Regional News
Gigaclear adds more rural communities to fibre broadband rollout
Gigaclear has confirmed it will roll out ultrafast fibre-to-the-premises broadband to a further three rural communities. Farmoor and Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire, and Underriver and surrounding villages in Kent, can look...
Read moreCommunications Minister claims government will not give up on rural areas
The Communications Minister Ed Vaizey has attempted to reassure residents from the most rural areas of the UK that the government will continue to bring them fibre optic broadband after the 2015 completion target of its...
Read moreMSP calls for Shetland fibre optic broadband
The MSP for Shetland has attended a meeting with Community Broadband Scotland (CBS) in an effort to bring fibre optic broadband access to the islands. Tavish Scott travelled to Edinburgh to meet with the organisation's bosses...
Read moreCambridge fibre broadband deal could fall through
Plans for a £20 million investment in Cambridge's fibre optic broadband infrastructure could be compromised after the area's county council described them as "over-ambitious". The project was devised by...
Read moreRural areas of Berkshire could miss out on fibre broadband
The Berkshire parish of Wargrave will be introduced to fibre optic broadband through a rollout project by its local council and BT, but residents from the most rural areas fear they will be excluded. Richard Bush is a member of...
Read moreBuckinghamshire fibre broadband on its way, says project leader
The man behind an initiative that is set to introduce fibre optic broadband access to the majority of Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire says the project is making good progress. Chris Rawson, who is the Project Leader of...
Read moreDevon Councillor slams fibre optic broadband project
A Councillor who represents a rural area of Devon has called a fibre optic broadband project a "disgrace" after it announced the locations that would receive an upgrade. The area of Upottery has not been included on the...
Read moreCornwall Showground gets fibre optic broadband
A rollout project intended to introduce fibre optic broadband to homes and businesses across Cornwall has brought the superfast service to the Royal Cornwall Showground. The venue is located in the Wadebridge area of the county,...
Read moreFibre optic broadband lobbyers to ditch BT
A residents group from Hampshire that wants fibre optic broadband introduced to several villages in the area says it will not accept BT as its service provider. Homes and businesses in Dun Valley are dissatisfied with their...
Read moreMore funding needed to meet Scottish fibre broadband targets
Additional funds will be necessary if Scotland is to reach its target of bringing fibre optic broadband to 95 per cent of premises by 2018. John Sweeney, who is the Finance Secretary for the Scottish government, made his concerns...
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