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News from the County Council
This month I thought I would concentrate on one topic –Broadband and Mobile 'Phone Coverage in Norfolk and invite you to a public event on Thursday 29th July, 2010 (1-5 pm and refreshments will be available).
As you will have read previously I am a member of the Norfolk County Council Working Group looking at current provision of Broadband and Mobile Phone coverage in Norfolk and exploring methods of improving and increasing its provision. There has been considerable interest from readers and I am delighted, on behalf of the group, to invite all readers to attend a session at Norfolk County Council (address below) where we hope members of the public, senior County Councillors and business stakeholders will come and talk about their experiences with broadband and mobile phone coverage in their particular area of work and residence.
If you are able to attend please contact Laura Childs on 01603 224295 or email laura.childs@norfolk.gov.uk or write to Laura at Room B 18, Cultural Services, County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich NR1 2UA. If you can manage to attend I know you will find the afternoon very interesting. We have already gathered useful information and have several members of staff who will be pleased to share their considerable knowledge with you.
In the meantime remember to register your broadband concerns, together with your postcode, on www.erebusonline.org.uk You can also let me know your speed for download and upload –check on www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk several times to obtain a range of speeds (you may be surprised at the difference.)
The main point for me to press home is that unless we can improve the system for our rural areas there will come a time when we will not be able to receive the information/material which the urban areas will be able to access. Thank you to all the readers who have already responded to me - your information has been recorded to aid the project.
There have also been queries as to DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) and I hope to provide some useful information next month.
marie.strong@norfolk.gov.uk 07920 286 597