Colton Superfast Broadband Why it's important and how we can get it......Mike Postle (mike@mpo1.uk)

Progress is being made in spite of the issues outlined in my last post. Following the strong expression of interest that the Parish has made, Colin Barr and myself will meet the Connecting Cumbria team and other representatives on the 14^th November. This initial meeting will explore the issues around bringing superfast broadband (SFBB) to the Parish and how to get the best connectivity if it becomes clear that SFBB is not an option for some premises (The so called ‘Community Build’ option). The meeting aims to define the sort of information and support that we can expect from the CCC project, how we will continue to engage residents in the Parish and to explore likely scenarios for local schemes.

I am given to understand that detailed mapping data will not be available at this meeting but not withstanding this, the meeting will provide all of us with a real opportunity to start the process of getting much better connectivity into our homes and businesses.

I’ll report on the outcomes of the meeting but in the meantime, please do all you can to stimulate demand by getting folks to register their interest with BT and Connecting Cumbria.