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BT fibre broadband set to surpass one million Scottish properties

Tuesday, September 25th 2012

BT's Scottish fibre optic broadband rollout will hit a major milestone by the end of next year, reaching more than one million homes and businesses. The telecoms giant has announced it is set to deploy super-fast broadband to...

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BT boosts fibre broadband coverage in East Midlands

Monday, September 24th 2012

Another two East Midlands towns have been included in BT's national fibre optic broadband rollout programme. Gedling and Mansfield are the latest locations to benefit from the deployment, with more than 57,000 homes and...

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Cardiff Council chief hails fibre broadband investment

Friday, September 21st 2012

Cardiff Council leader Heather Joyce has hailed a multimillion-pound investment in the city's fibre optic broadband infrastructure. New Culture Secretary Maria Miller announced on Thursday (September 20th 2012) that the Welsh...

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BT extends fibre broadband to Newbridge

Thursday, September 20th 2012

Newbridge has become the latest town in Wales to be included in BT's national fibre optic broadband rollout programme. The company has pledged to invest £2.5 billion on deploying super-fast broadband to two-thirds of...

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Fibrewave to roll out FTTH broadband to Cambridgeshire villages

Thursday, September 13th 2012

Fibrewave has announced it will begin rolling out ultra-fast fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband early next year after being granted code powers by Ofcom. The internet service provider revealed in February it was planning to...

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Fibrewave to roll out FTTH broadband to Cambridgeshire villages

Thursday, September 13th 2012

Fibrewave has announced it will begin rolling out ultra-fast fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband early next year after being granted code powers by Ofcom. The internet service provider revealed in February it was planning to...

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SSE Telecoms to deliver fibre broadband to universities

Monday, September 10th 2012

SSE Telecoms has been awarded a multimillion-pound contract to deliver an advanced fibre optic broadband network to educational institutions across the UK. The ten-year, £30 million deal will see the company provide 6,500...

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Fibre broadband tipped to change lives in Cornwall

Thursday, September 6th 2012

Fibre optic broadband will have a major impact on the lives of people in Cornwall, according to Nigel Ashcroft of the Cornwall Development Company (CDC). Under the Superfast Cornwall project, CDC is working with BT and the EU to...

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BT Business fibre broadband chief to speak to Berkshire firms

Wednesday, September 5th 2012

Senior BT spokesperson Lisa Ravenscroft is set to attend the Berkshire Media Group's Business Success in Berkshire 2012 show to discuss fibre optic broadband in the area. The Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise...

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CDC says fibre broadband will give Cornwall business appeal

Tuesday, September 4th 2012

Fibre optic broadband will make Cornwall a much more attractive location for business investment, according to the Cornwall Development Company (CDC). Nigel Ashcroft, director of the Superfast Cornwall project at the CDC, said...

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