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Ed Vaizey hails new northern fibre broadband rollout
Communications Minister Ed Vaizey has hailed the introduction of a new fibre broadband rollout in the north of England, which will see parts of Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool connected to some of the UK's fastest internet...
Read moreHaverhill hotel enjoying benefits of fibre broadband
Days Inn Haverhill is enjoying the benefits of superfast fibre optic broadband after BT Openreach installed a dedicated line to its premises. This means no other internet users can access the service other than those in the...
Read moreBT to extend fibre broadband rollout with north-west recruits
Network provider BT has announced it will be creating up to 130 jobs for engineers in the north-west of England, in order to extend its nationwide fibre broadband rollout even further. Currently, BT has brought the high-speed...
Read moreSuperfast Dorset brings fibre broadband to first villages
The Superfast Dorset rollout programme has connected its first villages in the area to fibre optic broadband. Wootton Fitzpaine and Charmouth have become the first Dorset communities to benefit from a better broadband connection...
Read moreTalkTalk adds 30,000 fibre broadband customers
Network provider TalkTalk has experienced a significant increase in the number of customers opting for a fibre broadband connection with the company over the last year. During the 12-month period ending in March 2014, 30,000 new...
Read moreOxfordshire Council aims for complete fibre broadband coverage
West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) has announced it is going to work alongside the Cotswold Broadband group in an attempt to bring fibre optic broadband to all homes and businesses in the county. Currently, Oxfordshire...
Read moreFibre broadband comes to Bishopsworth
National network carrier BT has announced that super-fast fibre optic broadband has gone live in the south-west region of Bishopsworth. More than 9,500 households and local businesses are expected to be able to benefit from the...
Read moreFibre broadband rapidly expanding across south-west
BT has announced that high-speed fibre broadband is now live and available to homes and businesses in the south-west town of Barnwood. More than 7,000 subscribers are expected to benefit from the high-speed revolution as a...
Read moreSuper-fast fibre broadband now available in South Shields
The north-eastern town of South Shields has become the latest area to receive the implementation of super-fast fibre optic broadband. Over 19,000 local firms and households are expected to benefit from the new installation, as...
Read moreFibrestream says BDUK framework biased to larger firms
Community fibre optic broadband network operator Fibrestream has accused the government's Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) framework of excluding smaller telecoms firms. BDUK's procurement scheme, which allows communications...
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