Maria Miller announces 拢114m broadband investment to boost nationwide growth
Ten cities around the country will share 拢114 of broadband funding to make them super-connected cities
The investment, by Culture Secretary Maria Miller, will help the ten cities transform into 鈥榮uper-connected cities鈥�.
By offering high-tech and digital companies the infrastructure they need, the cities will be able to compete for business, investment and jobs with the world鈥檚 top digital cities.
The four UK capital cities along with Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds & Bradford, Newcastle and Manchester will share the funding.
It will help provide businesses with ultrafast broadband (at least 80-100Mbps) and well as high speed wireless Internet access.
City allocations
- Belfast 拢13.7 million
- Birmingham 拢10 million
- Bristol 拢11.3 million聽
- Cardiff 拢11 million聽聽
- Edinburgh 拢10.7 million聽
- Leeds & Bradford (joint bid) 拢14.4 million聽
- London 拢25 million聽
- Manchester 拢12 million聽
- Newcastle 拢6 million
鈥淔ast broadband is essential for growth, and is key to the country鈥檚 economic future,鈥� said Culture Secretary . 鈥淭hese ten cities have produced ambitious and comprehensive plans, which will turn them into digital leaders, and give their local economies a real boost.聽The new investment will help put these cities at the centre of the digital stage, competing for jobs and investment with the best in the world.鈥�