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BT on engineering recruitment drive to meet fibre broadband demand
Rising demand for fibre optic broadband has prompted BT to announce a major expansion of its engineering recruitment programme. Openreach, the telecoms giant's local access network business, is creating a further 500...
Read moreSuperfast Dorset bringing fibre broadband to another 9,000 properties
Fibre optic broadband is to be rolled out to thousands more Dorset properties as part of a multi-million pound partnership between the government, BT and local councils. Engineering work has already begun on the third phase of...
Read moreGigabit fibre broadband arrives at Marlin apartments in London
Serviced apartments firm Marlin is now offering gigabit fibre optic broadband at three of its sites in London, thanks to work from network operator Hyperoptic. All travellers staying at the three properties – Empire Square...
Read moreWest Sussex Better Connected passes 15,000 properties
A milestone has been reached in the £20 million West Sussex Better Connected programme, with more than 15,000 local properties now able to access fibre optic broadband. The partnership between BT, the county council and the...
Read moreFibre broadband arrives at Burton Constable Holiday Park
Fibre broadband has arrived at the Burton Constable Holiday Park in East Yorkshire, providing a boost to business by enhancing the service site operators can offer to holiday home owners and other visitors. The high-speed...
Read moreSmall Brighton firms encouraged to sign up to government fibre broadband scheme
A push is being given to a government superfast fibre optic broadband scheme aimed at small businesses in Brighton and Hove, after just 35 companies signed up to it. Local publication the Argus reports that Brighton and Hove was...
Read moreThorpe-le-Soken gains fibre broadband access
Thorpe-le-Soken residents are celebrating after their village received the news that some of its premises will be able to connect to superfast fibre optic broadband. The Clacton and Frinton Gazette reports that the community was...
Read moreUnreliable broadband 'significant problem' for small firms
Small businesses could be being hindered by their broadband connections, a new report reveals. Research published by Citizens Advice involving 2,000 small companies shows internet access is one of the most troublesome factors for...
Read moreFibre broadband frustrations for Horton residents
Residents in Horton in South Gloucestershire have been left frustrated regarding their internet connections, as a scheme designed to deliver fibre optic broadband to their homes has not come to fruition. BBC News reports that a...
Read moreKC announces broadband price hike as downloads increase
East Yorkshire internet service provider KC says its prices are set to rise to help it cope with a surge in downloads on its network. Landline and broadband charges will climb by up to £2 per month from 1 November 2014,...
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