More than 131,000 more homes and businesses across the East Midlands are set to benefit from a
major broadband boost thanks to a £39m investment by Openreach – the UK’s largest digital network
provider, used by the likes of BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Vodafone.
Broadband boost in East Midlands to level up 365,000 rural homes and businesses
Read more Project Gigabit Delivery Plan – Summer Update
Openreach to upgrade thousands across Leicestershire to Full Fibre
Upgrades for three million more premises in the toughest third of the UK supporting UK Government target of making Gigabit capable broadband available to 85% of country by 2025.
• Includes around 25,000 homes and businesses in Leicestershire.
The Department of Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has launched a consultation to hear views and experiences of consumers’ broadband connectivity in rural and remote areas of the UK.
Read more DCMS Consultation Launched – Improving broadband for Very Hard to Reach premises
Openreach is asking people living in parts of Leicestershire to get behind a push for faster broadband.
Read more Leicestershire residents urged to pool Government-backed vouchers to secure ultrafast broadband
If your business needs finance to expand, the Business Growth Grant is now available.
Read more Business Growth Grant Toolkit
Primary school children in Melton have become the first in the county to trial a new learning resource which explains how fibre broadband works.
Read more Youngsters up to speed with superfast broadband