On Tuesday 19 th April 2004 at 3pm Llanrwst finally reached the 500 trigger limit set by BT, and as a result of which Llanrwst will now receive Broadband. A date has yet to be determined, however when it does finally arrive it will be beneficial to the community as a whole.
As the area co-ordinator I would like to take the opportunity to thank all those who have helped this day become a reality. Special thanks should go to Mr Gareth Norris of BT Wales Deployment and the co-ordinators from other internet providers such as One.Tel and Virgin.net. At Conwy County Borough Council, I would like to thank Sarah Davies, their Broadband adviser and most importantly Cllr Eddie Woodward, whose continued support was a great boost to the campaign. Finally, to Lord Dafydd Elis Thomas who was the first to assist the campaign for Broadband. Diolch yn fawr.
Finally a big thank you to all who have signed up for the scheme. Without your assistance the scheme would never have succeeded. |
The
aim of the campaign is to bring broadband internet to
the Llanrwst towns served by the Llanrwst
local telephone exchange. At the moment,
the exchange isn't broadband capable so we must
demonstrate that there is an apetite for broadband in
the area, by using BT's non-committal pre-registration
system. So prevent the area being left on the wrong side
of the digital divide, and support the campaign now! The
first step is to pre-register
your interest and spread the word. For more information
on pre-registering -
The
three main benefits of using broadband over a dial-up
modem are:
improved speed
(up to 40 times that of a normal modem),
two lines (data and
voice lines) and
always-on connection
(connection without dialling). No more waiting
for web pages to appear, large e-mails to download and
you can surf the internet whilst using the telephone.
For more information -