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Rural broadband rollout gathering pace

Friday, November 14th 2014

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport's work to deliver high-speed fibre broadband to 95 per cent of UK homes and businesses by 2017 is gathering pace, particularly in rural parts of the country. Approximately 8,500...

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Superfast fibre broadband arrives in Carmarthenshire

Thursday, November 13th 2014

Fibre optic broadband has arrived in Carmarthenshire thanks to the Superfast Cymru rollout programme. The high-speed technology is available to the first homes and businesses in the area via the Upper Cwmtwrch exchange and work...

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Manor Royal firms gain fibre broadband access

Wednesday, November 12th 2014

Companies based at the Manor Royal Business Park in Crawley are benefiting from gaining access to fibre optic broadband, thanks to the West Sussex Better Connected rollout programme. The connectivity initiative is supported and...

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Digital Scotland reaches 150,000 premises

Tuesday, November 11th 2014

The £410 million Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband rollout programme has delivered high-speed fibre broadband to more than 150,000 homes and businesses in the country, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has...

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Fibre broadband for Marchington and Draycott-in-the-Clay

Monday, November 10th 2014

Fibre optic broadband has arrived in Marchington and Draycott-in-the-Clay thanks to the Superfast Staffordshire rollout project. The Uttoxeter Advertiser reports that 20,000 homes and businesses in the county can now access the...

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BT fibre broadband rollout creates new Staffordshire jobs

Friday, November 7th 2014

Network provider BT's work to roll out fibre optic broadband to homes and businesses throughout the UK has led to the creation of an additional 20 engineering jobs in north Staffordshire. The new recruits will work for...

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Halfway milestone for Northern Lincolnshire Broadband project

Thursday, November 6th 2014

The Northern Lincolnshire Broadband rollout project has reached its halfway point, having connected almost 17,000 domestic properties and commercial buildings in the region to fibre optic broadband. Humberston, Brigg, Scunthorpe,...

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Fibre broadband comes to Bury homes and businesses

Wednesday, November 5th 2014

Fibre optic broadband has arrived in the Greater Manchester borough of Bury, thanks to the Get Digital Faster regional rollout programme. Over 700 residential and commercial properties in the area can now access improved internet...

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Cheltenham MP campaigning for better broadband

Tuesday, November 4th 2014

MP for Cheltenham Martin Horwood is campaigning for improvements to be made to the town's broadband coverage. The Gloucestershire Echo reports that Mr Horwood is calling for a special debate in parliament to discuss the...

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Fibre optic broadband arrives in Annan

Monday, November 3rd 2014

Annan is among the latest areas to benefit from a connection to better broadband under the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband rollout project. The £410 million - £126 million of which has been provided by BT -...

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