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brsk’s is extending its greater Manchester network, which currently addresses 150,000 homes, to Ashton-Under-Lyne, Tameside.

Zzoomm has connected its first home in Chapeltown (Sheffield), South Yorkshire. The local rollout Chapeltown includes 11,000 premises and will be completed by March 2024.

Carlisle MP John Stevenson recently met with Openreach engineers in Cumbria, where the provider’s network currently reaches more than 50,000 properties, an investment of £15m.

Virgin Media has added 24,000 homes and businesses in Wakefield to its gigabit broadband network.

Having completed his first month as CEO at Spring Fibre, Gareth Greppellini caught up with Fibre Provider to discuss what the future holds for the fledgling altnet.

Home Telecom, the consumer brand of the Telecom Acquisitions, continues its run of strategic deals with the acquisition of Neatley’s base of TalkTalk and Vodafone customers.

Quickline Communications has teamed up with creative education specialist Engaging Education to deliver digital skills and knowledge to students across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

Openreach has begun work extending its north Yorkshire network into Scarborough, with the operator now addressing around 115,000 homes and businesses in the county. This represents a local investment of around £34.5 million.

Openreach has completed a partnership with Superfast Essex, which has reached an additional 3,559 rural homes and businesses across the county.

Neos Networks has added sites in London and Manchester to its UK-wide fibre network, as it nears reaching 100 on-net data centres.