MP visit signals Openreach update in north east Fife

North east Fife MP Wendy Chamberlain met Openreach engineers who have built a network that spans 10,000 premises in her constituency.

Openreach has invested a total of £12m across the Kingdom of Fife, passing a total 40,000 properties.

The MP visited the Cupar where 2,200 households and 100 companies now have access and tried her hand at splicing.

She said: “Fast, reliable broadband is vital for the people of Fife, never more so than in the last couple of years.

“There’s lots of evidence that gigabit broadband stimulates the economy and opens new opportunities. This is vital with more industries and access to public services moving online.”

In total 35 towns and villages across Fife will be upgraded for full fibre broadband under Openreach’s £15bn plan to reach 25 million premises by 2026.