Prime Minister states Norfolk will benefit from broadband funding

The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has said that Norfolk will be one of the counties that will really benefit from broadband investment, which he said will help businesses and residents in the area.

According to the Prime Minister, David Cameron, Norfolk is one of the areas in the UK that will really benefit from having broadband investment, which will provide huge benefits for businesses and residents in the area. Cameron said that rural areas would find that the broadband investment was particularly beneficial with Norfolk and Suffolk being amongst those that he mentioned.

The government has invested £530 million in funding in order to roll out faster broadband across the country and whilst some groups think that this is nowhere near enough to cover the cost of broadband rollout in places like hard to reach rural areas the Prime Minister believes that this sort of funding and investment will have huge benefits for many areas such as Norfolk.

Cameron explained the initiative in a questions and answers session recently, stating that rural areas could be left facing a huge disadvantage without this broadband investment, as the businesses in the areas could be left unable to compete with rival providers. He said: “I think this will be hugely important, in particular for Norfolk and Suffolk, which are great business locations, but absolutely need those broadband connections.”

He added that the broadband investment will also be of major benefit to residents and businesses in Cumbria. He said: “The money we are investing for super-fast broadband will really help that county, particularly the most rural and far-flung parts, and will ensure that small businesses can benefit throughout the county.”