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Digital Economy Minister Ed Vaizey said:
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Vouchers issued as at 25 August 2015:
- Scotland - 2,087
- Wales - 2,042
- Northern Ireland - 1,867
- North West - 6,344
- North East - 1,291
- Yorks and Humber - 5,734
- Midlands - 5,179
- London - 11,664
- East of England - 1,407
- South East - 1,592
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Benefits small businesses are seeing as a result of a faster connection include:
- Growing and accessing new markets through better communication with customers and suppliers
- Increasing security through fast secure back-up of data
- Increasing productivity and improving customer service through faster upload and download speeds
Businesses can find out if they are eligible and get more details on the broadband connection voucher scheme at .
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