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Latest news

17 August 2018

Project Update: August 2018

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We are delighted to report that we remain on track to reach 97% of Leicester and Leicestershire with superfast fibre broadband by the end of 2018. We are also developing plans to roll out superfast broadband to many of the remaining three percent of homes and businesses, which are mainly located in the most difficult to reach rural areas.

We will be investing £5.7m in a new Phase 3 rollout and are seeking further funding to ensure we can reach as many people as possible.

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02 July 2018

Another Successful Stakeholder Forum

Last Thursday the Superfast Leicestershire Team hosted another Stakeholder Engagement Forum. Though the beautiful weather and the football might have affected the numbers, those who came along hopefully left feeling more positive about the project and secure in the knowledge of when their area will be upgraded.

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Broadband key facts and stats

National statistics show the need for faster broadband:

  • 125 additional premises have access to high-speed fibre broadband per day in Leicestershire
  • 1 cabinet every other day is connected to high-speed fibre broadband in Leicestershire
  • The council's vision is to ensure that all premises can access superfast broadband speeds by 2018
  • Current BT contract will ensure 62,000 additional premises will be able to access high-speed fibre broadband

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Interim better broadband scheme

If you currently experience poor broadband speeds, or if you are unable to obtain an affordable broadband service at all, our Superfast Leicestershire programme will provide you with access to an alternative broadband service that will offer speeds of at least 2Mbps.

This scheme will fulfil the Government’s commitment to ensure everyone can access a minimum download speed of 2Mbps – the Universal Service Commitment.

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