Brunei  Darussalam  National  Broadband  Policy       A  special  education  network   The  Ministry  of  Education  together  with  the  E-­‐Government  National  Centre  (EGNC)  issued  an  Expression   of  Interest  (EOI)  in  2013  for  the  development  of  a  broadband  network  infrastructure  specifically  for   education  institutions  and  providers.  The  purpose  is  to  allow  the  entire  education  sector  to  access   curriculum  content  /  applications  and  Internet.   One  Government  Network     The  One  Government  Network  (OGN)  is  a  dedicated  and  secure  wide-­‐area-­‐network  infrastructure  to   establish  and  connect  agencies  in  accessing  integrated  e-­‐services  as  well  as  the  Internet  from  a  central   gateway.    It  is  based  on  an  end-­‐to-­‐end  secured  and  carrier-­‐grade  Metro  Ethernet  Network  using  Layer-­‐3   IP-­‐VPN  network.   Implementation  plan   Policy   bjective     Policy o Objective   To  ensure  that  all  Brunei  Darussalam  homes  and  businesses  can  access  a  high-­‐speed     To ensure that all Bruneian homes and business can broadband   services  by  2017   access a high-speed broadband service by 2017. A minimum of 10 Mbps (shared) broadband connectivity to each Kampong Responsible agency Responsible  agency   MOC / AITI A  minimum  of  10  Mbit/s  (shared)  broadband  connectivity  to  each  Kampong     MOC  /  AITI   Basic   roadband   services   offering   headline   downstream   speed  of  at  least   to b be available to 95% of the population by December 2015 2  Mbit/s  to  be  available  to  95  per  cent  of  the  population  by  December  2015.   MOC  /  AITI   20Mbps tobbe available stoervices   75% of o the population by 2017 High-­‐speed   roadband   ffering   headline   downstream  speed  of  at   least  20  Mbit/s  to  be  available  to  75  per  cent  of  the  population  by  2017.   MOC  /  AITI   Basic broadband services offering headline downstream speed of at least 2 Mbps MOC / AITI MOC / AITI High-speed broadband services offering headline downstream speed of at least Targets Additional 90 MHz (2 x 45 MHz FDD) in the 700 MHz spectrum band made assignment toM broadband byspectrum   Decemberb2016. available9for Additional   0  M Hz  (2  x  45   Hz  FDD)  service in  the  providers 700  MHz   and  made   Targets   available   for  190 assignment   o  bMHz roadband   service   providers   by  D ecember   2016.       Additional MHz (2 x t70 FDD and 50 MHz TDD) in the 2.6 GHz spectrum AITI AITI   AITI band made available for assignment to broadband service providers by December 2015. Additional   190  MHz  (2  x  70  MHz  FDD  and  50  MHz  TDD)  in  the  2.6  GHz   spectrum   band   made   available   for  assignment   to  broadband  service   Universal service definitions completed by June 2015. providers  by  December  2015.     AITI   Numbersof Kampongs with (shared) broadband Universal   ervice   definitions   completed   by  Jconnectivity une  2015.  of     at least 10 mbps. MOC  /  AITI   MOC / AITI Number homes connected to a basicbbroadband of at least Number of Number   of  ofKampongs   with  (shared)   roadband  service connectivity   of  2aMbps. t  least   10  Mbit/s.   Indicators and Indicators   and   measures of measures   progressof   progress   Kampongs with (shared) broadband connectivity of at least 10 mbps. Number  of  homes  connected  to  a  basic  broadband  service  of  at  least  2  Mbit/s.   Number of homes passed by the FTTH network. Number  of  homes  passed  by  the  FTTH  network.   Number of homes connected to the FTTH network. Number   of  homes  connected  to  the  FTTH  network.   Proportionof   ofppopulation covered by wireless broadband networks. Proportion   opulation   covered   by  wireless   broadband   networks.   Improving  the  value,  quality  and  affordability  of  broadband   The   price   of   broadband   access   plays   a   critical   role   in   its   diffusion.   Entry-­‐level   broadband   services   are   widely  affordable  with  a  fixed  or  a  pre-­‐paid  mobile  broadband  service  costing  approximately  2  per  cent  of   average  income,  and  a  post-­‐paid  mobile  broadband  service  costing  about  1  per  cent.  However,  the  pricing   of  fixed  broadband  services  above  the  entry-­‐level  is  much  less  affordable  and  must  come  down.   A  vibrant  and  competitive  retail  market,  with  service  providers  competing  against  each  other  to  provide   the   most   attractive   (and   profitable)   services,   is   generally   the   most   effective   way   to   lower   prices   and   improve   quality   of   service.   To   ensure   that   competition   delivers   such   benefits   to   all   citizens   of   Brunei   Darussalam,  it  is  necessary  to  have  a  legal  and  regulatory  framework  that  ensures  a  level  playing  field  and   promotes  the  long-­‐term  development  of  effective  competition.       To   this   end,   AITI   will   introduce   a   competition   code   of   practice   for   the   telecommunication   and   broadcasting   sector.   AITI   will   also   reform   the   licensing   arrangements   for   these   sectors   to   better   reflect   and  accommodate  the  convergence  of  services  and  service  providers  in  a  broadband  environment.       6