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<p>The UK Rural Gigabit Connectivity (RGC) programme launched in May 2019, with voucher
and public sector site elements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Through RGC, the UK
government has continued the roll-out of gigabit capable full-fibre in Wales, with
nearly £3.7m committed:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>a) 351 connected (£646k) and
932 pipeline (£1.79m) rural vouchers</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>b) £1.25m to for
103 public sites in 11 Local Authority areas - Welsh Government will oversee the project
that covers public sites in Anglesey, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire,
Flintshire, Gwynedd, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, Powys, and Swansea.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>In addition to rural vouchers, in Wales there was the previous gigabit
voucher scheme with 562 connected (£1.24m) and 66 pipeline (£147k).</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>In addition to the RGC public site project, in Wales there are a number
of other Local Full Fibre Network Challenge Fund projects that are connecting public
sites with nearly £24.5m committed:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li><p>across
North Wales with the six local authorities for 350 public sites</p></li><li><p>in
Pembrokeshire for 70 public sites</p></li><li><p>along the South Wales Strategic Road
Network</p></li><li><p>across the Cardiff Capital Region with the ten local authorities
for 174 public sites</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p>
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