Norfolk County Council and Shaping Norfolk’s Future released a map (below) last week showing the level of broadband coverage in Norfolk based on distances from BT exchanges.

Areas that are green are where standard broadband speeds are likely to be available, whereas areas in purple are likely to receive higher broadband speeds.

The bits of the map in white being over 2.5km from exchanges and therefore unlikely to up to 2mbps coverage.

Commenting on the map, George said “this map clearly shows there that Mid Norfolk is beset with ‘not spots’. A ‘one size fits all’ solution seems unlikely, so we need to continue to support innovative approaches and look to bring pilot schemes to Norfolk.”

As part of an innovative pilot, George recently brought together residents of the village of Lyng with Sharedband, a local company who specialise in providing rural broadband. The residents have formed an action group and are looking to establish a ‘pub hub’ for their broadband scheme at the Fox and Hounds.

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