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“Historic” day for Norfolk as it receives a slice of BDUK’s funding

posted on 27 May 2011

And Norfolk indeed has a reason to celebrate as it was one of the counties chosen to receive funding from the BDUK. In fact, the leader of the county council described the joyous event as "historic". Conservative Mr Murphy was quoted by the BBC as saying: "It's a fantastic day for Norfolk. "It's what we've been crying out for in this count... [read more]

Suffolk MPs show support for the county’s broadband bid

posted on 09 May 2011

Say yes to further broadband infrastructure investments, said all seven Suffolk Members of Parliament. The MPs have signed the letter to show that they were backing Suffolk's application for a slice of funding from the Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) treasure chest. In the letter which was addressed to Robert Sullivan, Chief Executive of BDUK, ... [read more]

Local businesses show support for Norfolk Council’s broadband bid

posted on 19 April 2011

Businesses based in Norfolk are all for the latest council-driven plan to improve broadband connectivity and speeds within the county. Companies have been reported as saying that poor internet access has been making them miss out on opportunities that broadband-connected firms might have and thus limiting them from flourishing in today's mode... [read more]

Ed Vaizey to attend the Suffolk Broadband Conference

posted on 07 April 2011

It seems that the broadband summit to take place in Suffolk is going to be big news, as according to recent reports, even Communications Minister, Ed Vaizey, is going to be among the attendees. Peter Aldous, Waveney MP, is the main organiser of the Suffolk Broadband Conference, which is set to have an impressive guest list, for instance, expe... [read more]

Cornwall gains superfast broadband

posted on 28 March 2011

Superfast broadband reached Cornwall and went live in a thousand homes as well as businesses in the Truro area this morning. It was the first step in a £132m plan named Super Fast Cornwall that expected to deliver high-speed connections to at least 80 per cent of Cornwall and the Isle of Scilly by 2014. It is funded by BT and the Cornwall Co... [read more]

Better broadband promised to Suffolk

posted on 22 March 2011

Suffolk has recently been in the news, voicing its view that the broadband situation in the East Anglia-based region should be enhanced as soon as possible. And now it seems its voice has been heard, as the Secretary of State for Culture has pledged to make quite a few improvements on the broadband infrastructure in the mostly rural county. ... [read more]

We can roll out fibre to 90 per cent of the UK, says BT

posted on 16 March 2011

It has recently been claimed that BT had the ability to deploy super speedy broadband to as much as 90 per cent of the United Kingdom, well at least that's what BT Openreach's new CEO has claimed. Freshly appointed Olivia Garfield, who has just replaced former Openreach chairman Steve Robertson, said that if BT's efforts are to be completely ... [read more]

Wiltshire businesses – desperate for high speed broadband?

posted on 16 March 2011

It seems that remaining competitive for businesses is becoming more and more difficult especially if they are not connected to good quality broadband, companies in rural Wiltshire said. James Gray, MP for North Wiltshire, has spoken out during a recent conference that super-fast broadband services were "absolutely crucial" if firms wanted to ... [read more]

Rural Dorset next in line for a broadband boost

posted on 14 March 2011

It seems that rural Dorset is next in line to get its broadband boost. As the government has earlier put aside a handsome fund of £20 million for smaller broadband schemes, more communities hope to get connected to better quality internet. Founder of Socialtech, social media consultant as well as member of the Dorset Digital Task Force group... [read more]

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