Building Digital UK (BDUK), part of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, is planning the delivery of superfast broadband and local full fibre networks to the nation.
The Government:
- is supporting investment to provide superfast broadband coverage to as many premises as possible beyond the 95% level achieved in December 2017;
- is also introducing a broadband Universal Service Obligation so that by 2020 everyone across the UK will have a clear, enforceable right to request high speed broadband;
- has provided access to basic broadband (2Mbps) for all for those who do not currently have coverage otherwise;
- supports the stimulation of private investment in full fibre connections through a programme that is currently funded through March 2021.
Read more about the Superfast Broadband programme here.
Information on establishing community broadband solutions illustrated by case studies of different community schemes across the UK can be found here.