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Fri, 28/07/2023 - 14:18
Thousands more premises in rural Essex can now full fibre broadband as County Broadband completes its multi-million-pound network builds in several new villages.
Wormingford near Colchester, Wethersfield near Braintree, and Weeley Heath in Tendring are the latest rural communities connected, representing over new 1,400 premises.
County Broadband is working across 250 villages in the east of England, backed by a combined £146m of private investment from Aviva Investors.
In rural Essex, County Broadband has delivered fibre access to over 6,700 homes, businesses and community venues in 78 villages.
James Salmon, Director of Sales and New Territories at County Broadband, said: “We are on a mission to deliver full fibre broadband to people working and living in rural and hard-to-reach areas across Essex so that they’re not left behind in our increasingly digital modern lives.”
Meanwhile, County Broadband has also announced that build work has begun in five new villages: South Hanningfield and West Hanningfield in the Chelmsford district, and Tollesbury, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, and Tolleshunt Major in the Maldon district.
Approximately 3,500 premises will be connected in these five villages over the coming months.
Build partners supporting County Broadband’s rollout in Essex include AB Installs and Highway Workforce.
