Regional News
Netherbury in Dorset could miss out on fibre broadband access
Homes and businesses in the Netherbury area of Dorset look set to miss out on fibre optic broadband access, despite the launch of a county council-led project to boost connectivity. The initiative, which will be carried out by...
Read moreOxfordshire communities seek fibre broadband funding
Rural Oxfordshire residents are to apply for government funding to support the rollout of fibre optic broadband. Projects for the Evenlode Valley and Northmoor, Moreton and Bablockhythe are set to bid for cash from the...
Read moreNorth Yorks businesses given fibre broadband advice
Selby and Ainsty MP Nigel Adams has hosted a breakfast briefing designed to help local businesses make the most of fibre optic broadband. Employers in the area were invited to last week's event to find out about the arrival...
Read moreFibre broadband rolled out to 2,700 Rutland properties
The Digital Rutland project has brought fibre optic broadband connectivity to more than 2,700 properties across England's smallest historic county. Superfast broadband is now available to just over half of homes and...
Read moreBT brings fibre broadband to Shaftesbury and Sherborne
Two more Dorset towns have been included in BT's large-scale national rollout of fibre optic broadband. More than 2,800 homes and businesses in Shaftesbury and Sherborne have already been connected, with this figure set to...
Read moreCityFibre's Gigler shortlisted for NextGen 13 award
Fibre optic infrastructure provider CityFibre is in the running for a NextGen 13 award, having been shortlisted in the Fixed Urban Networks category. The company's internet service provider arm, Gigler, has been entered into...
Read moreFibre broadband for thousands more Somerset properties
Thousands more homes in Somerset are poised to benefit from BT's commercial fibre optic broadband rollout. Ilminster has been named as the latest location to be included in the programme, with more than 3,500 homes and...
Read moreBT rolls out fibre broadband to Churston
Hundreds of homes and businesses in the Devon community of Churston are to be hooked up to fibre optic broadband thanks to BT's £2.5 billion commercial rollout. The telecoms giant has already connected the first local...
Read moreLongridge homes and businesses to get new fibre broadband
Faster broadband is coming to thousands of homes and businesses in the Longridge area of Lancashire thanks to a new project being carried out by BT. Longridge is a civil parish in the Ribble Valley situated close to the city of...
Read moreFibre broadband vital for Welsh businesses, says minister
High-speed fibre broadband is a vital resource for businesses in Wales, a Government minister has insisted. According to Ken Skates, Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology in the Welsh Assembly, access to fast and reliable...
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