Universal Access. The Aggregation Plan provides for universal access by guaranteeing that all customer classes will be included in the program under equitable terms. Most importantly, all customers will have access to the program. All eligible basic service customers will be automatically enrolled in the program unless they choose to opt out. As new customers move into the Town, they will have an opportunity to join the program. New customers will initially be placed on basic service. They will then receive an opt-out notice and will be enrolled in the aggregation unless they choose to opt out within the 30-day opt-out period. New customers will be enrolled at the same price as the existing customers, with the exception of new Very Large Commercial and Industrial Customers (“VLC&I Customers”). New VLC&I Customers are defined as any customer that is on the utility’s largest rate class and has historical or projected consumption in excess of 1,000,000 kWh per year. These customers, if any, will be enrolled at a price that reflects market prices at the time of enrollment. All customers will have the right to opt out of the program at any time. Customers that opt out will have the right to return to the program at a price that reflects market prices at the time of their return.
Universal Access. The plan provides for universal access by guaranteeing that all customer classes will be included in the program under equitable terms. Most importantly, all customers will have access to the program. All existing basic service customers will be automatically enrolled in the program unless they choose to opt out. As new customers move into Greenfield, they too will have an opportunity to join the program. New customers will initially be placed on basic service. They will then receive an opt−out notice and will be enrolled in the aggregation unless they choose to opt out. New customers will be enrolled at the same price as the existing customers, with the exception of new Very Large C&I Customers (“VLC&I Customers”). New VLC&I Customers are defined as any customer that is on the utility’s largest rate class and has historical or projected consumption in excess of 1,000,000 kWh per year. These customers, if any, will be enrolled at a price that reflects market prices at the time of enrollment. All customers will have the right to opt out of the program at any time. Customers that opt out will have the right to return to the program at a price that reflects market prices at the time of their return.
Universal Access. Every home, business, nonprofit organization and municipal facility in its service area should have access to broadband and other contemporary telecommunications services.
Universal Access whereby every child, in the year before full-time school, has access to quality early childhood education programmes delivered for 600 hours in a form that meets the needs of children, parents and community, and at a cost that does not present a barrier to participation.
Universal Access. To improve telephone and Internet access, the Project advised on drafts of the Universal Service Obligation (USO) Law and implemented a telecenter pilot project to show how public-private partnerships could work in underserved areas. The USO Law was signed by the MCTI in May 2004. Based on the telecenter pilot project results, the Project encouraged the ANRC to view local communities as active participants in the USO Fund implementation. On 1 September 2005 the ANRC launched a public tender process for installation of 40 telecenters in rural localities with no telephone connections. Each “universal service provider” tender winner is installing a telecenter in a specific locality, which provides access to telephone, facsimile and Internet services. This approach is based a partnership with the local authorities and limits the responsibilities of the “universal service providers.” The following table summarizes the changes in the Romanian telecommunications market, focusing on competition, the number of subscribers to different services, and investment in the sector. There is no doubt that the Romanian telecommunications market has responded to policy environment that enabled a more competitive market and a greater ranges of services offered to individuals and businesses. Of particular significance is the doubling of mobile phone users and of Internet subscribers. Table 1. Romanian Telecommunications Market Status before the Project latest data 2001 2002 Basic Indicators Total Pop 22,132,000 21,803,000 22,329,977 (Jul 2005 est.) GNI per capita 1,740 USD` 1,910 USD 2,920 USD (2004) Poverty * 21.5 % (2000) N/A 13.4 % (2002 est.) Monopoly Fixed 1 company, Romtelecom (Greek ex-national telecommunications company OTE accounts for 54.01% of shares and the Romanian state accounts for 45.99%) 25 companies (Jun 2005). Romtelecom finished its monopoly in Jan 2003 but is still dominating. Mobile 4 companies. 4 companies. Orange and Connex account for 51.5 % and 45.1 %of market share, respectively. Penetration Fixed 4,116,000 subscribers 18.38 % per inhab. 49.97 % per h.hold 4,215,235 subscribers 19.44 % per inhab. 51.9 % per h.hold 4,364,000 subscribers (Jun 2005) 0.14 % per inhab. (Jun 2005) No new info % per h.hold Mobile 3,845,116 subscribers 17.17 % per inhab. 5,110,591 subscribers 23.57 % per inhab. 11,279,000 subscribers (Jun 2005) 52.50 % per inhab. (Jun 2005) Internet 1,000,000 users 4.47 % per inhab. N/A subscribers N/A % per inhab. 2,200,000 users 10.15 % per...
Universal Access. The Aggregation Plan provides for universal access by guaranteeing that all customer classes will be included in the program under equitable terms. Most importantly, all customers will have access to the program. All eligible basic service customers will be automatically enrolled in the program unless they choose to opt out. As new customers move into the Town, they will have an opportunity to join the program. New customers will initially be placed on basic service. They will then receive an opt-out notice and will be enrolled in the aggregation unless they choose to opt out within the 30-day opt-out period. New customers will be offered the same price as the existing customers, with the exception of new Very Large Commercial and Industrial Customers (“VLC&I Customers”). New VLC&I Customers are defined as any customer that is on the utility’s largest rate class and has historical or projected consumption in excess of 1,000,000 kWh per year. These customers, if any, will be offered a price that reflects market prices at the time of enrollment. Town of Southborough Municipal Aggregation Plan 7 All customers will have the right to opt out of the program at any time. Customers that opt out will have the right to return to the program at a price that reflects market prices at the time of their return.
