Freedom Fibre is no longer able to complete a contract to roll out gigabit-capable broadband to 12,000 premises in north Shropshire in full, due to changes in the external market, in a new report from the government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) Agency.
Thu, 2/01/2025 - 15:33
Voneus and Building Digital UK (BDUK) have mutually agreed to terminate the £12m Project Gigabit contract to connect some rural areas of Shropshire.
The broadband provider won the Project Gigabit external contract for mid-west Shropshire in March 2024, to serve around 6,000 premises in rural areas including Alberbury, Westbury, Snailbeach, Wentnor, Ford, Hanwood, Longden, Dorrington, Leebotwood and Bicton.
Voneus said in a statement that the two bodies had “mutually agreed to end the Project Gigabit contract” and that BDUK was “moving swiftly to put in place alternative plans with other suppliers to connect premises that were due to be connected”.
The deal was expected to see the first premises using the high-speed network in 2025.
However, many Voneus customers had complained that slow speeds and poor customer service were affecting their businesses and family lives.
