Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay, has welcomed the announcement this week, of the third phase of the Superfast Cornwall programme.
This £17.6 million deal will see the latest Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) technology – capable of delivering speeds up to one gigabit per second (Gbps) – rolled out to more than 7,000 premises by the end of 2019.
Commenting, Steve said:
“This latest investment of ultrafast broadband, that will be rolling out across Cornwall over the next few years, is great for our businesses that increasingly rely on this technology in this digital age.”
“It isn’t just about connecting businesses in urban areas though, and I will continue to work with Superfast Cornwall to ensure that we get the broadband connectivity and speed we need across Mid-Cornwall, for rural and urban areas alike.”
The first phase of Superfast Cornwall has so far provided an estimated £275 million annual boost to the economy of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, creating 3,120 jobs and safeguarding 3,430. An estimated 16,150 businesses have connected to high-speed fibre broadband with the technology helping the creation of around 3,300 start-up businesses.