Leicestershire County set to get better broadband service

The Leicestershire County Council has set aside GBP 4 million for improving the broadband service in the rural areas of the county. This is in addition to the

GBP 3.8 million allotted to Leicestershire and Rutland by the Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) in the year 2011.

The finance is a part of GBP 530 million rural broadband of the UK government in its plan to make available at least 2 Mb broadband to all the remote locations of the country.

A few private broadband providers have come forward to execute the job with fiber cables in the countryside, though it may not be profitable for them.

The Leicestershire county council wants to do everything to reduce the digital divide between the urban and rural areas. The public money will be spent for achieving this.

The council expects 170,000 homes and businesses to get the benefit of better connectivity once the project is completed.

David Parsons of the county council made it clear that it is the duty of every individual to work together in the council’s ambition, which will pave the way for better economy and higher standard of living.

High speed connection will certainly help the rural folks and the business communities in the region to participate in the country’s growth, he added.