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Gillian has been working to improve digital connectivity throughout the area.

The UK Gigabit Programme

The UK Gigabit Programme or ‘Project Gigabit’ is a £5 billion government infrastructure project that brings together everything the government is doing to enable and deliver fast and reliable digital connectivity for the entire country. Through one of the fastest rollouts in Europe, two thirds of households now have access to gigabit speeds by the end of 2021 - a huge leap from 2019 when it was just one in ten.

As part of this programme BDUK is launching phased contracts to those hard to reach parts of the UK that will need government support towards the cost of gigabit-capable broadband.

To complement this work and to support pace of delivery, there are three other elements to Project Gigabit:

Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme

There is up to £210 million to give people in eligible rural areas immediate financial help to get gigabit-capable speeds. The scheme is accessible through broadband service providers that have registered to provide connections through the scheme.

Vouchers worth up to £1,500 for homes and £3,500 for businesses help to cover the costs of installing gigabit broadband to people’s doorsteps.

You can check if you’re eligible for a voucher at your address on the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme website.

Gigabit Hubs

There is up to £110 million available to connect public sector buildings - such as GP surgeries, libraries and schools - in hard to reach parts of the UK.

For more information, see GigaHubs: key information.

WSCC Broadband Support and Information

Keep up to date on her progress below

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Thousands of rural primary schools to receive huge broadband upgrade to level up learning

Thursday, 30 June, 2022

Hundreds of thousands of pupils living in the countryside will enjoy lessons powered by better digital connections as the government invests to level up internet access in rural primary schools.

30,000 households have received their energy bill rebate

Tuesday, 14 June, 2022

Over £4 million has been issued in total, to nearly 30,000 households in the Chichester District, as part of the government’s energy rebate scheme.

Project Gigabit Spring Update from Minister for Media, Data and Digital Infrastructure

Monday, 30 May, 2022

Update from Minister for Media, Data and Digital Infrastructure

Up to speed: All schools to have high speed internet

Friday, 11 March, 2022

Every school across the country will be able to access high speed internet by 2025, the Education Secretary has announced today (Wednesday 23rd March).

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WEST SUSSEX RURAL BROADBAND SURVEY

Tuesday, 14 December, 2021

Have your say on rural broadband coverage across West Sussex.

WSCC Ending 'top up' broadband vouchers

Tuesday, 7 December, 2021

WSCC announces an end to top-up on new schemes

Thank you again for your support in promoting West Sussex’s successful county-wide initiative to ‘top up’ the government’s national UK Gigabit Voucher scheme.

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Building Digital UK to become executive agency of DCMS

Friday, 3 December, 2021

The government’s broadband delivery body is to become an Executive Agency as part of efforts to ramp up the rollout of gigabit broadband and level up communities across the UK.

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Two million rural homes and businesses to benefit in £5 billion broadband upgrade

Monday, 2 August, 2021

2.2 million homes and businesses in England set to get top-of-the-range connections

Millions of people in rural England will get access to the fastest broadband speeds on the market as part of a £5 billion plan to level up internet access across the UK.

Gillian Keegan meets with DCMS Minister to secure more support for the local area

Friday, 25 June, 2021

Gillian met with Matt Warman MP, Minister for Digital Infrastructure at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 

Gillian met with WSCC to discuss broadband

Monday, 31 May, 2021

Gillian recently met with Lee Harris and Jo Furber from West Sussex County Council to discuss the rollout of super-fast gigabit broadband, across the Chichester District.  In the meeting, GIllian agreed to take their request for greater funding to the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS)

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