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Canary Wharf gets fibre optic broadband boost
One of London's most prominent business districts has discovered it will have its internet service upgraded to a fibre optic broadband connection. Canary Wharf is one of 19 business exchanges in the UK that will receive an...
Read moreRural Hampshire first in line for fibre broadband
A project that aims to bring fibre optic broadband to 57,000 homes and businesses in Hampshire will benefit rural areas of the county first. There have been criticisms that some of BT's rollouts - which are part of a...
Read moreCumbria hosts fibre optic broadband bash
Residents from a rural area of Cumbria are holding a celebration to mark the introduction of fibre optic broadband to their properties. Today (October 2nd 2013) marks the activation of the first street-side cabinet to be part of...
Read moreFibre optic broadband boost for Wales
A fibre optic broadband connection will be available to 75 per cent of Wales by the end of spring 2015, according to BT. The service provider has formed a deal with the Welsh government that will increase access to superfast...
Read moreBradford city centre gets fibre optic broadband boost
A nationwide project by service provider BT is set to introduce a fibre optic broadband connection to 15,500 more homes and businesses in Bradford city centre by spring 2014. The move has come as a result of a £2.5 billion...
Read moreMSP hails fibre optic broadband project in Gorebridge
The MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale Christine Grahame has praised a move that will introduce fibre optic broadband to an area of her constituency. As part of a nationwide £2.5 billion project by BT, 2,700...
Read moreFibre broadband rollout set to continue in North Tyneside
Around 20,000 more homes in North Shields are scheduled to gain access to fibre optic broadband next year. It is the final community in the region that will benefit from the improved connections, which are part of a nationwide...
Read moreSuffolk County Council forces issue with BT
The Leader of Suffolk County Council has vowed to put pressure on BT to bring fibre optic broadband to more areas of the county. At a public meeting in Battisford, the director of a scheme that aims to bring the superfast service...
Read moreNew service to update Cambridgeshire residents on fibre broadband rollout
Connecting Cambridgeshire has set up a new page on its website that will update locals on when they can expect to receive a fibre optic broadband service. BT is aiming to introduce superfast broadband to the whole of the county...
Read moreLib Dem MP blasts poor quality broadband connections
A West Country MP has criticised the government's efforts to increase fibre optic broadband access in rural areas. David Heath, who is a Liberal Democrat MP in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, claimed...
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