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Herefordshire recruits volunteers to promote super-fast broadband
A group of volunteers have been drafted in to explain the benefits of high-speed broadband to rural communities in Herefordshire. According to the Hereford Times, the local authority wants the "broadband champions" to...
Read moreCommunity project unveils broadband plan for rural Lancashire
B4RN has released details of its plan to deliver a new fibre optic broadband service for rural north Lancashire. The co-operative project is calling on local farmers and other community members to support the scheme, which will...
Read moreMSP questions adequacy of Scottish broadband funding
Chic Brodie MSP has become the latest figure to claim Scotland has not received enough money from Westminster to roll out super-fast broadband services. Speaking to the Carrick Gazette, the SNP member for South Scotland said the...
Read moreBT assures Filey residents over fibre broadband plans
BT has told the people of Filey in North Yorkshire that its plans to roll out super-fast fibre broadband in the town remain on track. According to the Filey Mercury, local residents expressed concern over an apparent lack of...
Read moreWessex FSB praises Hampshire fibre broadband funding
Government funding for fibre optic broadband in Hampshire has been welcomed by a local business organisation. The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition has allocated £8.4 million to the county in a bid to bring faster...
Read moreGovt funding to bring fibre broadband to Dorset
Fibre optic broadband is set to be deployed in Dorset thanks to newly announced government funding. The south-west county has been awarded £9.4 million of public money as part of the Conservative-led coalition's...
Read moreInca says govt funding will not deliver universal fibre broadband
Government funding for fibre optic broadband will not singlehandedly solve the problem of notspots and slow spots across the UK, the Independent Networks Co-operative Association (Inca) has argued. The Conservative-led coalition...
Read moreFibre broadband funding allocation set to be announced
The government is this week expected to reveal the amounts of public money allocated to regions across the UK for fibre optic broadband investment. Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is set to announce how the £530 million...
Read moreSosa project seeking fibre broadband funding
Scottish public sector organisations are set to apply for government money to bring fibre optic broadband to the south of the country. The South of Scotland Alliance (Sosa), comprising Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders...
Read moreZen reveals satisfaction among 94% of fibre broadband customers
More than nine in ten customers of Zen Internet's fibre optic broadband product would recommend the service to their friends and family members, the provider has revealed. Research conducted by the telecoms firm found 94 per...
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