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30 May 2019

Announcing the Rural Gigabit Voucher

This month the Government launched a new broadband voucher scheme to help those in need of a ultra-fast broadband connection.

02 May 2019

New Voucher Scheme Could End Slow Broadband Misery

Leicestershire and Leicester businesses and homes can now apply for the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) as part of the government’s £67million investment commitment to make a “full fibre Britain”.

26 March 2019

We are proud to announce that we are a finalist in the Connected Britain awards 2019!

07 March 2019

Already upgraded to Superfast Broadband?

Whether you’ve upgraded to superfast broadband at home or at work, we would love to hear from you.

If you can spare five minutes, you can share your views and experiences in a brief survey, available here.

23 January 2019

Join us at our annual conference!

Leicestershire Digital Conference 2019

#DGPConf19

Bookings are now open! Delivered in partnership with Superfast Leicestershire, this fully-funded Conference will help businesses across Leicester and Leicestershire make the most of the very latest digital technologies.

05 December 2018

Get Your Skates On! Superfast Broadband is here

As the evenings are getting darker, the weather getting colder, and those fuzzy socks are coming on, all you should be thinking about is getting those Christmas presents bought, that hot chocolate drunk, and those festive movies downloaded.

05 November 2018

Milestone mark for broadband programme

Parish councillors, Broadband Delivery UK, Openreach and County Council representatives unveil the 600th cabinet

15 October 2018

Project Update: October 2018

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We are delighted to report that we remain on track to reach 96% 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 four percent of homes and businesses, which are mainly located in the most difficult to reach rural areas.

17 September 2018

New SME events

The Digital Growth Programme, provides dedicated support to businesses located in Leicester and Leicestershire. Through its events, seminars and workshops it helps growing businesses to explore their options and learn new skills in order to increase their competitiveness and productivity.

07 September 2018

Youngsters up to speed with superfast broadband

Primary school children in Melton have become the first in the county to trial a new learning resource which explains how fibre broadband works.

The new learning tool, known as ‘the interactive cube’, was developed by Leicestershire County Council’s Superfast Leicestershire team to broaden the knowledge of youngsters around science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills.

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