Ten Super-Connected Cities announced
Chancellor reveals cities聽to share 拢100m聽to introduce聽ultra-fast broadband, with additional 拢50m for further roll-out.
皇冠体育app UK鈥檚 first Super-Connected Cities have been .
Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds & Bradford, Newcastle and Manchester along with the four UK capital cities have all successfully bid to become Super-Connected Cities with ultrafast fixed broadband access, and large areas of public wireless connectivity. We define ultrafast broadband as having a minimum download speed of at least 80Mbps.
皇冠体育app 10 cities will share 拢100 million to help deliver ambitious plans to use super-connected status to drive growth, attract new businesses and transform the way services are provided and accessed.
And the Chancellor has announced that a new 拢50 million fund will be created to bring ultra-fast broadband to even more UK cities.
Together the 10 proposals involve providing ultrafast broadband access to around 1.7 million premises and 200,000 businesses by 2015 while almost 3 million residents would have access to a wireless network.
Mr Osborne said:
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Super-Connected Cities funding breakdown
皇冠体育app 10 winners have each been told the minimum they are set to receive, as well as the maximum funding that could be available for their city.
皇冠体育app final amount they will receive will depend on more detailed plans, which each city must submit by July.
We will then confirm exactly how much they will receive from the 拢100 million fund. 皇冠体育app range of possible awards is set out in the table below:
| City | Base award | Maximum possible award |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 拢12尘 | 拢12尘 |
| Birmingham | 拢7尘 | 拢10尘 |
| Bristol | 拢4.2尘 | 拢12尘 |
| Belfast | 拢6尘 | 拢13.7尘 |
| Newcastle | 拢4尘 | 拢6尘 |
| Leeds and Bradford (joint proposal) | 拢12尘 | 拢12尘 |
| Edinburgh | 拢8尘 | 拢11尘 |
| Cardiff | 拢7尘 | 拢12尘 |
| London | 拢10尘 | 拢25尘 |
Mobile infrastructure
皇冠体育app Chancellor also provided more details on the mobile element of the Government鈥檚 .
皇冠体育app Government is working to ensure businesses have the infrastructure they need to grow, and digital is now a fundamental part of doing business.
皇冠体育app 拢150 million will be targeted at areas with no mobile coverage.
Thanks to the Government鈥檚 investment, mobile phone coverage will be extended聽 to a further 60,000 of the UK鈥檚 homes and businesses, with premises coverage over 99.9%.
Coverage along major roads will also be extended with an initial 10 priority roads identified. 皇冠体育appse 10 roads alone are used by around 100,000 travellers every day.