拢10 million boost for Welsh broadband
Funding will support early phases of superfast broadband.
An area in the north west of Wales is set to benefit from Next Generation Broadband after the government confirmed 拢10 million will be allocated for the project.
Visiting Wales today, Chancellor George Osborne announced that the funding will be used to deliver broadband in the coastal town of Pwllheli and the surrounding areas as part of the Welsh Assembly Government鈥檚 national delivery plan for the country.
The Chancellor added: 鈥淭his funding will support the Welsh economy and help drive the private sector-led recovery by driving innovation and commercial opportunities in communities across Wales. This is just the first wave of funding for Wales from over the half a billion pounds we have already set aside to extend superfast broadband across the UK.鈥�
Mr Osborne announced a 拢530 million investment in the UK鈥檚 broadband network in the last October. Pwllheli joins 聽which were awarded funding from this pot last year to pilot the roll-out of superfast broadband.
In December, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt also announced a to ensure the UK has the best broadband network in Europe by 2015.