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KC to include Hull tower blocks in fibre broadband trial

Tuesday, October 25th 2011

KC has announced five residential tower blocks near Hull city centre will be included in its fibre optic broadband pilot scheme. Customers who sign up for the initiative will need to give feedback on the performance of their...

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Gigaclear fibre broadband network set to go live in Hambleton

Tuesday, October 25th 2011

Gigaclear's fibre optic broadband network in the Rutland village of Hambleton is set to go live this weekend, local internet service provider (ISP) Rutland Telecom has announced. More than two-thirds of local residents will...

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BT rolling out fibre broadband to 70,000 Devon properties

Monday, October 24th 2011

Fibre optic broadband will be rolled out to almost 70,000 homes and businesses in Devon over the coming weeks, BT has announced. The telecoms giant revealed residents and employers in Plymouth, Exeter and Ivybridge will gain...

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BT connects first Llantwit Major homes to fibre broadband

Friday, October 21st 2011

The first homes and businesses in the south Wales town of Llantwit Major have been connected to BT's fibre optic broadband service. Engineers are conducting infrastructure upgrades in the area that will see around 4,000...

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BT fibre broadband rollout hailed by Tendring residents

Thursday, October 20th 2011

Residents in Tendring, Essex have praised BT's decision to bring fibre optic broadband to the district over the coming months. The telecoms giant will boost download speeds at more than 4,000 properties served by the...

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Calix says demographics put ISPs off rural fibre broadband rollouts

Wednesday, October 19th 2011

Internet service providers (ISPs) are often unwilling to roll out fibre optic broadband in rural areas due to the demographic of local residents, according to Calix. Geoff Burke, senior director of corporate marketing at the...

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Hyperoptic 1Gbps fibre broadband goes live in Wandsworth

Wednesday, October 19th 2011

Hyperoptic has announced its 1Gbps fibre optic broadband service has gone live at a riverside residential development in Wandsworth, London. Tenants at Prices Court, a 133-flat building in the capital, can now take advantage of...

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BT extends fibre broadband to 40,000 Derry properties

Tuesday, October 18th 2011

BT's fibre optic broadband infrastructure has been deployed to just under 40,000 homes and businesses in the Northern Irish city of Derry. According to BBC News, the telecoms giant has completed its next-generation access...

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€7bn fibre broadband plan to be unveiled by EU

Monday, October 17th 2011

At least €7 billion (£6.1 billion) is set to be invested in fibre optic broadband rollouts across Europe under new plans from the European Commission. The proposals, set to be officially announced on Wednesday (October...

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Fibre broadband hailed as reinvigorating rural communities

Friday, October 14th 2011

Fibre optic broadband can help to breathe new life into rural communities, the Fibre to the Home Council Europe (FTTHCE) has announced. According to the organisation, which exists to accelerate the availability of ultra-fast...

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