Main thrive now must be to reach the trigger level of 150 non committal pre-registrations. We already have 52 pre-registrations in BT's system.

The Trigger level set for Kyle is also 150 with 52 registrations.

Portree got a trigger level of 300 and already has 122 pre registrations.

17 November 2003

The feedback we got so far is:

• We are top of the list of applications for the Skye and Lochalsh area.
• HIE has no money and is only pursuing 3 test cases
• All other applications are delayed until beginning of next financial year (and ours is at the top of the pile).
• We can still go ahead for the individual applications for grant assistance of the Broadband installation assistance grant. Alaistar will get us the information we need to collect to get the individual applications. The deadline for this funding is 31 March 2004, but as we have the big application in, Alaister says we can progress with the individual applications anyway.
• We need to keep the pressure up with HIE and SALE and then maybe we can convince them to make money available in this financial year. Therefore, please send your begging letters to Robert Muir of SALE (for contact details see http://www.hie.co.uk/sale/) and also to Stuart Robertson (search for his contact details on http://www.hie.co.uk/). The more pressure, the better. HIE had big campaigns promising broadband, now we need to ask them to fulfill their promises.

We'll keep you posted of any news ...

Chris