That:

(a) the assistant director communities be authorised, following consultation with the chief finance officer, to submit a bid for EAFRD funding based on cluster prioritisation on behalf of Herefordshire Council, Gloucestershire County Council, Shropshire Council and Telford and Wrekin Council;

(b) subject to the bid being successful, Herefordshire Council to be the accountable and procuring body for the project with any resulting contract award(s) being subject to further decision ; and

(c) the Fastershire Broadband Strategy 2017 update (at appendix 1) be approved.