Council’s £900k project to improve rural broadband in Derbyshire

Broadband speeds for residents in rural areas of Derbyshire will be given a boost from a £900,000 project.

Derbyshire County Council announced on Thursday two grant programmes using Digital Derbyshire, external funding to improve broadband where speeds are slower.

About 32,000 homes and businesses receive less than 100 megabits per second in areas with no prospect of full fibre broadband within the next three years, the council said.

The council’s cabinet member for net zero and environment, Carol Wood, said: “By launching these two grant programmes, we can help improve broadband speeds for lots of local people and help prevent rural communities from falling behind in the digital divide.”