15 March 2005
Yorkshire and the Humber will be entirely covered by broadband networks by the end of 2005 according to reports released today.
Nearly 4,000 households and 800 additional businesses will benefit from the improved accessibility, which will be carried out as part of a £2.2 million project principally funded by Yorkshire Forward.
The initiative will look to restructure 24 exchanges in the county that had previously been deemed non-commercially viable on a broadband level by supplier BT.
Jim Farmery, head of technology infrastructure at Yorkshire Forward, predicts that the development will induce wholesale benefits for the region's social and economical standing.
Mr Farmery also noted: "The previous lack of established broadband services in rural areas need not be a barrier to businesses setting up and companies expanding.
"At the same time we are supporting the community groups that have worked hard to establish services in these areas and are going to make sure that they are provided with wholesale access if they wish to expand their existing offering."
Yorkshire and the Humber currently has a 96 per cent broadband accessibility level with this project expected to complete the final four per cent.© DeHavilland Information Services plc
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