As of the 14th March 15,278 have completed the survey to get faster broadband in Somerset in Devon – when we look at the map there is a good representation in North devon, but is this really enough – surely there are close to a million people living in these two counties with some rather large towns in Exeter/Plymouth/Taunton etc… and we can only find 15,278 people to complete the survey.
Will it be enough to persuade the powers that be that control the spending of the available funds that we really do want faster broadband.
North Devon traditionally loses out to the big hitting cities in Devon and we really do need to make our voices heard, so if you haven’t already, please complete the survey here http://www.connectingdevonandsomerset.co.uk/ and pass the message on to as many people as you know.
The more the merrier, as I don’t think 15,000 is enough!
While some of the bigger towns and cities will be expecting to get superfast broadband as a matter of course, I agree that 15,000 is a small number for two counties.
Representation from North Devon on the map does seem comparable to other areas, but I still think we need more. Various businesses and organisations have pulled out of North Devon – BBC, Heart, fuel companies – so we need to make an extra-special effort to show not just that we need investment but that it be worth organisations investing here.