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KCOM has connected rural East Cottingwith Village Hall, on the edge of the East Riding, to its full fibre broadband network giving locals a new focal point for their community.

Zzoomm has made its first connection in Congleton, Cheshire. The altnet has invested £6.25m in the town to address 12,500 properties.

Colt has completed the deployment of a dark fibre cable along the Channel Tunnel connecting London to Paris, supporting the growing demand for cloud computing in both cities.

Zzoomm has begun connecting customers to its £1.25m network in Tadcaster, Yorkshire, a week after achieving the same milestone in Richmond.

Netomnia is expanding its full fibre network in Liverpool to address thousands of premises in Aintree and Stoneycroft through an investment of up to £70 million.

Gigaclear has secured up to £420m in equity investment from Equitix to drive its fibre rollout to service more than a million premises by 2027. Its network currently serves more than 450,000 homes across 23 counties.

GoFibre has appointed Pete Flockhart as CFO, bolstering the board as it announces plans to add 82,000 premises to its fibre network by early 2024.

Obelisk’s expansion into the UK wireless telecommunications sector has been boosted through the acquisition of Balfour Beatty’s telecoms division.

Connectus Business Solutions has secured new funding with Time Finance that will drive its plans for expansion, including staff hires and acquisitions.

Simon Fell MP will rural businesses benefit from greater digital connectivity in his role  as the UK’s first Rural Connectivity Champion.