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Fibre broadband on its way to Biggleswade
Superfast fibre optic broadband is on its way to Biggleswade, following campaigning from local residents wanting to gain access to the high-speed technology. Biggleswade Today reports that BT has told people living and working...
Read moreFirms call for greater broadband investment in Autumn Statement
Businesses are hoping to see commitment to providing increased investment to improving Britain's broadband infrastructure featured in Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne's Autumn Statement next week (3 December...
Read moreStonehouse residents to learn about fibre broadband benefits
People living and working in Stonehouse are being given the opportunity to learn about the benefits of fibre broadband at a local event tomorrow (26 November 2014). An information session will take place at the Stonehouse...
Read moreTrimdon schoolchildren get an education in fibre broadband
Schoolchildren living in Trimdon, County Durham have been learning all about fibre broadband, following the arrival of the high-speed technology in their village. The Northern Echo reports that over 2,500 premises in the...
Read moreFibre broadband for Countesthorpe, Whetstone and Huncote
Superfast Leicestershire has delivered fibre optic broadband to three more villages in the county, with homes and businesses in Countesthorpe, Whetstone and Huncote now able to connect to the network. The arrival of the...
Read moreOfcom announces mobile broadband improvements
Telecoms regulator Ofcom has announced it will be supporting schemes to improve mobile broadband connections in the UK, while also working to secure the future of digital television for the country. Consumers will be able to...
Read moreCornwall MP calling for mobile and broadband 'notspot' eradication
Andrew George, MP for St Ives in Cornwall, is campaigning for better broadband and mobile signals to come to the county in a bid to eradicate so-called notspots. The MP is calling on Digital Economy Minister Ed Vaizey to address...
Read moreChancellor praises Connecting Cheshire fibre broadband rollout
Chancellor of the Exchequer and MP for Tatton George Osborne has returned to his Cheshire East constituency to praise the work of the Connecting Cheshire connectivity initiative in rolling out fibre optic broadband to local...
Read moreBetter Broadband for Oxfordshire reaches 20,000 premises
The £25 million Better Broadband for Oxfordshire rollout programme has reached a significant milestone, as it has now connected more than 20,000 residential and commercial properties in the county to the fibre optic...
Read moreRural broadband rollout gathering pace
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport's work to deliver high-speed fibre broadband to 95 per cent of UK homes and businesses by 2017 is gathering pace, particularly in rural parts of the country. Approximately 8,500...
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