Delivering the fastest broadband in Europe.

Maria Miller the new Culture Secretary has announced moves to fast-track the roll-out of superfast broadband.

In order to achieve this, the Government is investing £680 million and sweeping away swathes of red tape including:

• the installation of broadband street cabinets and other infrastructure without the need for prior approval from the local council (except in Sites of Special Scientific Interest);
• broadband companies facing less cost and bureaucracy in laying cables in streets;
• broadband cables and cabinets being installed on or under private land without the bureaucratic burden of long-running negotiations.

The Government will also work with mobile operators, local government and other interested parties to consider ways that the planning process might be streamlined to speed up the deployment of mobile infrastructure.

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