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A new report has found our £2.6 billion scheme rolling out superfast broadband sparked a surge in home values, economic benefits and job creation.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Children in more than a thousand schools are now enjoying next-generation internet speeds thanks to government investment.
Work also begins on biggest ever £100 million Project Gigabit contract to connect 60,000 rural homes and businesses in Cumbria, delivered by Fibrus
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Almost all new homes in England must be built with gigabit broadband connections during construction
Early Christmas present for UK homes and businesses with the slowest connection speeds
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Home Secretary delivers on government pledge to support the police to tackle disruptive slow marching protest tactics.
Half a million premises now have access to gigabit connectivity thanks to government investment
More than 500,000 more rural homes and businesses will be given access to better broadband under plans to level up the UK with improved internet connectivity.
A scheme designed to help those people struggling with the slowest broadband speeds in the UK has been extended for another year, Digital Minister Matt Hancock announced today.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
More than half (50.2%) of UK homes and businesses can now access the fastest commercial broadband speeds available, according to new figures from ThinkBroadband.
Thousands of rural homes and businesses across Scotland have been given access to more financial help to get top-of-the-range broadband speeds
Company exhibits at trade shows in China and the US to launch an integrated circuit innovation that could help solve the problem of over-stretched broadband.
Fast broadband will run through water pipes in parts of South Yorkshire as part of plans to get better internet access to people quicker.
A quarter of a million rural homes and businesses across England have been given access to more financial help to get top-of-the-range broadband speeds.
Monday 20 August 2012 Campus, London CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY **The world’s first truly digital Olympics ** The last few weeks have been dominated…
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Central Scotland will be the first area to benefit from the UK government’s record £5 billion investment in next-generation broadband.
More than 600 hospitals, police stations, libraries and other public buildings in Wales have been connected to lightning-fast full fibre broadband under a UK Government drive to level up public services and speed up rollout.
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