Surrey council insists fibre broadband is a priority
Surrey County Council has insisted it is committed to ensuring fibre optic broadband is available to residents and businesses in isolated communities in the short term. Villagers in Ewhurst have been calling for faster broadband...
Read moreEE fibre broadband goes live to 11 million properties
Mobile network operator Everything Everywhere (EE) has today (October 30th 2012) launched its first fibre optic broadband service. Available to 11 million homes and businesses, the super-fast broadband proposition offers speeds...
Read moreDerbyshire council promotes fibre broadband strategy
Derbyshire County Council (DCC) has launched an information pack to promote the local authority's push to improve fibre optic broadband connectivity. The Digital Derbyshire strategy is looking to bring about the county's...
Read moreEE confirms fibre optic broadband plans
Everything Everywhere has confirmed its fibre optic broadband service will launch at the end of the month, offering super-fast speeds to consumers and businesses. The network operator's new brand EE will deliver the...
Read moreVirgin Media sees surge in super-fast fibre broadband customers
Virgin Media has reported a further surge in its super-fast fibre optic broadband customer base. During the three months to September 30th 2012, the cable company saw another 452,900 households - including both new and existing...
Read moreFibre broadband goes live across West Sussex
Fibre optic broadband has gone live in more communities across West Sussex as part of BT's national rollout. Engineers from the telecoms giant are set to complete the series of upgrades in the coming weeks, to the benefit of...
Read moreBT recruits more ex-servicemen for fibre broadband rollout
BT is supporting its national fibre optic broadband rollout programme by recruiting as many as 250 more engineers, made up of personnel who are set to leave the armed forces. The new employees will play their part in the telecoms...
Read moreGamma buys forgotten Mancs fibre broadband network
Gamma Communications is set to bring a long-forgotten fibre optic broadband network in Manchester back to life. Running for 48 miles and covering everywhere from the city centre to Eccles, Oldham, Salford and Trafford, the...
Read moreAndrew Percy MP praises Brigg fibre broadband rollout
Brigg and Goole MP Andrew Percy has praised BT for bringing fibre optic broadband to his constituency. The telecoms giant is set to roll out super-fast broadband to more than 6,000 homes and businesses in Brigg over the coming...
Read moreFibre broadband rolled out to more Bournemouth properties
BT has expanded its fibre optic broadband footprint in Bournemouth, bringing the number of local properties with access to the technology to more than 62,000. The first homes and businesses in the residential and shopping area of...
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