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Broadband rollout in Derbyshire 'will not be ready by 2015'
The completion date of a super-fast broadband rollout in Derbyshire looks uncertain at the moment. Derbyshire County Council had been awarded more than £7 million by the government through its Broadband Delivery UK...
Read moreKC fibre broadband rollout offers boost to east Yorks employment
KC's fibre optic broadband rollout has delivered a boost to recruitment in the east Yorkshire area. So far, six local jobs have been created by network design and engineering firm Light Source, which has been contracted to...
Read moreEast Ayrshire set to benefit from major fibre broadband rollout
East Ayrshire is set to become one of the best-connected parts of the UK thanks to a major investment in fibre optic broadband announced this week by the Scottish government. The £264 million partnership between BT and the...
Read moreShetland 'could be left behind in Scottish fibre broadband rollout'
The government's investment in fibre optic broadband technology could leave Shetland lagging behind the rest of the UK. Earlier this week, the Scottish government announced a £264 million investment in the technology...
Read moreFibre broadband launched in Islip under 'groundbreaking deal'
A groundbreaking deal between BT and the Oxfordshire village of Islip has resulted in the launch of fibre optic broadband in the rural community. The service can now be accessed by almost 250 local homes and businesses thanks to...
Read moreNairn 'shows high demand for fibre broadband'
The small Highland town of Nairn has shown particularly strong demand for fibre optic broadband, according to BT. More than a fifth of local homes and businesses are using the service, which went live in the area just over a year...
Read moreBT fibre broadband network passes 1m Yorkshire properties
Fibre optic broadband can now be received by more than one million homes and businesses in Yorkshire thanks to BT's extensive rollout programme. Despite hitting this significant milestone, the telecoms giant admits it still...
Read moreMPs demand more fibre broadband funding for North Yorks
More central government funding is needed to ensure no North Yorkshire communities miss out on the benefits of fibre optic broadband, according to local MPs. NYnet, the public-private commercial venture created to improve...
Read moreSpectrum fibre broadband network passes 700 homes
Spectrum Internet has reached a milestone in its fibre optic broadband rollout, with its own network now passing more than 700 homes in south Wales. The company has been deploying super-fast broadband infrastructure to the area...
Read moreFibre broadband rollout 'could create 1,800 jobs for north Wales'
Hundreds of jobs could be created across north Wales by the fibre optic broadband partnership between BT and the Welsh government. The Superfast Cymru initiative is aiming to bring high-speed internet access to 96 per cent of...
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