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Superfast Surrey installs 500th fibre broadband cabinet
Two significant milestones have been reached in the Superfast Surrey fibre optic broadband programme. The partnership between BT and the county council has installed its 500th fibre broadband street cabinet and has also brought...
Read moreBT on engineering recruitment drive to meet fibre broadband demand
Rising demand for fibre optic broadband has prompted BT to announce a major expansion of its engineering recruitment programme. Openreach, the telecoms giant's local access network business, is creating a further 500...
Read moreVirgin Media bringing superfast broadband to 5,000 Teesside homes
Virgin Media is expanding its superfast broadband network to take in thousands more properties in Teesside, bringing residents speeds of up to 152Mbps. Due to be completed by the end of the month, the rollout will see the cable...
Read moreSuperfast Dorset bringing fibre broadband to another 9,000 properties
Fibre optic broadband is to be rolled out to thousands more Dorset properties as part of a multi-million pound partnership between the government, BT and local councils. Engineering work has already begun on the third phase of...
Read moreBrits failing to protect themselves online, says Cyber Streetwise
The majority of Brits aren't taking sufficient steps to protect themselves online, according to a new survey from Cyber Streetwise. Even though 95 per cent of respondents insisted it's their own responsibility to use the...
Read moreWest Sussex Better Connected passes 15,000 properties
A milestone has been reached in the £20 million West Sussex Better Connected programme, with more than 15,000 local properties now able to access fibre optic broadband. The partnership between BT, the county council and the...
Read moreThorpe-le-Soken gains fibre broadband access
Thorpe-le-Soken residents are celebrating after their village received the news that some of its premises will be able to connect to superfast fibre optic broadband. The Clacton and Frinton Gazette reports that the community was...
Read moreFibre broadband frustrations for Horton residents
Residents in Horton in South Gloucestershire have been left frustrated regarding their internet connections, as a scheme designed to deliver fibre optic broadband to their homes has not come to fruition. BBC News reports that a...
Read moreKC announces broadband price hike as downloads increase
East Yorkshire internet service provider KC says its prices are set to rise to help it cope with a surge in downloads on its network. Landline and broadband charges will climb by up to £2 per month from 1 November 2014,...
Read moreStaffordshire residents to 'champion' fibre broadband
It's set to be a busy week for the Superfast Staffordshire fibre optic broadband rollout project, as a session to educate local people about the benefits of the high-speed technology is being held, while the initiative is...
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