County Broadband and Highway Workforce partner in Norfolk

Tue, 3/01/2023 - 11:01
Highway Workforce

County Broadband has called upon civil engineering firm Highway Workforce to help extend its fibre build in rural Norfolk.

“Being a community-focused company, Highway Workforce benefits from knowledge of Norfolk, including its geographical challenges and key stakeholders,” said Lloyd Felton, Founder and Chief Executive of County Broadband."

The altnet is currently designing, building and deploying FTTP infrastructure in over 50 rural communities across the county and is targeting 500,000 premises across the east of England by the end of 2027.

Felton added: “Through County Broadband’s commercial plans, we can reduce the need for government-funded projects in the region, offering the opportunity to save taxpayers tens of millions of pounds at a time of financial constraint.”

The firm states it has written to local MPs to share its rollout strategy and is urging the government to reconsider where it is allocating public funds to deliver value for money.