BT's strategy chief has praised Barrow residents for the Cumbrian town's rise up the Race to Infinity charts.

The North West Evening Mail revealed the community is currently stood just outside the top five having received more than 1,000 votes, with the scheme set to finish at the end of the month.

Some 4.39 per cent of the local population have registered their interest in being able to receive fibre optic broadband, with BT promising to roll the technology out to the five exchange areas with the highest levels of demand.

Liv Garfield, director of strategy at BT, backed the efforts of householders and businesses in Barrow, telling the newspaper she is "impressed" with the way the town has climbed the league table.

However, Barrow is still some way behind the leaders of the super-fast broadband race, which BT recently confirmed as Caxton in Cambridgeshire, Malvern in Worcestershire and Burley-In-Wharfedale in Yorkshire and the Humber.

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04th June 2009

Well was I spitting when I read this. I needed a cup of tea before I dare sit at the computer. I have option 3 24/7 unlimited. Well BT let me tell you I pay for 8mb but I am lucky to get 329kb... yep I said KBPS....... SO BT never mind giving some people 20 mb Give us at lease 1MB would help would also save on electricity if did not take so long to do every thing and its not the computer its new with 4 gb of memory and I been on the internet for 11 years believe me the problem is BT oh and that I live 2 miles from the exchange So people don't move to BS23 4PP if you want a good speed.... Thinking about it I think dial up was faster........