Newsletter, November 2020

News from Connecting Shropshire on the following topics:

Superfast broadband coverage

94% of premises now have access to a superfast broadband connection with download speeds of at least 30mbps

Additional funding to support business

Eligible businesses could each qualify for a £25,000 grant to 100% fund access to a high-speed broadband connection.

To view, please click on the following link: http://connectingshropshire.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201109-Connecting-Shropshire-broadband-programme-update-November-2020.pdf

Broadband vouchers available for rural premises

The Government has a Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme to help connect rural homes and businesses to a gigabit-capable broadband network.

Thanks to a top-up from Shropshire Council, the maximum funding per voucher is £7,000 for business premises and £4,000 for homes. To find out more, go to: http://connectingshropshire.co.uk/gigabit-broadband-voucher-scheme/

Newsletter, September 2020

News from Connecting Shropshire on the following topics:

Top-up Voucher Scheme

Shropshire Council has made up to £1 million of additional funding available to ‘top-up’ the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme in partnership with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS).

Broadband coverage map updated

Connecting Shropshire has analysed the information from the Market Intelligence Review and the updated Coverage Map is now available online.

To view, please click on the following link: http://connectingshropshire.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20200914-Connecting-Shropshire-broadband-programme-update-September-2020.pdf

Shropshire Council adds £1 million to rural broadband scheme

Extra funding to help rural premises benefit from up to £7,000 for a faster broadband connection is now available in Shropshire.

Shropshire Council has made up to £1 million of additional funding available to ‘top-up’ the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme, in partnership with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

For homes, the maximum funding per voucher will be £4,000, thanks to an extra £2,500 per voucher from Shropshire Council. Eligible businesses can receive an additional £3,500, bringing the maximum funding per voucher to £7,000. To qualify for the scheme, residents/businesses must be located in a rural area and be unable to get broadband speeds of 100Mbps.

To find out more about the Voucher Scheme, go to: http://connectingshropshire.co.uk/gigabit-broadband-voucher-scheme/

To read the full news story, go to: https://newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk/2020/09/rural-broadband-scheme/

Newsletter, August 2020

News from Connecting Shropshire on the following topics:

• Market Intelligence Review update
• Airband Case Study: FoxTrax in Marchamley
• Full Fibre Case Study: Designers Collective in Shrewsbury

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