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Isle of Wight locals urged to support fibre broadband plans
Residents and businesses on the Isle of Wight are being urged to get behind plans to roll out fibre optic broadband across the island. Isle of Wight Council (IWC) recently announced £3 million of funding to deliver...
Read moreHIE says fibre optic broadband plan is on track
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has said its plan to roll out fibre optic broadband throughout the region is proceeding to schedule. The organisation launched a tender to find a private sector telecoms firm to deploy the...
Read moreShetlands Telecom urges fibre optic broadband discussions
Shetland Telecom is urging rural communities to discuss possible ways that they can gain access to fibre optic broadband in the future. Next month, the first part of Shetland Islands Council's fibre optic cable is set to be...
Read moreBT says WAG responsible for Conwy fibre broadband
BT has said the decision to introduce fibre optic broadband connectivity to the north Wales town of Conwy and the surrounding area lies with the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG). In December, the telecoms giant announced a further...
Read moreOnyx says fibre broadband attracted it to South Yorkshire
IT support services firm Onyx has revealed high-quality fibre optic broadband persuaded it to open data centres in South Yorkshire. The company acquired its second data centre in the county last year after being attracted by the...
Read moreVirgin Media to roll out 120Mbps fibre broadband
Virgin Media will roll out fibre optic broadband download rates of up to 120Mbps as part of a newly-announced boost to its current speeds. The cable company's up to 10Mbps, 20Mbps, 30Mbps and 50Mbps services will all at least...
Read moreBBFN chief says Norfolk keen to exceed fibre broadband targets
Norfolk is aiming to exceed the government's fibre optic broadband access target, programme director for the Better Broadband for Norfolk (BBFN) project Karen O'Kane has revealed. The Conservative-led coalition is looking...
Read moreVOA outlines new Fibre Tax plans
New proposals for the next-generation access tax on fibre optic broadband connections have been published by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA). Under the Fibre Tax plans, the rateable value that dictates how much a telecoms firm...
Read moreSussex business chief issues super-fast broadband pledge
Lack of fibre optic broadband access in Sussex is preventing local businesses from fulfilling their potential, according to Sussex Enterprise. Chief executive of the chamber of commerce Mark Froud said tackling the problem of...
Read moreKC forecasts two-tier fibre broadband deployments
KC's consumer services director Nick Thompson has predicted the emergence of a 'two-tier deployment' strategy for fibre optic broadband in 2012. Mr Thompson pointed out the UK's major internet service providers...
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