News Archive September 2013
Bath and North East Somerset LCA welcomes fibre broadband rollout
A project that will see fibre optic broadband access made available in 90 per cent of homes in Bath and North East Somerset will be invaluable to businesses, according to the area's Local Council Association (LCA). Peter...
Read moreBradford city centre gets fibre optic broadband boost
A nationwide project by service provider BT is set to introduce a fibre optic broadband connection to 15,500 more homes and businesses in Bradford city centre by spring 2014. The move has come as a result of a £2.5 billion...
Read moreMSP hails fibre optic broadband project in Gorebridge
The MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale Christine Grahame has praised a move that will introduce fibre optic broadband to an area of her constituency. As part of a nationwide £2.5 billion project by BT, 2,700...
Read moreFibre broadband rollout set to continue in North Tyneside
Around 20,000 more homes in North Shields are scheduled to gain access to fibre optic broadband next year. It is the final community in the region that will benefit from the improved connections, which are part of a nationwide...
Read moreLabour MP slams coalition's fibre optic broadband scheme
Labour MP for Wakefield Mary Creagh has hit out at the coalition's attempts to bring fibre optic broadband to more rural areas. Speaking at the Labour Party conference, she claimed the current government has...
Read moreSuffolk County Council forces issue with BT
The Leader of Suffolk County Council has vowed to put pressure on BT to bring fibre optic broadband to more areas of the county. At a public meeting in Battisford, the director of a scheme that aims to bring the superfast service...
Read moreNew service to update Cambridgeshire residents on fibre broadband rollout
Connecting Cambridgeshire has set up a new page on its website that will update locals on when they can expect to receive a fibre optic broadband service. BT is aiming to introduce superfast broadband to the whole of the county...
Read moreLib Dem MP blasts poor quality broadband connections
A West Country MP has criticised the government's efforts to increase fibre optic broadband access in rural areas. David Heath, who is a Liberal Democrat MP in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, claimed...
Read moreFibre optic broadband goes live in Irvine
The North Ayrshire town of Irvine has seen 2,500 homes and businesses gain access to fibre optic broadband as part of a £2.5 billion project by BT. As engineering works continue over the coming weeks, the number of premises...
Read moreProvider claims Cumbrian village has UK's fastest fibre optic broadband
An internet service provider has claimed it supplies a village in Cumbria with the fastest fibre optic broadband connection in the UK. LonsdaleNET, which is a superfast broadband provider based in the region, specialises in...
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