{"id":44513,"date":"2026-01-22T09:50:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T09:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=44513"},"modified":"2026-01-22T09:50:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T09:50:20","slug":"isp-commsworld-win-contract-to-build-west-lothian-councils-fibre-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/01\/isp-commsworld-win-contract-to-build-west-lothian-councils-fibre-network.html","title":{"rendered":"ISP Commsworld Win Contract to Build West Lothian Council&#8217;s Fibre Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Business UK broadband ISP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commsworld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Commsworld<\/a> has today announced that they\u2019ve secured a 15-year contract, worth \u00a38.5 million, to deliver a new Wide Area Network (WAN) for West Lothian Council in Scotland. 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