07 March 2019
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
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
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
Parish councillors, Broadband Delivery UK, Openreach and County Council representatives unveil the 600th cabinet
15 October 2018
News
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
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
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.
23 August 2018
The Superfast Leicestershire team are pleased to announce that the Phase 3 Public Consultation is now formally closed.
Within the next phase of the programme we are rolling out superfast broadband even further across the most rural parts of Leicestershire. At this time we cannot confirm which areas will be upgraded, please sign up to our mailing list to receive the latest developments from Phase 3 as they occur.
17 August 2018
News
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 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.
02 July 2018
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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European Union
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Superfast Britain
Openreach
Leicester City Council
LLEP Business Gateway
Blaby District Council
Charnwood Borough Council
Harborough District Council
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
Melton Borough Council
North West Leicestershire District Council