The Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has made good progress this year achieving most objectives set out in its Corporate Plan 2023 to 2026, with over 81% of UK residents now having access to a gigabit-capable broadband.
Thu, 25/07/2024 - 10:56
Quickline has secured two new contacts under the Government’s Project Gigabit programme to connect around 108,000 homes and businesses across parts of rural Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
The two contracts provide a combined £190m to connect hard-to-reach premises in the East Riding of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (72,000 premises) and North Yorkshire (36,000 premises).
As a result of the investment, Quickline will also expand its commercial network to a further 107,000 premises in these rural areas.
Quickline has begun work to connect a further 60,000 funded premises in rural Yorkshire under two previously announced Project Gigabit contracts.
This brings the total public investment in full fibre broadband delivered by Quickline to nearly £300m.
Quickline CEO Sean Royce said: “We have now won all four contracts we have bid for, making us the UK’s second largest Project Gigabit regional delivery partner and the only provider to be awarded a contract serving Yorkshire under the programme.”
As part of Project Gigabit, Quickline has committed to create more than 200 apprenticeships in the areas covered by the contracts through collaboration with build partners, as well as delivering over 2,500 accredited training courses and online work experience for 1,400 students.
