Tens of thousands of Welsh homes and businesses struggling to fulfil basic online tasks due to outdated broadband infrastructure will receive major internet speed upgrades, as the UK Government fixes the digital divide in Wales.
Around £170 million in UK Government investment will be made available to deliver top-of-the-range ‘gigabit-capable’ broadband for around 70,000 hard-to-reach premises in Wales, as figures show the nation records the lowest levels of gigabit connectivity in Great Britain.
It will apply to some of the most remote parts of the country from the South Wales Valleys to the Llyn Peninsula – so residents and businesses have access to the fastest connection on the market.
It is the first UK Government contract under Project Gigabit to boost connection in Wales which had until now not benefitted from the support.
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