Brunei  Darussalam  National  Broadband  Policy       To  facilitate  service-­‐based  competition  in  the  supply  of  various  communications  and  content  services,  AITI   will  ensure  that  the  FTTH  network  is  available  to  other  licensees  and  service  providers  on  an  open  access   basis   and   at   cost-­‐oriented   wholesale   prices.   AITI   will   also   introduce   appropriate   wholesale   access   requirements   for   international   connectivity   and   national   backhaul   infrastructure   to   remove   network   bottlenecks.   To  address  the  high  costs  of  international  Internet  connectivity,  AITI  will  explore  the  potential  to  establish   Internet   peering   arrangements   at   the   regional   level,   consistent   with   the   ASEAN   ICT   Masterplan,   and   a   local  Internet  exchange  point  to  ease  the  flow  of  Internet  traffic.     Whereas   the   retail   prices   for   mobile   broadband   services   are   in   line   with   those   charged   in   neighbouring   countries   such   as   Malaysia   and   Singapore,   the   retail   pricing   of   fixed   broadband   services   in   Brunei   Darussalam   is   greater   than   its   other   peers.   This   high   pricing   is   an   impediment   to   greater   adoption   and   utilization  of  broadband  in  Brunei  Darussalam.  The  introduction  of  ex  ante  wholesale  access  regulation  by   AITI   should,   in   time,   lead   to   greater   competition   and   lower   retail   prices.   However,   to   improve   the   affordability   of   fixed   broadband   services   in   the   interim,   AITI   will   introduce   retail   price   controls   for   fixed   broadband.   Making   Making  ccomputers   omputers  m more   ore  aaffordable   ffordable   To   help   improve   the   affordability   of   computer   devices   and   further   promote   the   development   of   ICT   skills,   To  hGelp   improve  thhe   of  computer   devices   and  faurther   promote  the  development  of  ICT  skills,   the   overnment   as  aaffordability   bolished  custom   taxes  on   computers   nd  peripherals.   the  Government  has  abolished  custom  taxes  on  computers  and  peripherals.   ICT  demand  aggregation     ICT  demand  aggregation     To   address   the   needs   to   boost   the   adoption   of   ICT   within   the   non-­‐ICT   and   ICT   sectors,   AITI   will   be   introducing   an  nICT   adoption   will   assist   the   local   aSMEs   to   adopt   Aand   ICT   To  address  the   eeds   to  boost  programme   the  adoption  that   of  ICT   within   the   non-­‐ICT   nd  ICT   sectors,   ITI  wimplement   ill  be   solutions   t o   i mprove   t heir   b usiness   o peration   a nd   p roductivity.   introducing  an  ICT  adoption  programme  that  will  assist  the  local  SMEs  to  adopt  and  implement  ICT   solutions  to  improve  their  business  operation  and  productivity.   This  programme  is  to  drive  sector  wide  adoption  by  aggregating  demand  for  ICT  through  sector  projects.   Under   this   initiative,   AITI   will   provide   funding   for   the   SMEs   in   the   form   of   subsidised   subscription   fees   for   This  businesses   programme  to   is  tsubscribe   o  drive  sector   wide  adoption   by  aranging   ggregating   demand   for  ICT   through   sector   rojects.   the   to   packaged   solutions   from   software   and   training   costs  pfor   basic,   Under   t his   i nitiative,   A ITI   w ill   p rovide   f unding   f or   t he   S MEs   i n   t he   f orm   o f   s ubsidised   s ubscription   intermediate  and  sector-­‐specific  enterprise  solutions.   fees  for  the  businesses  to  subscribe  to  packaged  solutions  ranging  from  software  and  training  costs   for  basic,  intermediate  and  sector-­‐specific  enterprise  solutions.       7