Rutland set to sign broadband delivery contract

Rutland County Council (RCC) is set to sign a contract to deliver broadband to almost every home and business in the area. The local authority will partner with BT for the Digital Rutland rollout, reports BBC News, with the...

Wednesday, May 16th 2012
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North-East Lincs group calls for faster broadband

A group of North-East Lincolnshire residents have teamed up to highlight the need for super-fast broadband investment in the borough's villages. Oasis Academy Immingham student Thomas Horton, principal Paul Manarin,...

Monday, May 14th 2012
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Hyperoptic says high-speed rail funding would boost broadband

Hyperoptic chairman Boris Ivanovic has questioned the government's decision to plough far more money into high-speed rail than super-fast broadband. The Conservative-led coalition has allocated £1.3 billion of public...

Thursday, May 10th 2012
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Rural Community Broadband Fund applications open

Countryside residents and businesses have been invited to apply for the government's £20 million Rural Community Broadband Fund (RCBF). The project, run by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has...

Thursday, May 10th 2012
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Northumberland residents back iCoquetdale broadband scheme

Rural Northumberland residents have thrown their support behind a campaign that aims to bring super-fast broadband to Coquetdale, Whittingham Vale and Redesdale. The iCoquetdale initiative is looking to deliver next-generation...

Wednesday, May 9th 2012
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Magnet Networks enters UK FTTH broadband market

Irish internet service provider Magnet Networks is set to enter the UK fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband market after acquiring 90 per cent of Velocity 1. The company's ultra-fast broadband proposition will initially be...

Tuesday, May 8th 2012
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27 cities in the running for ultra-fast broadband cash

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has revealed the 27 cities that will be in the running to land a share of £50 million of ultra-fast broadband funding. To be in with a chance of securing the financial support, municipal areas...

Tuesday, May 8th 2012
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Super-fast broadband rollout 'faces £1bn funding shortfall'

The government will need private sector sources to plug a £1.1 billion gap in its plan to fund the super-fast broadband rollout, according to academics at the London School of Economics (LSE). A study commissioned by...

Thursday, May 3rd 2012
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BDUK approves £3.35m funding for Worcestershire broadband

The government has confirmed its allocation of £3.35 million of super-fast broadband funding for Worcestershire. Central government agency Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) has approved the county council's Connecting...

Wednesday, May 2nd 2012
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KC marks rollout of fibre broadband to Driffield

KC has marked the arrival of its ultra-fast fibre optic broadband network in Driffield, east Yorkshire by holding a launch event to showcase the benefits of the technology. The broadband service, which KC says can deliver...

Tuesday, May 1st 2012
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