SUPERFAST Worcestershire, a programme to extend local coverage of superfast broadband has helped increase the number of residential and business premises accessing improved broadband speeds to over 97.5% within the county.
The programme within Worcestershire, is UK Government aid supported working with Openreach (BT) and has increased the number of properties accessing superfast broadband from 69% in 2013.
Councillor Marc Bayliss, Worcestershire County Council cabinet member with responsibility for economy and skills, said: “As a result of our Superfast Worcestershire programme 97.5 per cent of county properties can now connect to superfast broadband service – a great achievement and it has made a real difference to our communities.
“It is fantastic that even more is being done to improve connectivity across Worcestershire via both commercial programmes, community voucher schemes and Government’s Project Gigabit.
“This is a once in a generation upgrade that will futureproof our network infrastructure at a time when connectivity has never been so important.’’
Worcestershire County Council remains focused on ensuring nobody is left behind on less than 10Mbps download speeds and nationally and locally the focus has shifted to enabling deployment of Gigabit capable (1000Mbps) and Fibre To The Premises (FTTP) infrastructure.
