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<p>Ofcom is responsible for monitoring the UK broadband market and reported that superfast
broadband was available to 45% of premises in Devon by June 2014. This could mostly
be attributed to BT’s commercial roll-out.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s superfast
broadband project for Devon and Somerset aims to deliver coverage to 211,000 superfast
premises by the end of 2015. The project will increase coverage within the project
area to 89% superfast by the end of 2016. This will be made up of commercial and publicly
subsidised network build. Coverage beyond the end of the current project will depend
on the result of the phase 2 procurement process. The Government has allocated £22.75m
for the phase 2 project which the local authorities have committed to match with local
and European funding.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Luxborough in Exmoor, Somerset is
hosting a Government funded Market Test Pilot, which will soon be providing superfast
satellite broadband services to over 200 premises. This will provide valuable information
on how to take coverage even further by demonstrating the delivery of superfast broadband
in the most commercially challenging locations.</p>
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