North Yorkshire County Council - owned company NYnet has partnered with SCD Group to begin the first phase of a £ 15.1 m ( $ 19.4 m ) full fibre network for the county 's public sector customers . It is the latest alt - net to emerge in the UK , and was among the winners of the Department for Digital , Culture , Media and Sport ’s local full fibre networks challenge fund . Scarborough and Easingwold are set to be the first towns to be connected , followed by Malton and Pickering in the following weeks .
North Yorkshire County Council-owned subsidiary NYnet has partnered with SCD Group to begin the delivery phase of a £15.1m ($19.4m) full fibre network for the county's public sector bodies. It is the latest alt-net to emerge in the UK, and was among the winners of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s local full fibre networks challenge fund. Selby and Easingwold are set to be the first towns to be connected, followed by Malton and Pickering in the coming weeks.