.99 Nil Nil Nil Service)Rental £21.00 £23.00 £26.00 £38.80 £38.80 £69.00

AnyAme!Calls £7.00 £7.00 £7.00 N/A £7.00 £7.00

Service))+)Line)Rental £44.99 £46.99 £49.99 £37.00 £44.00 £76.00 Download!speed Up to 16 Mbps Up to 38 Mbps Up to 76 Mbps 50!Mbps 50!Mbps 1000!Mbps

Upload!speed Up to 3 Mbps Up to 9.5 Mbps Up to 19 Mbps 50!Mbps 50!Mbps 1000!Mbps


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