Broadband boost for remote villages
Over 140 villagers in remote North Yorkshire are receiving a superfast internet connection that rivals city speeds. The community broadband project is helping to reverse the rural social and economic exclusion resulting from a lack of internet access. Newton-on-Rawcliffe has long suffered from a slow or nonexistent internet connection, which has stifled economic opportunities. The scheme aims to reverse the trend of urban migration by enabling residents and businesses to remain in the village. Internet provider NYnet has provided an optic fibre-based link to within striking distance of the village centre. Connections are then beamed to homes wirelessly by community interest company NextGenUs and community service provider Beeline Broadband. As a result, residents will be able to access a broadband connection of up to 10Mbps. NextGenUs chief executive Guy Jarvis said: “This is a pioneering project which can now be repeated across [other] rural not-spots and slows-pots.” In a village where the nearest town of Pickering is seven miles away, the connection has made a big difference to residents that have signed up to the scheme.
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