NORBURY BROADBAND COMMUNITY
(NobCo)
| Our Mission | A self-help user community filling in a broadband "notspot" by operating shared access to a BT Broadband service using radio equipment donated by QiComm Ltd. The network was originally established by QiComm under the Access Broadband brand using a start up grant from Advantage West Midlands (the local Regional Development Board) to bring broadband to those parts of the region not served by BT. However, they were unable to operate the service profitably and withdrew at the end of March 2010. They have generously donated the equipment and provided extensive technical support to enable local groups to take over operation of the service. With generous support and goodwill from local relay operators, and freed from the expensive overheads of a large company, the economics become much more attractive. |
| Service status (4 Sep 11) |
The fault that has brought the network down for many of our users recently has been rectified, and was due to a faulty power supply at the Villa Farm relay site. The network is now functioning normally, but members are still requested to avoid excessive use so we can stay clear of BT throttling of our line. |
| Draft User Agreement | Download the User Agreement. Your official copy is custom printed with your personal details, but this is the template. |
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