William Hague MP Pushes Nynet’s Broadband

NYnet is an unusual collaboration between the North Yorkshire County Council and a group called Yorkshire Forward, which is seeking to make massive improvements to broadband infrastructure in the region.

They won considerable financial backing from the EU for their plans to develop a North Yorkshire internet network, that would ensure that the area was not left behind by providing ultra-high-speed connections.

The area is looking to lead, not follow, the next stage of the internet revolution.

They have sought and now gained the support of the former head of the Conservatives, William Hague MP.

Mr Hague is convinced that this idea is not only good for the county, but that it should be spread further afield, across the entire country.

He says that he sees huge social and financial benefits to the NYnet project.

He has committed to using his political clout to push regulators Ofcom and the government to back other similar schemes around the country.

Mr Hague is the current shadow home secretary and has publicly stated his belief that the internet is now part of our society and is totally indispensable especially for business needs.

He holds up NYnet as a shining example of affordable and very fast internet connections.

Private companies had said that it was not financially viable to link the area with very high speed connections. NYnet believed they were wrong and set out to prove it.

Towns and very rural areas in the region now benefit from a growing network of fast connections that are being installed.

The system is actually the fastest public network in the whole of the continent.

The project has been of considerable interest, not only to other UK local authorities but also other country’s local governments.

They are one of the leading lights in the EU’s flagship ‘Regions for Better Broadband connection’ aimed at faster connections throughout the Union.

Yorkshire claims the scheme has been responsible for attracting many businesses to locate in the area, bringing new investment and jobs.

North Yorkshire had been previously viewed by business as being in the internet dark ages, but has now speeded ahead of other regions.