The five West Yorkshire authorities of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield along with City of York Council are working together to deliver a Gigabit Voucher Scheme (GVS) for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DDCMS).  The GVS will provide a subsidy of up to £3,000 to internet suppliers registered with the scheme to install gigabit capable connections to eligible business premises across West Yorkshire ...

Leeds City Council and City of Bradford MDC are working together on a variety of digital projects under the ‘Superconnected Cities’ banner. One such project is to work with Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to improve their broadband speeds. Grants (known as vouchers) are paid to businesses between £100 and £3,000 to help them get better connected. Superfast broadband can among other things, increase business efficiency and prod...

In December 2010 the UK Government launched a strategy entitled “Britain’s Superfast Broadband Future”, which had the objective of establishing a framework to facilitate the roll-out of Superfast Broadband (SFBB) and basic broadband across the country. Subsequently, the Government committed GBP £530 million of funding to meet this objective, which is where part of the funding for this project is derived from. The Government’s broadband ...