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BT rolls out fibre broadband to 110 Londonderry cabinets
BT has upgraded 110 street cabinets in Londonderry to receive fibre optic broadband in advance of next year's City of Culture celebrations. Arlene Foster, Northern Ireland's Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister, said...
Read moreBT axes Kensington and Chelsea fibre broadband rollout
BT has ditched plans to roll out fibre optic broadband in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, prompting fears that the area could become an "island of slow connectivity". The company had planned to extend the...
Read moreGigaclear to roll out Appleton with Eaton fibre broadband network
Gigaclear has been chosen to deliver a new ultra-fast fibre optic broadband service in the Oxfordshire parish of Appleton with Eaton. The pure fibre optic network will offer speeds of up to 1,000Mbps to the 400 homes and...
Read moreJim Paice MP urges support for Cambridgeshire broadband campaign
South East Cambridgeshire MP Jim Paice has called for local people to show their desire for access to fibre optic broadband services. Private sector telecoms firms need to invest in rollouts if the county is to benefit from...
Read moreBT to inform Plymouth businesses on fibre broadband benefits
BT will today (May 22nd 2012) demonstrate the business advantages of fibre optic broadband to companies in Plymouth. The telecoms giant is taking a specially-adapted vehicle to the Tamar Science Park and Langage Business Park,...
Read moreDigital Region seeks partner to run fibre broadband network
A commercial partner is being sought by Digital Region to run its financially-troubled South Yorkshire fibre optic broadband network. According to the Star, the operator is looking for a company to step in and run the network for...
Read moreBT to roll out fibre broadband in Wallasey
BT is set to bring faster internet speeds to the Wirral Peninsula as part of its national fibre optic broadband rollout. Almost 28,000 Wallasey homes and businesses will be able to receive the super-fast broadband service once...
Read moreCCC to lobby BT on Barrow fibre broadband rollout
Cumbria County Council (CCC) is set to lobby BT to ensure that its fibre optic broadband rollout in the area covers as many properties as possible. By spring 2013, the telecoms giant is planning to deploy the technology to more...
Read moreBT confirms 21 new fibre optic broadband exchanges
BT has confirmed the latest UK exchange areas that can now benefit from its rollout of fibre optic broadband. Shortly after announcing that its super-fast broadband service is now available to ten million homes and businesses...
Read moreBT and Fujitsu to do battle over Suffolk fibre broadband?
BT and Fujitsu look set to fight it out over a contract to roll out fibre optic broadband across Suffolk. According to the East Anglian Daily Times, BT is keen to expand its existing broadband infrastructure in the county, while...
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