News Archive - December 2012

Wednesday, December 12th 2012

Derry City Council is set to finance the rollout of Wi-Fi across the city centre. Derry will use public money to extend free wireless broadband access across the city centre, the loc...

Tuesday, December 11th 2012

A £10,019 Big Lottery Fund grant will be spent on boosting broadband speeds in two Northumberland communities. The Northumberland communities of Bywell and Newton have secured a grant from the Village SOS Big Lo...

Monday, December 10th 2012

Worcester City Council is set to invest £50,000 in broadband improvements. The Worcester communities of Claines, Warndon Villages and Diglis are set to benefit from faster bro...

Friday, December 7th 2012

Portsmouth's bid for ultra-fast broadband funding has been approved. Portsmouth is on track to land £6 million of government ultra-fast broadband funding after bei...

Thursday, December 6th 2012

Aberdeen's inclusion in the government's super-connected cities broadband strategy has been welcomed by local council chiefs. The government's decision to name Aberdeen as one of 12 new super-connected cities has been hail...

Wednesday, December 5th 2012

Commercial providers should not need to be subsidised to improve broadband provision, according to Nick Carter of Oxfordshire County Council. An Oxfordshire County Council chief has hit out at the need for taxpayers' money to be spent on ...

Tuesday, December 4th 2012

Gregory Barker MP has welcomed EU approval of the UK's super-fast broadband strategy. Bexhill and Battle MP Gregory Barker has said his constituency is on track to benefit from super-fas...

Monday, December 3rd 2012

York Potash could prevent a broadband rollout from taking place on its land. Plans to bring high-speed broadband to rural areas of east Cleveland could be derailed if a local la...