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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.

2, April 2014·1 min read

WightFibre triples their broadband speeds with free customer upgrade

WightFibre has also doubled its cross-Solent network capacity and they say their top broadband speed is now 50% faster than BT.

23, January 2014·4 min read

Letter: Why isn’t BT’s promised ‘Superfast’ broadband being delivered?

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.

28, November 2013·1 min read

BT agree to conditions on Rural Broadband project

Council confirm that BT agreed to all the conditions insisted upon by the Cabinet for the Rural Broadband project.

13, September 2013·3 min read

High Point Infrastructure: IWC Officers ‘invalid’ analysis makes Rural broadband decision ‘illegal’

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.

12, September 2013·1 min read

Cllr Bob Seely welcomes broadband deal for rural areas of the Island

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.

11, September 2013·1 min read

Legal action not being ruled out over broadband decision

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.

11, September 2013·3 min read

Council announce decision on rural broadband project

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.

11, September 2013·4 min read

BT will be held to account on rural broadband contract says Cabinet

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.

10, September 2013·1 min read

Isle of Wight Rural broadband: Split Cabinet vote recommends BT to be selected as ‘Preferred bidder’ (Updated)

After deferring the decision, to consider other options, at their last meeting, IWC Cabinet followed council Officer recommendations.

Cllr Bob Seely's County Press letter on Broadband 6 Sept 2013 - 640px closeup

10, September 2013·4 min read

Cabinet member says Cllr Seely broadband letter ‘entirely misrepresented’ his views

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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