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Work begins on Lincolnshire superfast broadband rollout
Residents in Lincolnshire are looking forward to being connected to fibre optic broadband in the coming months after work began on a county-wide rollout project. The scheme is a partnership between Lincolnshire County Council and...
Read moreLancs fibre broadband scheme sponsors business awards
A public-private partnership designed to significantly boost fibre optic broadband coverage in Lancashire has agreed to become the headline sponsor of a local business award scheme. Superfast Lancashire is backing the Be Inspired...
Read moreFibre broadband project brings jobs boost to south-west
A project aimed at upgrading broadband speeds across the south-west of England is set to bring a jobs boost to the region. BT is installing fibre optic broadband infrastructure in Exeter, Bristol, Plymouth, Taunton and Salisbury...
Read moreLincolnshire association calls for better broadband in 2014
A business association in Lincolnshire has claimed that improved broadband access should be a priority in 2014. The Lincolnshire arm of the County Land and Business Association (CLA) claimed that in the modern world, access to...
Read moreEx-BT chief says fibre broadband investment wasn't a risk
Former BT Chief Executive Lord Livingston has insisted it was never a risk for the telecoms giant to invest billions of pounds in fibre optic broadband. Under its commercial rollout programme, the company is spending £2.5...
Read moreNoke residents pledge to raise fibre broadband funds
Residents of an Oxfordshire village have pledged to raise thousands of pounds to support the rollout of fibre optic broadband. Villagers in Noke, which is around five miles north-east of Oxford, are seeking to generate funds of...
Read moreHull fibre broadband project hailed by Prescott
An initiative that has seen fibre optic broadband introduced to more than 120 homes and businesses in the Sutton area of Hull has been praised by Lord Prescott. The Labour politician was speaking following the switch-on of the...
Read moreFibre broadband boost for Shropshire village
The village of Montford Bridge in Shropshire has been given a connectivity boost after being introduced to fibre optic broadband access. It was upgraded as part of Super Switch-on Day (Wednesday December 18th 2014), which saw...
Read moreDevon town gets fibre optic broadband upgrade
The town of Honiton in Devon has benefited from around 4,400 homes and businesses being connected to fibre optic broadband. They have seen their exchanges upgraded as part of a nationwide project by BT, which has been the subject...
Read moreLeeds campaign leads to fibre optic broadband upgrade
A campaign that was launched in Leeds to improve broadband speeds has led to BT upgrading two street cabinets. Residents who live near exchanges in the Middleton and New Forest Village areas of the city had complained to the...
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