The £132 Million (£53.5m from ERDF and £78.5m from BT) 'Big Build' public and private sector partnership project in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, which aims to make BT's superfast broadband ISP services available to at least 80% (ideally 90%) of the regions businesses and homes by the end of 2014, has just connected up five more communities.

The communities include Trispen, Lanivet, Penryn, Porthtowan and Drakewalls. A recent survey of 200 locals in the small village Trispen revealed that 80% had previously experienced slow broadband speeds or connection problems.


Further parts of the Truro and Liskeard areas have also been enabled. Overall some 14 communities will now gain access to superfast broadband services a year earlier than planned (i.e. 2012 instead of 2013), which includes Camelford, Perranporth, Trebetherick, Wadebridge, Padstow, Mitchell, Otterham, Port Isaac, St Columb Major, St Merryn, The Lizard, Tintagel, Rumford and Boscastle. They represent about 25,000 homes and businesses.