Connecting Cambridgeshire is the project to provide access to superfast broadband to at least 90% of homes and businesses across the county and better broadband connections for all other premises by 2015.
To attract investment, residents, businesses, parishes, and community groups need to show suppliers the demand for better broadband.
A major campaign to Get Cambridgeshire connected was launched last week on the new www.connectingcambridgeshire.co.uk website.
You can help to bring better connectivity to your area by clicking on the link above to Get Cambridgeshire Connected. It only takes a few minutes to register and will make a big difference.
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For more information, contact Jane Sneesby, Connecting Cambridgeshire communications on 01223 699969, or email jane.sneesby@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
About the Connecting Cambridgeshire project
Connecting Cambridgeshire is the new name for the project to bring access to superfast broadband to at least 90% of homes and businesses across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough with better connections for all other premises.
The new Connecting Cambridgeshire website supports the launch of a countywide campaign to encourage residents and businesses to register their demand for broadband.
Leading the project
Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council are the lead authorities responsible for delivering the Connecting Cambridgeshire project. The authorities are working in partnership with District Councils, the Greater Cambridgeshire and Greater Peterborough Enterprise Partnership, and key partners in business, health and education, belonging to the Broadband Delivery Group.
The project is taking a dual track approach of procurement and demand registration to achieve faster broadband access to support economic growth and improve the health and wellbeing of residents by influencing and intervening in the market.
The Local Broadband Plan for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has been approved by BDUK, the Government funding and advice body, to meet the requirements for the allocation of £6.75 million towards the project.
The formal procurement process is expected to be complete within this calendar year, to look for a single supplier, or consortium of suppliers, to make a significant investment in rolling out superfast broadband for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough from 2013.
Registering Demand
A Demand Registration workstream is running in parallel with the procurement process, supported by a countywide campaign to encourage householders and businesses to register their support for better broadband online, or on paper forms available in libraries, council offices and public buildings.
Contacts
The mailbox for enquiries about Connecting Cambridgeshire is contact@connectingcambridgeshire.gov.uk. This will be monitored by the Connecting Cambridgeshire Project Team at Cambridgeshire County Council.
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