{"id":77154,"date":"2015-06-12T12:00:41","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T10:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=77154"},"modified":"2015-06-12T16:33:16","modified_gmt":"2015-06-12T14:33:16","slug":"heres-whos-getting-fibre-to-the-home-in-joburg-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/77154-heres-whos-getting-fibre-to-the-home-in-joburg-next","title":{"rendered":"Here’s who’s getting Fibre-to-the-home in Joburg next"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bryanston South Fibre Committee (BSFC) has invited network infrastructure players to bid on rolling out fibre-to-the-home services in its\u00a0neighbourhood.<\/p>\n

It joins suburbs such as Parkhurst, Parkview, and Constantia in inviting network services to roll out in their areas, rather than waiting\u00a0for\u00a0an FTTH provider to\u00a0come to them.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0spokesperson for the BSFC said it is an informal group made up of residents who came together because they were \u201csick and tired\u201d of ADSL.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no residents\u2019 association or official body, hence they have come forward from the relevant security and community groups we have,\u201d the BSFC said.<\/p>\n

The committee consists of 7 members, three of whom\u00a0volunteered to be the adjudication committee to compare\u00a0and\u00a0select the provider for the fibre\u00a0project.<\/p>\n

They are: Liz Edwards, Peter Elliot, and John van der Munckhof.<\/p>\n

Price survey<\/h3>\n
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Bryanston South fibre network price survey. Image courtesy of MyBroadband<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

Like the projects that came before it, the BSFC launched a survey to find out from residents whether they would be interested in a fibre service, and what they would be willing to pay.<\/p>\n

Based on the 70 respondents, over 80% of residents were willing to pay between R499 and R1,499 per month for a 50Mbps line with 200GB of data.<\/p>\n

The committee asked residents who haven\u2019t filled out the survey yet to please do so to improve the chances of a rapid roll-out<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next?<\/h3>\n

According to the BSFC, seven companies have confirmed that they will submit proposals before the 12 June deadline.<\/p>\n