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Mon, 29/04/2024 - 10:42
Wessex Internet’s fibre services have gone live across 20 villages and other rural areas in Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire and Wiltshire since January 2024.
This involved tackling the wettest winter on record for 130 years, finding mole plough routes across flooded plains, splicing cables al fresco under storm umbrellas, and completing final installations through village streets and muddy gardens.
Hector Gibson Fleming, CEO of Wessex Internet, said: “I would like to give credit to all of our teams who’ve been working hard on the ground during these challenging recent months, to ensure we keep on track with our plans to bring ultrafast broadband to rural and other hard-to-reach communities.”
“We will continue to grow our workforce to fulfil the recently awarded government contracts.”
In Q1, Wessex Internet’s services have gone live ..
In Dorset; Bishops Caundle, Chaldon Herring, Hilton, Milton Abbas, Pimperne, Shillingstone, Sixpenny Handley, Witchampton and Wool.
In Somerset; Chilthorne Domer, Hornblotton, Limington, Marston Magna, Yenston & Whitechurch, West Camel and Yeovil Marsh.
In Wiltshire; Donhead St Andrew, East Knoyle, and Sedgehill and Semley.
In Hampshire; Martin, Rockbourne and Whitsbury.
