UK - 10 of 27 smaller cities are competing for funding for super-fast broadband

ZDnet reports that the competition for funding from a £50 million funf for "super-fast broadband" is between: Aberdeen, Brighton & Hove, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Coventry, Derby, Dundee, Exeter, Gloucester, Kingston upon Hull, Leicester, Londonderry/Derry, Newport, Norwich, Oxford, Perth, Peterborough, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Preston, Salford, Southampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Sunderland, Swansea, Wolverhampton and York. Ten of the twenty-seven will selected.

Larger cities, sharing a £100 million fund are: Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham, Manchester and Sheffield.