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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES BY THE DEPUTY OF ST. JOHN
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 24TH MAY 2016
Question
Can the Minister, as shareholder representative, provide an up-to-date account of the fibre installation being carried out by JT and advise how many of the employed engineers for this project are now sourced locally?
Answer
The fibre installation is progressing as set out in the following table:
Network element | Broadband premises | Percentage complete |
Core network | - | 100% |
Premises passed fibre network | 34,272 | 100% |
Premises connected fibre network | 18,326 | 53.5% |
The Minister is advised by JT that, as at 19th May 2016, there are 159 JT staff involved with the fibre installation programme. Of the 159 staff, there are 72 local engineers and 45 non-local engineers dedicated to the programme on a full time basis.
The Minister will soon be inviting all States' Members to the annual update from JT where all aspects of progress will be shared.