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Do you want a faster broadband speed?... please read
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Suffolk ACRE is working with Suffolk County Council and other
key organisations to campaign for faster broadband in Suffolk
including the chance of attracting government funding. Many areas
of Suffolk, particularly rural but also some urban communities are
seriously disadvantaged by the limited speed of their broadband
service. We have a chance to improve the overall service across the
county but we need your help.
Good broadband service is becoming increasingly important to the
overall economy and quality of life in our beautiful county. Not
only is good telecommunications necessary for businesses, it is
becoming a vital part of our education and health service
provision. If our young people are to get the best out of their
schooling they will have to have fast internet access and the
effective and efficient care of our elderly will also be dependant
on new telemedicine services.
The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) is running an
online survey to gauge the demand for faster internet access.
Please register your interest on the EEDA site now –
www.erebusonline.org.uk - to help us demonstrate the
support and level need in Suffolk.
Securing better broadband for Suffolk is vital in our drive to
help reduce rural isolation and the further erosion of local
services.
Your vote really does count.
Please forward this to anyone you think may be interested.
Kind Regards and thanks for your continued support.
Further Information can be found below
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If any of the following statements apply to you or anyone you
know then please register...
Home User
• I need to send photographs by email
• I need to watch TV on my computer to help with my studies
• I need to check / manage my online bank account (promote Green
agenda)
• I need to do my shopping online
• Occasionally I need to work from home when the children are sick
or on holidays
• I need to network with my community, working on community
projects, which involves
sharing information such as pictures and videos
Home Worker
• I need to download and upload large files regularly
• I need to regularly partake in audio and video conferencing
• I need to do website research for projects and presentation
• I need to regularly stream real-time video to keep up with the
news
• I need to buy and sell online
Student
• I need to do website research for projects and
presentations
• I need to share information (music, images and video) within my
social network
• I need to stream video (sometime real-time) when using the
college virtual learning system
• I need use audio / video conferencing to collaborate with project
teams
Small Business
• I need to buy and sell online
• I need a competitive edge in selling products online, faster
broadband speed is crucial
• I regularly need to download large files from suppliers’
websites
• I need to have audio / video conferencing with suppliers and
staff who are generally home workers
• I need to update website, by uploading large image files on a
regular basis
• I need to carry out complex computer designs
Large Business
• I need to deliver online training and support to customers,
suppliers, and staff based
offsite and possibly offshore
• I need to carry out complex computer design to work
collaboratively with partners and staff colleagues, via online
audio and video conferencing, while editing documents and planning
projects at the same time
• I need to respond at speed to the media
Voluntary Sector organisation
• I need to use multimedia techniques online
• I need to do website research for projects and campaigns
• I need to update websites by uploading audio, image and video
files on a regular basis
• I need to use social media tools to reach out to communities
Self-employed
• I need to connect at high speed to my clients’ network, to
download / upload large multimedia files
• I need to use reliable audio / video conferencing tools to
communicate with my clients
• I need to buy and sell online
• I need to do website research for projects and
presentations
• I need to use social media tools to share multimedia information
with my various communities
EEDA has launched a new website enabling you to register your
interest in faster broadband. The more people who register in
Suffolk, the greater our chances of making all of our lives better.
Please spread the word and let as many people know about this as
possible. If you need any further assistance with this do not
hesitate to contact us for more information and advice.
EREBUS can be found at
www.erebusonline.org.uk |