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Digital Borderlands Voucher Scheme

The Digital Borderlands Voucher Scheme offers additional funding to help eligible rural businesses and residents in Cumbria and Northumberland connect to gigabit capable broadband.

Homes and businesses with broadband speeds of less than 30Mbps can use vouchers to support the cost of installing new gigabit-capable connections when part of a group scheme.

Group projects are when two or more residents and/or SMEs get together to combine their vouchers towards the shared cost of installation.

Digital Borderlands funding is a ‘top up’ to the Government’s Rural Gigabit Connectivity Voucher scheme:

What to do next?

  1. Talk to suppliers who are active in your area for the connection deal that is right for you (check the Find a supplier page on the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport website)
  2. Your chosen supplier will advise you on your eligibility and guide you through the process. There is no application process to complete, a registered supplier will offer the voucher as a discount towards the installation costs
  3. You must commit to a 12 month contract with your supplier for download speeds of at least 30Mbps through a gigabit-capable connection

Note: All applications by suppliers to the Rural Gigabit Connectivity Scheme made on behalf of peoperties who are in Cumbria and Northumberland, and who currently have access to speeds of less than 30Mbps download, will automatically be considerede for the Digital Borderlands Voucher 'top up' funding. 

For further information please call 01670 626001 or email digitalvouchers@borderlandsgrowth.com. 

Funding is time limited and must be committed under the schemes before they close on 31st March 2021.

What are the benefits of a Gigabit broadband connection?

Our lives are more connected every day. At home, more and more gadgets and appliences connect to the internet. A gigabit broadband connection doesn't just make uploading and downloading music, films and photos quicker, it also means that everyone at home can do what they want online at the same time. 

Businesses can use gigabit broadband to come up with better solutions for cuatomers while helping their staff work more flexibly and saving money by reducing travel costs. 

Whether you use the internet for business or for leisure, gigabit broadband can make your online life easier and more efficient. 

  • Stream content faster
  • Upload and download faster
  • Store and access data better
  • Say goodbye to buffering
  • Save staff time with more efficient working
  • Gain a competitive edge over your business rivals
  • Create great connections across the globe
  • Speed up Wi-Fi connections and improve reliability 

Covid 19 FAQs

 
Meetings can’t be held due to social distancing requirements, how can my community put together a project?

 
Can network building take place while Covid-19 restrictions are in place?

 
I’m not comfortable with an engineer accessing my property at the moment to make the final connection, can I still take advantage of this funding?

Downloadable Documents

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PDFFinal Guidance Document DBV v1 approvedDownload
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