The story so far
actnow started in April 2002 and was the first broadband partnership to be set up between the public and private sectors.
Its aims were to bring broadband to 12 Cornish communities and to sign up 3,300 businesses to broadband by April 2005.
actnow has far exceeded these targets - 68 areas had broadband access by April 2005, representing 89% of businesses in the County. 5,500 businesses – or one in three within reach - are using the technology and there are over 46,000 connections in total. By July 2005, virtually all businesses in Cornwall will have access to broadband.
The economic impact is clear - it is estimated that nearly 1,700 jobs have been created and that Cornwall's gross domestic product has benefited by more than £20 million.
But, actnow doesn’t want to stop there – see our vision for the future.
