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Manufacturer backs fibre optic campaign
Schoolscapes - a firm that designs, manufactures and installs playground equipment - has backed a fibre optic campaign in Cornwall. Marketing Manager Steve Bell says his Wadebridge-based business now manages download speeds of...
Read moreConnecting Cheshire to host drop-in session
A new drop-in session set to be held in Nantwich later today (February 19th) will educate locals about the roll-out of fibre optic broadband in the coming months. Connecting Cheshire, which is hosting the event, plans to enable...
Read moreNew appointment 'enhances' CityFibre
CityFibre - a leading broadband infrastructure company - has announced the appointment of Sally Davis as a Non-Executive Director. Ms Davies was previously the chief executive of BT Wholesale and will help to oversee new projects...
Read moreB&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 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...
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