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<p>The 2021 Spending Review re-affirmed £1.2bn over four years as part of our landmark
£5bn commitment to Project Gigabit. We are open to accelerating faster and further
if the market can deliver more, building upon the 67% of gigabit-capable broadband
coverage achieved to date, up from just 8% in July 2019. Project Gigabit will support
the rollout of gigabit connectivity in the hardest to reach areas where we are working
with industry to target a minimum of 85% coverage by 2025. We are making good progress;
so far broadband providers have been invited to bid for contracts to upgrade up to
187,000 premises across Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland, Cambridgeshire, North Dorset
and West Cornwall.</p>
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