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Mar 2022
Free public Wi-Fi rolled out on in Harrogate
Harrogate has become the final town of 20 in North Yorkshire to get free public access Wi-Fi.
It means people with limited or no broadband will be able to access the internet more easily in the town centre.
North Yorkshire County Council and Harrogate Borough Council, in partnership with Harrogate telecommunications firm NYnet, have provided the scheme. Public access Wi-Fi was switched on in Knaresborough and Ripon last year.
The scheme aims to support post-covid recovery in North Yorkshire. Harrogate Borough Council has provided £300,000 to provide extra coverage across the district.
Robert Ling, North Yorkshire County Council’s assistant director for technology and change, said:
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Matt Roberts, Harrogate Borough Council’s economy and transport officer, said:
York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership allocated £3.6million to the scheme part of its allocation from the government’s Getting Building Fund.
David Dickson, chair of the York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership infrastructure and joint assets board, said:
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