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Faster broadband gets the green light in Hampshire

Hampshire is to get £5 million of government funding to bring faster broadband to residents and businesses. The government funding is part of plans to ensure that by 2015 everyone in the country will have access to a minimum broadband service and most will get faster broadband.

The allocation of £5 million is made to Hampshire County Council as part of the £8.4 million that the Government set aside for the region, including Portsmouth, Southampton and the Isle of Wight. Our allocation is to be matched by local public sector and commercial investment and will bring faster broadband to at least 90 per cent of homes and businesses in the UK and provide universal access to standard broadband with a speed of at least 2Mbps.

The headline messages are:

• It will take time to bring faster broadband to everyone in Hampshire
• The overall programme will last for three years
• Our immediate next steps are to secure a commercial partner to support and develop detailed implementation plans for the county
• We want businesses and the public to continue to register their interest support via our website www.hants.gov.uk/broadband-signup

The dedicated broadband pages on Hantsweb, the County Council's website, have more information about Hampshire's funding allocation and our campaign, Faster broadband - getting Hampshire connected.