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Project Gigabit Delivery Plan - summer update 2022

An update on the Project Gigabit Delivery plan and procurement pipeline for the £5 billion gigabit broadband roll out.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Building Digital UK, Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and The Rt Hon Nadine Dorries
• Published: 30 August 2022

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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Project Gigabit Delivery Plan - summer update 2022

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In this Project Gigabit Delivery Plan summer update, we set out the progress being made to deliver fast and reliable connectivity to homes and businesses across the UK.

It includes the latest on our pipeline of procurements including new procurements in Shropshire and Hampshire and the launch of our first contract in North Dorset.

The update provides details on gigabit-capable broadband coverage across the devolved nations and regions, in urban and rural areas, by supplier, and by residential and commercial premises.

Finally, it outlines new research on the use of our Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme by SMEs which found over  80% reported an increase in productivity as a result of their upgraded connection, and 70% said the upgrade helped them adapt and continue to do business during the pandemic.

Published 30 August 2022