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BT says Ponteland shows highest fibre broadband demand in north-east
The Northumberland town of Ponteland has shown the highest demand for fibre optic broadband of any north-east community, according to new research from BT. Of all the people able to access superfast broadband that live in...
Read moreBT supports Scottish fibre broadband rollout with jobs boost
BT is set to take on dozens more engineers in Scotland to assist with the rollout of fibre optic broadband. The telecoms giant will create 150 positions, with the new engineers to be based in Inverness, Fort William, Oban,...
Read moreNetherbury in Dorset could miss out on fibre broadband access
Homes and businesses in the Netherbury area of Dorset look set to miss out on fibre optic broadband access, despite the launch of a county council-led project to boost connectivity. The initiative, which will be carried out by...
Read moreOxfordshire communities seek fibre broadband funding
Rural Oxfordshire residents are to apply for government funding to support the rollout of fibre optic broadband. Projects for the Evenlode Valley and Northmoor, Moreton and Bablockhythe are set to bid for cash from the...
Read moreFibre broadband rolled out to 2,700 Rutland properties
The Digital Rutland project has brought fibre optic broadband connectivity to more than 2,700 properties across England's smallest historic county. Superfast broadband is now available to just over half of homes and...
Read moreBT brings fibre broadband to Shaftesbury and Sherborne
Two more Dorset towns have been included in BT's large-scale national rollout of fibre optic broadband. More than 2,800 homes and businesses in Shaftesbury and Sherborne have already been connected, with this figure set to...
Read moreCityFibre's Gigler shortlisted for NextGen 13 award
Fibre optic infrastructure provider CityFibre is in the running for a NextGen 13 award, having been shortlisted in the Fixed Urban Networks category. The company's internet service provider arm, Gigler, has been entered into...
Read moreFibre broadband for thousands more Somerset properties
Thousands more homes in Somerset are poised to benefit from BT's commercial fibre optic broadband rollout. Ilminster has been named as the latest location to be included in the programme, with more than 3,500 homes and...
Read moreBT rolls out fibre broadband to Churston
Hundreds of homes and businesses in the Devon community of Churston are to be hooked up to fibre optic broadband thanks to BT's £2.5 billion commercial rollout. The telecoms giant has already connected the first local...
Read moreFibre broadband for Collyhurst and Gatley
Homes and businesses in the Collyhurst and Gatley areas of Greater Manchester are to benefit from superfast fibre broadband after BT announced they will be part of its £2.5 billion national rollout...
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