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Sets out the joint procurement by GMCA (including fire and rescue), TfGM and Bury, Oldham, Rochdale and Stockport councils; Cisco as preferred integrator; a 10-year cost of up to £22.54M; that the DCMS grant requires the fibre to be used; savings of £3.7M against current spend; the fire service's cost of up to £5.67M over ten years against £6.00M, described as 'only a modest saving'; connecting 775 urban traffic control signal sites; and that related fibre work led by Manchester City Council was connecting 130 further sites.", "exact": false }, "preservation": { "archiveUrl": null, "archivedAt": null, "contentHash": null, "status": "not-captured" } }, { "id": "src-f6415b51c052d4ca", "title": "Greater Manchester Combined Authority — GM One Network Connectivity Partner Procurement (25 Oct 2024)", "url": "https://democracy.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/documents/s34381/12%20GM%20One%20Network%20Non%20LFFN%20Board%20Paper%20Lot%201%20Final.pdf", "publisher": { "name": null, "domain": "democracy.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk", "classification": "not-classified" }, "sourceType": "pdf", "language": "und", "role": "claim-evidence", "claimRefs": [ "clm-9a88eef61ac17bc7", "clm-e8d0933609c0c37b" ], "temporal": { "publishedAt": "2024-10-25", "updatedAt": null, "sourceCheckedAt": null, "recordLastVerifiedAt": "2026-10-16", "dossierCreatedAt": "2026-10-16", "retrievedAt": null, "status": "publication-and-record-dates-recorded" }, "locator": { "type": "descriptive-source-note", "value": "GMCA report on extending GM One Network to sites not on the LFFN. States that LFFN provides fibre connections to c.1,600 sites until 2050, supported by Virgin Media O2; that c.1,200 sites have migrated to GM One across six organisations (four localities plus GMCA and TfGM); £6.6M of savings or avoided alternative cost over a 10-year period; and a £2M connectivity contract with Vodafone.", "exact": false }, "preservation": { "archiveUrl": null, "archivedAt": null, "contentHash": null, "status": "not-captured" } }, { "id": "src-a3f8d039c8bb49ee", "title": "Greater Manchester Combined Authority — LFFN programme report to the Corporate Issues and Reform Overview & Scrutiny Committee (15 Oct 2019)", "url": "https://democracy.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/documents/s2761/FINAL%20SCRUTINY%20REPORT%20LFFN%20October%202019.pdf", "publisher": { "name": null, "domain": "democracy.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk", "classification": "not-classified" }, "sourceType": "pdf", "language": "und", "role": "claim-evidence", "claimRefs": [ "clm-3863e2ed5ac29c77" ], "temporal": { "publishedAt": "2019-10-15", "updatedAt": null, "sourceCheckedAt": null, "recordLastVerifiedAt": "2026-10-16", "dossierCreatedAt": "2026-10-16", "retrievedAt": null, "status": "publication-and-record-dates-recorded" }, "locator": { "type": "descriptive-source-note", "value": "GMCA report on the LFFN programme. 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