Lightning Fibre has made its network builds across Brighton and Hove, Worthing and Lancing ready for service and has connected its first customer in the region.
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More than 43,000 homes and businesses in Reading can access Openreach’s full fibre services with work ongoing.
Openreach is prompting local premises to take up services with just a 14% adoption rate.
Martin Williams, Openreach Partnership Director, said: “Our investment across Reading continues at pace, and we’re determined to deliver a great service which helps this community thrive.
“Ultrafast broadband can have a huge impact on people’s lives and it’s great for the economy, but upgrades aren’t automatic.”
In Reading the services can be ordered through BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Vodafone and Zen.