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Wed, 31/08/2022 - 12:18
The multi-million pound Superfast North Yorkshire programme has reached completion, with 10,000 of the most recently upgraded premises being connected to fibre.
The scheme designed to upgrade broadband for deeply rural communities in North Yorkshire began a decade ago, with the third and final phase of a partnership between North Yorkshire County Council and Openreach, now completed.
Since work began more than 190,000 premises have been upgraded on Openreach’s digital network.
The new Superfast North Yorkshire digital network is now available to most premises in the county’s two National Parks covering the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors.
Complex terrain saw major civil engineering projects conducted both above and below the ground to introduce new fibre cables across the network. Openreach engineers have also had to ensure that their work has fitted around the farming calendar as well as the busiest times of the tourism season.
Among the locations connected is Robin Hood’s Bay, which has seen more than two miles of new fibre cables introduced to pass the remote coastal village.
The programme was funded by a £29m investment from a combination of sources. Grants have been obtained from BDUK, the European Regional Development Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development operated by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Openreach.
“Superfast North Yorkshire will continue to help communities to improve their broadband speeds working both with, and independently from, Openreach,” said Openreach’s Partnership Manager for Yorkshire and the Humber, Matthew Lovegrove.
