Detail of outcome

The Public Review (PR) process for the Project Gigabit Programme in the First Release of Phase 2 Areas and Worcestershire concluded on Friday 4 March 2022 at 5pm.

Building Digital UK (BDUK) requested evidence from all stakeholders - including the public, businesses, internet service providers and broadband infrastructure providers in relation to the proposed mapped eligible areas and associated postcode list, which has now closed to responses.

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Original consultation

Summary

This review seeks information and supporting evidence about gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure within the Kent project area.

This consultation ran from
midday on 4 February 2022 to 5pm on 4 March 2022

Consultation description

The government’s ambition is to deliver nationwide gigabit-capable broadband as soon as possible. The market is making great progress in delivering this ambition but there is a need for government intervention in the parts of the country that are not commercially viable. This is why the Budget in 2020 committed £5 billion for the hardest to reach parts of the country, ensuring that all areas of the UK can benefit equally.

The £5 billion will be spent through a package of co-ordinated and mutually supportive interventions, collectively known as the Project Gigabit Programme. As part of this, Building Digital UK is developing a procurement approach for funding contracts to suppliers delivering gigabit-capable wholesale infrastructure.

Gigabit-capable broadband is important for all communities providing faster, more reliable connectivity for homes and businesses everywhere.

Public Review description

BDUK request information and supporting evidence from suppliers in relation to the presence of gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure within the project area. We wish to hear from all relevant stakeholders - including the public, businesses, internet service providers and broadband infrastructure operators - particularly in relation to the proposed mapped eligible areas.

How to respond:

For all submissions, BDUK would be grateful if you could confirm the following:

• your organisation’s name (if applicable)
• your organisation’s, or residential address (if applicable)
• your name
• position
• contact telephone number
• email address

Members of the public and other respondents should follow the above format and email their submissions to ukgigabit@bduk.zendesk.com.

If you are a broadband infrastructure operator please contact us at ukgigabit@bduk.zendesk.com to access our secure file transfer portal.

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UK Gigabit Programme (Kent): request for information

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Updates to this page

Published 4 February 2022

Last updated 723 DecemberJune 2022 + show2026 — Show all updates

1. 1. 23 June 2026

      Updated Annex C

   2. 7 December 2022

      Public Review closure notice updated including map of proposed intervention.

   4. 26 July 2022

      Changing lead organisation to BDUK and adding Public Review closure notice.

   6. 4 March 2022

      Final outcome closure note and HTML attachment added.

   8. 4 February 2022

      First published.

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