News Archive February 2014
B&B considering legal action over fibre leak
The owner of a hotel in Leyburn is considering legal action over a water-filled hole left by BT contractors digging a fibre optic cable network. Nigel Mould, who manages the Grade-II listed Grove House bed and breakfast says the...
Read moreNI broadband improvements planned
Some £24.5 million will be put into improving broadband access for 45,000 premises in Northern Ireland struggling to get online. Northern Irish Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Arlene Foster is planning to invest...
Read moreTwo north Wales communities receive fibre optic broadband
It has been announced that two communities in north Wales will benefit from high-speed fibre broadband. Homes and businesses in the villages of Gwalchmai on Anglesey and Garn Dolbenmaen in Gwynedd will now be able to access...
Read moreBute looks for fibre optic solution
Residents on the Scottish island of Bute are considering their options as they seek to improve their broadband speeds with a fibre optic connection. The Bute Rural Community Broadband Group (BRCBG) has been working with Campbell...
Read moreWest Country bids for fibre broadband cash
Politicians and residents alike in the West Country have come together to ask for more money under the Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) programme. Tiverton and Honiton MP Neil Marsh told the local Express and Echo he will be asking...
Read moreBarnard Castle's new broadband praised
Residents in Barnard Castle have welcomed the installation of a new high-speed broadband connection. Hundreds of homes and businesses will now be able to receive download rates of up to 80Mbps, which is more than enough for the...
Read moreBT promises to boost Chipping Barnet fibre broadband coverage
Fibre optic broadband coverage is to be increased in Chipping Barnet, local MP Theresa Villiers has been promised. The telecoms giant explained it began working on improving connectivity in the area after receiving complaints...
Read moreNorth Lincs broadband rollout 'picks up pace'
It has been announced that a number of communities in the North Lincolnshire area will be included in BT's fibre optic network. Engineering work to lay cables to a number of villages is underway and the telecommunications...
Read moreCoventry area to benefit from fibre connection
BT has announced it will provide a number of rural communities near Coventry with fibre optic broadband. Residents in Alderminster, Fillongley, Henley-in-Arden, Kineton, Quinton, Long Marston, Snitterfield and Welford-on-Avon...
Read moreSuperfast Northants fibre broadband scheme sets first cabinets live
The Superfast Northamptonshire fibre optic broadband rollout is ahead of schedule, with the first set of 14 street cabinets set to go live today (February 3rd 2014). Parts of Towcester and Weedon are the first to benefit from the...
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