CityFibre has connected the first customers in Suffolk to its network, helping more than 80,000 residents across rural areas access full fibre broadband, funded by a £100m award as part of the government’s Project Gigabit.
Wed, 11/12/2024 - 10:47
Wessex Internet has started work to bring full fibre broadband to communities across Dorset and south Somerset that will help connect 21,400 residents.
With the design and planning stage of this five-year contract awarded in April now completed, construction has kicked off in Halstock, Dorset.
This is the start of an extensive programme of build providing broadband to rural communities across south and west Dorset and South Somerset that would otherwise be left behind.
This £33.5 million contract is Wessex Internet’s largest Project Gigabit contract to date.
In Dorset, the build will extend to rural communities surrounding Swanage, Dorchester, Sherborne, and Beaminster.
Meanwhile, the south Somerset rollout will reach rural areas close to Crewkerne and Ilminster along its western boundary, with Glastonbury, Shepton Mallet and Bruton on its north-eastern edge.
Telecoms Minister Sir Chris Bryant said: “The upgrades will help support our mission to kickstart economic growth and break down barriers to opportunity.
“We are on track to keep plugging digital gaps and achieve nationwide gigabit coverage by 2030."
