DCMS issues tender to find 'superfast' broadband solution for remaining five per cent of UK

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"Government needs to focus on the hardest to reach communities," claims culture secretary Maria Miller

The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has issued a £10m tender for suppliers with potential solutions to cover the remaining five per cent of the UK which does not have any access to ‘superfast'...

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