10 Cities to vie for boradband cash
This article is the ideal advert for rural proofing – read on below and you will see its theme is straightforward. My challenge to the judges is to make the decision based on the understanding of each of the cities concerned on the relationship between their core and rural hinterland. That would be rural proofing in practice. It goes on to say
“The Government today named 10 major UK cities eligible to fight it out for a share of £100 million to boost broadband speeds.
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the UK’s four capitals – London, Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh – will all benefit from the funding announced by Chancellor George Osborne in the Autumn Statement.
Manchester, Sheffield, Liverpool, Bradford, Leeds, Glasgow, Newcastle, Nottingham, Birmingham and Bristol will now vie for the remaining six places on the scheme.
The funding will be used to create “super-connected” cities with 80-100Mbps broadband access and bidders will have to show how they will use that to “drive growth” and attract new businesses.”