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Fibre broadband boost comes to Runcorn and Frodsham
The Cheshire towns of Runcorn and Frodsham have been connected to fibre optic broadband thanks to a rollout project by BT. Engineers' initial work has already brought the superfast service to 900 premises in Runcorn and 1,400...
Read moreEnvironment Minister to take part in Northumberland switch-on
The Environment Minister has travelled to a rural area of Northumberland to take part in the switch-on of fibre optic broadband. George Eustace has visited the village of Rothbury to mark the initial introduction of the superfast...
Read moreSuperfast Dorset provides boost to rural properties
Homes and businesses in Dorset that thought they were going to be left out of the county's fibre optic broadband upgrade have been given new hope. The Superfast Dorset project has now increased its targets to provide...
Read moreSuffolk calls for further broadband boost
Representatives from Suffolk County Council and a group of local MPs have visited Communications Minister Ed Vaizey in an effort to increase fibre optic broadband coverage in the area. MPs Tom Yeo, Peter Aldous and David Ruffley...
Read moreScottish residents claim disproportionate broadband coverage must be addressed
Homeowners and business people in Scotland claim more must be done to introduce fibre optic broadband to areas not yet covered by rollout projects. Although most of the country's major cities have been introduced to some...
Read moreJanet6 to offer unprecedented fibre broadband capacity
The government-funded organisation Janet has announced the development of a new high-speed fibre optic-based network. Janet6 will be able provide a capacity up to 8.8 terabits through the use of an ethernet connection of 100...
Read moreEdinburgh MP praises fibre optic broadband rollout
An MP from Edinburgh has hailed the installation of fibre optic broadband after being introduced to the technology by representatives from BT. Edinburgh East MP Sheila Gilmore was shown the street cabinet in the Abbeyhill area of...
Read moreStaffordshire residents updated on fibre optic broadband rollout
A conference was held on Friday (November 22nd 2013) to reveal the first areas that will benefit from being connected to fibre optic broadband as part of the Superfast Staffordshire project. The next-generation service will be...
Read moreFirst Herefordshire area benefits from Fastershire fibre broadband project
Residents from a town in Herefordshire are celebrating being connected to a fibre optic broadband network for the first time under the Fastershire project. The initiative is a collaboration between service provider BT,...
Read moreLincolnshire residents get fibre broadband boost early
A rollout project that is aiming to bring fibre optic broadband access to homes and businesses across Lincolnshire has introduced the service to the town of Spalding ahead of schedule. Residents were delighted to discover that...
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