Home » 

UK ISP News Archives

 » 
Sponsored Links

Government MP Urges UK Norfolk Council to Bid for Government Broadband Cash

Posted: 28th Dec, 2010 By: MarkJ
norfolk suffolk east anglia uk mapThe Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament (MP) for North Norfolk, Norman Lamb, has urged Norfolk County Council (NCC) to bid sooner rather than later for a slice of the governments £530m pot of cash to help improve broadband access around the UK by 2015 (could rise to £830m by 2017).

The next batch of successful bids will be awarded money by the governments Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) office in May 2011. The cash aims to ensure that everybody has access to a minimum broadband download speed of 2Mbps by 2015 and will also help to get most rural areas hooked up with "super-fast" connections.

MP Norman Lamb said (letter to the council):

"I am particularly concerned about my North Norfolk constituency which has poor access in some areas with many people not accessing broadband at all, and others suffering low speeds. For the economic development of Norfolk, it seems critical that we pursue this actively."

Norfolk Council is certainly no stranger to this issue and has in the recent past been quite frustrated by the regions woeful broadband coverage and BT's inability to improve it (here, here and here). However, according to EDP24, Norfolk Council is attempting to find a solution.

Ann Steward, Norfolk's Council Member for Sustainable Development, responded:

"Improving broadband access is one of our key priorities and, as such, we are working very hard to explore potential opportunities for increasing broadband opportunities in Norfolk. In fact, we have been in discussions with BDUK to discuss exactly what they’re looking for in a successful bid and, as a result, we are currently working on putting together a bid for funding."

It's surprising that the council hasn't already managed to construct a bid, especially considering their past and often quite vocal outbursts about the problem. Hopefully Norfolk will be able to submit a bid in time and does not only focus on a BT orientated solution to its problems.
Search ISP News
Search ISP Listings
Search ISP Reviews
 Latest UK ISP News
 Cheap BIG ISPs for 100Mbps+
Community Fibre UK ISP Logo
150Mbps
Gift: First 3 Months Free
Vodafone UK ISP Logo
Vodafone £23.00
150Mbps
Gift: None
Youfibre UK ISP Logo
Youfibre £23.99
150Mbps
Gift: None
NOW UK ISP Logo
NOW £25.00
100Mbps
Gift: None
Virgin Media UK ISP Logo
Virgin Media £25.99
132Mbps
Gift: None
150,000+ Customers | View More ISPs
 Cheapest ISPs for 100Mbps+
BeFibre UK ISP Logo
BeFibre £19.00
150Mbps
Gift: None
Gigaclear UK ISP Logo
Gigaclear £19.00
300Mbps
Gift: None
Community Fibre UK ISP Logo
150Mbps
Gift: First 3 Months Free
toob UK ISP Logo
toob £22.00
150Mbps
Gift: None
Vodafone UK ISP Logo
Vodafone £23.00
150Mbps
Gift: None
Modest Availability | View More ISPs
Cheap BIG ISPs for 100Mbps+
Community Fibre UK ISP Logo
150Mbps
Gift: First 3 Months Free
Vodafone UK ISP Logo
Vodafone £23.00
150Mbps
Gift: None
Youfibre UK ISP Logo
Youfibre £23.99
150Mbps
Gift: None
NOW UK ISP Logo
NOW £25.00
100Mbps
Gift: None
Virgin Media UK ISP Logo
Virgin Media £25.99
132Mbps
Gift: None
Large Availability | View All
Cheapest ISPs for 100Mbps+
BeFibre UK ISP Logo
BeFibre £19.00
150Mbps
Gift: None
Gigaclear UK ISP Logo
Gigaclear £19.00
300Mbps
Gift: None
Community Fibre UK ISP Logo
150Mbps
Gift: First 3 Months Free
toob UK ISP Logo
toob £22.00
150Mbps
Gift: None
Vodafone UK ISP Logo
Vodafone £23.00
150Mbps
Gift: None
Large Availability | View All
Sponsored Links
The Top 15 Category Tags
  1. FTTP (6150)
  2. BT (3691)
  3. Politics (2775)
  4. Business (2480)
  5. Openreach (2446)
  6. Building Digital UK (2364)
  7. Mobile Broadband (2199)
  8. FTTC (2094)
  9. Statistics (1951)
  10. 4G (1855)
  11. Virgin Media (1811)
  12. Ofcom Regulation (1614)
  13. Fibre Optic (1489)
  14. Wireless Internet (1477)
  15. 5G (1452)
Sponsored

Copyright © 1999 to Present - ISPreview.co.uk - All Rights Reserved - Terms  ,  Privacy and Cookie Policy  ,  Links  ,  Website Rules