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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.
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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After deferring the decision, to consider other options, at their last meeting, IWC Cabinet followed council Officer recommendations.
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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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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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Boss of Isle of Wight broadband provider says he's not ruling out legal action, believing the council's procurement process was not followed properly.
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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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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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Council confirm that BT agreed to all the conditions insisted upon by the Cabinet for the Rural Broadband project.
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Thomas believes the council should be looking to protect local employers as well as core services, saying local ISPs may suffer because of their decision to give BT £3.65m in the rural broadproject rollout project.
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WightFibre has also doubled its cross-Solent network capacity and they say their top broadband speed is now 50% faster than BT.
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It's been over two months since OnTheWight requested from the Isle of Wight council a copy of the BT Rural Broadband contract. The legal limit to release it is 20 working days.
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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).
