二零一零年五月十九日 - 「在舊樓宇提供互聯網接駁設施 」質詢

本人之書面質詢:

據悉，互聯網接駁服務的頻寬發展迅速，現時大多數香港住戶已使用寬頻互聯網接駁服務，但利用光纖到戶技術提升上下載傳輸速度的寬頻服務則仍未普及。有舊樓住客向本人反映，指他們未能使用以光纖到戶技術提供的寬頻服務，對他們造成很多不便。就此，政府可否告知本會：

1. 現時本港利用光纖到戶技術的寬頻服務普及率為何，以及與鄰近地區的普及率如何比較；

2. 過去3年，當局有否就向舊樓住戶提供利用光纖到戶技術的寬頻服務所面對的困難進行研究；若有，詳情為何；若否，原因為何；及

3. 當局有何政策及措施以加快推動利用光纖到戶技術的寬頻服務；若沒有該等政策及措施，原因為何？

 (轉載自: http://legco.gov.hk/yr09-10/chinese/counmtg/agenda/cm20100519.htm#q_7)

 政府回覆:

(節綠自: http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201005/19/P201005190211.htm)

 
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立法會七題：光纖網絡接達樓宇
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　　以下為今日（五月十九日）在立法會會議上譚偉豪議員的提問和商務及經濟發展局局長劉吳惠蘭的書面答覆：

主席：

　　香港作為亞洲區的電訊樞紐，電訊市場完全開放，當局一直鼓勵網絡營辦商投資拓展電訊網絡，讓市場可選擇更多元化的電訊服務。隨覑市場和技術發展，本港的主要固定網絡營辦商（固網商）均有積極發展光纖到戶（Fiber-to-the-Home）或光纖到樓（Fiber-to-the-Building）服務，提供更高速的上網服務，以回應市場日益增長的需求。

　　就議員提出的問題，我的回應如下：

（一）　根據跨國業界組織「光纖到戶協會」（Fiber-to-the-Home Council）於二○一○年二月發表的資料顯示，本港光纖到戶及光纖到樓服務的住戶滲透率（即使用兩類服務的住戶佔住戶總數的比例）為百分之三十三，全球排行第三，僅次於南韓和日本。部分亞洲其他地區有關的住戶滲透率如下：

　　　　地區　　　光纖到戶及光纖到樓的住戶滲透率
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　　　　南韓　　　　　百分之五十二
　　　　日本　　　　　百分之三十四
　　　　台灣　　　　　百分之二十四

（二）　根據《電訊條例》，固網商獲得電訊管理局局長授權，可在樓宇的公用部分鋪設電訊線路，為樓宇內的用戶提供服務。然而，部分舊式樓宇或因個別情況，未有光纖到戶及光纖到樓服務覆蓋，有關原因可包括固網商的商業考慮、固網商未能與業主聯絡以商討在樓宇公用部分安裝設備，以及一些技術性問題（例如如何在較狹窄的空間安裝設備）等。

　　電訊管理局（電訊局）正就新一代網絡服務（包括光纖到戶和光纖到樓服務）接入樓宇（包括舊式樓宇）的技術性問題，與固網商進行討論和研究，希望藉此協助固網商更容易把網絡接入舊式樓宇。

（三）　為鼓勵光纖網絡接入樓宇，電訊局正計劃今年年底前推出「光纖接達樓宇的登記計劃」，並正要求固網商提供資料，以成立有光纖到戶及／或光纖到樓服務的樓宇資料庫。電訊局亦正計劃推行關於光纖網絡服務的公眾教育計劃，並會鼓勵固網商與未有光纖網絡接達的樓宇住戶接觸，商討接達事宜。我們希望通過這些措施，推動光纖網絡進一步發展。

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２０１０年５月１９日（星期三）
香港時間１５時４４分

LCQ7: Access of fiber-based networks to buildings
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     Following is a question by the Hon Samson Tam Wai-ho and a written reply by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mrs Rita Lau, in the Legislative Council today (May 19):

Question:

     It has been learnt that with the rapid development of bandwidths for Internet access services (IAS), most households in Hong Kong at present subscribe to broadband IAS, but the broadband services using the Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) technology to increase upload and download transmission speeds are still not popular. Some residents of old buildings have relayed to me that they are unable to use broadband services provided via FTTH technology, which has caused much inconvenience to them. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:

(a) of the current penetration rate in Hong Kong of broadband services using FTTH technology, and how it compares with those in the neighbouring regions;

(b) whether the authorities had, in the past three years, conducted any study on the difficulties encountered in providing households of old buildings with broadband services using FTTH technology; if they had, of the details; if not, the reasons for that; and

(c) of the policies and measures put in place by the authorities to expedite the promotion of broadband services using FTTH technology; if such policy and measure are not in place, of the reasons for that?

Reply:

President,

     Hong Kong is a telecommunications hub in Asia with a fully liberalised telecommunications market. The Administration encourages network operators to make investments and expand their telecommunications networks so that the market will have a wider array of choices in telecommunications services. Following market and technological advancements, the major fixed network operators (FNOs) in Hong Kong have been actively developing their own Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) or Fiber-to-the-Building (FTTB) services in order to offer internet access services at higher speed and meet the growing demand.

     My reply to the question raised by the Honourable Member is as follows –

(a) According to the information published in February 2010 by the Fiber-to-the-Home Council, a multinational industry association, the household penetration rate for FTTH and FTTB services in Hong Kong (i.e. the proportion of the number of households using FTTH or FTTB services to the total number of households) was 33%. Hong Kong was ranked third in the world and only behind South Korea and Japan. The FTTH and FTTB household penetration rates for some other places in Asia were as follows –

Place        FTTH and FTTB Household Penetration Rate
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South Korea                 52%
Japan                       34%
Taiwan                      24%

(b) In accordance with the Telecommunications Ordinance, FNOs are authorised by the Telecommunications Authority to install telecommunications lines in the common parts of buildings to provide service to users therein. However, some older buildings are not covered by FTTH and FTTB services due to various circumstances. The reasons may include the following: the commercial consideration of FNOs; FNOs not being able to contact owners of the building for discussing the installation of facilities in the common parts of the building; technical problems (e.g. installing facilities in relatively narrow space), etc.

     The Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) is now in discussion with FNOs on the technical issues associated with the access of new generation network services (comprising FTTH and FTTB services) to buildings (including older buildings). We hope that this will help networks of FNOs to gain easier access into older buildings.

(c) In order to promote the access of fiber-based networks to buildings, OFTA plans to introduce the Registration Scheme for Buildings with Optical Fiber-based Access Networks by the end of this year, and is now requesting FNOs to provide information with a view to establishing a database of buildings that have access to FTTH and/or FTTB services. OFTA also plans to launch public education programmes in relation to fiber-based network services, and will encourage FNOs to approach occupants of buildings that are not connected to fiber-based networks to discuss the access of such networks. We hope that these measures will push fiber-based networks to further develop.

Ends/Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Issued at HKT 15:44

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