Quickline has teamed up with charity Run With It in a three-year partnership that will help fund its expansion south of the Humber, alongside enrichment days to boost key work skills for young people.
Rural broadband expert Alncom will provide rural businesses and organisations with access to Commsworld's nationwide Optical Core network directly to their premises.
MD of Alncom, Stephen Pinchen, said: "Northumberland is home to remote communities with the highest volume of cottage and 'table-top' industries in the UK. This is a transformative move for our customers and will help bridge the digital divide."
Bruce Strang (pictured), Commsworld's COO, said: "Our partnership will result in a step change in the delivery of digital services to the harder-to-reach rural areas. We have the largest privately-funded Optical Core network in the UK with the capability to provide a reliable, high-speed network that is affordable to all those in need of it, no matter where they are geographically.