A remote Cumbrian village has hit the headlines after local residents decided to build their own next generation broadband network with speeds up to 20Mbps.<\/b>
\nAs reported in the Times, the tiny village of Alston Moor will soon have access to broadband speeds that are faster than some of the UK\u2019s major towns.
\nAlston Moor is known as \u201cEngland\u2019s Last Wilderness\u201d to those who live there, thanks to its place high up in the hills of Cumbria.
\nLike many remote areas in the UK it has struggled for years to get basic broadband access.
\nThat all started to change back in 2002 when the residents created the UK\u2019s first broadband co-operative known as \u2018Cybermoor\u2019.
\nWith the help of local people, basic equipment was used to give residents broadband speeds up to 0.2Mb.
\nSince then, the locals, led by Daniel Heery, have dug their own trenches and laid down next generation cable in an effort to boost the broadband speeds achieved.
\nCommenting on \u2018Cybermoor\u2019, Daniel Heery said: \u201cWe hooked into the school\u2019s broadband supply via microwave and we had children teaching their grannies how to use it. It costs about \u00a3350 per household for the equipment and \u00a365 for the connection\u201d.
\nHeery continued, \u201cOne remote farmhouse had been up for sale, but everybody who viewed it wanted broadband. It cost the owner \u00a32,000 for us to make the connection, and the house was sold”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A remote Cumbrian village has hit the headlines after local residents decided to build their own next generation broadband network with speeds up to 20Mbps. As reported in the Times, the tiny village of Alston Moor will soon have access to broadband speeds that are faster than some of the UK\u2019s major towns. Alston Moor<\/p>\n