Cybermoor praised for rural fibre broadband work

Friday, March 23rd 2012

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...

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Ultra-fast fibre broadband to be extended to 1.7m properties

Thursday, March 22nd 2012

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...

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Study says FTTH growing in popularity

Thursday, March 22nd 2012

Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband technology is becoming increasingly popular with consumers, according to Point Topic and the Broadband Forum. The organisations revealed take-up of the ultra-fast broadband service is rising and...

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BT to boost south Wales fibre broadband access

Wednesday, March 21st 2012

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...

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South Kesteven to spend £500k on faster broadband

Wednesday, March 21st 2012

South Kesteven District Council (SKDC) has signalled its support for the rollout of fibre optic broadband to more homes and businesses in the area. The local authority revealed it will invest more than £500,000 in an...

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George Osborne set to unveil Urban Broadband Fund recipients

Tuesday, March 20th 2012

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...

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BT boosts Yorkshire and Humber fibre broadband coverage

Tuesday, March 20th 2012

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...

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BT to roll out fibre broadband to Innerleithen

Monday, March 19th 2012

BT is set to roll out its fibre optic broadband service in the small Scottish Borders town of Innerleithen, one of the winners of the telecoms giant's Race to Infinity competition. The community was one of ten to succeed in...

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BT rolls out enhanced fibre broadband tech to Girvan

Monday, March 19th 2012

BT has rolled out advanced fibre optic broadband technology to the Scottish town of Girvan. The telecoms giant's Ethernet service allows businesses in the area to choose speeds of between 1Mbps and 10Gbps, depending on their...

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15,000 people back Devon and Somerset fibre broadband project

Friday, March 16th 2012

A campaign that aims to deploy fibre optic broadband across Devon and Somerset has won the backing of more than 15,000 local residents and businesses. The Connecting Devon and Somerset initiative has launched telephone and online...

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