All 181 primary, nursery and Additional Support Needs schools in north Lanarkshire now have fibre connections following a contract delivered by Commsworld more than 20 times the previous capacity, and secondary school connections are five times faster than before.
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The first Project Gigabit contract has been awarded, with the North Dorset lot being won by Wessex Internet.
The £6m contract will see Wessex Internet pass over 7,000 rural premises across the region from Sherborne to Verwood and Shaftesbury to Blandford Forum by 2025. The first homes will be connected by the end of this year.
Thousands of hard-to-reach homes and businesses in the region will get access to faster connections and join the 20 million properties we’ve helped connect over the last three years,” said Digital Secretary Nadine Dorries.
“As a business based in North Dorset, our priority has always been to bring fibre to rural communities overlooked by other providers,” added Hector Gibson Fleming, CEO of Wessex Internet.
“We believe passionately that rural areas must have access to gigabit-capable connectivity and the exciting benefits it brings for homes, businesses and communities.”
The government expects to sign more Project Gigabit delivery contracts over the coming months.
The scheme has so far spawned procurements totalling over £690 million aiming to cover up to 498,000 premises.
More than 740,000 premises have been connected through government funding so far.
