The project has come to its natural end and has been a successful broadband project, but if you still require help or information on broadband please follow the links on the left hand side of this page. 

For the last 7 years Project ACCESS has been helping Cumbria step into the broadband age. 

Here's what we achieved:

·         Over 2500 Cumbrian businesses directly assisted.  

·         Increased business adoption of broadband in Cumbria from 27% to over 75% - 12% higher than the UK average.

·         Ensured that more than 99.5% of Cumbrians can now get a broadband connection.  Only 77 businesses in the whole of Cumbria are unable to get broadband.

·         Contacted over 23,800 out of the 26,000 estimated businesses in Cumbria

·         Visited over 4,000 businesses within Cumbria.

·         Directly assisted over 2,500 businesses towards obtaining a broadband connection.

·         Assisted many more businesses by hosting workshops and presentations on subjects such as e-procurement, e-commerce and VoIP.

Read our testimonials http://www.projectaccess.co.uk/access_display.asp?ID=NS3&catID=11

Before the project began there was a very poor availability of affordable high speed telecommunication services in Cumbria. This limited business growth and restricted choice amongst consumers.  

Along with the fibre optic infrastructure, Project ACCESS sought to raise awareness of the benefits of broadband to Cumbrian businesses. We visited companies large and small to evaluate and understand their needs and explain the benefits of broadband in terms which were relevant to their respective businesses.