The UK government’s policy of superfast broadband has now reached more than 1 million homes and businesses across the UK.
The £1.7 billion nationwide programme is firmly on track to extend superfast broadband to 95 per cent of UK homes and businesses by 2017. The rate at which the fibre technology is being rolled out under the programme is rapidly accelerating, with up to 40,000 premises gaining access every week.
The UK-wide rollout is a key part of the government’s long-term economic plan to secure Britain’s future by providing access to superfast broadband in areas the private sector would not otherwise have reached. The current rural programme will deliver returns of £20 for every £1 invested, representing tremendous value for money.
According to the government, faster broadband will not only improve profits for UK businesses, but will create an additional 56,000 jobs in the UK by 2024.The work involved in the current roll out is expected to provide a £1.5 billion boost to local economies. By 2024, the government’s current investments in faster broadband will be boosting rural economies by £275 million every month, or around £9 million every day.
Current plans will ensure superfast speeds for 95 per cent of the UK, but the government firmly believes that its transformation of the digital landscape should reach every area of the UK.
Focus is now on the ‘final 5 per cent’ – those areas in the most remote and hardest to reach places in the UK that are not covered by existing plans.
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/international-news/item/5660-cq-superfast-broadband-reaches-1m-uk-homes-and-business.html
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