PRICING
Current planning economics
The current Generation-1 model sets out the capital, operating and lifecycle economics of a CEAC serving approximately 100 households.
CURRENT PLANNING MODEL
- Planning CapEx
- £179,213.77
- Planning capital equivalent / household
- £1,792.14
- Annual cash OpEx
- £19,837.50
- Cash operating cost / home / month
- £16.53
- Current proposed membership
- £17.50
- Lifecycle-funded requirement
- £25.54
Proposed membership / home / month
Lifecycle-funded / home / month
How that compares with broadband spending
Ofcom reported average actual customer spend of approximately £31 per month for standalone fixed broadband in Q2 2025.
The current CEAC model proposes a £17.50 monthly household membership, a £13.50 difference against that national reference.
CEAC is designed to combine connectivity with local compute, storage and community digital services, so the final service proposition extends beyond broadband alone.
Connectivity is only one layer
A CEAC node is intended to combine connectivity with local compute, storage and digital services.
- Household connectivity
- Local AI entitlement
- Community services
- Education
- Local business compute
- Privacy-sensitive processing
- Resilient local services
Membership design will define the mix of connectivity, local AI services, model access and remote-cloud escalation available to each community.