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Suffolk calls for further broadband boost
Representatives from Suffolk County Council and a group of local MPs have visited Communications Minister Ed Vaizey in an effort to increase fibre optic broadband coverage in the area. MPs Tom Yeo, Peter Aldous and David Ruffley...
Read moreScottish residents claim disproportionate broadband coverage must be addressed
Homeowners and business people in Scotland claim more must be done to introduce fibre optic broadband to areas not yet covered by rollout projects. Although most of the country's major cities have been introduced to some...
Read moreJanet6 to offer unprecedented fibre broadband capacity
The government-funded organisation Janet has announced the development of a new high-speed fibre optic-based network. Janet6 will be able provide a capacity up to 8.8 terabits through the use of an ethernet connection of 100...
Read moreStaffordshire residents updated on fibre optic broadband rollout
A conference was held on Friday (November 22nd 2013) to reveal the first areas that will benefit from being connected to fibre optic broadband as part of the Superfast Staffordshire project. The next-generation service will be...
Read moreFirst Herefordshire area benefits from Fastershire fibre broadband project
Residents from a town in Herefordshire are celebrating being connected to a fibre optic broadband network for the first time under the Fastershire project. The initiative is a collaboration between service provider BT,...
Read moreLincolnshire residents get fibre broadband boost early
A rollout project that is aiming to bring fibre optic broadband access to homes and businesses across Lincolnshire has introduced the service to the town of Spalding ahead of schedule. Residents were delighted to discover that...
Read moreYorkshire residents push for fibre broadband
Residents from the village of Cononley in North Yorkshire have attended a meeting with BT and representatives from the NYnet broadband rollout project to force the issue regarding fibre broadband. When BT announced it would be...
Read moreBarnsley resident persuades BT to install fibre broadband
A resident from a housing estate in Barnsley has arranged for the area to be introduced to fibre optic broadband following a campaign that was aimed at service provider BT. John Clapham has been assured that the Water Royd Drive...
Read moreHighlands businesses take HIE to task over broadband
Caithness Chamber of Commerce has today (November 15th 2013) met with the organisation tasked with rolling out superfast broadband in the Scottish Highlands. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) announced the first eight spots...
Read moreWales receives new fibre optic broadband boost
Fibre optic broadband has come to 17 more locations in Wales thanks to the Superfast Cymru rollout project. Towns and villages including Blaenau Ffestiniog, Criccieth, Fairbourne and Harlech will gain access to superfast speeds...
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