Broadband: Rural Areas
(asked on 14th October 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many properties have been connected as a result of the Broadband Voucher scheme for rural areas since that scheme's inception.
As of the end of March 2022, 44,000 vouchers have been claimed for gigabit-capable infrastructure through Project Gigabit’s Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme and previous voucher subsidy schemes for rural premises.
Year | Rural |
2017/18 | 0 |
2018/19 | 2,000 |
2019/20 | 5,700 |
2020/21 | 13,900 |
2021/22 | 22,300 |
TOTAL | 44,000 |
Source:
BDUK (as of Oct 2022)
Notes:
1. Rounded to the nearest 100.
2. Encompasses 3 different schemes: Gigabit Voucher Scheme (GBVS), Rural Gigabit Connectivity (RGC) and UKGV (UK Gigabit Voucher).