Broadband in rural areas received a significant boost today as the Government announced its first funding to provide services in those parts of the country that are least likely to be attractive to commercial operators.
Devon and Somerset, where nearly two-thirds of the county is in the Governmentââ¬â¢s most rural category, received more than ã30million, while Cumbria and Yorkshire each received ã17m.
Other areas with substantial allocations included East Sussex, Lancashire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Lincolnshire, each of which received more than ã10million. Some areas of the UK, such as Cornwall and parts of Yorkshire, are already being covered by other projects.
A new map of broadband speeds from website uSwitch.com revealed that the UK's majority of the UK's slowest areas are currently in the south of England, where private investment from companies such as BT and Virgin Media is currently being concentrated.
Sarah Lee, Head of Policy at the Countryside Alliance, said the investment ââ¬Åshould provide a massive boost to the rural economyââ¬Â, but she warned that, while the Government has pledged 90 per cent of the population will have access to superfast broadband by 2015, other European countries have already exceeded that figure. Denmark, for instance, has already reached 99 per cent.
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Devon and Somerset, where nearly two-thirds of the county is in the Governmentââ¬â¢s most rural category, received more than ã30million, while Cumbria and Yorkshire each received ã17m.
Other areas with substantial allocations included East Sussex, Lancashire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Lincolnshire, each of which received more than ã10million. Some areas of the UK, such as Cornwall and parts of Yorkshire, are already being covered by other projects.
A new map of broadband speeds from website uSwitch.com revealed that the UK's majority of the UK's slowest areas are currently in the south of England, where private investment from companies such as BT and Virgin Media is currently being concentrated.
Sarah Lee, Head of Policy at the Countryside Alliance, said the investment ââ¬Åshould provide a massive boost to the rural economyââ¬Â, but she warned that, while the Government has pledged 90 per cent of the population will have access to superfast broadband by 2015, other European countries have already exceeded that figure. Denmark, for instance, has already reached 99 per cent.
Rest of article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...top-winners-in-state-funding-allocations.html
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