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Wessex 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 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 moreFibrestream seeks details of BDUK costs and achievements
Fibre optic broadband provider Fibrestream has lodged a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to discover exactly what has been spent and achieved by Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK). The query, which was sent to BDUK,...
Read moreNextGenUs gives update on Cumbria fibre broadband project
NextGenUs has revealed it is making good progress towards rolling out wireless and fibre optic broadband across Cumbria. The community network specialist gave an update on its efforts so far, which have seen "a lot of work...
Read moreBT bringing fibre broadband to 89% of Northern Irish lines
Nine in ten phone lines in Northern Ireland will be hooked up to a fibre optic broadband street cabinet by March 2012, BT has promised. Graham Sutherland, chief executive of BT Northern Ireland, revealed the telecoms giant is...
Read moreTalkTalk accepts fibre broadband demand has been modest
TalkTalk has admitted the uptake of its recently launched fibre optic broadband service has been "modest". In its financial results publication for the three months to June 30th 2011, the internet service provider (ISP)...
Read moreVirgin Media sees growth in higher-tier fibre broadband
Virgin Media has reported further growth in uptake of its higher-tier fibre optic broadband packages. In its results for the three months to June 30th 2011, the cable company revealed half of new broadband subscribers have signed...
Read moreIntercity extends fibre optic broadband coverage
Intercity has announced it is collaborating with several UK carriers to increase the coverage of its fibre optic broadband service. The telecoms firm is hoping to capitalise on growing market demand for improved speeds by...
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