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Gigaclear activates rural Oxfordshire pure fibre broadband network
A new pure fibre optic broadband network is bringing ultrafast internet speeds to hundreds of properties in rural Oxfordshire. Gigaclear has announced the activation of the network, which reaches more than 750 properties across...
Read more20% of movers 'would pay more for a home with fast broadband'
Fibre optic broadband access could have a significant impact on the value of a house. According to new research from Halifax, high-speed connectivity is becoming an increasingly key concern for people in the market for a new...
Read moreBT 'acting too aggressively' in Devon and Somerset fibre broadband rollout
BT has been accused of acting too aggressively in maintaining privacy around its plans to roll out fibre optic broadband across Devon and Somerset. Two district councils said the telecoms giant's approach to the scheme has...
Read moreFibre broadband passes 610,000 Kent properties
Kent's fibre optic broadband coverage has passed the 610,000-property mark, according to BT. More than two-thirds of homes and businesses across the county are now able to access superfast connectivity, which offers speeds of...
Read moreSuperfast Surrey installs 500th fibre broadband cabinet
Two significant milestones have been reached in the Superfast Surrey fibre optic broadband programme. The partnership between BT and the county council has installed its 500th fibre broadband street cabinet and has also brought...
Read moreVirgin Media bringing superfast broadband to 5,000 Teesside homes
Virgin Media is expanding its superfast broadband network to take in thousands more properties in Teesside, bringing residents speeds of up to 152Mbps. Due to be completed by the end of the month, the rollout will see the cable...
Read moreSuperfast Dorset bringing fibre broadband to another 9,000 properties
Fibre optic broadband is to be rolled out to thousands more Dorset properties as part of a multi-million pound partnership between the government, BT and local councils. Engineering work has already begun on the third phase of...
Read moreWest Sussex Better Connected passes 15,000 properties
A milestone has been reached in the £20 million West Sussex Better Connected programme, with more than 15,000 local properties now able to access fibre optic broadband. The partnership between BT, the county council and the...
Read moreFibre broadband arrives at Burton Constable Holiday Park
Fibre broadband has arrived at the Burton Constable Holiday Park in East Yorkshire, providing a boost to business by enhancing the service site operators can offer to holiday home owners and other visitors. The high-speed...
Read moreSmall Brighton firms encouraged to sign up to government fibre broadband scheme
A push is being given to a government superfast fibre optic broadband scheme aimed at small businesses in Brighton and Hove, after just 35 companies signed up to it. Local publication the Argus reports that Brighton and Hove was...
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