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Uttoxeter to gain superfast fibre broadband connection
Residents and businesses based in the Staffordshire town of Uttoxeter are set to gain access to superfast fibre optic broadband, it has been announced. This is after Staffordshire County Council pledged to invest £8 million...
Read moreSuperfast Leicestershire to bring fibre broadband to first communities
The first communities set to benefit from a high-speed fibre broadband connection under the Superfast Leicestershire rollout programme have been announced. Villages in Charnwood, Hinckley, Bosworth, Melton, Harborough and parts...
Read moreFibre broadband hopes for Stanbury
Many residents in the West Yorkshire district of Stanbury are currently faced with inadequate or non-existent internet connections, but this could be set to change thanks to the work of a local broadband campaign group. Fibre...
Read moreEd Vaizey hails new northern fibre broadband rollout
Communications Minister Ed Vaizey has hailed the introduction of a new fibre broadband rollout in the north of England, which will see parts of Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool connected to some of the UK's fastest internet...
Read moreHaverhill hotel enjoying benefits of fibre broadband
Days Inn Haverhill is enjoying the benefits of superfast fibre optic broadband after BT Openreach installed a dedicated line to its premises. This means no other internet users can access the service other than those in the...
Read moreSuperfast Dorset brings fibre broadband to first villages
The Superfast Dorset rollout programme has connected its first villages in the area to fibre optic broadband. Wootton Fitzpaine and Charmouth have become the first Dorset communities to benefit from a better broadband connection...
Read moreViscount Ridley calls for fibre broadband for rural Northumberland
There have been concerns that homes and businesses in the more rural parts of Northumberland are to be missed out of fibre broadband rollout programmes. However, the House of Lords has reassured Viscount Ridley - a Conservative...
Read moreFibre broadband 'a pleasure to use', says Lancashire resident
A Lancashire resident has praised the work of his local superfast fibre broadband rollout programme, enthusing about its benefits. In its spring newsletter, Superfast Lancashire reports Belthorn resident Steve Horrocks has been...
Read moreTalkTalk adds 30,000 fibre broadband customers
Network provider TalkTalk has experienced a significant increase in the number of customers opting for a fibre broadband connection with the company over the last year. During the 12-month period ending in March 2014, 30,000 new...
Read moreIsle of Wight fibre broadband rollout to be extended
BT and the Isle of Wight Council have announced they will be working together to deliver fibre optic broadband to an increased number of homes and businesses in rural parts of the island. The network provider has brought the...
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