Regional News
Super-fast broadband named as top priority for Cumbria
Bringing fibre optic broadband and other forms of super-fast connection to every property in Cumbria by 2015 has been outlined as the county council's top priority. Council leader Eddie Martin insisted it is essential that...
Read moreDevon and Somerset submit £100m fibre broadband bid
A new multi-million pound fibre optic broadband bid has been made in an attempt to provide people living in rural parts of Devon and Somerset with a fast connection. According to This is Exeter, a bid to bring a fibre broadband...
Read moreBT admits Bury St Edmonds fibre broadband delay
Residents and businesses in one area of Bury St Edmonds have been told they will have to wait for access to fibre optic broadband. BT has rolled out the technology across the Suffolk town, reports the Bury Free Press, but issues...
Read morePublic sector urged to match private fibre broadband investment
The public sector has been urged to invest more money in fibre optic broadband. James Ramsbotham, chief executive of the North East Chamber of Commerce, suggested that if state-run organisations put as much cash into fibre...
Read moreMalvern councillor pleased at fibre optic broadband decision
A Malvern council chief has hailed BT's decision to bring fibre optic broadband to the Worcestershire town by the end of 2012 at the latest. Simon Smith, economic redevelopment officer at Malvern Hills District Council, said...
Read moreNorfolk and Suffolk MPs unite to demand fibre broadband
Fibre optic broadband is vital to stimulate the economy and create new jobs in Norfolk and Suffolk, local MPs have insisted. Keith Simpson, who represents the Broadland constituency, told the Eastern Daily Press the technology is...
Read moreFibre optic broadband goes live in 3 Derbyshire communities
Three Derbyshire communities have become some of the first parts of the UK to receive access to fibre optic cable broadband. More than 36,000 homes and businesses in Dronfield, Mickleover and Swadlincote can now connect to...
Read moreBT fibre optic broadband welcomed by Cornish residents and firms
Businesses and residents in Cornwall have welcomed the launch of BT's fibre optic broadband service in the south-west county. The technology is now available to more than 1,000 properties in Chacewater and Chiverton Cross,...
Read moreWill Enterprise Zone fibre broadband plans help the economy?
The government's plans to offer discounts on fibre optic broadband and business rates at Enterprise Zones across the UK will not help the economy, Ed Miliband has said. Speaking to the Nottingham Post, the Labour leader...
Read moreVirgin Media brings 100Mbps fibre broadband to first Surrey town
Virgin Media has chosen Epsom as the first town in Surrey to get access to its up to 100Mbps fibre optic broadband infrastructure. The community is one of 35 locations in the UK that can connect to the "ultra-fast"...
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