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Mar 2022
Boroughbridge gets free public WiFi — and Harrogate is next
Boroughbridge is one of three towns in North Yorkshire to benefit from the latest phase of the roll-out of free public Wi-Fi.
North Yorkshire County Council is working in partnership with Harrogate telecommunications company NYnet to roll out the scheme in 20 market towns across the county to support recovery and growth.
The final town to benefit will be Harrogate later this month.
Free public access Wi-Fi means people with limited or no broadband can connect to the internet more easily.
Boroughbridge, Settle and Sherburn in Elmet are the latest to be switched on.
Boroughbridge and District Chamber of Trade said in a statement:
Boroughbridge
Robert Ling, assistant director for technology and change at the council, said:
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York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership awarded £3.6m for the initiative as part of its allocation from the government’s £900m Getting Building Fund, which boosts infrastructure in areas facing the biggest challenges caused by the pandemic.
David Dickson, chair of York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership's infrastructure and joint assets board, said:
The towns included in the scheme are: Northallerton, Leyburn, Scarborough, Ripon, Skipton, Malton, Richmond, Whitby, Selby, Stokesley, Pickering, Knaresborough, Tadcaster, Catterick, Thirsk, Easingwold, Boroughbridge, Settle, Sherburn in Elmet and Harrogate.
Harrogate will be the final one to be switched on.
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