NameCybermoor, South Tyne Valley OverviewThe South Tyne Valley is a sparse, remote area and the project aimed to assess the suitability of social investment and loans for broadband plus the ability to lower deployment costs by using local contractors LocationWest Northumberland Technology employedFibre to the Home, Fixed Wireless Number of premises covered – initial estimate300 Cost (project total) – initial estimate£551,656 Cost (per premises passed) – initial estimate£1,839 Number of premises covered – finalised scheme297 Cost (project total) – finalised scheme£551,656 Cost (per premises passed) – finalised scheme£1,922 Time taken from initial concept to successful fund raising12 months Time taken from successful fund raising to first live customers1 month Type of ownership model(s) (1-6)4 – Cybermoor provided a broadband service for the local community, and continue to own and operate the network Funding source(s)Total funding £551,656; £375,126 BDUK grant as part of Market Test Pilot programme (68%); £110,331 Private funding – Cybermoor and Eurona (20%); £27,583 Social Investment Business funding (5%); £22,066 Local donations (4%); £11,033 Community shares (2%) Arrangements/costs for wayleavesMost landowners provided free wayleaves as they recognised the benefits for themselves and the wider community Legal structure of community groupCo-operative Feasibility work undertaken byCybermoor Services Websitewww.cybermoorenetworks.org.uk ContactDaniel Heery Major lesson(s) learntSocial investment and loans were difficult to obtain. Local contractors worked efficiently and flexibly to keep the costs of network build low in one of the most sparsely populated areas of England. State aid approval process was complex and challenging Model 5 – Community owned; supplier operated