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26 May 2011<\/span> Last updated at<\/span> 19:11 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Homes and businesses in four rural English counties are to get superfast broadband connections.<\/p>\n

Devon and Somerset will share \u00a330m of government funding for the roll-out, Norfolk will get \u00a315m and Wiltshire \u00a34m.<\/p>\n

Each area will also get cash from their council and private investors.<\/p>\n

A further announcement is expected later this year on superfast broadband funding for every local authority in the country.<\/p>\n

At the moment, the average speed of broadband in Somerset is 3MB per second, whereas superfast broadband is at least 10 times faster.<\/p>\n

‘Digital divide’<\/span><\/p>\n

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: “Broadband is becoming just as essential to homes and businesses as electricity and telephone lines and it is now only a matter for time before people in these three rural areas have access to the connection speeds more commonly associated with towns and cities.<\/p>\n

“This is part of our plan for virtually every community in the UK to have access to superfast broadband.”<\/p>\n

The next step is for each local authority to tender for contractors to carry out the work. It is anticipated the necessary infrastructure will be in place within a year.<\/p>\n

The government has pledged to make the UK the best place for super-fast broadband in Europe by 2015.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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