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Click4Internet has just claimed they have been subject to 'criminal activity' following a prolonged service outage. WightFibre claimed similar yesterday.
Isle of Wight Broadband
BT were chosen in September 2013 as the preferred bidder for the Isle of Wight Rural Broadband Project.
A budget of £3m was approved for the project which was due for completion in September 2015.
The project was completed in August 2016 with a £1.7m underspend.
Below are some of the articles covering the subject.
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Council confirm that BT agreed to all the conditions insisted upon by the Cabinet for the Rural Broadband project.
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Cabinet members say that BT will be held to account if they do not deliver on the contractual arrangements for Next Generation Access rural broadband.
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Cllr Phil Jordan disputes claims in Cllr Seely's CP letter, commenting that they 'entirely misrepresented' his views on the importance of rural broadband.
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The councillor says he's sorry Island contractors were not in the mix and that he'd welcome plans to help Island companies get Island contracts in the future.
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Further to our detailed report of the cabinet approval of appointing BT as preferred supplier for delivery of rural broadband roll-out, this official release in from the council.
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The first communities set to benefit from the multi-million pound rural fibre broadband partnership between the Isle of Wight Council and BT, were announced today (Monday).
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The first cabinet to be fully connected as part of the Isle of Wight’s multi-million pound rural superfast fibre broadband project has now gone live, it has been announced today (Wednesday 27 August).
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Following the announcement made by the council in May, the first rural broadband cabinets are now being installed to serve properties in Shorwell and Shalfleet.
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Frazer Munro, boss of an Isle of Wight company providing wireless infrastructure in rural areas, argues that the failure of IW council officers to accurately report Island broadband provision led to the Cabinet making an 'illegal' decision.
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109 rural fibre broadband cabinets have ‘gone live’ around the Island. This combined with the 51,000 premises reached by the private sector means the Island now has 99 per cent fibre coverage.
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The Isle of Wight council says that not only have all contractual conditions been met by BT, but that the project has been delivered £1.7m under budget.
