Hampshire County Council has today signed a contract with BT to build on the existing commercial footprint in the county so that at least 90% of all premises will have access to superfast broadband by the end of 2015. Hampshire County Council together with district and borough partners has invested £5 million in the project [Continue Reading]

Kent County Council has signed a £39.47m contract with BT to supply high-speed fibre broadband across Kent. At least 95% of properties in Kent will have access to higher-speed fibre broadband by the end of 2015 (with 91% having access to superfast speeds of 24Mbps and above) – and every property in the project area [Continue Reading]

Northamptonshire County Council has signed a contract with BT to provide superfast broadband services across the county. 91% of premises across the county are expected to be connected to fibre broadband by September 2015 of which 90% can expect to have access to speeds of more than 24Mbps.  The project total of £16.2 million includes [Continue Reading]

Lincolnshire County Council has signed a contract with BT to provide fibre-based broadband so that at least 88% of premises will have access to superfast broadband by April 2016. At least 94% of premises should have access to fibre broadband by April 2016. The project will utilise £48 million of public and private funding, with [Continue Reading]

Superfast Cornwall, a partnership between the European Union, BT and Cornwall Council was launched in 2010. Using up to £78.5 million from BT and up to £53.5 million from the European Regional Development Fund, the £132 million programme's initial aim was to make fibre broadband available to at least 80 per cent of Cornish homes [Continue Reading]

Good news for people living in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire. On March 8th 2013, Cambridgeshire County Council signed a contract with BT to bring fibre-based broadband to 98% of homes and businesses in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough by the end of 2015. Superfast speeds of at least 24Mbps will be available to more than 90% of premises, [Continue Reading]

On 30th January 2013, Wiltshire Council in partnership with South Gloucestershire Council awarded a contract to BT to provide superfast broadband. 91% of all premises will be able to access superfast broadband (with speeds greater than 24Mbps) by March 2016. The total investment is £35.6m, with £4.6m from BDUK, £2m from South Gloucestershire Council, £15.5m [Continue Reading]

On the 29th January 2013, Connecting Devon and Somerset agreed a deal with BT to deliver high-speed fibre broadband to around 90% of premises by the end of 2016 and to ensure a minimum of 2 Mbps broadband speeds for all. Average speeds are currently around 9Mbps in Devon and around 8Mbps in Somerset, while [Continue Reading]

On December 21st 2012, Suffolk County Council signed a £40m contract with BT for superfast broadband. Around 9 out of 10 (i.e. 90% of) Suffolk properties will be able to access fibre-based broadband by the end of 2015. Over 80% of properties will have access to superfast coverage with speeds of 24 Mbps or more. [Continue Reading]

On Friday 21st December 2012, a deal was signed between Norfolk County Council and BT to bring superfast broadband to homes and businesses in Norfolk. Over 80% of Norfolk's homes and businesses are expected to be able to access superfast broadband services (24Mbps and above) by autumn 2015. Total investment in the project is £41m, [Continue Reading]

Hereford and Gloucestershire became the first counties to launch a joint bid to bring fibre to rural areas. 9 in 10 homes and businesses will have access to fibre. The project will be completed by the end of 2016. The project value is £56.6m, with contributions from BDUK (£18.17m), BT (£20.9m), Herefordshire Council (£10.1m) and [Continue Reading]

Cumbria County Council has signed a £51m contract with BT. Fibre broadband is set to become available to 93% of Cumbria homes and businesses by the end of 2015. BT will contribute £15m to the project, with further contributions from BDUK (£17.1m), the European Regional Development Fund (£13.7m) and a Performance Reward Grant from all [Continue Reading]

For those suffering from slow broadband speeds or unreliable service, superfast broadband could not come too soon, particularly for many rural users. This week, the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) said that up to a fifth of people in rural areas still do not have adequate broadband services.  BT has previously announced that it [Continue Reading]

Surrey County Council has signed a £32.8m contract with BT to deliver superfast broadband infrastructure across Surrey by the end of 2014. BT's fibre network will be extended to reach 99.7% of homes and businesses in Surrey. £20m is to be invested by Surrey County Council with a further £11.8m and £1.31m contributed by BT [Continue Reading]

For those struggling with slow broadband speeds, there is hope on the horizon, although it will take until 2020 for superfast broadband to reach everyone in the UK.  The European Commission has the target of achieving superfast broadband speeds of at least 30Mbps in every household in Europe by 2020, with 100Mbps achieved in 50% [Continue Reading]

By the end of 2015, 96% of homes and businesses in Wales are expected to be able to access high-speed fibre broadband as a result of a £425m project (when BT's commercial investment in Wales is also taken into account). The very first premises are expected to go live by spring 2013. Total public  sector [Continue Reading]

North Yorkshire County Council has signed a contract with BT to provide superfast broadband. 90% of North Yorkshire homes and businesses will have access to fibre broadband ("typically" providing speeds of 25Mbps or more) by the end of 2014. The total contract value is £36.44m, with contributions of £10m from BT and £17.84m from BDUK. [Continue Reading]

Rutland County Council has signed a £3.7m superfast broadband contract with BT. By the end of 2013, at least 90% of Rutland's  homes and businesses will be able to access fibre broadband. BT will contribute £800,000 with £2.2m coming from Rutland County Council and £710,000 from BDUK. For more information, visit the Digital Rutland website. [Continue Reading]

Lancashire County Council has agreed a £62.5m project with BT. Fibre will be extended to 97% of premises by the end of 2014. BT will contribute £30m to the project while £10.8m will come from BDUK, with £16.5m from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and £5.2m from local councils. For more information, visit the [Continue Reading]