CRAVEN MP Julian Smith has welcomed the arrival of Superfast Broadband in Ingleton as part of the North Yorkshire roll-out.
The task to bring fibre to the area involved building one of the longest fibre feeds or "spines" of the Superfast North Yorkshire roll-out to date, initially extending the network from BT’s telephone exchange in Kirkby Lonsdale to Bentham and then further still to Ingleton.
Mr Smith said: “I am delighted that Superfast North Yorkshire has delivered superfast broadband speeds to residents and businesses in Ingleton. It is another example of the North Yorkshire project ensuring that England’s most rural county keeps up with modern technology and superfast broadband speeds.”
The progress means that Superfast North Yorkshire is on track with the second phase of roll-outs. Phase one gave 150,000 North Yorkshire homes and businesses access to superfast broadband and was part of the push to see 90 per cent of the country connected. The next phase has seen £8 million additional funding to ensure high speed broadband is available to 11,100 more homes and businesses by the end of 2016.
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