A vital hurdle that might have stood in the way of Suffolk
County Council’s intention to roll superfast broadband out across 85% of the County by 2015 has been cleared.
The project is dependent on funding from the British
government, but this will only be forthcoming if it could be proved
that the payments were not being made in contravention of EU state aid rules.
MEP’s
from rural areas have been lobbying the Commission to speed up what can be a very slow approval
process, and the Culture Secretary, Maria Miller has also been pressing hard on
this, having visited the relevant commissioner last month.
It seems that the lobbying has paid off, and the green light
was given last week. A number of Conservative MEP’s played a role in pushing
the process along, including Vicky Ford, who represents the East of England.
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