Recall that EDDC decided to pull out of the Devon and Somerset broadband bid citing the reason that the bid was not transparent!!!  They then applied for funding from another government source, assuring us that this would be successful, and it was refused – because, in part, it duplicated the bid that EDDC had decided to withdraw from!

Scrutiny Committee Minute 14 April 2016:

“The Portfolio Holder Central Services and the Portfolio Holder Finance continued to work with a number of providers to encourage as many as possible to come forward in filling the gap of service that phase 2 of the CDS project would leave , even though this authority does not control the budget for broadband delivery.

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RESOLVED

1. That the committee supports the Portfolio Holder Central Services [Councillor Phil Twiss]  in his endeavours for alternative solutions to meet the needs of the areas not covered by the CDS project;
2. That a progress report and revised timetable is requested from CDS;
3. That the committee receives a further update from the Portfolio Holder Central Services in approximately six months time or as soon as there are further significant developments.

http://eastdevon.gov.uk/media/1674827/140416-scrutiny-minutes.pdf