{"id":8133,"date":"2014-11-21T11:26:54","date_gmt":"2014-11-21T11:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=8133"},"modified":"2014-11-21T11:26:54","modified_gmt":"2014-11-21T11:26:54","slug":"welsh-businesses-offered-gbp10k-ultrafast-100mb-broadband-vouchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2014\/11\/welsh-businesses-offered-gbp10k-ultrafast-100mb-broadband-vouchers.html","title":{"rendered":"Welsh Businesses Offered GBP10K Ultrafast 100Mb Broadband Vouchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/welshgov\" target=\"_blank\">Welsh Government<\/a> has announced the launch of a new <em>Ultrafast Connectivity Voucher<\/em> scheme that will provide assistance of up to \u00a310,000 towards the capital costs of helping firms in Wales to install a broadband service offering speeds of more than 100Mbps (Megabits per second), albeit only applicable to businesses in Enterprise and Local Growth Zones.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Until now the only other alternative was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.connectionvouchers.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Connection Voucher<\/a> scheme, which forms part of the central Government&#8217;s \u00a3150m <strong>Urban Broadband Fund<\/strong> (&#8220;<em>Super-Connected Cities<\/em>&#8220;) and offers grants worth between \u00a3200 and \u00a33,000 to help small and medium sized businesses install a &#8220;<em>superfast broadband<\/em>&#8221; (<em>30Mbps+<\/em>) service in any of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2013\/12\/broadband-connection-voucher-scheme-goes-live-first-uk-cities.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #227ab4;\">22 cities<\/span><\/a> across the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>But the above solution has suffered from low take-up (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2014\/09\/broadband-connection-voucher-tweaks-boost-business-uptake.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>), with many complaining that businesses were unaware of the offer and \u00a33,000 couldn\u2019t always cover the cost of getting a proper dedicated leased line installed. So instead Wales has setup an improved alternative, which is &#8220;<em>suitable for medium and larger businesses or smaller businesses with large data requirements which require greater speeds<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>The Ultrafast Connectivity Vouchers, as well as being worth up to \u00a310k, also work in a slightly different way from the UBF and will provide up to 100% of funding on the first \u00a33,000, then 50% between \u00a33,001 and \u00a317,000 and no further funding for costs of \u00a317,001 and above.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Julie James, Welsh Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>There is no question that first class internet connectivity is paramount for all businesses from the smallest micro-business to the largest multinational.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The speeds provided by superfast broadband will be enough for most SMEs, but for some businesses more capacity is required. Ultrafast speeds exceeding 100 Mbps are particularly suitable for larger businesses and those which use a large amount of data. The significant initial costs of having ultrafast broadband speeds, particularly in rural areas, can be a barrier for some businesses.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Ultrafast Connectivity Voucher will remove that cost barrier, and make reaching ultrafast speeds much easier. In line with our economic priorities the voucher scheme will initially be available in most Enterprise and Local Growth Zones.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Along with Superfast Cymru this represents another piece in the jigsaw in making Wales one of the most connected countries in the world<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Further details can be found on this <a href=\"http:\/\/wales.gov.uk\/topics\/businessandeconomy\/broadbandandict\/broadband\/ultrafast-connectivity-voucher-scheme\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">Ultrafast Connectivity Voucher<\/a> page, which also clarifies that <strong>Ultrafast Broadband<\/strong> should be defined as at least 100Mbps download speeds and at least 30Mbps upload speeds with little or no contention. In particular we note the <a href=\"http:\/\/wales.gov.uk\/docs\/det\/publications\/141121criteriaen.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Eligibility Criteria<\/a>, which includes a few familiar caveats and also mentions coverage.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>1. The business premises must be located in one of the following areas:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Teifi Valley Local Growth Zone (Teifi Valley Local Growth Zone boundaries are defined by ward boundaries)<br \/>\n<em>Aberporth<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Llangybi<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Aberteifi\/Cardigan-Mwldan Aberteifi\/<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Llanwenog<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Cardigan-Rhyd-y-Fuwch Aberteifi\/<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Lledrod<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Cardigan-Teifi<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Pen-parc<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Beulah<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Tregaron<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Capel Dewi<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Cenarth<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Lampeter<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Llanfihangel-ar-Arth<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Llandyfriog<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Llangeler<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Llandysul Town<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Llanybydder<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Llanfihangel Ystrad<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Cilgerran<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Llangeitho<\/em><br \/>\n<em> St. Dogmaels<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Powys Local Growth Zone (Powys Local Growth Zone boundary is defined by the county boundary of Powys)<br \/>\n\u2022 Haven Waterway Enterprise Zone<br \/>\n\u2022 Anglesey Enterprise Zone<br \/>\n\u2022 Deeside Enterprise Zone<br \/>\n\u2022 Ebbw Vale Enterprise Zone<br \/>\n\u2022 Snowdonia Enterprise Zone<br \/>\n\u2022 St Athan Enterprise Zone<\/p>\n<p>* Businesses within Cardiff Central Enterprise Zone are not currently eligible to apply for the Ultrafast Connectivity Voucher (i.e. already covered by the other Connection Voucher scheme).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Welsh Government has announced the launch of a new Ultrafast Connectivity Voucher scheme that will provide assistance of up to \u00a310,000 towards the capital costs of helping firms in Wales to install a broadband service offering speeds of more than 100Mbps (Megabits per second), albeit only applicable to businesses in Enterprise and Local Growth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[471,472,38,71],"class_list":["post-8133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uk_isp_news","tag-bduk","tag-business","tag-politics","tag-wales"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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