MP urges council to reveal who will benefit from 'superfast' broadband (From The Westmorland Gazette)
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MP urges council to reveal who will benefit from 'superfast' broadband
5:00pm Friday 8th February 2013 in News
By Anna Clarke, Reporter
A LOCAL MP has issued a plea to Cumbria County Council to reveal which communities will receive superfast broadband.
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, has reacted to an announcement made by the council, yesterday, that work will begin on the project in spring.
Now he is urging them to reveal which communities will be connected and when.
He said: "Yesterday’s announcement is welcome news but we need to know details now.
“They plan to start work in a couple of months but we have still not been told which communities will be covered and which won’t be.
“It is vital that the county council ensures that broadband is rolled out across the county and that there is a fair and equal geographical spread.”
The council has revealed that it is aiming to provide the superfast connections to 93 per cent of homes by 2015.
Councillors signed the contract to deliver the service in November 2012, after receiving £40million of government funding and £30million of investment from BT.
The council’s cabinet has now agreed on an implementation plan and aim to use the money to ensure most homes and businesses across Cumbria benefit from the funding.
They have also received State Aid approval.
Geoff103 says...
5:13pm Fri 8 Feb 13
I freelance part-time from home and need additional bandwidth to keep up with increasingly large work packages that have to be downloaded and then uploaded after working on them.
In an increasingly electronic world, superfast broadband is as essential as clean running water, sewage disposal and a reliable electricity supply.