broadband

people at the start of the fibre installation at St Mary's School in Selby

Work under way on £15.1m high-speed broadband project

Published 22 October 2019

Work has started on a £15.1m investment providing high-speed broadband to public sector sites in North Yorkshire.

illustration of fibres

Work to begin on £15.1m scheme to boost digital connections

Published 27 September 2019

Work is to begin on a £15.1m scheme to improve North Yorkshire’s digital infrastructure and to enable innovations in areas like health and education.

High-quality digital infrastructure is essential for business success, for so many needs of households, for education and for health and social care

Funding for superfast broadband welcomed

Published 26 July 2018

The County Council has given a warm welcome to the announcement that its bid for Rural Development Programme for England funding for superfast broadband was successful and that it is to receive £11.15million.

The money will be used to connect nearly 400 public sector sites with fibre broadband across 16 towns

£15.1m boost for fibre broadband infrastructure

Published 13 March 2018

A £15.1million boost to North Yorkshire’s digital infrastructure has been revealed in the Chancellor’s spring statement.

Superfast broadband coverage with speeds of more than 30Mbps will be delivered to an additional 14,239 homes and businesses in North Yorkshire

Superfast North Yorkshire to extend high-speed broadband

Published 12 February 2018

North Yorkshire County Council and its wholly-owned company NYnet have signed the contract for phase three of its Superfast North Yorkshire (SFNY) project with Openreach, the business responsible for Britain’s largest phone and broadband network.

Bringing superfast broadband coverage to premises across North Yorkshire.

New chairman appointed to lead county’s broadband company

Published 1 February 2018

North Yorkshire County Council and NYnet have appointed a new chair to lead the company as it pushes ahead with its ambitious plans to bring superfast broadband coverage to premises across North Yorkshire.

Eeighty-nine per cent of premises of premises in the county can receive superfast broadband

Contract awarded for superfast broadband phase three

Published 4 January 2018

North Yorkshire County Council has awarded the contract for phase three of its Superfast North Yorkshire (SFNY) project to BT plc, meaning more than 14,000 more premises can look forward to better broadband.

superfast broadband event at Ellerton on Swale

Minister sees benefits of broadband project

Published 10 November 2017

Minister of State for Digital Matt Hancock MP has spent two days in North Yorkshire seeing the benefits North Yorkshire County Council’s pioneering superfast broadband work is bringing to businesses and residents.

North Yorkshire County Council is pressing ahead with its commitment to bringing faster broadband to communities across the county.

County Council maintains commitment to high-speed broadband

Published 13 March 2017

North Yorkshire County Council is pressing ahead with its commitment to bringing faster broadband to communities across the county.