Regional News
Politicians welcome fibre broadband launch in Inverkeithing
Politicians have praised BT for rolling out fibre optic broadband to the town of Inverkeithing, Fife. Over the coming weeks, engineers from the telecoms giant will make the super-fast broadband service available to more than...
Read moreBT's Waterlooville fibre broadband rollout hailed by MP
Meon Valley MP George Hollingbery has welcomed the launch of BT's fibre optic broadband service in Waterlooville. The company is set to upgrade the broadband services received by around 18,000 homes and businesses in the...
Read moreBurton businesses welcome fibre broadband rollout
Burton's business community has reacted warmly to news that super-fast fibre broadband has now been made widely available across the region. Ian Page, chairman of the Burton Business Club, has hailed news that key areas of...
Read moreNorth Yorkshire's Newby Hall boosted by fibre broadband
Fibre broadband has helped to attract businesses to The Stables at Newby Hall, a business centre situated in the grounds of the historic North Yorkshire mansion. Broadband provider NYnet was hired to install a 20Mbps connection...
Read moreBT rolls out fibre broadband to Aberdeen
Aberdeen has become the latest part of Scotland to benefit from BT's fibre optic broadband rollout programme. The telecoms giant is in the process of delivering super-fast broadband to more than 25,000 homes and businesses in...
Read moreBT rolling out fibre broadband to three more London districts
BT has rolled out its fibre optic broadband infrastructure to another three parts of London, bringing speeds of up to 80Mbps to more residents and businesses. The telecoms giant's latest round of upgrades in the capital will...
Read moreFibre broadband could be legacy for ex-Kent council chief
Extensive fibre optic broadband coverage in Kent could become the lasting legacy of former county councillor Kevin Lynes. A vocal proponent of the benefits of super-fast broadband, Mr Lynes died earlier this month at the age of...
Read moreHampshire PSNs deliver fibre broadband to rural communities
Hampshire County Council (HCC) is using public service networks (PSNs) to boost fibre optic broadband connectivity in rural areas. The county was the first in the UK to hook all schools up to fibre-based broadband infrastructure...
Read moreBT fibre broadband set to boost north-east economy
BT will create thousands of new jobs in the north-east in the coming years through the rollout of fibre optic broadband, according to Regeneris Consulting. Over the next 15 years, the telecoms giant could offer a £143...
Read moreAlston Moor could gain 1Gbps fibre broadband
Gigabit fibre optic broadband speeds could be rolled out to a rural Cumbrian community thanks to a partnership between Cybermoor Networks and Calix. The Cybermoor super-fast broadband project has opted to utilise Calix's...
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