Following yesterday’s Spring Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, it was confirmed the Isle of Wight will benefit from an extra £800,000 as part of the £190m national Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) scheme.
With aspirations for the Isle of Wight to become a Gigabit Island by 2021, this will be welcome news for the Isle of Wight council and Wightfibre who are managing the roll-out.
The aim of the LFFN challenge fund is to stimulate commercial investment in “gigabit capable” broadband networks. The Isle of Wight joins other authorities around the country
See the Spring Statement in full.
Thanks to Dan for the heads-up
Source: ISPreview
