This
email is being sent to all Parish Councils in the East Riding of
Yorkshire to provide an update on the delivery of the ‘Broadband East
Riding’ project. We would kindly ask Parish Clerks to
please bring this email and the attached press release to the attention
of your Parish Council(s) for their information.
The
second and third roll-out phases of the project have now been
announced, with work commencing this month and running into the New
Year. The attached press release outlines the BT exchanges
that are
included in plans for these two phases. The first phase of the project
roll-out, announced earlier this year, is now in progress with upgrades
due to start going ‘live’ shortly.
Further announcements will be made as the upgrades go live in each area. More
information, including maps of the project area and the roll-out phases
announced to date, are available on the project website at www.broadband.eastriding.gov.
The ‘Broadband East Riding’ project is part of the national broadband programme. The project
will make superfast broadband (of speeds more than 24Mbps) available to
over 42,000 homes and businesses in the East Riding by December 2015.
In addition, the project aims to ensure that the whole of the project
area will have access to broadband speeds of at least 2Mbps by the same
date. Areas covered by proposed commercial roll-out plans
are not included in the project. Whilst it is not possible to guarantee
that every location in the project area will gain access to improved
broadband services, the boost to the infrastructure will bring new
opportunities for many businesses, organisations and residents across
the East Riding.
East
Riding of Yorkshire Council is also running a free business support
programme, funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF),
which aims to help businesses turn faster broadband speeds into business
growth.
The
assistance of Parish Councils in helping to raise awareness of the
project roll-out in their communities would be greatly appreciated, for
example by displaying posters on parish noticeboards and in community
buildings, or including an article in a parish newsletter or community
website. The Broadband East Riding project team is happy to provide
further information to parish councils accordingly – please do not
hesitate to get in touch.
With best regards,
Steve Howdle, Rural Development Officer
Here is a link to the press release https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1P5DEqM5L8YU1VaaWdhRDYzeklFLVJwQ2dWTXRjcWlteDU4/edit?usp=sharing
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