England’s largest rural county will be the first to deploy BDUK funds so that an incredible 90 per cent of homes and businesses in the area – some 365,000 premises – will have access to fibre broadband speeds of up to 80Mbit/s by the end of 2014.
The project is kicking off right away after the council signed a contract that will take the total amount invested in North Yorkshire fibre broadband to around £70 million.
Ultra-fast broadband speeds of up to 330Mbit/s will also be deployed in certain areas and made available ‘on demand’ throughout the entire fibre footprint. Compare that to a current average of 6.6Mbit/s across the county!
It’s great news for everyone involved and follows on from similar plans announced for Wales and Lancashire.
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