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<p>The government has committed over £1 billion to stimulate the market to build the
next generation digital infrastructure the UK needs for the future. At Budget 2018,
the government announced £200 million from the National Productivity Investment Fund
to pilot innovative approaches to deploying full fibre in rural locations. This follows
previous commitments, including the £400 million Digital Infrastructure Investment
Fund, the £67 million Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme and the £190 million Local
Full Fibre Networks Challenge Fund, of which the remaining funds will be allocated
to successful bidders in the coming months.</p><p> </p><p>The government has also
identified around £200 million within the existing Superfast Programme that can further
the delivery of full fibre networks.</p>
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