Quickline Provide Free Full Fibre Broadband to 50th UK Community Hub

Alternative broadband ISP Quickline, which is building a new gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) broadband network across rural parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England (3-Year Rollout Plan), has today announced that as part of their roll-out they’ve now connected 50 community hubs (QHubs) to their new network.

The latest to open its doors is Scotton Digital Hub, officially launched last week alongside residents, community volunteers and David Skaith, Mayor of York and North Yorkshire. The hub is one of dozens of rural venues including village halls, community centres and warm spaces, now benefiting from a free Quickline connection as part of the company’s social value programme.

Quickline is currently aiming to extend gigabit-capable broadband to a further 360,000 UK premises across thousands of rural communities (roughly 170k via publicly funded projects and almost 200k from commercial builds) and the provider hopes to end 2025 with a total of 200,000 premises passed. Suffice to say that more QHub’s will follow as they expand their reach into new communities.

Amelia Williamson, Social Values Executive at Quickline, said:

“Reaching 50 free hub connections is a great achievement and reflects our long-term commitment to bridging the digital divide. Each digital hub offers a safe, welcoming space where people can build confidence and develop essential digital skills.”