News Archive September 2012
St Helens Council hails future fibre broadband rollout
St Helens Council has welcomed the launch of fibre optic broadband by BT as part of a wider rollout across Merseyside. During 2013, several local communities - including Arrowebrook, Gateacre, Hoylake and Newton-Le-Willows - are...
Read moreCityFibre and City of York bag NextGen award nominations
CityFibre's partnership with City of York Council to develop next-generation fibre optic broadband infrastructure has been shortlisted for the 2012 NextGen Challenge Awards. The collaboration, which has seen the city...
Read moreFibre broadband rolling out to more Yorkshire homes
Tens of thousands more properties across Yorkshire and the Humber will be able to access fibre optic broadband during 2013, BT has announced. Some 153,000 homes and businesses in 18 communities are set to benefit from the...
Read moreBT fibre broadband set to surpass one million Scottish properties
BT's Scottish fibre optic broadband rollout will hit a major milestone by the end of next year, reaching more than one million homes and businesses. The telecoms giant has announced it is set to deploy super-fast broadband to...
Read moreBT boosts fibre broadband coverage in East Midlands
Another two East Midlands towns have been included in BT's national fibre optic broadband rollout programme. Gedling and Mansfield are the latest locations to benefit from the deployment, with more than 57,000 homes and...
Read moreCardiff Council chief hails fibre broadband investment
Cardiff Council leader Heather Joyce has hailed a multimillion-pound investment in the city's fibre optic broadband infrastructure. New Culture Secretary Maria Miller announced on Thursday (September 20th 2012) that the Welsh...
Read moreBT extends fibre broadband to Newbridge
Newbridge has become the latest town in Wales to be included in BT's national fibre optic broadband rollout programme. The company has pledged to invest £2.5 billion on deploying super-fast broadband to two-thirds of...
Read moreAnne McGuire MP welcomes Bannockburn fibre broadband launch
Stirling MP Anne McGuire has welcomed the launch of fibre optic broadband in Bannockburn. BT has rolled out the service to more than 8,000 homes and businesses in the Stirlingshire town, with the upgrades set to be finished in...
Read moreBT rolls out fibre broadband in Gloucester
BT has announced the rollout of fibre optic broadband to tens of thousands of homes and businesses in Gloucester. With some parts of Gloucestershire - including Cheltenham and Stroud - already able to access the telecoms...
Read moreWelsh Affairs Committee says fibre broadband not the only option
Fibre optic broadband should not be treated as the only solution for improving connectivity in remote Welsh communities, according to a new report from the Commons Welsh Affairs Committee. The publication calls on the UK and...
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