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BT delays Burton fibre optic broadband launch
BT is set to delay the rollout of its fibre optic broadband service in Burton by three months as a result of technical issues. The telecoms giant was originally planning to launch super-fast broadband in the Staffordshire town by...
Read moreCybermoor praised for rural fibre broadband work
Community fibre optic broadband project Cybermoor has been praised by Penrith and the Border MP Rory Stewart as it celebrates its tenth anniversary. The initiative is looking for £100,000 of investment to complement the...
Read moreUltra-fast fibre broadband to be extended to 1.7m properties
Ultra-fast fibre optic broadband looks set to be rolled out to more than 1.5 million properties thanks to the government's Urban Broadband Fund. According to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the £100 million...
Read moreBT to boost south Wales fibre broadband access
A major expansion of fibre optic broadband in the Llanelli and Swansea areas of south Wales has been announced by BT. As part of the telecoms giant's latest investment in super-fast broadband, the service will be rolled out...
Read moreGeorge Osborne set to unveil Urban Broadband Fund recipients
Chancellor George Osborne will unveil the ten cities set to receive state capital to support the rollout of ultra-fast fibre optic broadband in this week's Budget speech. Speaking at the Institute of Civil Engineering, Prime...
Read moreBT boosts Yorkshire and Humber fibre broadband coverage
Another 72,000 properties in Yorkshire and the Humber are set to be upgraded to receive BT's fibre optic broadband service over the coming months. Manningham, Hebden Bridge, Sharrow and Wadsley Bridge are among the latest...
Read moreB4RN says wait for funding slows fibre broadband rollouts
The rollout of fibre optic broadband across the UK is being slowed by bureaucracy and the wait for government funding, according to Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN). Most of the large projects that are being financed by the...
Read moreMetronet delivers fibre broadband network to Crewe
Crewe and the surrounding areas are the latest parts of the UK to gain access to Metronet's wireless and fibre optic broadband network. By utilising a combination of high-capacity wireless and fibre broadband technologies,...
Read moreBT rolls out fibre broadband to first Mid Calder homes
The first homes and businesses in Mid Calder can now take advantage of BT's fibre optic broadband service, the telecoms giant has announced. Up to 3,500 properties in the West Lothian town are set to benefit from the rollout,...
Read moreBT Openreach to double fibre broadband speeds next month
BT Openreach has confirmed that the speed capabilities of its fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) broadband product for communications providers will be doubled this April. Thanks to the new upgrade, to be introduced early next month,...
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