Plans to extend broadband will result in an additional 8,500 premises being upgraded, Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has announced.
Project Stratum aims to improve connectivity by extending Next Generation Access broadband infrastructure to approximately 85,000 premises across Northern Ireland that cannot yet access NGA broadband services.
Commenting on the announcement, the Economy Minister said: “This marks the culmination of an extensive process that confirms additional funding allocations for this transformational project by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, along with vital contributions from my Department and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.