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UPD BT Make Use of 2Mb USC Subsidy to Rollout Rural FTTC Broadband

7th November, 2016 (25 Comments)

Earlier this year we reported on how people in the Cheshire village of Ollerton were ready to pay BTOpenreach £35,000 to get a “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) service installed (here). Today we learn that BT has made use of the Government’s 2Mbps rural USC subsidy to help pay for the roll-out.

Vispa’s Wireless Network in Cheshire Joins Broadband Subsidy Scheme

21st July, 2016 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Vispa has announced that new subscribers to their 250Mbps capable CityWireless broadband network, which is available to several urban and rural parts of Cheshire (England), will benefit from a price cut after the provider joined the Government’s “2Mbps for all” rural broadband subsidy (USC) scheme.

Virgin Media Plan FTTP Broadband for 69K Wrexham and Chester Premises

8th June, 2016 (0 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media has revealed that some 45,000 homes and businesses in Chester (Cheshire, England) and 24,000 in Wrexham (North Wales) will be among the next to gain access to their ‘up to’ 300Mbps broadband and TV bundles, which is part of their on-going £3bn Project Lightning network expansion.

UK ISP Internet Central Set to Hire 22 New Staff

6th June, 2016 (0 Comments)

Staffordshire-based business ISP Internet Central, which offers a range of Ethernet, broadband, fixed wireless and general telecoms services, appears to be enjoying a growth spurt and have announced plans to hire another 22 staff.

Vispa Extend 250Mbps Wireless Broadband to More Cheshire UK Homes

26th April, 2016 (0 Comments)

Several new locations in the county of Cheshire (England) could soon benefit from a 250Mbps (Megabits per second) capable superfast CityWireless broadband network from UK ISP Vispa, which has confirmed that they’re extending their reach beyond the original Warrington area.

Cheshire Villagers to Stump Up GBP35K for Faster Broadband from BT

25th January, 2016 (39 Comments)

Residents and local businesses in the Cheshire (England) village of Ollerton, which sits just 2 miles south of Knutsford and is home to over 330 people, have clubbed together in order to pay BTOpenreach some £35,000 so as to get a working “fibre broadband” connection installed.

Cheshire UK Secures GBP3.4m Clawback Boost for Better Broadband

13th November, 2015 (2 Comments)

The county of Cheshire in England, specifically the Connecting Cheshire project that is working to deploy “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services to reach the vast majority of the region by summer 2017, has confirmed that clawback from BT will return £3.4m to help further boost coverage.

Cheshire UK Begins Expanded Phase 2 BT “Fibre Broadband” Rollout

21st October, 2015 (0 Comments)

At the end of last year the Connecting Cheshire project in England signed a new £6m Superfast Extension Programme contract to bring BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services to a further 10,000 premises by summer 2017 (here). Work on this has now started, with a rough roll-out plan also being published.

Cheshire UK Sign BT Contract to Expand Local “Fibre Broadband” Rollout

23rd December, 2014 (2 Comments)

The Connecting Cheshire project in England has been given a £6 million boost after the local authority signed a new Phase 2 Broadband Delivery UK deal with BT under the Superfast Extension Programme (SEP), which will expand the planned “fibre broadband” coverage to an extra 10,000 homes and businesses in the county by summer 2017.