News Archive April 2014
Verwood and Three Legged Cross to get fibre broadband
The Salisbury communities of Verwood and Three Legged Cross are set to gain access to superfast fibre broadband this summer as part of a regional rollout programme. Superfast Dorset is aiming to connect the entire county to the...
Read moreCornwall a leader on fibre broadband uptake, says BT
Cornwall is one of the strongest performing counties in the UK in terms of fibre optic broadband uptake, according to BT. Around 50,000 homes and businesses across the county have either been connected to superfast broadband or...
Read moreSuffolk fibre broadband rollout reaches 25k properties
Suffolk's fibre optic broadband rollout has reached a significant milestone, with 25,000 properties now able to access the technology. Eight months after the first street cabinets were activated as part of the Better...
Read moreOfcom consultation could force BT to cut fibre broadband prices
BT could be forced to reduce its wholesale fibre optic broadband fees if Ofcom launches a consultation on the matter. The industry regulator is expected to consult on fibre pricing before the end of May, with independent equities...
Read moreGloucester residents launch fibre broadband campaign
A group of residents from an area of Gloucester have launched a campaign to try to bring fibre optic broadband to their homes. Those who live and work on the local estate of Coopers Edge, near Brockworth, claim that download...
Read moreBT chief says fibre broadband will offer jobs boost to East Sussex
Newly announced investment in fibre optic broadband will help to create and safeguard jobs across East Sussex, according to BT's Managing Director of Next Generation Access Bill Murphy. Speaking as the telecoms giant named...
Read moreWindermere and Bowness to get fibre broadband
Connecting Cumbria, a regional superfast fibre optic broadband rollout programme, has announced the names of the first Lake District areas to gain access to the high-speed service. Windermere and Bowness will become the...
Read moreConnecting Cambridgeshire brings fibre broadband to Peterborough
The first green roadside cabinets have been upgraded to be able to receive fibre broadband in Peterborough as part of the Connecting Cambridgeshire rollout programme. Homes and businesses in the Newark and Hampton areas can now...
Read moreSuperfast fibre broadband arrives in Pucklechurch
The South Gloucestershire communities of Pucklechurch, Wick, Badminton and Tormarton are to become some of the first in the area to gain access to superfast fibre optic broadband. High-speed broadband is coming to the villages...
Read moreEast Cleveland secures extra fibre broadband funding
More homes and businesses in the East Cleveland area are set to gain a connection to superfast fibre optic broadband thanks to an additional £300,000 investment. The money has been awarded to Redcar and Cleveland Borough...
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