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BT connects first Sevenoaks homes to fibre broadband
The first homes and businesses in Sevenoaks have been hooked up to BT's fibre optic broadband service, the telecoms giant has confirmed. Over the coming weeks, up to 11,500 properties in the Kent commuter town will be...
Read moreBT to extend fibre broadband to 290,000 London properties
BT is set to extend its fibre optic broadband coverage to almost 300,000 more properties in London over the coming weeks. As many as 290,000 homes and businesses in 17 exchange areas will gain access to the telecoms giant's...
Read moreFibrestream unveils Cumbria broadband plans
Fibre optic broadband provider Fibrestream has announced the creation of NextGenUs Cumbria (NGU), a non-profit enterprise that will aim to improve connectivity in the north-west county. All the money made by the new venture, a...
Read moreOfcom publishes interactive fibre broadband map
Communications regulator Ofcom has announced the launch of the UK's first interactive map highlighting the state of fibre broadband services for over 200 areas of the country. Set up by the regulator as part of its report on...
Read moreJeremy Hunt praises North Yorkshire super-fast broadband funding
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has said an "important step" has been taken towards rolling out fibre optic broadband and other forms of super-fast access in North Yorkshire. The county has been awarded up to £16.4...
Read moreWispa Ltd knocks BT fibre broadband plans
BT's fibre broadband rollout plans have come in for criticism from Wispa Ltd. The internet service provider pointed out that BT is asking for £1 billion of funding to help deploy super-fast broadband, but that many...
Read moreFibre broadband welcomed by Cumbernauld councillors
BT's plans to bring fibre optic broadband to the Scottish town of Cumbernauld have been praised by local council chiefs. The telecoms giant's up to 40Mbps fibre-to-the-cabinet service will be rolled out to the North...
Read moreLincs council planning to bring fibre broadband to 90% of homes
Fibre optic broadband will be extended to as many as nine in ten homes in Lincolnshire under plans from the county council. The local authority is set to ask Broadband Delivery UK for £20 million of funding, which will be...
Read moreCityFibre makes Bournemouth fibre broadband pledge
CityFibre has pledged to bring "true fibre to the home" to tens of thousands of properties in Bournemouth over the coming months and years. The fibre optic broadband provider told the Daily Echo its network already...
Read moreFibre broadband to be rolled out to 90% of Derby businesses
Nine in ten businesses in Derby will have access to fibre optic broadband over the coming months, according to cross-sector telecoms initiative LightSpeed Derby. BT revealed last week that 71,000 more homes and businesses in...
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