Where is BDUK rolling out broadband?

So just where is superfast broadband being rolled out across the UK? This article in Computer Weekly appears to offer a useful summary.

Penalty for rural living

Tim Farron MP outlines his concerns about the penalties rural communities have to pay in The Westmoreland Gazette.

Funding Presentation

Members of the Fibre Garden team travel to London tomorrow to make a presentation the Venture Capital Fund as the final part of our application for a grant and support funding. This key source of funding is the final part of our overall funding strategy that will help to secure the project.

Wish us well and watch the blog for feedback on our presentation!

Do we still need the telephone?

This is an interesting article by Lucy Kellaway of the BBC: Just as the use of social media divides opinion, so the arrival of telephones in the office was once seen as a radical intrusion.

Initial HMRC approval

We have received confirmation, through our Accountants, that HMRC have no queries on our EIS application at this stage.  This is another important step to getting the share offer released.

How Maria Miller can save British broadband

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"If tomorrow’s meeting to get a grip on the provision of next generation broadband access (NGA) in the “Final 10%” is not to produce a damp squib, the government needs to commit itself to true competition in telecoms market.

Culture minister Maria Miller called the meeting between her, communications minister Ed Vaizey, and representatives from BT, BDUK and six would-be alternative network operators (altnets) who are looking for money from the Rural Community Broadband Fund (RCBF) in the wake of the highly criticalNational Audit Office report into value for money from the rural broadband process overseen by BDUK."

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The need for speed

This press release from EUROPA states that 45% of European internet users are willing to upgrade or change supplier for a higher speed.

You may think you have sufficient speed today but this time next year you will be looking around for something quicker!