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Free Public Wi-Fi Promised for Filey

North Yorkshire Council is continuing to expand its free public Wi-Fi service, with plans to bring the service to Filey.

The council has already installed free Wi-Fi in 21 market towns across the region, including recently in Malton, where the council's service replaced the former Ryedale District Council network.

The expansion of free public Wi-Fi is part of the council's efforts to improve digital connectivity across North Yorkshire. The council has been working with the UK government to address the lack of digital connectivity in rural areas, and has already delivered four phases of Superfast North Yorkshire contracts in conjunction with Building Digital UK (BDUK). These contracts have seen superfast coverage across North Yorkshire climb from approximately 41% in 2009 to approximately 97% in 2020.

Alastair Taylor CEO of NYnet, says the Filey work is progressing:

Town centre public Wi-Fi is an opportunity to draw people back to local town centres as a destination as more people continue to work from home. It aims to promote local shops and services and create a different town centre experience.

Free public access Wi-Fi also offers opportunities for people with limited or no broadband to access vital local council, government and health services and take part in the digital economy.

Filey Councillor Sam Cross is hoping that the free Wi-Fi will be installed in Filey before the start of the tourist season: 

Scarborough and Whitby have had free public Wi-Fi since 2021 with Scarborough becoming the third location in the county to have service rolled out.

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