An open letter to Geoff Driver on Lancashire County Council’s rural broadband subsidy

06 July 2012 - Cty Cllr Geoff Driver

Dear Mr Driver

I am writing to you regarding Lancashire County Council’s £32 million Super Fast Broadband subsidy. As you are no doubt aware, I have previously expressed concerns that the way this was being rolled out amounted to the urban poor correcting a market failure for the benefit of the rural rich.

I want to be completely reasonable, and when the

Lancashire County Council's rural broadband subsidy - A recap

There seems some media interest in Lancashire County Council's rural broadband subsidy. I thought I'd provide a recap on that debate.

- I am in favour of Super Fast Rural Broadband (SFRB) however shareholder profits are a barrier to private sector investment.

- This is not a debate about super fast rural broadband or an expression of opinion about any premise outside of Lancashire.

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