24.04.12

Better Broadband is coming to the Gower Exchange. An Annoucement has been made about the scheme and the supplier - see as PDF or as a webpage. Further details will be announced with a couple of weeks. Please make sure we have your email address through the Expression of Interest form or the Contact Us page. The website will also be updated to reflect the new phase of this project.

22.02.12

A shortlist of prospective suppliers have been invited to submit detailed proposals to provide a better broadband service for the Gower Exchange Area - see the Requirement Specification. The Neighbourhood Surveys continue and from here you can record your Expression of Interest in a new service, access WAG Grant Guidance & Forms, and follow our Speedchecks guidance.

Welcome

There is an opportunity to significantly improve the broadband service available to everyone using the Gower Telephone Exchange - to eliminate notspots and slowspots, to make superfast broadband available to most subscribers and to provide a platform for future improvements.

It would involve a major upgrade to the local infrastructure. The capital costs could be financed by grant funding, possibly with some investment. The much-improved service would be covered by monthly subscriptions by broadband users. It is recognised that potential subscribers would like a range of options. from a reliable basic service costing little more than their existing service, to a high-throughput business package.

Such a scheme can only be progressed with the support of the community. It is not possible for subscribers to arrange this improvement individually.

Please spend a little time considering whether you should be supporting…….

...... Better Broadband for Gower.



Gower Exchange Area

Who is this website for?

It is for you if your home, business property or other premises are within the Gower Exchange catchment - if your local number is 390, 391 or 392.

It’s for you if:

  • you can’t currently obtain a broadband service, or if it is slow or erratic;
  • your current service doesn’t meet your requirements;
  • you want your future broadband to keep up with provision across the country, allowing access to newer, more demanding applications;
  • you think the service you are getting is okay but don’t really know what opportunities will be available online in the next few years;
  • you don’t use broadband and don’t know what all the fuss is about;
  • you have children at home, want to keep in touch with family and friends elsewhere or want to live independently with outside support as a safety net;
  • you want to work from home or run a business;
  • you want to see the local economy diversify and grow, or want to support community acton.

Scope

The proposed scope is all homes, businesses and other organisations within the area covered by the Gower Exchange - that's properties that have or would be allocated a local phone number starting 390, 391 or 392 .

Phone numbers accurately define the scope but as a guide the following villages would be included:

Reynoldston, Knelston, Penrice, Oxwich, Oxwich Green, Slade, Horton, Port Eynon, Overton, Scurlage, Pilton Green, Pitton, Middleton, Rhossili, Berry, Llandewi, Burry Green, Landimore, Old Walls, Llanrhidian, Cillibion and Llethryd.