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Major new broadband deal for Cornwall
Homes and businesses across Cornwall are to benefit from a new multi-million pound deal that will deliver improved broadband access in the coming months. A £7.6 million agreement has been struck between network operator BT and...
Read morePositive progress for BT's urban rollout plans
Communications network provider BT is making significant progress in the delivery of next-generation fibre connections to "vast swathes" of the country. This is the sentiment of BT Openreach's managing director of...
Read moreMulti-million broadband investment for Staffordshire
A £2.3 million investment in improved broadband services will benefit communities across Staffordshire in the coming months. Approximately 4,000 homes and businesses will be included in expanded high-speed broadband rollout...
Read moreNew digital infrastructure taskforce created
Digital Economy Minister Ed Vaizey has announced the creation of a new Digital Infrastructure Implementation Taskforce, which will examine methods for the universal rollout of superfast broadband across the nation. Mr Vaizey will...
Read moreBroadband grant helps Yorkshire charity
The Superconnected West Yorkshire programme has helped a local charity to achieve faster and more reliable broadband and improved services as a result. Fundraising efforts of the RSPCA Leeds, Wakefield and District branch have...
Read moreGovt scheme to boost broadband in Chirk
Homes and businesses across the town of Chirk in north Wales are to benefit from enhanced broadband services as part of ongoing efforts to tackle slow broadband speeds across the area. The Border Counties Advertizer reports local...
Read morePotential re-investment under BDUK in many areas
Areas of the UK that have received online services enhancement under the ongoing Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) scheme are increasingly surpassing the threshold for uptake where works are paying for themselves. According to the...
Read more'Reasonable progress' for Welsh broadband delivery
Auditor General for Wales Vaughan Thomas has published a new report highlighting the "reasonable progress" that has so far been made in the delivery of enhanced broadband services across the country. With the Welsh...
Read moreCalls to tackle 'too slow' broadband in London
Investment in improved superfast broadband connectivity by network operator BT is being called for in the capital of England. Figures reported by UK communications industry regulator Ofcom revealed that fewer than half of...
Read moreUltrafast trials underway in Swansea
A cutting-edge trial to deliver ultrafast broadband speeds to more than 100 homes and businesses in Swansea is now underway. BT engineers are monitoring the new G.fast network, which is aiming to deliver download speeds of...
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