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Brsk has rolled out fibre to 30,000 homes in the UK in its first 10 months, following its first customer connection in Portwood, Stockport.

More than 900 public buildings in Northern Ireland have been connected to gigabit broadband through more than £25m of UK Government investment.

In what has been hailed as one of Europe’s largest ever full fibre financings CityFibre has secured a £4.9bn debt package comprising committed facilities of £3.9bn and an accordion facility of £1bn.

Four broadband schemes throughout Wales will receive more than £9m of investment from the Welsh Government’s Local Broadband Fund to help local authorities and social enterprises address connectivity issues in their communities.

CityFibre has passed over 100,000 homes in Coventry, the first time the infrastructure builder has reached this landmark in a single location.  

The broadband industry must do its part to help with the cost of living crisis by educating customers on the social tariffs available to them, according to the newly formed ‘Rebel Alliance’ in its industry-wide call to action.

Penrith is set to be the first location to benefit from Fibrus £200m investment in the digital infrastructure in Cumbria.

Broadband companies have been invited to bid for £36m worth of contracts to bring fast connections to 19,000 homes and businesses in rural Cornwall.

Trooli has moved into a new office in Kings Hill in Kent in preparation of an expected 40% rise in headcount by the end of the year.

Wessex Internet has celebrated a milestone number of connections by offering its 5,000th customer, Tytherington resident David Lester-Card, free fibre broadband.