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INSTALLATION OF A 12-METRE-HIGH TELECOMMUNICATIONS TIMBER MONOPOLE CARRYING 2 NO. DISHES AND ASSOCIATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, TOGETHER WITH A SINGLE BAY GROUND-BASED EQUIPMENT CABINET MOUNTED ON A CONCRETE PLINTH, WOODEN POST-AND-RAIL FENCING WITH ACCESS GATE, FIBRE CHAMBER, ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS THERETO. THE DEVELOPMENT IS REQUIRED TO CARRY THE BROADBAND DATA FROM THE NEW HIGH SPEED FIBRE BROADBAND NETWORK ON THE ISLAND TO THE MAINLAND BY RADIO LINK, TO CONNECT TO THE NBI NATIONAL FIBRE NETWORK, AS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT’S NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN TO PROVIDE HIGH SPEED BROADBAND TO ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE COMMERCIALLY, INCLUDING THE ISLANDS, AT THE SAME DATA SPEED. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION