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Hampshire promises major fibre broadband investment
Hampshire County Council has promised to make a significant investment in improving fibre optic broadband connectivity for local communities. Slow broadband speeds are hampering communities across the county, but the local...
Read moreBT brings fibre broadband to Gresford and Wrexham
Fibre optic broadband has gone live to the first properties in Gresford and Wrexham, BT has announced. More than 32,000 local homes and businesses will be hooked up to super-fast broadband over the coming weeks as part of...
Read moreCityFibre to bring fibre broadband to York businesses
A partnership between CityFibre and City of York Council is set to bring fibre optic broadband services to residents and businesses in the area. CityFibre has rolled out a 103km pure fibre optic network throughout the city,...
Read moreiNorthumberland fibre broadband project launches new website
The iNorthumberland fibre optic broadband project has launched a new website to offer residents more localised information before the rollout gets underway next year. Led by the county council, the scheme is preparing to appoint...
Read moreBT aims to help Cumbrian businesses with fibre broadband plans
BT has said its planned Cumbrian fibre optic broadband rollout is so important because of the number of local businesses based in isolated communities. The telecoms giant's managing director of next-generation access Bill...
Read moreKCOM chief says 4G could pose threat to fibre broadband
Super-fast 4G mobile services may pose a threat to the uptake of fibre optic broadband, KCOM finance director Paul Simpson has admitted. KCOM this week unveiled its latest set of financial results, revealing plans to roll out...
Read moreBT criticised for not bringing fibre broadband to Bo'ness
BT has been criticised by Linlithgow and East Falkirk MP Michael Connarty for failing to include parts of his constituency in its fibre optic broadband rollout programme. Speaking in a House of Commons debate, Mr Connarty pointed...
Read morePeebles residents gain fibre broadband access
Peebles has become the latest Scottish community to benefit from BT's nationwide fibre optic broadband rollout. During spring 2014, the telecoms giant is aiming to bring the technology to two-thirds of UK homes and...
Read moreStudy warns full EU fibre broadband switchover will take 92 years
The Europe-wide switchover to full fibre optic broadband technology could take more than nine decades to complete, according to a new study. Conducted by fibre consultancy firm Ventura Team and financial expert Portland Advisors,...
Read moreBT chief says fibre broadband can open up new online world
Fibre optic broadband has the potential to unlock a "new world" for web users, BT's regional director for the north-east Farooq Hakim has said. The telecoms giant is currently extending its super-fast broadband...
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