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Multi-million pound partnership for broadband in North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire Councils have joined forces with BT in a £5.7m pound deal to roll out high-speed fibre broadband to 89 per cent of homes and businesses across the two counties.

The Northern Lincs Broadband Programme will build on BT’s commercial investment of £2.5bn to roll fibre broadband out to two-thirds of UK premises by the end of Spring 2014.

This investment has already brought fibre broadband to Brigg and Scunthorpe with Grimsby, Scartho, Healing and Barton on Humber set to follow by the end of Spring 2014.

BT was awarded the contract following a procurement exercise through the Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) framework.

The investment in fibre broadband will boost the local economy and help to create and protect local jobs.

A North Lincolnshire Council spokesperson, said: “This is an important step in the campaign to bring faster broadband speeds to every home, business and school in North and North East Lincs.

“Working with BT we will be announcing the installation schedule in the coming months and communities across the county can look forward to improved access to online services and better connectivity for businesses from 2014 onwards.”

Bill Murphy, BT’s managing director for Next Generation Access, added: “This is exciting news for everyone who lives and works in North and North East Lincolnshire. Superfast broadband will open the doors to countless business opportunities, boosting the rural economy and supporting thriving local communities.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Mark Lane .