The County Council contract with BT Global Services has
still not been agreed in detail but the final significant hurdle was passed
last week when the European Commission finally gave approval for the state aid
granted to support the project. This should mean that the Œrollout¹ can begin
next spring.
Thank you to all of you who have written to Olivia
Garfield, the Chief Executive of BT Openreach, about the service that they
receive, and had increasingly terse replies. Perhaps we have made her a little
more aware of the frustration of rural communities with the current situation.
Cllr Lois Sparling
STOP PRESS: The County Council announced today that the contract for provision of better broadband round the country would be signed with BT tomorrow, Thursday 29 November. Now the work of lobbying to get what we want in Natland begins...
STOP PRESS: The County Council announced today that the contract for provision of better broadband round the country would be signed with BT tomorrow, Thursday 29 November. Now the work of lobbying to get what we want in Natland begins...